Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own.



Rating: 3/5



Publication Date: September 4th, 2018



Genre: YA Sci-Fi



Recommended Age: 15+ (violence, slight gore, language, romance)



Pages: u/n



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Synopsis: Aaron Sheridan doesn’t want to live anymore. His entire family had just died in a shuttle crash and he’d been the one flying it. Unable to deal with the guilt, he signs up for the Fleet expecting a fatal deployment to the Rim War, but instead ends up at their most prestigious command school, Corinth Station.

Initially, he’s detached from the brutality of his instructors and the Machiavellian tactics of the other students there, but after he sticks up for his only friend he makes himself a target of the most feared cadet on the station, Caelus Erik. Unsure of whom to trust and worried that anything he does will make others on his flight team targets as well, Aaron retreats deeper and deeper inside himself. However, when he discovers that officer training is not the station’s only purpose, it becomes increasingly clear that risking everything is the safest thing he can do.

This is the first book in the Lakes of Mars series.

Contains: Strong language and some violence



Overall I liked this book. I felt the world building was really well done, story was well executed and it was plotted out well, and I felt like the ending was great!



However, I did feel like the characters were voiced older than they were stated to be and I felt like the pacing and the book was just kinda too slow. I also did not like the insta love and I feel like it didn’t make sense overall. I think the book could have done well without any romance at all.



Verdict: A sci-fi adventure that you’ll love to read!