The Lost Captain, the second installment in J.A. Gaudio's Black Hole Saga, wasn't quite as impressive to me as the first, but it was close. We pick up right where we left off, but from Annie's perspective: Sarah has sacrificed herself to save her ship and crew, and Annie, along with Sarah's twin Max, father the Fleet Admiral, and all the soldiers who looked up to her, are dealing with the loss. Max, however, refuses to believe that Sarah is dead, and Annie can't bear to think that she's lost the love of her life forever, so the two plan a daring and potentially deadly expedition to try to find and save her. 

I'm not going to say much more than that about the details as it would likely spoil things, but the plot, worldbuilding, and new characters, especially Sofie, are fabulously imaginative and interesting. There's a lot of depth and emotion to the characters, and a hint of spice (it's there but closed door). I wasn't quite as impressed with the writing this time around—although to be fair, that may have been cleaned up by the time of release. Regardless, it's still a strong story and I'm definitely in for the next book! 

I received a free ARC from Booksprout, but my review is unbiased and left voluntarily.