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Aftermath (Sirantha Jax, #5)

Ann Aguirre

Start date: November 1, 2011

Finish date: November 30, 2011

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Aug 12, 2011 Katyana rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, sci-fi, ass-kicking-women, favorites, kleenex-required

This book, this whole series, is so incredibly hard to read. And I mean that in the very best of ways. I just finished Aftermath moments ago, and I am crying my eyes out.

There are so many things to say about this book. This is the book where Jax ties up loose ends. All of the dangling bits from the reckless, selfish person that she used to be, all the promises she made to herself and others, all the things weighting down her soul... that is what is handled here. It feels like.... a ritual cleans ...more

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Aug 30, 2011 Rhiannon Frater rated it it was amazing

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. As soon as this book hit my Kindle at 2am in the morning, I was reading. I fell asleep at some point, woke up a few hours later and kept reading until the end. I completely jacked up my sleep schedule, but it was worth it to read the new installment of the Sirantha Jax series. I love this series so much that I actually reread all the books to be ready for this newest installment.

So what do I have to say? This book was perfect. So good in every way. Even the parts with March (I don't like him at As soon as this book hit my Kindle at 2am in the morning, I was reading. I fell asleep at some point, woke up a few hours later and kept reading until the end. I completely jacked up my sleep schedule, but it was worth it to read the new installment of the Sirantha Jax series. I love this series so much that I actually reread all the books to be ready for this newest installment.

So what do I have to say? This book was perfect. So good in every way. Even the parts with March (I don't like him at all) were well done.

As always, Jax gets herself into trouble and there was plenty of excitement in this novel. I always love the action in this series and this one provides it in spades. I wasn't too sure where this book would head after the ending of the last book and Ann definitely surprised me more than once. She's such a good writer and has a firm grasp on the world and characters she created. Though full of surprises, this book feels the natural progression of the series. In some ways it is very hard to see how much Jax's life changes, but that is the reality of life. Jax has evolved and her decisions have a significant impact on not only her own life and those she loves, but the galaxy. Seeing her cope with the fallout of her choices was hard, but at the same time it showed us how much the character had changed. Honestly, if this had been the last book in the series, I would not have been disappointed.

I'd like to go into specific developments that I enjoyed.

Hit & Dina- It's nice to see a same sex couple make it through some terrible times and remain together. They feel real and their love is touching. I was glad to see how their lives together evolve.

Baby Z - After his terrible death in the first book, it was nice to have the little one back (cloned) and in the mix. I thoroughly enjoyed his reunion with his people and how it affected Jax. I look forward to seeing how he evolves as a character in the next book since he's now a grown up jumper.

March & Jax - It's always been pretty obvious that though Jax and March may love each other (still can't figure out why), they can never quite get it together. A happy ending has never seem to be in their cards. The events in this book make that even more unlikely. March has always had a tendency to put others in front of Jax and he does the same thing in this book. He's just not capable of meeting her on her level. And truth be told, she can't meet him on his. They're very different in what they want out of life and its very clear in this novel how far apart they truly are. I won't lie. I don't like March. I think he's the weaker of the two people and he pulls Jax down and hurts her an awful lot. The progression of their relationship in this book felt very natural and I hope Jax doesn't sacrifice herself in some way in the last book to make him happy.

Vel & Jax - As a huge Vel fan, I loved this book even more because of his presence. Vel has always been very loyal to Jax and once again he is her staunch supporter in everything she does. I love his alien nature and how it evolves in each book. His evolution matches Jax in that they are not quite the same person they started out to be in the first book. Their friendship definitely has deepened into a committed relationship of sorts and in this book the sweetness between them is heart-wrenching. I admit it. I cried. There is a deep love and a lot of honesty between the two characters that surpasses sex and romance. It's really beautiful. The idea of these two flying off together in the last book to chart the beacons makes me smile, but we'll see if that ends up happening in the last book

In closing, this series has not let me down once. Now I have a year to wait for the last installment in this wonderful series.
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