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Exodus #2
Pathfinder
Following the Advance team, the Exodus ship heads toward a new homeworld. Here they will build a future without the threat of mutated changers. Chief Engineer Adina Vantressa, responsible for keeping the Exodus vessel operational, stays far away from her vast family. She doesn’t trust them. Nurse Briar Lindemay shares a secret with her younger sister Caya, an unregistered changer whom Briar has unlawfully brought with her aboard Exodus.
Adina and Briar meet, and their attraction grows despite their attempts to stay apart. Briar fears that acting on her feelings will take her focus from Caya. Adina’s emotional scars hinder her, but she can’t ignore how Briar makes her feel.
When disaster strikes and the only way to save the Exodus is to trust what the people aboard fear most, will the authorities listen? Or is the journey over and everything lost?
Adina and Briar meet, and their attraction grows despite their attempts to stay apart. Briar fears that acting on her feelings will take her focus from Caya. Adina’s emotional scars hinder her, but she can’t ignore how Briar makes her feel.
When disaster strikes and the only way to save the Exodus is to trust what the people aboard fear most, will the authorities listen? Or is the journey over and everything lost?
240 pages, Paperback
First published November 17, 2015
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Gun Brooke
40 books227 followersGun Brooke resides in the countryside in Sweden with her very patient family. A retired neonatal intensive care nurse, she now writes full time, only rarely taking a break to create web sites for herself or others and to do computer graphics. Gun writes both romances and sci-fi. She is the recipient of the 2009 Alice B. Medal for "body of work."
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January 8, 2017
3 1/2 Stars. With book 3 coming out, I'm reading this series for the first time. I must say I definitely liked this better than book 1. It had more excitement and entertainment value, I also enjoyed the characters more. It has me looking forward to reading the next book.
This story jumps forward to the launch of the Exodus to their new home planet. Two of the passengers is a nurse Briar, and her sister Caya. Caya, is a changer, a person who has a type of supernatural power. In Caya's situation, she has visions of the future. In this world all changers are feared. In fact the whole reason for the Exodus, is for people to leave the changers behind, back on their old world. Briar fakes her and her sisters DNA, to get them aboard the Exodus. If anyone finds out, their lives will be forfeit. As Briar meets and becomes attracted to Adina, the 3rd in command of the ship, she worries following her heart will put Adina in danger. Do they have a chance at love, or will a terrorist aboard the ship, destroy everything and everyone?
As you can tell from my recap, there is a lot going on in this story. Having to hide a changer for fear of death, a romance, and terrorism. The pace in this book was difinetly amped up over the first, and I enjoyed it a lot more. I felt like I got to know the character better, including a lot of secondary characters.
When it comes to the romance, there is still a similar problem as in the first book. There is a pretty quick jump from like to love. While this book actually spans over half a year, because scenes are off camera, the relationship seems to move too quickly. Brooke is good at the beginning attraction faze, and the we're in love faze, she just needs to write a bit more in the middle.
I enjoyed the plot with the terrorists. It kept the excitement up and made the book entertaining. I also liked the secondary President character. I'm excited to hear that book 3 is going to be about her. I'm anxious to get to know her more.
If you are a Sci-Fi fan or a Gun Brooke fan, I would recommend this. While this is a series, this book is about a whole different group of people, than book 1. I believe you could get away with reading this, without the first. You would just be missing out on some of the history.
This story jumps forward to the launch of the Exodus to their new home planet. Two of the passengers is a nurse Briar, and her sister Caya. Caya, is a changer, a person who has a type of supernatural power. In Caya's situation, she has visions of the future. In this world all changers are feared. In fact the whole reason for the Exodus, is for people to leave the changers behind, back on their old world. Briar fakes her and her sisters DNA, to get them aboard the Exodus. If anyone finds out, their lives will be forfeit. As Briar meets and becomes attracted to Adina, the 3rd in command of the ship, she worries following her heart will put Adina in danger. Do they have a chance at love, or will a terrorist aboard the ship, destroy everything and everyone?
As you can tell from my recap, there is a lot going on in this story. Having to hide a changer for fear of death, a romance, and terrorism. The pace in this book was difinetly amped up over the first, and I enjoyed it a lot more. I felt like I got to know the character better, including a lot of secondary characters.
When it comes to the romance, there is still a similar problem as in the first book. There is a pretty quick jump from like to love. While this book actually spans over half a year, because scenes are off camera, the relationship seems to move too quickly. Brooke is good at the beginning attraction faze, and the we're in love faze, she just needs to write a bit more in the middle.
I enjoyed the plot with the terrorists. It kept the excitement up and made the book entertaining. I also liked the secondary President character. I'm excited to hear that book 3 is going to be about her. I'm anxious to get to know her more.
If you are a Sci-Fi fan or a Gun Brooke fan, I would recommend this. While this is a series, this book is about a whole different group of people, than book 1. I believe you could get away with reading this, without the first. You would just be missing out on some of the history.
November 22, 2015
Oh, Gun Brooke.
TL:DR I do recommend this novel for those seeking lesbian scifi. It's just best to go into these things with one's eyes open.
Pathfinder continues the tales of the Oconodians, the space-faring aliens fleeing their native planet. In this novel, 2 millions of people are finally lifting off, escaping their brutal civil war. The mutant ‘changers,’ those unfortunates who have manifested all manner of powers and skills (and that were subsequently marginalised politically and socially), have been left behind
Leaving aside the deeply questionable morality of this premise, the two-year journey of the people in Pathfinder only nominally retraces the path taken by the scouts featured in the first book, Advance. Pathfinder has less of an exploratory focus and more of a cultural one. The plot is basically terrorism. Sabotage wracks the spaceships taking the population away, and the Executive Officers are scrambling to keep up. The Chief Engineer, Adina, has her hands full – and in the course of her investigations her life is saved by a Neonatal intensive care nurse named Briar. Briar has a secret of her own; her sister is secretly a changer, and should anyone find this out then there is a very good chance the both of them will be shoved out the nearest airlock. How to then manage as Adina and her fall in love?
This novel works much better than the first (and I liked the first). Although Brooke often writes novels that feel episodic, this book keeps the plot on-board ship, which made the novel feel far more tightly focused. The terrorism element underpinned the entire length of the novel rather than being a short arc (something which in other Brooke novels would not be the case). These two things - plot and scene - added depth and drama while allowing enough scope for the character development which is incredibly necessary in a romance.
There are certain… problems. Problems which could be made against any one of Brooke’s books, to be honest. Her dialogue is not necessarily believable in English. I actually speak German as a second language, and sometimes I found myself mentally translating certain things, because it worked better when I did. Brooke writes warm characters, and sets them in wonderful places, but they talk to each other so stiffly that it hampers the reader's ability to believe. (A critical point here; the relationship between the two sisters lacks this formality. Perhaps the reason then is cultural? Regardless, these characters need to smoke some weed, watch some telly together, and relax.)
This stiffness means relationships feel underdeveloped. This isn't helped by a kind of "fast-forward" effect in the middle of the novel. There is a jump between when Briar and Adina don’t know each other very well at all, to when they've hung out heaps and now would like to jump the other person’s bones. The problem is that the jelly bits in between these two states - ie the bits which make the romance thing work - are missing. Brooke basically inserts a sentence going “there was this part where they grew fond of one another, it totally happened off-screen, just take my word for it, moving right along.” It feels unsatisfying. If the romance is going to be such a major part of the book… and it doesn’t have to be! The SciFi stuff works just as well! …but if you’re going to do it then by god, please actually show the damn romance.
But ahh, this couple worked much better than those in Advance. There was much more positive interactions between them - (although some of the premises for that interaction were deeply unbelievable.)
Whole bunch of spoilers under the cut.
Another point on which I was a little dubious, alas, and which kind of freaked me out, was some of the subtext. Yes, I know, I just spent a goodly portion of the review encouraging subtext. And this subtext was done well! Technically proficient in every respect. The only problem was that it was between – and these are spoilers
So... I don't know. I liked the book, for all my criticisms. Brooke has a sweeping imagination, and her premise has all sorts of ambitions and scope. I admire that. The focus of this novel raises it head-and-shoulders above the first offering. The SciFi is done as well as lesbian SciFi ever gets (a few short-stories aside). But it does have it's problems.
Three stars.
TL:DR I do recommend this novel for those seeking lesbian scifi. It's just best to go into these things with one's eyes open.
Pathfinder continues the tales of the Oconodians, the space-faring aliens fleeing their native planet. In this novel, 2 millions of people are finally lifting off, escaping their brutal civil war. The mutant ‘changers,’ those unfortunates who have manifested all manner of powers and skills (and that were subsequently marginalised politically and socially), have been left behind
Leaving aside the deeply questionable morality of this premise, the two-year journey of the people in Pathfinder only nominally retraces the path taken by the scouts featured in the first book, Advance. Pathfinder has less of an exploratory focus and more of a cultural one. The plot is basically terrorism. Sabotage wracks the spaceships taking the population away, and the Executive Officers are scrambling to keep up. The Chief Engineer, Adina, has her hands full – and in the course of her investigations her life is saved by a Neonatal intensive care nurse named Briar. Briar has a secret of her own; her sister is secretly a changer, and should anyone find this out then there is a very good chance the both of them will be shoved out the nearest airlock. How to then manage as Adina and her fall in love?
This novel works much better than the first (and I liked the first). Although Brooke often writes novels that feel episodic, this book keeps the plot on-board ship, which made the novel feel far more tightly focused. The terrorism element underpinned the entire length of the novel rather than being a short arc (something which in other Brooke novels would not be the case). These two things - plot and scene - added depth and drama while allowing enough scope for the character development which is incredibly necessary in a romance.
There are certain… problems. Problems which could be made against any one of Brooke’s books, to be honest. Her dialogue is not necessarily believable in English. I actually speak German as a second language, and sometimes I found myself mentally translating certain things, because it worked better when I did. Brooke writes warm characters, and sets them in wonderful places, but they talk to each other so stiffly that it hampers the reader's ability to believe. (A critical point here; the relationship between the two sisters lacks this formality. Perhaps the reason then is cultural? Regardless, these characters need to smoke some weed, watch some telly together, and relax.)
This stiffness means relationships feel underdeveloped. This isn't helped by a kind of "fast-forward" effect in the middle of the novel. There is a jump between when Briar and Adina don’t know each other very well at all, to when they've hung out heaps and now would like to jump the other person’s bones. The problem is that the jelly bits in between these two states - ie the bits which make the romance thing work - are missing. Brooke basically inserts a sentence going “there was this part where they grew fond of one another, it totally happened off-screen, just take my word for it, moving right along.” It feels unsatisfying. If the romance is going to be such a major part of the book… and it doesn’t have to be! The SciFi stuff works just as well! …but if you’re going to do it then by god, please actually show the damn romance.
But ahh, this couple worked much better than those in Advance. There was much more positive interactions between them - (although some of the premises for that interaction were deeply unbelievable.)
Whole bunch of spoilers under the cut.
Another point on which I was a little dubious, alas, and which kind of freaked me out, was some of the subtext. Yes, I know, I just spent a goodly portion of the review encouraging subtext. And this subtext was done well! Technically proficient in every respect. The only problem was that it was between – and these are spoilers
So... I don't know. I liked the book, for all my criticisms. Brooke has a sweeping imagination, and her premise has all sorts of ambitions and scope. I admire that. The focus of this novel raises it head-and-shoulders above the first offering. The SciFi is done as well as lesbian SciFi ever gets (a few short-stories aside). But it does have it's problems.
Three stars.
January 4, 2016
I liked this one. It's probably my favourite in this series so far. This is her second book that I can think of with an older sibling having to raise her younger sister, and that works for me here. Briar and Adina are well drawn and I really liked the progression of their relationship, with its solid friendship phase. I wish there was more with them as an established couple, but I suspect we'll see more of them in a future novel (I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Caya and a certain politician to get their own novel).
Something I particularly liked was getting to see more of Korrian and Meija from the last novella in Change Horizons. It's decades down the line so they're in their 70s and 60s respectively, and there's a great sense of their collaboration on the ship design and their instalove paying off.
This isn't my favourite book by this author and it isn't even my favourite of her sci fi books. The thing is, I don't even care because I'm just excited for a new book from her. Gun Brooke is one of those authors I love so much it's not even reasonable, even when there are issues with her books. They're the ultimate comfort read for me, so I can't really review them objectively.
If you love her books, pick it up. If you're not that into her, maybe try a sample first this time.
Something I particularly liked was getting to see more of Korrian and Meija from the last novella in Change Horizons. It's decades down the line so they're in their 70s and 60s respectively, and there's a great sense of their collaboration on the ship design and their instalove paying off.
This isn't my favourite book by this author and it isn't even my favourite of her sci fi books. The thing is, I don't even care because I'm just excited for a new book from her. Gun Brooke is one of those authors I love so much it's not even reasonable, even when there are issues with her books. They're the ultimate comfort read for me, so I can't really review them objectively.
If you love her books, pick it up. If you're not that into her, maybe try a sample first this time.
October 26, 2015
From the main characters, Adina and Briar, to the incredibly well developed plot, reading Pathfinder was an absolute delight. I have to say, though, at this point I've read a handful of lesbian romance novels and this was one of the best because that's not all it was.
Yes, there two protagonists are lesbians and yes, there are definitely some steamy scenes, but this book stands on its own as a sci-fi fantasy novel. The storyline - and the handful of subplots - are all rounded off and handled with care. The characters are charismatic and hey, the sex scenes aren't anything to ignore, either.
I'm for sure a sucker for this kind of book - futuristic, people with abilities, politics, culture clashes...and lady loving. Let's be honest, that's a big one.
Anybody who likes F/F novels should for sure give this a read. Honestly, anybody who likes post-apolcayptic spaceship books would love this, too.
Fine fun was had by all.
And thank you to NetGalley for the copy!
Yes, there two protagonists are lesbians and yes, there are definitely some steamy scenes, but this book stands on its own as a sci-fi fantasy novel. The storyline - and the handful of subplots - are all rounded off and handled with care. The characters are charismatic and hey, the sex scenes aren't anything to ignore, either.
I'm for sure a sucker for this kind of book - futuristic, people with abilities, politics, culture clashes...and lady loving. Let's be honest, that's a big one.
Anybody who likes F/F novels should for sure give this a read. Honestly, anybody who likes post-apolcayptic spaceship books would love this, too.
Fine fun was had by all.
And thank you to NetGalley for the copy!
March 4, 2018
2.5 rounded up to 3 stars.
There was something missing here for me. I found book one a more believable romance. This isn’t insta-love but it progresses very quickly. Most likely the pace is due to how many different things are going on at once. A few times I had to flick back a few pages to make sure I hadn’t missed something.
Still, an enjoyable series and looking forward to starting the 3rd book.
There was something missing here for me. I found book one a more believable romance. This isn’t insta-love but it progresses very quickly. Most likely the pace is due to how many different things are going on at once. A few times I had to flick back a few pages to make sure I hadn’t missed something.
Still, an enjoyable series and looking forward to starting the 3rd book.
May 22, 2016
This is the second book in the exodus series - The first volume looks at the advance fleet and this one follows the exodus proper - Mutations (X-Men style) have broken out all over the Oconodion home world. The society has broken down and the 'changers' have inherited the planet. Those that have remained the same have decided to leave in a giant exodus and find a new home.
This book is set during the first stages of this exodus. They stop off on the way to pick up another group of refugees from a neighbouring planet who are going to join the Oconodions in their quest for a new home. So we have tensions between the two groups as well as unidentified terrorists aboard planting bombs that go off every so often causing mayhem. Amid all the excitement Chief engineer Adina manages to find time for romance, falling in love with the Red Angel - beautiful nurse Briar. Briar however has a secret - her sister Caya is a changer and has visions of the future. If it's found out they could both face death. To make matters worse, Briar herself suddenly manifests changer traits - becoming an empath. How can romance survive?
On the whole I quite enjoyed this one, although not nearly as much as the previous book - the characters are strong and I love the setting. Nobody does lesbian SF like Gun Brooke. The romance is a bit rushed - we skip time in the middle which to me is kind of crucial to Adina and Briar's romantic development - we go from their first date to them hanging out all the time with a mere blink of an eye. I also found bits of this stilted and formal - and it's not nearly as sexy as some of her other books.
While the story is less episodic than Advance, it doesn't come to a satisfactory conclusion. The bombers aren't caught, let alone identified and this feels very much an instalment rather than a strong enough story in its own right - The romance overshadows the plot a little bit.
My other niggle is the growing attraction between Caya - a sheltered 19 year old and president Thea in her mid 40's. I really hope these two don't end up together in a subsequent volume - It just feels all shades of wrong - but that is the way it looks like things are going. Hmmmmmmmm.
Technology is back in star trek territory again, which I thought we'd moved away from with this series, but I can live with that.
Over all though I enjoyed this one. Adina and Briar are great, and great together, although I could have done with a bit more physical description early on. We get a nice description of Adina right at the end - but I don't care what the characters look like by the last chapter of a book. I want it at the beginning! Love the story, setting and universe - this is credible lesbian SF and left me wanting more, although it's certainly not my favourite of Gun Brooke's novels.
This book is set during the first stages of this exodus. They stop off on the way to pick up another group of refugees from a neighbouring planet who are going to join the Oconodions in their quest for a new home. So we have tensions between the two groups as well as unidentified terrorists aboard planting bombs that go off every so often causing mayhem. Amid all the excitement Chief engineer Adina manages to find time for romance, falling in love with the Red Angel - beautiful nurse Briar. Briar however has a secret - her sister Caya is a changer and has visions of the future. If it's found out they could both face death. To make matters worse, Briar herself suddenly manifests changer traits - becoming an empath. How can romance survive?
On the whole I quite enjoyed this one, although not nearly as much as the previous book - the characters are strong and I love the setting. Nobody does lesbian SF like Gun Brooke. The romance is a bit rushed - we skip time in the middle which to me is kind of crucial to Adina and Briar's romantic development - we go from their first date to them hanging out all the time with a mere blink of an eye. I also found bits of this stilted and formal - and it's not nearly as sexy as some of her other books.
While the story is less episodic than Advance, it doesn't come to a satisfactory conclusion. The bombers aren't caught, let alone identified and this feels very much an instalment rather than a strong enough story in its own right - The romance overshadows the plot a little bit.
My other niggle is the growing attraction between Caya - a sheltered 19 year old and president Thea in her mid 40's. I really hope these two don't end up together in a subsequent volume - It just feels all shades of wrong - but that is the way it looks like things are going. Hmmmmmmmm.
Technology is back in star trek territory again, which I thought we'd moved away from with this series, but I can live with that.
Over all though I enjoyed this one. Adina and Briar are great, and great together, although I could have done with a bit more physical description early on. We get a nice description of Adina right at the end - but I don't care what the characters look like by the last chapter of a book. I want it at the beginning! Love the story, setting and universe - this is credible lesbian SF and left me wanting more, although it's certainly not my favourite of Gun Brooke's novels.
November 2, 2015
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I think I liked this more than the first book in the series! Despite a fairly awkward beginning, I found the characters very likable and the plot compelling.
On another ship heading away from Oconodus to a world free of the mutant Changers, two women from very different backgrounds meet, save the day, and fall in love along the way. Briar is a neonatal nurse dedicated to her patients- and to her clairvoyant sister Caya. Both their lives are at risk if the authorities ever find out that Briar faked their medical records to hide the fact that Caya is a Changer. Chief Engineer Adina expected hard work, but she never imagined she’d be caught up fighting sabotage and terrorism that threatens to destroy the entire ship.
I loved watching their relationship grow. From their first meeting, they’re impressed and intrigued by each other. This matures into an easy friendship, and from there into dancing, kisses, and more. Meanwhile both are influenced by family relationships: Briar trying to protect Caya, Adina dealing with her controlling mother.
While the attacks on the ship were never really explained very well, they made for a nice background for the characters and several thrilling scenes in their own right.
Pathfinder felt a lot more organized than Advance. The plot was less episodic (although I wasn’t bothered by that in the first book anyway) and the relationships made more sense. The Changer situation, and the inherent problems in judging people by genetics and possibility, is explored in detail. The President from the first book is fleshed out more as well. I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of the series!
I think I liked this more than the first book in the series! Despite a fairly awkward beginning, I found the characters very likable and the plot compelling.
On another ship heading away from Oconodus to a world free of the mutant Changers, two women from very different backgrounds meet, save the day, and fall in love along the way. Briar is a neonatal nurse dedicated to her patients- and to her clairvoyant sister Caya. Both their lives are at risk if the authorities ever find out that Briar faked their medical records to hide the fact that Caya is a Changer. Chief Engineer Adina expected hard work, but she never imagined she’d be caught up fighting sabotage and terrorism that threatens to destroy the entire ship.
I loved watching their relationship grow. From their first meeting, they’re impressed and intrigued by each other. This matures into an easy friendship, and from there into dancing, kisses, and more. Meanwhile both are influenced by family relationships: Briar trying to protect Caya, Adina dealing with her controlling mother.
While the attacks on the ship were never really explained very well, they made for a nice background for the characters and several thrilling scenes in their own right.
Pathfinder felt a lot more organized than Advance. The plot was less episodic (although I wasn’t bothered by that in the first book anyway) and the relationships made more sense. The Changer situation, and the inherent problems in judging people by genetics and possibility, is explored in detail. The President from the first book is fleshed out more as well. I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of the series!
March 10, 2016
I received a copy of this book from Inked Rainbow Reads in exchange for an honest review.
Wow. I love Gun Brooke. She has successfully merged two of my reading loves: lesfic and sci-fi. This is the second volume of her second sci-fi series, and I will only say again, wow. This series has not only sci-fi, but also genetic mutation that has resulted in paranormal abilities manifested by those who have been "changed." This is the basis for the population of the home world leaving to find a new world, one where stability and lives aren't threatened by these "changers." The first book in the series deals a lot less with this aspect of the world building, but book two has it as a central theme, as one of the main characters has slipped her changer sister aboard the changer-free vessel.
The world building is impressive, the characters drag you into their world, making you care about them and the problems they face. There is a saboteur aboard the ship, and he's trying to destabilize the government. Our two main characters are initially thrown together by one of these incidents, and become friends because of it. Each has problems in their lives that preclude them from entering a romantic relationship, until secrets are revealed and suddenly their feelings for each other are exposed.
While I loved the story, Brooke has left a lot of unanswered questions at the end of the book, that I, for one, would love to see answered in subsequent novels. Who is the saboteur, and can he be stopped before he endangers the colonists and their mission? What is really going on with Adina's family? How will the populace react to Briar and her sister? And please, what is going on between Caya and the President? Can't wait for the next book in the series.
Wow. I love Gun Brooke. She has successfully merged two of my reading loves: lesfic and sci-fi. This is the second volume of her second sci-fi series, and I will only say again, wow. This series has not only sci-fi, but also genetic mutation that has resulted in paranormal abilities manifested by those who have been "changed." This is the basis for the population of the home world leaving to find a new world, one where stability and lives aren't threatened by these "changers." The first book in the series deals a lot less with this aspect of the world building, but book two has it as a central theme, as one of the main characters has slipped her changer sister aboard the changer-free vessel.
The world building is impressive, the characters drag you into their world, making you care about them and the problems they face. There is a saboteur aboard the ship, and he's trying to destabilize the government. Our two main characters are initially thrown together by one of these incidents, and become friends because of it. Each has problems in their lives that preclude them from entering a romantic relationship, until secrets are revealed and suddenly their feelings for each other are exposed.
While I loved the story, Brooke has left a lot of unanswered questions at the end of the book, that I, for one, would love to see answered in subsequent novels. Who is the saboteur, and can he be stopped before he endangers the colonists and their mission? What is really going on with Adina's family? How will the populace react to Briar and her sister? And please, what is going on between Caya and the President? Can't wait for the next book in the series.
October 24, 2015
Honest review thanks to Net Galley...
Anything authored by Gun Brooke is an amazing read, but the main character having a changer as a sister, and everything she has done to protect Caya, but us in a different set of mind. I do believe that readers should read the first book in the series to understand the feelings toward the changers and why the need for a new planet was mandatory, it will help readers understand what is going on in this book a little better. The connection between Briar and Adina was amazing and I liked how their friendship escalated, the reason why I gave this book a four instead of a five was the connection between the Vantresa clan. Hints were made but I wanted to know more, about the mother and what kind of hold she had on her family, and why Adina turned out the way she was and instead of hinting at her horrific childhood I wanted to know. I do hope that if she writes a third book in this series it will be about the president, the epilogue made me realize how strong a woman she is and I want to learn more about her.
Anything authored by Gun Brooke is an amazing read, but the main character having a changer as a sister, and everything she has done to protect Caya, but us in a different set of mind. I do believe that readers should read the first book in the series to understand the feelings toward the changers and why the need for a new planet was mandatory, it will help readers understand what is going on in this book a little better. The connection between Briar and Adina was amazing and I liked how their friendship escalated, the reason why I gave this book a four instead of a five was the connection between the Vantresa clan. Hints were made but I wanted to know more, about the mother and what kind of hold she had on her family, and why Adina turned out the way she was and instead of hinting at her horrific childhood I wanted to know. I do hope that if she writes a third book in this series it will be about the president, the epilogue made me realize how strong a woman she is and I want to learn more about her.
November 15, 2015
Netgalley review
If you've read at least two of Gun Brooke's sci-fi books you've already read this. The main characters deeply pine for each other the moment they lay eyes on each other and at least one them has some noble reason for avoiding a relationship. Of course they can't resist their lust/need for each other and so they have sex, realise they were absolutely in love since the beginning. They confess this love and the end. Oh the sex/love confession happens right around the time whatever conflict is happening in their sci-fi world reaches its climax. Still it isn't a horrible book and it will keep you entertained. Gun Brooke writes really good and interesting sci-fi worlds, it's just that the romantic aspect overshadows the sci-fi and yet the romantic relationship doesn't get much exploration.
If you've read at least two of Gun Brooke's sci-fi books you've already read this. The main characters deeply pine for each other the moment they lay eyes on each other and at least one them has some noble reason for avoiding a relationship. Of course they can't resist their lust/need for each other and so they have sex, realise they were absolutely in love since the beginning. They confess this love and the end. Oh the sex/love confession happens right around the time whatever conflict is happening in their sci-fi world reaches its climax. Still it isn't a horrible book and it will keep you entertained. Gun Brooke writes really good and interesting sci-fi worlds, it's just that the romantic aspect overshadows the sci-fi and yet the romantic relationship doesn't get much exploration.
January 24, 2017
This is a 3 1/2 star book. I liked this better than the first of the series, Briar and Adina are both interesting characters, and I liked their romance. They also spend more time together than Dael and Spinner from the first novel, so their romance seems more organic. This one also has more interesting secondary characters and the action/intrigue on the ship keeps the plot moving. I'm glad to see book three will follow on and still be on the ship, I enjoyed these characters enough to want to spend more time with them.
November 10, 2015
3 1/2 stars.
Trying not to spoil anything here.
I liked the book and the characters, but the story is only half finished.
I guess we will get the rest in the next book, so hope it comes quickly :-)
Trying not to spoil anything here.
I liked the book and the characters, but the story is only half finished.
I guess we will get the rest in the next book, so hope it comes quickly :-)
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