Kaufman & Kristoff books are always SO entertaining, and this one did not disappoint! And their AUDIOBOOKS. HOT DAMN, THEY’RE SO MUCH FUN. Audio is the best way to go for these authors—the full casts are INCREDIBLE, and it seriously amps up the action and the comedy so much!

I definitely enjoyed this one much more than Aurora Rising. The first book was kinda meh for me and I quickly forgot a lot of what happened. THANK GOD for the recap at the beginning of this book (such an amazing idea that I wish more authors did for series). I was able to follow along with the plot better than the first, and now I finally have a (clearer) handle on all the space politics and whatnot. This is pretty much action from the start, with a small area of downtime in the middle before the action reaches its peak and doesn’t let up until the final page (yeah, the cliffhanger is pretty rough).

My absolute fave is Tyler. OH MY GOD CAN WE LET THIS BOY REST!? He was SO funny in this book, and his narrator (Johnathan McClain) is incredible. I was dying laughing throughout all of his chapters. His camaraderie (relationship?! HINT HINT NUDGE NUDGE) with Saedii was FANTASTIC. Omg those two were so much fun and I really hope they get together in the last book