My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The second installment in the epic Starbound trilogy introduces a new pair of star-crossed lovers on two sides of a bloody war.
Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met.
Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the terraformed planet's rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents.
Rebellion is in Flynn's blood. Terraforming corporations make their fortune by recruiting colonists to make the inhospitable planets livable, with the promise of a better life for their children. But they never fulfilled their promise on Avon, and decades later, Flynn is leading the rebellion.
Desperate for any advantage in a bloody and unrelentingly war, Flynn does the only thing that makes sense when he and Lee cross paths: he returns to base with her as prisoner. But as his fellow rebels prepare to execute this tough-talking girl with nerves of steel, Flynn makes another choice that will change him forever. He and Lee escape the rebel base together, caught between two sides of a senseless war.
Freaking wow. It isn't often that I find a second book to be as good as the first. This was one of those. I loved These Broken Stars and loved This Shattered World just as much. When I started, I was a little confused that none of the same characters were involved, but later on some familiar names appear.
CHARACTERS- I loved the main characters of this book but the side characters really added to the story. You get the story from alternating viewpoints: between Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac. One a soldier, the other a rebel. I couldn't believe what happened between them. Not going to spoil it for you, read the book. There are also some chapters that have a third random voice (I listened) and whispering in the background. It really added some mystery to that part. Love, love, love the ending though!
PLOT- I thought the story was different then what I've read before. It didn't start right as book one ended, which I found interesting. I didn't even find the tie in until well into the book. The story moved along quickly and kept me going.
ENDING- This book had one, which I appreciate. There are still some unanswered questions, but I see a hope for the end of this series. Loved how book two wrapped. Still questioning but concluded enough to leave me feeling satisfied.
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