Disclaimer: I received an e-arc and a physical copy from Knopf Books. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book Series: The Aurora Cycle #1

Rating: 5/5

Publication Date: May 7, 2019

Genre: YA Sci-Fi

Recommended Age: 15+ (slight romance scene, some language, little gore, death)

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Pages: 473

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Synopsis: The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch…

A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm
A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates
A smart-ass techwiz with the galaxy’s biggest chip on his shoulder
An alien warrior with anger management issues
A tomboy pilot who’s totally not into him, in case you were wondering

And Ty’s squad isn’t even his biggest problem—that’d be Aurora Jie-Lin O’Malley, the girl he’s just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler’s squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.

They're not the heroes we deserve. They're just the ones we could find. Nobody panic.

Review: Holy cow! I think I have found my next sci-fi addiction post-Illuminae! I feel in love with this book! I quickly bonded with Aurora and I love how Amie and Jay wrote this book. The multiple POVs don’t feel disjointed or messy. The story is compelling and the plot is interesting. I absolutely loved this novel with all of my heart.

If I had to choose one thing to complain about is that it felt like it should have ended sooner (but I’m absolutely not complaining that it kept going lol).

Verdict: Read this nowwwww.