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Earth & Sky #3
A Sky Unbroken
The rebels have been disbanded, their plans ruined. Betrayed by those she trusted most, Skylar finds herself herded, along with a small group of Earthlings, into a living museum—a human zoo—on the Kemyates’ space station, subject to her captors’ every whim. Any move Skylar makes could result in the extinction of her people—but giving in means losing any hope of freedom.
Meanwhile, Win returns home and evades punishment by pretending to be loyal to Kemya. But he can’t bear knowing that Skylar is imprisoned or watch his fellow Kemyates swallow the Council’s lies about Earth. He must bring the truth to the Kemyate public and see the Earthlings freed—even if it means openly challenging his world’s rulers.
In this final book of the action-packed Earth & Sky trilogy, neither Skylar nor Win knows they are about to uncover an even deeper conspiracy—one that could push the future they’re fighting for completely out of reach.
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First published October 13, 2015
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Megan Crewe
27 books832 followersLike many authors, Megan Crewe finds writing about herself much more difficult than making things up. A few definite facts: she lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and son (and does on occasion say "eh"), she tutors children and teens with special needs, and she's spent the last six years studying kung fu, so you should probably be nice to her. She has been making up stories about magic and spirits and other what ifs since before she knew how to write words on paper. These days the stories are just a lot longer.
Megan's first novel, GIVE UP THE GHOST, was shortlisted for the Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. Her second, THE WAY WE FALL, was nominated for the White Pine Award and made the International Reading Association Young Adults' Choices List. Her Fallen World trilogy (THE WAY WE FALL, THE LIVES WE LOST, THE WORLDS WE MAKE) is now complete and she has a new trilogy forthcoming in October 2014, beginning with EARTH & SKY. Her books have been published in translation in several countries around the world. She has also published short stories in magazines such as On Spec and Brutarian Quarterly.
Megan's first novel, GIVE UP THE GHOST, was shortlisted for the Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. Her second, THE WAY WE FALL, was nominated for the White Pine Award and made the International Reading Association Young Adults' Choices List. Her Fallen World trilogy (THE WAY WE FALL, THE LIVES WE LOST, THE WORLDS WE MAKE) is now complete and she has a new trilogy forthcoming in October 2014, beginning with EARTH & SKY. Her books have been published in translation in several countries around the world. She has also published short stories in magazines such as On Spec and Brutarian Quarterly.
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May 21, 2015Things I can tell you about A SKY UNBROKEN:
-It begins approximately one hour after the end of THE CLOUDED SKY.
-Unlike the first two books, this one has dual narrators, Skylar and Win.
-(Yes, that means there's a lot more Win in this book than there was in TCS.)
And... I think that's all I can give you without getting spoilery. Official description should be up soon!
-It begins approximately one hour after the end of THE CLOUDED SKY.
-Unlike the first two books, this one has dual narrators, Skylar and Win.
-(Yes, that means there's a lot more Win in this book than there was in TCS.)
And... I think that's all I can give you without getting spoilery. Official description should be up soon!
October 7, 2015
2 stars!**
The basic idea of this trilogy is amazing and I've never read something like this before. It's just the way it was written that was a bit lacking. But I would have survived the slower passages or the boring passages, if the characters were at least likeable.
But they weren't. I hated all of them. Except of Jule, Jule's cool. But the rest of them? There was a competition in my head for who's more annoying. Guess who's won. It was a tie between Skylar and Win!
It's hard to like a book when two of the main characters (both of them have their own POV) piss you off whenever they start to think/talk/try to save the world/everyone/themselves.
A Sky Unbroken continues right where The Clouded Sky ended. Right after the whole Earth EXPLODED! Just like that. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am.
Miraculously Jule saved a couple of Earthlings and most of them were Sky's close friends and family. And she didn't even say thank you or sorry for knocking you out and leaving you tied in your apartment after everything you've done for me.
Nope. She only tried to make him feel guilty for trying to save him family honor. Yeah, it's bad that he sold some of the top secret secrets but he always did it when it was too late to do something against it.
And if Win was boring before it got even worse now that he's got him own POV. But I guess he's perfect for Sky. There are both egually annoying.
Another thing that makes Sky even less likable character to me is that she jumped from Jule's bad right into Win's in a matter of week. Your whole planet exploded with almost everyone you know and you do what? Think all the time about Win and how Jule betrayed you (he didn't betray YOU! wake the hell up) and how Win wants thing to be more serious with her than she wants with him blahblahblah.
In short: Skylar is spoiled, immature, selfish and plainly annoying.
Both she and Win did try to help others but did they do it just because they wanted to really help them? I don't think so.
To be honest, I think that the main reason I didn't enjoy this trilogy is that sci-fi is just not for me. I love universe and everything about it but in more "serious" way. Like watching the Discovery channel. Sci-fi things with aliens and pseudo-aliens are so not my cup of tea.
And Sky. If there was some different main woman character I would even survive Win without complaining so much.
The ending was open. Usually I hate endings like that but in this case it seems to fit the trilogy perfectly. It ends in hopefulness, but mostly it ends in a new beginning.
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*ARC courtesy of publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
The basic idea of this trilogy is amazing and I've never read something like this before. It's just the way it was written that was a bit lacking. But I would have survived the slower passages or the boring passages, if the characters were at least likeable.
But they weren't. I hated all of them. Except of Jule, Jule's cool. But the rest of them? There was a competition in my head for who's more annoying. Guess who's won. It was a tie between Skylar and Win!
It's hard to like a book when two of the main characters (both of them have their own POV) piss you off whenever they start to think/talk/try to save the world/everyone/themselves.
A Sky Unbroken continues right where The Clouded Sky ended. Right after the whole Earth EXPLODED! Just like that. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am.
Miraculously Jule saved a couple of Earthlings and most of them were Sky's close friends and family. And she didn't even say thank you or sorry for knocking you out and leaving you tied in your apartment after everything you've done for me.
Nope. She only tried to make him feel guilty for trying to save him family honor. Yeah, it's bad that he sold some of the top secret secrets but he always did it when it was too late to do something against it.
And if Win was boring before it got even worse now that he's got him own POV. But I guess he's perfect for Sky. There are both egually annoying.
Another thing that makes Sky even less likable character to me is that she jumped from Jule's bad right into Win's in a matter of week. Your whole planet exploded with almost everyone you know and you do what? Think all the time about Win and how Jule betrayed you (he didn't betray YOU! wake the hell up) and how Win wants thing to be more serious with her than she wants with him blahblahblah.
In short: Skylar is spoiled, immature, selfish and plainly annoying.
Both she and Win did try to help others but did they do it just because they wanted to really help them? I don't think so.
To be honest, I think that the main reason I didn't enjoy this trilogy is that sci-fi is just not for me. I love universe and everything about it but in more "serious" way. Like watching the Discovery channel. Sci-fi things with aliens and pseudo-aliens are so not my cup of tea.
And Sky. If there was some different main woman character I would even survive Win without complaining so much.
The ending was open. Usually I hate endings like that but in this case it seems to fit the trilogy perfectly. It ends in hopefulness, but mostly it ends in a new beginning.
For more reviews visit: http://do-notdiewondering.blogspot.com
*ARC courtesy of publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
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August 3, 2015
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Publisher: Razorbill
Publishing Date: October 2014
ISBN: 9780670068128, 9781503946576, 9781477829127
Genre: SciFi
Rating: 1.8/5
Publisher Description: Seventeen-year-old Skylar has been haunted for as long as she can remember by fleeting yet powerful sensations that something is horribly wrong. But despite the panic attacks tormenting her, nothing ever happens, and Sky’s beginning to think she’s crazy. Then she meets a mysterious, otherworldly boy named Win and discovers the shocking truth her premonitions have tapped into: our world no longer belongs to us.
Review: This review will cover all three books in the series: Earth and Sky, The Clouded Sky and a Sky Unbroken. Lots of spoilers here so read at your own risk you big babies.
In Earth and Sky, Skylar (get it?) is an angst ridden teen with OCD who stumbles into an alien conspiracy. This conspiracy didn’t make any sense. Why would aliens, that are human, envelop the Earth in a time field and go back and forth through our history? Well anyway, Skylar and blue eyed- jagged haired alien Win, go traipsing through time to find a weapon (which also makes no sense) constantly being harangued by evil Enforcers. They never stay long enough for the novel to become interesting by interacting with history. The minute they land back in time they are scrambling to find pieces of a weapon. The novel is mainly centered on Skylar as she talks to herself about her needs and wants. Besides the really boring story line, the writing relied on phrasing to expedite the scenes. Murmur, murmuring and murmurs were used 21 times. Flicked, flick, flicking, flicker and flickers was used 45 times. Fug.
In the Clouded Sky, Skylar is invited to join the rebels to dismantle or destroy the time apparatus. Skylar is even more myopic and self-centered than usual but still very SPESHUL. The usual phrasing follows the first novels recipe: Murmurs x 30 and flicks (38). The story line gets even more boring so a love triangle is added along with the cliché’ gay couple that most authors are adding to seem relevant. So here’s some more story line nonsense. The rebel leader whom coordinated the whole thing turns them all in while another someone in their midst is a traitor. There is no logical sense to this storyline. Then they blow up Earth because it was a mess that needed cleaning up. Huh? Then why waste all the time and resources to build and utilize an Earth time bubble?
In the Sky Unbroken, Skylar and her friends and family are placed in a viewing area to stumble about and ask a lot of unnecessary questions. Jule (the traitor) has abducted her family after getting some Sky-nookie and Win and his jagged black hair is back in the game as Sky’s number one penis. Murmur is also back to bludgeon your face 36 times along with flick (42). Sky is still speshul and they win at something and land on a new planet to colonize. Yay!
Was it all bad? No. This had so much potential to have the story line and character development grow with a movement that was never there. What happened to residing in history for awhile and tie that into the story line of the hidden weapon pieces. Make Earth a focal point of an alien (that are humans) takeover whom want a place to live by stealing events in time to change the future…or some shjt. Instead, they hang out in boring ships and space stations and yap about each other. It becomes trite while insisting upon itself to carry the novel to its conclusion.
Read these novels while getting bot-fly larvae dug out of your shoulder in Bolivia.
Publisher: Razorbill
Publishing Date: October 2014
ISBN: 9780670068128, 9781503946576, 9781477829127
Genre: SciFi
Rating: 1.8/5
Publisher Description: Seventeen-year-old Skylar has been haunted for as long as she can remember by fleeting yet powerful sensations that something is horribly wrong. But despite the panic attacks tormenting her, nothing ever happens, and Sky’s beginning to think she’s crazy. Then she meets a mysterious, otherworldly boy named Win and discovers the shocking truth her premonitions have tapped into: our world no longer belongs to us.
Review: This review will cover all three books in the series: Earth and Sky, The Clouded Sky and a Sky Unbroken. Lots of spoilers here so read at your own risk you big babies.
In Earth and Sky, Skylar (get it?) is an angst ridden teen with OCD who stumbles into an alien conspiracy. This conspiracy didn’t make any sense. Why would aliens, that are human, envelop the Earth in a time field and go back and forth through our history? Well anyway, Skylar and blue eyed- jagged haired alien Win, go traipsing through time to find a weapon (which also makes no sense) constantly being harangued by evil Enforcers. They never stay long enough for the novel to become interesting by interacting with history. The minute they land back in time they are scrambling to find pieces of a weapon. The novel is mainly centered on Skylar as she talks to herself about her needs and wants. Besides the really boring story line, the writing relied on phrasing to expedite the scenes. Murmur, murmuring and murmurs were used 21 times. Flicked, flick, flicking, flicker and flickers was used 45 times. Fug.
In the Clouded Sky, Skylar is invited to join the rebels to dismantle or destroy the time apparatus. Skylar is even more myopic and self-centered than usual but still very SPESHUL. The usual phrasing follows the first novels recipe: Murmurs x 30 and flicks (38). The story line gets even more boring so a love triangle is added along with the cliché’ gay couple that most authors are adding to seem relevant. So here’s some more story line nonsense. The rebel leader whom coordinated the whole thing turns them all in while another someone in their midst is a traitor. There is no logical sense to this storyline. Then they blow up Earth because it was a mess that needed cleaning up. Huh? Then why waste all the time and resources to build and utilize an Earth time bubble?
In the Sky Unbroken, Skylar and her friends and family are placed in a viewing area to stumble about and ask a lot of unnecessary questions. Jule (the traitor) has abducted her family after getting some Sky-nookie and Win and his jagged black hair is back in the game as Sky’s number one penis. Murmur is also back to bludgeon your face 36 times along with flick (42). Sky is still speshul and they win at something and land on a new planet to colonize. Yay!
Was it all bad? No. This had so much potential to have the story line and character development grow with a movement that was never there. What happened to residing in history for awhile and tie that into the story line of the hidden weapon pieces. Make Earth a focal point of an alien (that are humans) takeover whom want a place to live by stealing events in time to change the future…or some shjt. Instead, they hang out in boring ships and space stations and yap about each other. It becomes trite while insisting upon itself to carry the novel to its conclusion.
Read these novels while getting bot-fly larvae dug out of your shoulder in Bolivia.
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March 25, 2018
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October 5, 2015
I received this eARC from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, I was in no way compensated for this review.
A Sky Unbroken brings Megan Crewe's thrilling futuristic trilogy to a close, and I must say despite the bumpy ride, it was pretty enjoyable.
I guess my first complaint off the back is that the book picks up right where we left off, and I don't know about you, but I haven't read The Clouded Sky in several months. So my memory of what happened was pretty much nil. So diving right back into the story with little to no recap of events had me staggering for pages! I was left scrambling to figure out why Skylar was in a dark room somewhere and Win was facing his own punishments. Add to that, Skylar's early chapters are told through her drug induced state, that really just made it all the worse! If the narrator is confused, how can I follow along without more confusion?
Well, that was the case for the first few chapters. I'd like to say my memory came back as the chapters came along, but it barely did. I could only recall a few scant events that happened towards the end. But with that, I was recalled to the heartbreak that I felt by Jule's betrayal. I really liked Jule! I was Team Jule for Pete's sake! And then he went and betrayed them all to help his family, who are really an inconsiderate and ignorant bunch, his father at least. So yeah, his betrayal stung. And I could get why Skylar struggled to forgive him. I knew any romance between them was dead, on her end. So alas, she must turn back to her first pick.
That's how it felt to me anyway. I'm kind of going out of order in my usual way of reviews, so bare with me! We're onto romance, in case you missed my segue! We knew Win has had feelings for Skylar for awhile now. Sure, the first kiss in book 1 was more experimental than based on feelings, but I think we could see his feelings were true in book 2 when Skylar was all over Jule. Skylar though has complicated feelings. I want to get into this, I really do. I just deleted a nice little ranting paragraph, but I felt like that it got close to spoiler territory. Basically my feelings on this are that I am not happy with Skylar's behavior. I wish I could say more, but again, it touches the boundaries of spoilers.
Basically, we know this. Earth is gone. Forever. Just a blip and everything Skylar knew is gone forever. We learn quickly that a handful of humans were saved and they, with Skylar, are placed in the "human zoo" the Kemyates have on their ship. Win, along with his fellow Earth sympathizer friends work to free them. They believe Earthlings should be treated equally as Kemyates.
Then the plot moves into political territory and a sort of human rights movement. But things got a little more complicated than that when you throw in secret after secret that the higher ups in power have been keeping. I was at loss for what it all meant. Basically, all I could take away from it was what I've always known. The Kemyates, and now the Earthlings, need a new place to call home. And the higher ups are basically trying to delay finding said home for whatever purpose I couldn't be clear of.
In short, I was very confused and conflicted over the last half of this book. The first two books were really good. I was entertained and intrigued. But just past halfway through this one and I quickly lost all those feelings and was left with confusion. Just plain old confusion that only got deeper as the pages went along.
The ending though, does wrap things up nicely in a way. We can imagine a bright and happy future, filled with possibilities for the characters. Though some questions, ones I can't really delve into for spoiler reasons, remain unanswered.
Still, it was a decent trilogy that was enjoyable to read. Perhaps, I would've enjoyed it and understood things better had I done a binge read. I highly recommend binging the trilogy to avoid confusion between novels as they seem to read better as one long stream other than one with two breaks.
Overall Rating 3/5 stars
A Sky Unbroken releases October 13, 2015
A Sky Unbroken brings Megan Crewe's thrilling futuristic trilogy to a close, and I must say despite the bumpy ride, it was pretty enjoyable.
I guess my first complaint off the back is that the book picks up right where we left off, and I don't know about you, but I haven't read The Clouded Sky in several months. So my memory of what happened was pretty much nil. So diving right back into the story with little to no recap of events had me staggering for pages! I was left scrambling to figure out why Skylar was in a dark room somewhere and Win was facing his own punishments. Add to that, Skylar's early chapters are told through her drug induced state, that really just made it all the worse! If the narrator is confused, how can I follow along without more confusion?
Well, that was the case for the first few chapters. I'd like to say my memory came back as the chapters came along, but it barely did. I could only recall a few scant events that happened towards the end. But with that, I was recalled to the heartbreak that I felt by Jule's betrayal. I really liked Jule! I was Team Jule for Pete's sake! And then he went and betrayed them all to help his family, who are really an inconsiderate and ignorant bunch, his father at least. So yeah, his betrayal stung. And I could get why Skylar struggled to forgive him. I knew any romance between them was dead, on her end. So alas, she must turn back to her first pick.
That's how it felt to me anyway. I'm kind of going out of order in my usual way of reviews, so bare with me! We're onto romance, in case you missed my segue! We knew Win has had feelings for Skylar for awhile now. Sure, the first kiss in book 1 was more experimental than based on feelings, but I think we could see his feelings were true in book 2 when Skylar was all over Jule. Skylar though has complicated feelings. I want to get into this, I really do. I just deleted a nice little ranting paragraph, but I felt like that it got close to spoiler territory. Basically my feelings on this are that I am not happy with Skylar's behavior. I wish I could say more, but again, it touches the boundaries of spoilers.
Basically, we know this. Earth is gone. Forever. Just a blip and everything Skylar knew is gone forever. We learn quickly that a handful of humans were saved and they, with Skylar, are placed in the "human zoo" the Kemyates have on their ship. Win, along with his fellow Earth sympathizer friends work to free them. They believe Earthlings should be treated equally as Kemyates.
Then the plot moves into political territory and a sort of human rights movement. But things got a little more complicated than that when you throw in secret after secret that the higher ups in power have been keeping. I was at loss for what it all meant. Basically, all I could take away from it was what I've always known. The Kemyates, and now the Earthlings, need a new place to call home. And the higher ups are basically trying to delay finding said home for whatever purpose I couldn't be clear of.
In short, I was very confused and conflicted over the last half of this book. The first two books were really good. I was entertained and intrigued. But just past halfway through this one and I quickly lost all those feelings and was left with confusion. Just plain old confusion that only got deeper as the pages went along.
The ending though, does wrap things up nicely in a way. We can imagine a bright and happy future, filled with possibilities for the characters. Though some questions, ones I can't really delve into for spoiler reasons, remain unanswered.
Still, it was a decent trilogy that was enjoyable to read. Perhaps, I would've enjoyed it and understood things better had I done a binge read. I highly recommend binging the trilogy to avoid confusion between novels as they seem to read better as one long stream other than one with two breaks.
Overall Rating 3/5 stars
A Sky Unbroken releases October 13, 2015
November 27, 2015
"A Sky Unbroken" the third book in a mesmerizing and gripping science fiction trilogy begins after Jule's betrayal and the destruction of Earth. Their plans ruined, Win and the captured rebel band have been threatened into obedience and silence while the Earthling Skylar has been implanted with a drug that keeps her placid and unemotional. Herded with twenty-three others into a human zoo in the Earth Studies sector of the Kemyate space station she knows their survival depends on the whim of an alien race who have nothing but contempt for them.
With Skylar imprisoned, Win and the other Kemyate insurgents struggle to stir public opinion, trying to overcome years of prejudice to free the Earthlings. Fighting against Council lies and dishonesty they will have to take a stand that will not only endanger the lives of the Earthlings but could erupt into civil war.
The plot abounds with conspiracy, deceit and danger as Skylar, the Earthlings, Win and the rebels not only challenge years of Kemyate intolerance, but have to fight Enforcers, the anti-move faction as well as a Council who will do anything to protect its own interests. Yet for all the violence Megan Crewe weaves in elements of friendship, self-sacrifice, love, redemption and healing. Told from Skylar and Win's perspectives tension and suspense quickly build as the insurgents defy their world's rulers in a desperate attempt to expose years of injustice and propaganda. The action never stops and the intensity escalates as events unfold that have Earthlings wondering if they'll live another day and Enforcers stalking the rebels when they take over a third of the station.
In this story romance takes a new twist after Skylar's heart's been shattered by Jule's betrayal, even though he struggles to make amends for his dishonesty and deceit. Drawn to Win's conviction, principals and self-sacrifice Skylar slowly falls for the Kemyate who has never broken any of his promises to her. Even though their love is strained at first, it slowly heats up as she realizes the extent of his devotion.
The personalities of the main characters have grown in complexity with every novel and even more in "A Sky Unbroken" after the Earth has been annihilated and the only survivors are imprisoned on a space station where they face a future of being drugged and used as pets. Skylar even in captivity is resourceful, stubborn and capable of overcoming any hurtle including digging a Kemyate implant out of her arm. Although incarcerated and threatened by Ibtep the Kemyate leader who's manipulative and underhanded, Skylar is more resolute than ever to free her people. Loyal to his parents and brother Darwin (Win) Pirios is determined to protect them while steadfast in his promise to free Skylar and the Earthlings. Aloof and standoffish at first in his relationship with Skylar he soon realizes that he loves her and will do anything to make her happy even if it means losing her to Jule. In contrast to the humble, self-sacrificing Win, Jule appears good-natured and fun-loving, but his treachery robs him of the rebels friendship and Skylar's love. All these characters and others (both Kemyate and Earthling) add passion, drama and high-energy to a tale you can't put down until the end.
I thoroughly enjoyed "A Sky Unbroken" and can't wait to see what Megan Crewe has in store for her fans next.
With Skylar imprisoned, Win and the other Kemyate insurgents struggle to stir public opinion, trying to overcome years of prejudice to free the Earthlings. Fighting against Council lies and dishonesty they will have to take a stand that will not only endanger the lives of the Earthlings but could erupt into civil war.
The plot abounds with conspiracy, deceit and danger as Skylar, the Earthlings, Win and the rebels not only challenge years of Kemyate intolerance, but have to fight Enforcers, the anti-move faction as well as a Council who will do anything to protect its own interests. Yet for all the violence Megan Crewe weaves in elements of friendship, self-sacrifice, love, redemption and healing. Told from Skylar and Win's perspectives tension and suspense quickly build as the insurgents defy their world's rulers in a desperate attempt to expose years of injustice and propaganda. The action never stops and the intensity escalates as events unfold that have Earthlings wondering if they'll live another day and Enforcers stalking the rebels when they take over a third of the station.
In this story romance takes a new twist after Skylar's heart's been shattered by Jule's betrayal, even though he struggles to make amends for his dishonesty and deceit. Drawn to Win's conviction, principals and self-sacrifice Skylar slowly falls for the Kemyate who has never broken any of his promises to her. Even though their love is strained at first, it slowly heats up as she realizes the extent of his devotion.
The personalities of the main characters have grown in complexity with every novel and even more in "A Sky Unbroken" after the Earth has been annihilated and the only survivors are imprisoned on a space station where they face a future of being drugged and used as pets. Skylar even in captivity is resourceful, stubborn and capable of overcoming any hurtle including digging a Kemyate implant out of her arm. Although incarcerated and threatened by Ibtep the Kemyate leader who's manipulative and underhanded, Skylar is more resolute than ever to free her people. Loyal to his parents and brother Darwin (Win) Pirios is determined to protect them while steadfast in his promise to free Skylar and the Earthlings. Aloof and standoffish at first in his relationship with Skylar he soon realizes that he loves her and will do anything to make her happy even if it means losing her to Jule. In contrast to the humble, self-sacrificing Win, Jule appears good-natured and fun-loving, but his treachery robs him of the rebels friendship and Skylar's love. All these characters and others (both Kemyate and Earthling) add passion, drama and high-energy to a tale you can't put down until the end.
I thoroughly enjoyed "A Sky Unbroken" and can't wait to see what Megan Crewe has in store for her fans next.
November 27, 2015
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I received an ecopy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
MY THOUGHTS
Yet another great sci-fi series comes to a close. I absolutely adore this series and after that cliffhanger in the last book, I was more than ready to pick this one up! I am glad to say that this was a fantastic conclusion and did not disappoint.
Skylar had been betrayed by someone close, and even worse, the entire rebellion has been betrayed. Their plans have failed and Earth has been destroyed. And the rebels are being blamed for the destruction. Skylar and a few others are the sole remaining humans left and are being kept either in human zoos or as pets. Any wrong move and all of them will go extinct. At the same time, Win, and what's left of the rebellion, are trying to get the Kemyates to believe what truly happened to Earth, as well as understand that humans are not so different than Kemyates.
This book wasn't fast-paced, for the most part, but I felt like so many things of importance happened. Also, I still couldn't help but kept turning the pages! I wanted to see how they would be able to get out of these horrible situations. And while it wasn't incredibly fast-paced, there was definitely a lot going on in this book!
There is another thing that I love about this series, an odd thing, which is how different the settings and overall tone of the books are. For example, the first book took place on Earth and had a large focus on time travel, the second was sent on the station with Skylar as a pet, and the third was still on the station, but half of it was spent in a human zoo.
I felt that this book was hugely focused on the rebellion, even more so than the last book. I think one of the big reasons we see this as suc a huge part is because we actually get to see two rebellions from both sides. Yep, this book has dual perspective. We get to see Skylar and her fellows humans trying to prove to their captors that they are just as intelligent as the Kemyates and we see Win trying to convince his people of the same thing, in a different way. I loved the dual perspective and I also liked how the rebellion wasn't an all-out war like most dystopian novels.
And yes, there is a romance in this book. And yes, it's great. And no, it doesn't take over the book.
IN CONCLUSION
So, I have to stop myself here because I think I'm basically just going on and on about how I love this series. I would love to say more, but my reviews don't generally have that many paragraphs. Anyway, this is a fantastic series and I think this was a great conclusion. I've had so many great series end recently and I'm sad to say goodbye to another so quickly, but I'm glad that I decided to pick this series up. I've yet to read Mega Crewe's other books, so I'll just have to pick those up now!
I received an ecopy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
MY THOUGHTS
Yet another great sci-fi series comes to a close. I absolutely adore this series and after that cliffhanger in the last book, I was more than ready to pick this one up! I am glad to say that this was a fantastic conclusion and did not disappoint.
Skylar had been betrayed by someone close, and even worse, the entire rebellion has been betrayed. Their plans have failed and Earth has been destroyed. And the rebels are being blamed for the destruction. Skylar and a few others are the sole remaining humans left and are being kept either in human zoos or as pets. Any wrong move and all of them will go extinct. At the same time, Win, and what's left of the rebellion, are trying to get the Kemyates to believe what truly happened to Earth, as well as understand that humans are not so different than Kemyates.
This book wasn't fast-paced, for the most part, but I felt like so many things of importance happened. Also, I still couldn't help but kept turning the pages! I wanted to see how they would be able to get out of these horrible situations. And while it wasn't incredibly fast-paced, there was definitely a lot going on in this book!
There is another thing that I love about this series, an odd thing, which is how different the settings and overall tone of the books are. For example, the first book took place on Earth and had a large focus on time travel, the second was sent on the station with Skylar as a pet, and the third was still on the station, but half of it was spent in a human zoo.
I felt that this book was hugely focused on the rebellion, even more so than the last book. I think one of the big reasons we see this as suc a huge part is because we actually get to see two rebellions from both sides. Yep, this book has dual perspective. We get to see Skylar and her fellows humans trying to prove to their captors that they are just as intelligent as the Kemyates and we see Win trying to convince his people of the same thing, in a different way. I loved the dual perspective and I also liked how the rebellion wasn't an all-out war like most dystopian novels.
And yes, there is a romance in this book. And yes, it's great. And no, it doesn't take over the book.
IN CONCLUSION
So, I have to stop myself here because I think I'm basically just going on and on about how I love this series. I would love to say more, but my reviews don't generally have that many paragraphs. Anyway, this is a fantastic series and I think this was a great conclusion. I've had so many great series end recently and I'm sad to say goodbye to another so quickly, but I'm glad that I decided to pick this series up. I've yet to read Mega Crewe's other books, so I'll just have to pick those up now!
October 23, 2015
*Thanks to NetGalley & the publisher for providing me with a free copy book*
Actual Rating: 2.5
I guess I can't judge this properly as I haven't read the first two books in the series. I love me a bit of sci-fi, so when I saw this was available I had to have it! Unfortunately, for the final book in a trilogy, it was pretty boring.
This will be spoilery, so if you click 'show spoiler' then you can't blame anyone but yourself.
Edit: I should have finished this review when I read it 'cos now I'm having difficulty remembering the book. Damn.
Anyway, I think this is an okay story. Nothing earth-shattering or riveting, just okay.
Actual Rating: 2.5
I guess I can't judge this properly as I haven't read the first two books in the series. I love me a bit of sci-fi, so when I saw this was available I had to have it! Unfortunately, for the final book in a trilogy, it was pretty boring.
This will be spoilery, so if you click 'show spoiler' then you can't blame anyone but yourself.
Edit: I should have finished this review when I read it 'cos now I'm having difficulty remembering the book. Damn.
Anyway, I think this is an okay story. Nothing earth-shattering or riveting, just okay.
November 25, 2015
SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST TWO
I don't know how I missed THE CLOUDED SKY but in reading A SKY UNBROKEN, I don't think I missed anything. To me, the story picks up right where EARTH AND SKY left off. Sky has witnessed the destruction of earth and about 30 of her friends and family are now living in the Kemya space station in a sort of human zoo. She realizes that she is being drugged and finally figures out what has happened to her and her family / friends. Win sneaks in to visit with her and the two begin to plot especially when there are plans to make the remaining humans pets or eliminate them all together. The pair must gain enough resistance and support to save the humans and start fresh.
The story is well written and brings in just enough sci - fi to keep me happy but I think some of the cool progressive elements will be dated in five years. This plays in nicely to all those Ancient Alien fans that want to believe that aliens started the human race and have been observing them like an ant farm. Everything flows according to plan and will have you cheering for the good guys since there aren't that many truly evil ones to jeer at, just shades of grey in each of us. I really enjoyed this one but wish it could have been a bit more concise with the writing. I love Crewe's work and the first one really grabbed me so maybe I need to track down the second book in the series. Now I can't wait to see what Crewe writes about next. I really recommended her zombie series Fallen World.
I don't know how I missed THE CLOUDED SKY but in reading A SKY UNBROKEN, I don't think I missed anything. To me, the story picks up right where EARTH AND SKY left off. Sky has witnessed the destruction of earth and about 30 of her friends and family are now living in the Kemya space station in a sort of human zoo. She realizes that she is being drugged and finally figures out what has happened to her and her family / friends. Win sneaks in to visit with her and the two begin to plot especially when there are plans to make the remaining humans pets or eliminate them all together. The pair must gain enough resistance and support to save the humans and start fresh.
The story is well written and brings in just enough sci - fi to keep me happy but I think some of the cool progressive elements will be dated in five years. This plays in nicely to all those Ancient Alien fans that want to believe that aliens started the human race and have been observing them like an ant farm. Everything flows according to plan and will have you cheering for the good guys since there aren't that many truly evil ones to jeer at, just shades of grey in each of us. I really enjoyed this one but wish it could have been a bit more concise with the writing. I love Crewe's work and the first one really grabbed me so maybe I need to track down the second book in the series. Now I can't wait to see what Crewe writes about next. I really recommended her zombie series Fallen World.
November 23, 2015
**I received this book for free from (Publisher) via (NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.**
*Genre* Young Adult, Science Fiction
*Rating* 3.5
*My Thoughts*
A Sky Unbroken is the final installment in the Earth & Sky trilogy by author Megan Crewe. Picking up right where The Clouded Sky left off, Skylar Ross and the Rebels have failed in their mission to protect Earth. History has a way of repeating itself, and this time it is Earth that suffers. It is Skylar who wakes up to find that she is one of the few Earthlings to have survived. It is Skylar who the Kemyate leaders like Thlo/Ibtep decide to make an example of. It is Skylar who must come up with a way to stay alive, or face facts that Humanity is on the brink of extinction.
*FULL REVIEW POSTED @ GIZMOS REVIEWS 11/23/2015*
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Published: October 13th 2015 by Amazon Skyscape
*Genre* Young Adult, Science Fiction
*Rating* 3.5
*My Thoughts*
A Sky Unbroken is the final installment in the Earth & Sky trilogy by author Megan Crewe. Picking up right where The Clouded Sky left off, Skylar Ross and the Rebels have failed in their mission to protect Earth. History has a way of repeating itself, and this time it is Earth that suffers. It is Skylar who wakes up to find that she is one of the few Earthlings to have survived. It is Skylar who the Kemyate leaders like Thlo/Ibtep decide to make an example of. It is Skylar who must come up with a way to stay alive, or face facts that Humanity is on the brink of extinction.
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Published: October 13th 2015 by Amazon Skyscape
August 31, 2015
I somehow got out of the loop in Megan Crewe’s trilogy. I saw her tweet about it, and I immediately went to NetGalley to see if A Sky Unbroken was available. I even broke my own rule of not reading and reviewing a story until it was 30 days from publication. Apparently, I’m a fan.
I’m glad that Skyler “found her voice” in the third book. In books 1 & 2 she just went along with the story as it happened to her. Book one had a strong Win vibe, book two had a strong Jules vibe, and book three was definitely about Skylar.
The pace in this one was fun, and the changing POV worked really well. There was a twist or two, and the ending was great. It wraps up the series, but if the author ever decided to return to the series, I suspect it would be an easy write.
The history aspect from book one was what got me to read, and even though the “romp through time” is gone from books 2 & 3, I still found plenty to love.
I’m glad that Skyler “found her voice” in the third book. In books 1 & 2 she just went along with the story as it happened to her. Book one had a strong Win vibe, book two had a strong Jules vibe, and book three was definitely about Skylar.
The pace in this one was fun, and the changing POV worked really well. There was a twist or two, and the ending was great. It wraps up the series, but if the author ever decided to return to the series, I suspect it would be an easy write.
The history aspect from book one was what got me to read, and even though the “romp through time” is gone from books 2 & 3, I still found plenty to love.
October 9, 2015
An hour after The Clouded Sky... that's when the last book of this series starts and this is the first one of them I have only given three stars. I am not a fan of dual POV books. Two speakers to me is too many especially when the story seems to have been almost rushed to finish. I enjoyed Jule as he tried hard to be a 'good' alien and save what was left of Earth's Humanity, but in reality, to Skylar, it wasn't enough.
I have tolerated Win and I was proud of Skylar as she filled out as a character. The third book wasn't horrible, but most trilogy seems to get better with each book. Number two had such a great chemistry I held out hope this would be the best one yet. I was disappointed.
I am glad I read it for the closure and it did have a fascinating plot that kept me guessing from start to finish. The only character I got emotionally invested in was Jule and Sylar in the last book. If you have gotten this far, finish the series. It may be better for you.
I have tolerated Win and I was proud of Skylar as she filled out as a character. The third book wasn't horrible, but most trilogy seems to get better with each book. Number two had such a great chemistry I held out hope this would be the best one yet. I was disappointed.
I am glad I read it for the closure and it did have a fascinating plot that kept me guessing from start to finish. The only character I got emotionally invested in was Jule and Sylar in the last book. If you have gotten this far, finish the series. It may be better for you.
August 12, 2015
Amazing! This series had me hooked! From world building to the happy ending!
There was action that kept me going and a little bit of romance, but mostly problem solving and just a sense of coming together through differences,no matter what they may be! All around good read!
Planets.new beginnings.embracing flaws. Ever changing.love
There was action that kept me going and a little bit of romance, but mostly problem solving and just a sense of coming together through differences,no matter what they may be! All around good read!
Planets.new beginnings.embracing flaws. Ever changing.love
September 2, 2018
This book didn't annoy me as much as the previous one, but I still didn't care for it. It was pretty boring for a good chunk of it, and while the ending had a lot more going on, there was still so much that I hated.
First off, Skylar and the other Earthlings don't seem to be too upset over Earth being completely destroyed. It's gone - all 7 billion people and everything else on the face of the Earth was wiped out, and when they find out they're upset... and then they just move on. Like they all seem incredibly well composed and able to cope with it, which is just odd. They not only take the Earth being destroyed in stride, they don't seem too terribly upset over the fact that they're being kept on a space station by an alien race.
And then there's Skylar herself. She constantly goes on about how Jule betrayed her; he may have betrayed the group as a whole, but he didn't betray her specifically. And he did save her parents and a few other Earthlings, but she can't even say thank you, because she's too caught up in how he betrayed her. And even though she was with him and slept with him and he told her he loved her, after his betrayal, she basically says "Welp, guess I'll go hook up with Win now." Like it's been what, a week? Or two? And she basically hops in Win's bed and decides she loves him after saying that she didn't know how she felt a few pages before. It's ridiculous. And I still have trouble believing she's basically fluent in Kemyate after being on the station just a couple of months.
So basically the rebels get back together, free the humans, reveal some truths to the Kemyans that were kept from them, and then they all decide to go live on this planet together and everything is hunky-dory. Right.
First off, Skylar and the other Earthlings don't seem to be too upset over Earth being completely destroyed. It's gone - all 7 billion people and everything else on the face of the Earth was wiped out, and when they find out they're upset... and then they just move on. Like they all seem incredibly well composed and able to cope with it, which is just odd. They not only take the Earth being destroyed in stride, they don't seem too terribly upset over the fact that they're being kept on a space station by an alien race.
And then there's Skylar herself. She constantly goes on about how Jule betrayed her; he may have betrayed the group as a whole, but he didn't betray her specifically. And he did save her parents and a few other Earthlings, but she can't even say thank you, because she's too caught up in how he betrayed her. And even though she was with him and slept with him and he told her he loved her, after his betrayal, she basically says "Welp, guess I'll go hook up with Win now." Like it's been what, a week? Or two? And she basically hops in Win's bed and decides she loves him after saying that she didn't know how she felt a few pages before. It's ridiculous. And I still have trouble believing she's basically fluent in Kemyate after being on the station just a couple of months.
So basically the rebels get back together, free the humans, reveal some truths to the Kemyans that were kept from them, and then they all decide to go live on this planet together and everything is hunky-dory. Right.
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October 8, 2015
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This is the final review for the Earth&Sky series. Book one is here and book two is here. There are spoilers for the first two books contained below.
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(top hidden just in case; other spoilers of the first two books are not hidden) With the only Earthling who knows what’s going on drugged to keep her from instigating any problems, Skylar must somehow find a way to connect the Earthlings and the Kemyates before they decide they’re a liability. Meanwhile, in the bowels of the Kemyate station, Win is doing his best to pretend that he doesn’t care. After their plan succeeded and then was followed by a failure no one except the perpetrators saw coming, he must act as though he has put it behind him. Every day he goes to work. Every day he eats meekly with his family. Every day he must pretend that he doesn’t feel a stab of guilt when others confess they are troubled with the fate of the Earth and the remaining Earthlings. This is a situation that can’t last. A different sort of rebel faction rises. A Sky Unbroken is about two peoples realizing they’re not so different after all. Can they come together and overcome the odds they’re up against?
A Sky Unbroken is a story of atonement, acceptance, and overcoming the odds as they’re presented to the characters. The aftereffects of The Clouded Sky still resonate deeply within the characters in this final installment. I loved that much of the book was about coming to terms with the events that occurred in the second novel. Things are tense in the Kemyate station and I could feel that while reading. There’s always been pressure on Win and Skylar, but this time there’s more layers of it than ever. A Sky Unbroken is written in the perspectives of Sky and Win, the first novel in the Earth&Sky series to do so. Usually, something like this would bother me; instead, it allowed us to see how they coped with their grief and stress separately before coming together. The backdrop of atoning and accepting is a nice contrast to the excitement of what basically amounts to an espionage, breaking-and-entering thriller. A Sky Unbroken builds off of the momentum of the second novel and really doesn’t slow down. I had to remind myself that I needed to sleep for work or else I would have stayed up even later than I did. When I sleep with my Kindle right by my bed it means that I’m enjoying what the author is doing.
There is one character whose perspective I wish had been added to the novel. Jule is one of the characters that I found more fascinating than some of the others. It was really too bad that he spent a lot of time on the sidelines in this novel compared to the amount of time that had focused on him in the last one. The only time he was really in A Sky Unbroken was when other characters mentioned him or he briefly appeared for a conversation. I would have loved if we could have seen his perspective and how he was atoning for what he did. I found that he was one of the more interesting characters because everything he did had a reason and Megan Crewe was able to show me why that reason made so much sense. You couldn’t dislike him because he only wanted to protect his family’s name in honor of his grandfather, but ultimately his actions sullied it more than his father’s gambling did. After he realized the consequences of his actions he tried for an immediate fix. Unfortunately, betrayal is something that you can’t fix with a quick bandage. His character growth, although limited, was something that was really enjoyable.
Skylar and Win had character growth as well. Realizing that she can’t promise anything, their budding romance is not the focus of the novel. I’ve read plenty of dystopian (I feel like I can call it that now, because they’re basically stuck in space at the moment) novels where suddenly romance is the only focus of the novel. Yes, I know that love will likely still exist in a post-world setting, but come on: I think the destruction of the Earth is a bigger thing to worry about. I’m glad that the focus was not shifted. It stayed rooted in the initial problem that was presented in Earth&Sky : correcting mistakes that had been made (and were still being made) regarding the Earth and Kemya connection. They had to learn how to work with people that they weren’t familiar with because the problems they wanted to solve were bigger than they could solve on their own. That was difficult for Win and Skylar to deal with at first, but eventually they realized that they’d be able to get so much more done if they worked with others.
The romance in this series is really refreshing. I don’t mean Sky and Win or any other established relationships. Just romance in general. I really, really love the ideas that Kemyates have regarding attraction. They believe that regardless of gender, if there is someone you like, pursue them and see where it ends up. We find out that a lot of our characters have pursued same-sex relationships. Some of them were surprising. Whoever you like, it’s not a problem. It is just pure love / attraction for the person they are. It’s so simple and it’s accepted. There’s no negative connotations, other than the negatives you get when any relationship breaks apart. It was a nice way of showing how the Kemyates were advanced, yet they had other non-related issues that they were inefficient at.
Overall, this was a very satisfying conclusion to a compulsively read series. I wouldn’t mind reading some Jule novellas or short continuations of where the story was heading at the end of the novel.
4 stars.
My copy of A Sky Unbroken came from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. You’ll be able to get your hands on a copy on October 13th, 2015, only a few days away!
This is the final review for the Earth&Sky series. Book one is here and book two is here. There are spoilers for the first two books contained below.
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(top hidden just in case; other spoilers of the first two books are not hidden) With the only Earthling who knows what’s going on drugged to keep her from instigating any problems, Skylar must somehow find a way to connect the Earthlings and the Kemyates before they decide they’re a liability. Meanwhile, in the bowels of the Kemyate station, Win is doing his best to pretend that he doesn’t care. After their plan succeeded and then was followed by a failure no one except the perpetrators saw coming, he must act as though he has put it behind him. Every day he goes to work. Every day he eats meekly with his family. Every day he must pretend that he doesn’t feel a stab of guilt when others confess they are troubled with the fate of the Earth and the remaining Earthlings. This is a situation that can’t last. A different sort of rebel faction rises. A Sky Unbroken is about two peoples realizing they’re not so different after all. Can they come together and overcome the odds they’re up against?
A Sky Unbroken is a story of atonement, acceptance, and overcoming the odds as they’re presented to the characters. The aftereffects of The Clouded Sky still resonate deeply within the characters in this final installment. I loved that much of the book was about coming to terms with the events that occurred in the second novel. Things are tense in the Kemyate station and I could feel that while reading. There’s always been pressure on Win and Skylar, but this time there’s more layers of it than ever. A Sky Unbroken is written in the perspectives of Sky and Win, the first novel in the Earth&Sky series to do so. Usually, something like this would bother me; instead, it allowed us to see how they coped with their grief and stress separately before coming together. The backdrop of atoning and accepting is a nice contrast to the excitement of what basically amounts to an espionage, breaking-and-entering thriller. A Sky Unbroken builds off of the momentum of the second novel and really doesn’t slow down. I had to remind myself that I needed to sleep for work or else I would have stayed up even later than I did. When I sleep with my Kindle right by my bed it means that I’m enjoying what the author is doing.
There is one character whose perspective I wish had been added to the novel. Jule is one of the characters that I found more fascinating than some of the others. It was really too bad that he spent a lot of time on the sidelines in this novel compared to the amount of time that had focused on him in the last one. The only time he was really in A Sky Unbroken was when other characters mentioned him or he briefly appeared for a conversation. I would have loved if we could have seen his perspective and how he was atoning for what he did. I found that he was one of the more interesting characters because everything he did had a reason and Megan Crewe was able to show me why that reason made so much sense. You couldn’t dislike him because he only wanted to protect his family’s name in honor of his grandfather, but ultimately his actions sullied it more than his father’s gambling did. After he realized the consequences of his actions he tried for an immediate fix. Unfortunately, betrayal is something that you can’t fix with a quick bandage. His character growth, although limited, was something that was really enjoyable.
Skylar and Win had character growth as well. Realizing that she can’t promise anything, their budding romance is not the focus of the novel. I’ve read plenty of dystopian (I feel like I can call it that now, because they’re basically stuck in space at the moment) novels where suddenly romance is the only focus of the novel. Yes, I know that love will likely still exist in a post-world setting, but come on: I think the destruction of the Earth is a bigger thing to worry about. I’m glad that the focus was not shifted. It stayed rooted in the initial problem that was presented in Earth&Sky : correcting mistakes that had been made (and were still being made) regarding the Earth and Kemya connection. They had to learn how to work with people that they weren’t familiar with because the problems they wanted to solve were bigger than they could solve on their own. That was difficult for Win and Skylar to deal with at first, but eventually they realized that they’d be able to get so much more done if they worked with others.
The romance in this series is really refreshing. I don’t mean Sky and Win or any other established relationships. Just romance in general. I really, really love the ideas that Kemyates have regarding attraction. They believe that regardless of gender, if there is someone you like, pursue them and see where it ends up. We find out that a lot of our characters have pursued same-sex relationships. Some of them were surprising. Whoever you like, it’s not a problem. It is just pure love / attraction for the person they are. It’s so simple and it’s accepted. There’s no negative connotations, other than the negatives you get when any relationship breaks apart. It was a nice way of showing how the Kemyates were advanced, yet they had other non-related issues that they were inefficient at.
Overall, this was a very satisfying conclusion to a compulsively read series. I wouldn’t mind reading some Jule novellas or short continuations of where the story was heading at the end of the novel.
4 stars.
My copy of A Sky Unbroken came from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. You’ll be able to get your hands on a copy on October 13th, 2015, only a few days away!
August 27, 2019
6 stars!
This book had been very good! Other than I think that Win's group conquered several levels of the station a bit too easy, the events were unpredictble and the group faced many challenges after conquering several levels of the station. The romance and the intense part were well combined and written. Slow and fast, it creates a well contrastion and makes the book more interesting to read. I liked about the romance part, it adds another layer to the story or else the story would be dry with just the fancy tech and fighting. All humans have emotions and it's important to include it into a story.
What I like about books is that they can paint a very vivid, detailed image, an image that can not be shown through pixels, only through words. They are different.
Finally, I think that the ending expressed well of the feelings of leaving a place forever and arriving at a new one. Reading it gave me the jitters!
Again, I think this book is well written and I recommend others to read the whole Earth & Sky Trilogy!
Thanks!
This book had been very good! Other than I think that Win's group conquered several levels of the station a bit too easy, the events were unpredictble and the group faced many challenges after conquering several levels of the station. The romance and the intense part were well combined and written. Slow and fast, it creates a well contrastion and makes the book more interesting to read. I liked about the romance part, it adds another layer to the story or else the story would be dry with just the fancy tech and fighting. All humans have emotions and it's important to include it into a story.
What I like about books is that they can paint a very vivid, detailed image, an image that can not be shown through pixels, only through words. They are different.
Finally, I think that the ending expressed well of the feelings of leaving a place forever and arriving at a new one. Reading it gave me the jitters!
Again, I think this book is well written and I recommend others to read the whole Earth & Sky Trilogy!
Thanks!
January 9, 2019
Hoping for a spin off series
I’m still not completely obsessed with the characters and I’m more than a little disappointed that there wasn’t an epilogue to give us a glimpse into the future status of everyone, but this unique plot and fast pace still deserve 4 stars. I love the idea of time travel and other beings out there. The mixture of the two was really fun, especially since it also impacted history and what we think we know. It’s kind of a mind f*** when you consider it. I’m probably one of the minority, but I’m totally team Jule. I think Win & Tabsy should be together. I was hoping for more clarity on all of that, but I guess I’ll have to settle for what we got! In my head, there’s an epilogue that went exactly how I wanted it to. A follow up spin off series could be cool!
I’m still not completely obsessed with the characters and I’m more than a little disappointed that there wasn’t an epilogue to give us a glimpse into the future status of everyone, but this unique plot and fast pace still deserve 4 stars. I love the idea of time travel and other beings out there. The mixture of the two was really fun, especially since it also impacted history and what we think we know. It’s kind of a mind f*** when you consider it. I’m probably one of the minority, but I’m totally team Jule. I think Win & Tabsy should be together. I was hoping for more clarity on all of that, but I guess I’ll have to settle for what we got! In my head, there’s an epilogue that went exactly how I wanted it to. A follow up spin off series could be cool!
May 22, 2019
It’s nice that we get to see both Win and Skylar's points of view in the final installment to this science fiction series. Again we pick up exactly where we left off in the cliff hanger sequel and having read this after sometime between this book and the last can really be difficult to climb back into the story without any clues as to where and why we are within the story. I didn’t care for the romance triangle or whatever bounce back. I’m very picky about the kind of romance I like and this didn’t do anything for me. There is more in the ways of politics now that Earth is gone and there are still remaining humans who many think deserve a home there. The ending does wrap things up which is nice while still leaving room for possibly more in the future.
June 23, 2018
Start with Earth and Sky, finish the journey here
An engaging YA sci-fi series that takes some very unexpected directions. Love the heroine and the ever widening cast of complex characters. It’s sometimes hard to find a trilogy that has a satisfying conclusion, but this one picks up steam and builds as it goes. If things happen a little too smoothly in the first book, keep reading. Each story is a unique journey, not just a re-do of the last story. Time/space travel, alien worlds and tech, clashing cultures, a dash of romance, and a political context that hits close to home hit all the right notes in this series.
An engaging YA sci-fi series that takes some very unexpected directions. Love the heroine and the ever widening cast of complex characters. It’s sometimes hard to find a trilogy that has a satisfying conclusion, but this one picks up steam and builds as it goes. If things happen a little too smoothly in the first book, keep reading. Each story is a unique journey, not just a re-do of the last story. Time/space travel, alien worlds and tech, clashing cultures, a dash of romance, and a political context that hits close to home hit all the right notes in this series.
October 13, 2025
book one and two had a great developing story that hooked me... I didnt feel the same way about book three.
low key kinda hoped Skylar mended things with Jules and remained together... I think it would've made things more interesting.
low key kinda hoped Skylar mended things with Jules and remained together... I think it would've made things more interesting.
January 26, 2018
3.5 stars. Overall, despite not giving these books higher ratings, I really enjoyed the series.
April 10, 2018
Great book. Can’t figure out the end. I love to keep guessing. Love the characters.
October 29, 2018
Great Trilogy
Loved her take on time travel tech and the human condition , a n original concept highly
recommended good read
Loved her take on time travel tech and the human condition , a n original concept highly
recommended good read
January 31, 2019
Great finish
I really enjoyed reading this book. If you're a fan of YA sci-fi adventures, I'd recommend starting with book 1 in this series.
I really enjoyed reading this book. If you're a fan of YA sci-fi adventures, I'd recommend starting with book 1 in this series.
February 18, 2023
4.1 okay
May 27, 2023
Wow, this was a great end to the series, and I loved how it wrapped up!
December 29, 2015
ARC kindly provided by Amazon Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Review
Rating Plan
1 star : Strongly did not like the book, writing and plot was bad. Idea of the book was against my liking.
2 star : Didn't like it, didn't find it interesting or gripping. Seemed to drag on to me.
3 star : An average book. Wasn't bad or good. Everything else was well done. Original idea.
4 star : Like a 3 star but has potential to it as a series or the book grew on me as it progressed and certain scenes captured me. I Enjoyed it and read it in one sitting.
5 star : I LOVED IT! I stayed up late until 3 am. Author is a genius, characters, plot, idea, development, EVERYTHING was EXCELLENT. Nothing else can possibly be said except that its 5 STAR!
Review
‘A Sky Unbroken’ was a novel that didn’t exactly live up to my expectations. I hoped for SO MUCH BETTER! It succeeded in satisfying me as a reader but the whole story seemed slightly out of whack for me.
When I first finished the second novel in the ‘Earth & Sky’ series, I actually pretty excited about reading ‘A Sky Unbroken’! It is the last in the series but somehow the entire series seemed to be leading up to this one…last…book. The EPIC CLIFFHANGER at the end of the LAST NOVEL didn’t make my need and want to read this novel ANY EASIER!
The blurb sounded pretty cool when I first took a peak at it. I liked the whole idea that the author was establishing. I thought, “Who knows, maybe the author, Megan Crewe, will hit a five star this time?”. I was sadly disappointed in the end. *sighs*
I admired the cover as it kept up with the other designs in ‘Earth and Sky’ and ‘The Clouded Sky’. The cracked and flaming planet above alluded to what happened in ‘The Clouded Sky’ and the ashen and black trees in the foreground of the cover really set the scene on the destruction. It was a cover worthy of a good story.
Now, into the novel: it started off pretty intense. I was instantly drawn in. Skylar is trying to cope with the devastating destruction of her planet – of OUR planet – Earth and Jule’s betrayal whom she trusted so much. I felt so much for her in that moment. I could only imagine what she was experiencing and seriously TRYING to imagine how the whole story would end when Earth was just…gone. Can you believe it? 7 BILLION LIVES LOST! That’s just…just…unexplicable. I really wanted for the Earth to return to its previous state and for Jules and Skylar to get back together throughout the book. They were my NUMBER ONE hopes.
I really enjoyed having a glimpse into Win’s (or Darwin’s) mind. In the other book, he seemed sort of pathetic: a slight weakling who was very sympathetic to Earthlings but didn't do anything about it except express his emotions over the issue. I really wanted him to STEP UP or MAN UP so he could SAY or DO SOMETHING PROACTIVE! ANYHTING Luckily, in the novel, you'll get to see a drastic change in Win's character and who he really is, including his life on the Kemyate spaceship. This was a PLUS!
This novel also captured a lot of the human resilience we see today in our world – something I am very proud of as a human being – through Skylar’s demeaning and unjust captivity by the Kemyates. We readers see her fight for her freedom and a chance to see the Earth she longs so much for; to save the planet she BELONGS to. The destruction of Earth had greatly impacted her. She became more wary and downtrodden when you compare her to the person she was in the first two novels. I really admired her during these moments when she fought for her RIGHT.
*SPOILER* Unfortunately the love triangle between Skylar, Jule and Win was back. I was suprised (and shockingly excited) about this, which was confusing for me as I was let down and upset at this development BEFORE. I was only a third of the way through the novel, yet I was already rooting for Jule and Skylar. I had my fingers crossed, wishing that they are going to be together! *SPOILER*
Throughout the whole novel and series, I really wished the author could have explored the scientific side of things more often, such as how Kemyate guns work, the time field, how the atomic particles degraded, how some of the stuff - ANY of the stuff - works on Kemya. Yet the author chose to exclude these bits and just include a touch and go experience with the scientific bits. It really frustrated the guts out of me. THIS IS THE MAJOR REASON FOR MY FOUR STAR.
The ending was okay, but not what I expected of the series. I wish the author ended it differently.
Congratulations to Megan Crewe on the end of yet another series!
Rating Plan
1 star : Strongly did not like the book, writing and plot was bad. Idea of the book was against my liking.
2 star : Didn't like it, didn't find it interesting or gripping. Seemed to drag on to me.
3 star : An average book. Wasn't bad or good. Everything else was well done. Original idea.
4 star : Like a 3 star but has potential to it as a series or the book grew on me as it progressed and certain scenes captured me. I Enjoyed it and read it in one sitting.
5 star : I LOVED IT! I stayed up late until 3 am. Author is a genius, characters, plot, idea, development, EVERYTHING was EXCELLENT. Nothing else can possibly be said except that its 5 STAR!
October 2, 2015
2.5 stars
Going into this, I was wondering if I must be some sort of book masochist because I didn't particularly care for the first two. But I guess I just couldn't help but request this last book to see how it all would end. And I was pleasantly surprised by it. For the most part at least.
Being the duel POV between Skylar and Win is probably what saved this book for me. Win's chapters were by far so much more entertaining to read than anything from Skylar.
There were some really engaging parts but also others that were kind of boring. We do get some people dieing and some hurt. We also find out a secret that has wide spread repercussions. Jule is back as well, and while he tries to make up for what he did it just never seems enough. I actually felt bad for him a few times with the way he was treated. And I was definitely liking how Win started to take charge and be more sure of himself.
After the destruction of Earth, things are not looking good for the Earthlings. Jule managed to save as many people as he could that he thought were important to Skylar, but they have all been placed into an unfinished exhibit. Skylar has also been medicated like the pets, but luckily she manages to figure that out and remove the implant. She has to maintain her facade but she also tries to make sure things go well with the people there to ensure their safety. It's hard for her to get the others to believe what she eventually tells them, but given little other choice and what they've seen, they believe enough to follow her.
Meanwhile, Win and the rest of the rebels have been released under the cover story of some quarantine and placed under strict surveillance. For a while Win goes along with it, hiding his true feelings about Earth and what happened. Then he realizes that he needs to be the one to reach out and do something about it.
So a few from the group get together and managed to do a lot in secret. But the council has their own tricks and it's not long until Skylar has her group threatened by them. Because of some of the information Win and the others released, the ship is in discord and that helps our rebels enact a crazy plan that actually works. Freeing most of the humans and saving as many pets as they can, along with taking over a few levels of the ship? Not bad at all. While trying to sway public opinion about the Earthlings a discovery is made about the Kemyates. And it's not a good one. But it does allow them to use that as a way to bridge the gap between the two groups. With time running out for the rebels, another crazy plan must be enacted as one last ditch effort to get the truth out to the entire Kemyate population and also get them to accept the Earthlings as equals. Surprisingly, it works out rather well.
Though not all Kemyates accept the Earthlings are not lesser, they do end up working together enough in the end toward the new planet that will be home for both groups.
I would have loved an epilogue to this story. To find out what it was like there some years in the future and to see how Win and Skylar are doing together would have been great.
ARC provided by publisher via Netgalley.
Going into this, I was wondering if I must be some sort of book masochist because I didn't particularly care for the first two. But I guess I just couldn't help but request this last book to see how it all would end. And I was pleasantly surprised by it. For the most part at least.
Being the duel POV between Skylar and Win is probably what saved this book for me. Win's chapters were by far so much more entertaining to read than anything from Skylar.
There were some really engaging parts but also others that were kind of boring. We do get some people dieing and some hurt. We also find out a secret that has wide spread repercussions. Jule is back as well, and while he tries to make up for what he did it just never seems enough. I actually felt bad for him a few times with the way he was treated. And I was definitely liking how Win started to take charge and be more sure of himself.
After the destruction of Earth, things are not looking good for the Earthlings. Jule managed to save as many people as he could that he thought were important to Skylar, but they have all been placed into an unfinished exhibit. Skylar has also been medicated like the pets, but luckily she manages to figure that out and remove the implant. She has to maintain her facade but she also tries to make sure things go well with the people there to ensure their safety. It's hard for her to get the others to believe what she eventually tells them, but given little other choice and what they've seen, they believe enough to follow her.
Meanwhile, Win and the rest of the rebels have been released under the cover story of some quarantine and placed under strict surveillance. For a while Win goes along with it, hiding his true feelings about Earth and what happened. Then he realizes that he needs to be the one to reach out and do something about it.
So a few from the group get together and managed to do a lot in secret. But the council has their own tricks and it's not long until Skylar has her group threatened by them. Because of some of the information Win and the others released, the ship is in discord and that helps our rebels enact a crazy plan that actually works. Freeing most of the humans and saving as many pets as they can, along with taking over a few levels of the ship? Not bad at all. While trying to sway public opinion about the Earthlings a discovery is made about the Kemyates. And it's not a good one. But it does allow them to use that as a way to bridge the gap between the two groups. With time running out for the rebels, another crazy plan must be enacted as one last ditch effort to get the truth out to the entire Kemyate population and also get them to accept the Earthlings as equals. Surprisingly, it works out rather well.
Though not all Kemyates accept the Earthlings are not lesser, they do end up working together enough in the end toward the new planet that will be home for both groups.
I would have loved an epilogue to this story. To find out what it was like there some years in the future and to see how Win and Skylar are doing together would have been great.
ARC provided by publisher via Netgalley.
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