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This Shattered World (Starbound, #2)

Amie Kaufman,

Meagan Spooner

Start date: June 1, 2015

Finish date: June 30, 2015

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May 31, 2014 Desa rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, sci-fi-fantasy, series, english, read-in-2015, cover-lust

We're inches apart yet worlds away.

This Shattered World continúa la trama que ya nos presentó el primer libro, These Broken Stars, introduciéndonos de nuevo en este universo en el que LaRoux Industries sigue experimentando en diferentes planetas de la galaxia sin piedad alguna. En este caso, la acción se desarrolla en el planeta de Avon, dónde el camino de Jubilee Chase y Flynn Cormac, una soldado implacable y un rebelde que quiere cambiar las cosas, acabará uniéndose.

La primera mitad de This Sh We're inches apart yet worlds away.

This Shattered World continúa la trama que ya nos presentó el primer libro, These Broken Stars, introduciéndonos de nuevo en este universo en el que LaRoux Industries sigue experimentando en diferentes planetas de la galaxia sin piedad alguna. En este caso, la acción se desarrolla en el planeta de Avon, dónde el camino de Jubilee Chase y Flynn Cormac, una soldado implacable y un rebelde que quiere cambiar las cosas, acabará uniéndose.

La primera mitad de This Shattered World se me hizo un poquitín lenta, pero una vez acabado el libro me doy cuenta de que era necesaria no sólo para presentar a los personajes, sino sus dos bandos, lo que les mueve y lo que hace que poco a poco vaya cambiando su punto de vista o, al menos, entiendan al 'enemigo' o bando contrario. Y, no lo voy a negar, Megan Spooner y Amie Kaufman lo hacen muy bien. Lee y Flynn son completamente opuestos, y al mismo tiempo muy similares, con sus fuertes convicciones y su lucha por aquello en lo que creen. Además, lo que hace que el libro sea más complejo es que ninguno de los dos es el 'malo'. Cada uno tienen parte de razón y entiendes de dónde vienen y porqué luchan. Por otro lado, la segunda mitad del libro es un no parar, lleno de acción, revelaciones y con la vuelta de caras conocidas. Es aquí donde se empieza a vislumbrar que lo que les pasó a Lilac y a Tarver en These Broken Stars formaba parte de algo mucho más grande.

Si algo me sorprende de la trilogía Starbound es lo bien hilada que está dentro de la ciencia ficción, que es un género que en el YA no está muy presente y convirtiéndose casi en una auténtica space opera. Cada uno de los libros los protagoniza una pareja distinta (aunque sin perder de vista a las otras) pero el 'villano', LaRoux Industries, siempre es el mismo, y con cada libro ves como se va desarrollando esa trama a través de diferentes planetas, interconectando a todos los personajes y aquello que han vivido en cada uno de los libros. Y, como ya he dicho, el aspecto de la scifi es genialoso: el world-building está muy cuidado, el vocabulario, la tecnología, los atisbos acerca de la política, la historia...y esto es algo que no vemos en YA quitando algunas excepciones como Across the Universe y algún que otro libro más.

Por mi parte, estoy deseando leer la 3ª y última parte, y espero que vayan saliendo más libros de éste género. De momento parece que será así y prontito tendremos Illuminae y Starflight ...more

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Dec 23, 2013 Renuka rated it really liked it

Shelves: reviewed, favorites, young-adult, science-fiction, dystopia, romance, paranormal, war, different-protagonist, e-book

Rating: 4.5/5

I truly loved it; it was brilliant and connected beautifully with the previous book. It still had that surprising tension, and honestly, it had a slightly frightening quality to it. It was thrilling. Jubilee and Flynn were intriguing characters, and they were also a great juxtaposition to Tarver and Lilac from the previous book.

The plot was a branch off from pure survival; this book is about war. It's intense, and the main characters are from either side so the reader gets the POV Rating: 4.5/5

I truly loved it; it was brilliant and connected beautifully with the previous book. It still had that surprising tension, and honestly, it had a slightly frightening quality to it. It was thrilling. Jubilee and Flynn were intriguing characters, and they were also a great juxtaposition to Tarver and Lilac from the previous book.

The plot was a branch off from pure survival; this book is about war. It's intense, and the main characters are from either side so the reader gets the POV of both sides, and ends up rooting for both. Flynn Cormac is a rebel fighting for his homeland, and Jubilee Chase is a soldier fighting to keep the peace. The book is scary in that it involves the return of the whispers Tarver and Lilac encountered, as well as some other strange occurrences on the planet (like The Fury *shudders*). It's surprisingly dark. The book takes place on a planet known as Avon, which I loved because my one complaint with the last book was that I wanted to know MORE about the universe. (The next book takes place on the capitol planet caled Corinth and I am beyond excited).

Jubilee Chase was brilliant and I adored her. Her struggle, her blunt honesty, her confused past. She was such a complex character and I loved seeing her change throughout the novel. However, my one problem with this book was Flynn. He was a cute guy, but there was none of that angry rebel I was expecting. He had no fire, and I felt like the reader barely got to know him. He felt one-dimensional. (Plus, it felt like he had less chapters than Jubilee, although I'm not 100% positive). The two of them together were wonderful, but again I felt like Jubilee had more substance than Flynn. He fell for her a little too easily, considering they were supposed to be enemies.

Now my favorite part. TARVER AND LILAC CAMEOS. I loved it. I love them. I was screaming for joy, because they're just so dang cute. The other secondary characters were also fascinating, so I'm thrilled there's one more book (it's going to be about Sofia and the hacker mentioned!!!) Again, I was really pleased there was more world-building and more characters in this book, because the previous book focused very highly on Tarver, Lilac, and their planet.

The universe Kaufman and Spooner have created is absolutely stunning and I love seeing the diversity among humans. The colonists on Avon have Celtic origins. Jubilee has Asian origins, and struggles to maintain her connection to her culture and her parents. (Honestly, it's amazing how well the authors have built this world of humans scattered across planets).

Overall, the series is brilliant, and this next book has given me everything I was hoping for after the previous book. This is one of my favorite science-fiction series ever. I cannot wait to visit this world one last time, and see all the characters come together on Corinth. ...more

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Apr 29, 2014 Lauren⁷ 💜 rated it really liked it

Shelves: library-has-a-copy, young-adult-teen-new-adult, fantasy-science-fiction, romance

This was very good! I really liked Flynn and Jubilee as characters and I thought they made a great couple who balanced each other out well. Kaufman and Spooner (view spoiler) ...more

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May 20, 2014 Courtney rated it really liked it

Shelves: teens, netgalley

It has been awhile since I read the first book, so I didn't immediately realize who Tarver was when he appeared in this book. It was fun to see him and Lilac again. I really enjoyed the characters in this book. Jubilee and Flynn were a lot of fun to get to know. Jubilee was an interesting character. Watching her become more human and seeing her past unfold kept me hooked. I loved Flynn from the very beginning and found myself hanging on to his hope. It was contagious. I cheered him on and kept h ...more

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Jul 08, 2015 Kelly rated it liked it

Shelves: ya-botm

More focus on the mystery of the universe as it pertains to one small piece of it, less focus on 2 people falling in love (although that was there too). The authors are setting themselves up for a pretty dramatic ending to the trilogy. It seems these types of novel groups always end up falling flat in the end. I hope that is not the case here.

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