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A review by lenoreo
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
5.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2020/06/24/aurora-rising-by-amie-kaufman-jay-kristoff/
5 stars — Well, I was thoroughly entertained! I always feel weird when I end a book and I’m like “5 stars!!!” Because in general I just don’t give them out very much, but I gotta go with my gut. Does that mean this book was flawless? Nope. But I seriously enjoyed myself that much. If you’re a fan of Firefly, I think you’d enjoy this one…those were the vibes I got most strongly.
I was worried about how I was going to enjoy 7 different POVs (once I started to realize that this was more than just dual POV), but I feel like it worked well in this situation. I never felt like when I was in one POV I was wishing I could see inside another — they always picked the POV that made the most sense, and it always contributed to the story and the characters in some way.
And a consequence of all those POVs is that I had 7 different characters to fall in love with — which is NOT easy. But in general I think I really did. And if not in love, then intrigued. There were ones that rubbed me the wrong way at times, but then over the course of the plot I got to know more and I think I understood more…or at least enough else went on that I forgave them their shortcomings, if that makes sense. They are a bunch of teenagers afterall. And holy wow, it did not stop me from bawling my eyes out this morning as I read through the conflict and climax — what can I say? I’m an emotional girl and I get invested. I’m not sure I can even tell you my favourite, because I loved things about each of them. I’m intrigued to see how they will continue to gel for the rest of this series, b/c this was basically the story of them forging those bonds — from a mismatched group of misfits, to a strong squad.
And besides characters (which are always my favourite part of the book), the plot kept me on my toes. There were plenty of things I did NOT see coming, and that delighted me. I was on the edge of my seat through a number of their close calls, and I loved that I was so wrapped up I wasn’t spending all my time figuring it out, just going along for the ride. Not that I didn’t see a few things coming, but I’m okay with that…it just makes me feel smart and intuitive (*snort*).
So yeah. I was sold. I noticed there’s a large cast of narrators (likely one for each of the 7), and so I’m kind of thinking I should check out the audio in the future…or maybe for book 2. I can’t wait to see where this is going next!
5 stars — Well, I was thoroughly entertained! I always feel weird when I end a book and I’m like “5 stars!!!” Because in general I just don’t give them out very much, but I gotta go with my gut. Does that mean this book was flawless? Nope. But I seriously enjoyed myself that much. If you’re a fan of Firefly, I think you’d enjoy this one…those were the vibes I got most strongly.
I was worried about how I was going to enjoy 7 different POVs (once I started to realize that this was more than just dual POV), but I feel like it worked well in this situation. I never felt like when I was in one POV I was wishing I could see inside another — they always picked the POV that made the most sense, and it always contributed to the story and the characters in some way.
And a consequence of all those POVs is that I had 7 different characters to fall in love with — which is NOT easy. But in general I think I really did. And if not in love, then intrigued. There were ones that rubbed me the wrong way at times, but then over the course of the plot I got to know more and I think I understood more…or at least enough else went on that I forgave them their shortcomings, if that makes sense. They are a bunch of teenagers afterall. And holy wow, it did not stop me from bawling my eyes out this morning as I read through the conflict and climax — what can I say? I’m an emotional girl and I get invested. I’m not sure I can even tell you my favourite, because I loved things about each of them. I’m intrigued to see how they will continue to gel for the rest of this series, b/c this was basically the story of them forging those bonds — from a mismatched group of misfits, to a strong squad.
And besides characters (which are always my favourite part of the book), the plot kept me on my toes. There were plenty of things I did NOT see coming, and that delighted me. I was on the edge of my seat through a number of their close calls, and I loved that I was so wrapped up I wasn’t spending all my time figuring it out, just going along for the ride. Not that I didn’t see a few things coming, but I’m okay with that…it just makes me feel smart and intuitive (*snort*).
So yeah. I was sold. I noticed there’s a large cast of narrators (likely one for each of the 7), and so I’m kind of thinking I should check out the audio in the future…or maybe for book 2. I can’t wait to see where this is going next!