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vicademia's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
burningupasun's review against another edition
3.0
To be honest this kind of dragged a lot for me until Tarver showed back up? It didn't feel as riveting as the first book, maybe because I didn't like either of the main characters nearly as much as Tarver and Lilac. It got better towards the second half but eh. Good enough to keep reading though, mostly to find out how it ends.
sydneybeth's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
emily_gaynier's review against another edition
4.0
Consider me shocked
The plot point/twist that was in every Illuminae Files book and the previous book in this series didn't happen.
I actually might read more from Amie Kaufman now that I know that she doesn't use that element in all of her books.
We'll see how the next one does
Read Infinity and Beyond: Saturn - beautiful cover
The plot point/twist that was in every Illuminae Files book and the previous book in this series didn't happen.
I actually might read more from Amie Kaufman now that I know that she doesn't use that element in all of her books.
We'll see how the next one does
Read Infinity and Beyond: Saturn - beautiful cover
syl_val15's review against another edition
4.0
These two authors can write, I mean it. Meagan Spooner and Amie Kaufmanhave succeeded again in creating two incredible protagonists and making every chapter exciting.
I’m loving the starbound trilogy so much so far.
It’s becoming a favorite, hopefully the last one will be as good as these two.
The second of the star bound trilogy is basically Romeo & Juliet moderated and futuristic sci fi version. Where the two main protagonists won’t die in the end, of course.
We follow our new heroes of this trilogy, Jubilee a captain who considers herself as a cold and soulless person after a trauma she experienced when she was younger and Flynn a leader of a rebellion whose older sister died of execution 10 years ago. Both from the opposite sides, and yet sparks grow between them and the rest is history.
I always find myself smiling idiotically where a main character from previous book appears as a cameo or a recurring character in the others. Reading about Tarver and Lilac made me so happy, I couldn’t help myself. And the fact they were engaged couldn’t made me happier.
The characters were so good, I liked them a lot. I just don’t understand one thing in YA fantasy books, the main character are only teenagers yet they act so mature and wise and responsible, but you know that’s why it’s fiction.
Plot hole:
In one of Jubilee’s dreams there was a moment where a picture of her family and her showed in front of her class and then a boy appeared between her parents and her in the picture and when the teacher asked who the boy was jubilee simply said it was her big brother, but the boy was sitting on the front row and said he wasn’t. I wanted to know who he was, that answer I wanted to know. Who that boy really was?
Further more lovely series, fantastic characters, spectacular book covers and beautiful writing.
Bracing myself for the last one.
4/5 Stars!
I’m loving the starbound trilogy so much so far.
It’s becoming a favorite, hopefully the last one will be as good as these two.
The second of the star bound trilogy is basically Romeo & Juliet moderated and futuristic sci fi version. Where the two main protagonists won’t die in the end, of course.
We follow our new heroes of this trilogy, Jubilee a captain who considers herself as a cold and soulless person after a trauma she experienced when she was younger and Flynn a leader of a rebellion whose older sister died of execution 10 years ago. Both from the opposite sides, and yet sparks grow between them and the rest is history.
I always find myself smiling idiotically where a main character from previous book appears as a cameo or a recurring character in the others. Reading about Tarver and Lilac made me so happy, I couldn’t help myself. And the fact they were engaged couldn’t made me happier.
The characters were so good, I liked them a lot. I just don’t understand one thing in YA fantasy books, the main character are only teenagers yet they act so mature and wise and responsible, but you know that’s why it’s fiction.
Plot hole:
In one of Jubilee’s dreams there was a moment where a picture of her family and her showed in front of her class and then a boy appeared between her parents and her in the picture and when the teacher asked who the boy was jubilee simply said it was her big brother, but the boy was sitting on the front row and said he wasn’t. I wanted to know who he was, that answer I wanted to know. Who that boy really was?
Further more lovely series, fantastic characters, spectacular book covers and beautiful writing.
Bracing myself for the last one.
4/5 Stars!
janivewe's review against another edition
4.0
Started out slow but became unputdownable
This is a sci-fi ya book. The story is roughly about two sides of an ongoing war for a planet in process of being terraformed (unsuccessfully).
We follow a captain of the military, Jubilee Chase and one of the leaders of the rebel group named Flynn Cormac. It is told by a dual POV.
Things happen
That's it. That's all I'm going to say because sometimes I do like going into a book blindly.
I have to admit that it was harder to get into this book than the first one. But once you pass the 30% barrier it certainly becomes unputdownable. The characters get better the more you read about them and I just loved Jubilee by the end. This girl is on fire.
This book explains the ending of the first book a little better. Maybe because the characters had a year to understand it themselves or because the new characters bring new perspectives. But it does leaves us with something to think about and look forward in the next book (kind of like the first book). It generates questions that may be answered in the next book (?) Maybe.
Overall I give this between 3.5 ~ 3.75 stars and will (of course) continue the series.
This is a sci-fi ya book. The story is roughly about two sides of an ongoing war for a planet in process of being terraformed (unsuccessfully).
We follow a captain of the military, Jubilee Chase and one of the leaders of the rebel group named Flynn Cormac. It is told by a dual POV.
Things happen
That's it. That's all I'm going to say because sometimes I do like going into a book blindly.
I have to admit that it was harder to get into this book than the first one. But once you pass the 30% barrier it certainly becomes unputdownable. The characters get better the more you read about them and I just loved Jubilee by the end. This girl is on fire.
This book explains the ending of the first book a little better. Maybe because the characters had a year to understand it themselves or because the new characters bring new perspectives. But it does leaves us with something to think about and look forward in the next book (kind of like the first book). It generates questions that may be answered in the next book (?) Maybe.
Overall I give this between 3.5 ~ 3.75 stars and will (of course) continue the series.
tiffanynoel's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this one as well! I didn’t like the characters as much as Tarver and Lilac from the first book, but Jubilee an Flynn grew on me and I’m excited to read the last book!
ihateprozac's review against another edition
5.0
I hesitate going into trilogies because I’ve fallen victim to the infamous “second book slump” too many times, but I can confidently say that This Shattered World bucks the trend! I absolutely adored the first novel These Broken Stars and This Shattered World was every bit as strong and kickass.
This Shattered World is a companion novel rather than a direct sequel, but don’t despair, there is a common thread binding the two stories that causes some of our favourite characters to intersect!
This Shattered World follows the story of Jubilee and Flynn on the planet of Avon, where Tarver infamously won his war medals for quelling an uprising between the army and the natives. Avon is a swamp planet that’s made sluggish terraforming progress, and the natives question why they’re being kept in the dark about the state of their planet and left to beg for crucial resources from the government and terraforming corporations.
Jubilee and Flynn couldn’t be more Montague and Capulet if they tried: Jubilee is a soldier stationed to keep the peace on Avon while Flynn is a leader of the native rebel forces. They are thrown together in unusual circumstances and try to uncover the truth behind Avon and ‘the Fury’: an unknown affliction whereby off-worlders succumb to a fugue state and go on killing sprees. There are clear parallels between the various strange phenomena on Avon and what Tarver and Lilac experienced in the first novel, and it’s obvious that Avon’s slow terraforming process may tie into all of this.
If you were a fan of Firefly and Serenity you will absolutely adore this story, with moments reminiscent of the Alliance and the Reavers as well as the Mudders colony in Jaynestown.
As was the case with the first novel, This Shattered World has a slow beginning as Kaufman and Spooner lay the foundation, but once the mystery gets going it’s a craaaaaaazy rollercoaster ride. I’ve been reading this on my morning+evening commute and was absolutely flying through the last 100 pages this morning, desperate to find out the truth before I got to work! The story is such a whirlwind adventure and I’d recommend reading it in a busy environment such as a train or public place, because I feel like the energy and noises around you just add to the frenetic energy of the text.
As was the case with the first novel, the romance is wonderfully slow-burning too. It’s not just a cut-and-paste of Tarver and Lilac’s story in different circumstances; Jubilee and Flynn have a completely different journey that doesn’t even really seem all that romantic. They go from enemies to colleagues, to friends, to maybe-potentially-idk something more. For them, the truth and their people need to come first.
While we didn’t get a great sense of the outside world in These Broken Stars, we get to better explore the colonies in this novel and see how cultures from Earth still exist. Jubilee is biracial with Chinese and black parents and she refers to the Mandarin language and the Chinese population, while Flynn’s people are Irish, named ‘Fianna’ after warriors in ancient Irish mythology. Irish culture and language is not something I see a lot in speculative fiction - particularly YA speculative fiction - and I enjoyed getting to see this side of it!
On the other hand, I was irked at how Kaufman and Spooner dealt with diversity and representation. It was great to have a biracial and bilingual strong female character who isn’t fetishized for her race and has agency over her romantic/sexual endeavours, but the other people of colour in this book were reduced to cannon fodder. Sure, a lot of white people died too, but when you only have a handful of POC and kill them all off in ways that don’t meaningfully contribute to the story, I’m going to be irritated.
Overall: Second book slump? What second book slump? This Shattered World is every bit as fantastic as These Broken Stars and will keep you on the edge of your seat, dying to know the secrets of Avon and how it ties into the events of the first novel. We get to explore more of the colonies and get a feel for how everyday people are struggling, though the story is rife with representation issues. I can’t wait to see how they wrap up the trilogy and explain the nefarious antics of Roderick LaRoux, but I’ll be watching with a critical eye to see how Kaufman and Spooner deal with representation in the final novel.
This Shattered World is a companion novel rather than a direct sequel, but don’t despair, there is a common thread binding the two stories that causes some of our favourite characters to intersect!
This Shattered World follows the story of Jubilee and Flynn on the planet of Avon, where Tarver infamously won his war medals for quelling an uprising between the army and the natives. Avon is a swamp planet that’s made sluggish terraforming progress, and the natives question why they’re being kept in the dark about the state of their planet and left to beg for crucial resources from the government and terraforming corporations.
Jubilee and Flynn couldn’t be more Montague and Capulet if they tried: Jubilee is a soldier stationed to keep the peace on Avon while Flynn is a leader of the native rebel forces. They are thrown together in unusual circumstances and try to uncover the truth behind Avon and ‘the Fury’: an unknown affliction whereby off-worlders succumb to a fugue state and go on killing sprees. There are clear parallels between the various strange phenomena on Avon and what Tarver and Lilac experienced in the first novel, and it’s obvious that Avon’s slow terraforming process may tie into all of this.
If you were a fan of Firefly and Serenity you will absolutely adore this story, with moments reminiscent of the Alliance and the Reavers as well as the Mudders colony in Jaynestown.
As was the case with the first novel, This Shattered World has a slow beginning as Kaufman and Spooner lay the foundation, but once the mystery gets going it’s a craaaaaaazy rollercoaster ride. I’ve been reading this on my morning+evening commute and was absolutely flying through the last 100 pages this morning, desperate to find out the truth before I got to work! The story is such a whirlwind adventure and I’d recommend reading it in a busy environment such as a train or public place, because I feel like the energy and noises around you just add to the frenetic energy of the text.
As was the case with the first novel, the romance is wonderfully slow-burning too. It’s not just a cut-and-paste of Tarver and Lilac’s story in different circumstances; Jubilee and Flynn have a completely different journey that doesn’t even really seem all that romantic. They go from enemies to colleagues, to friends, to maybe-potentially-idk something more. For them, the truth and their people need to come first.
While we didn’t get a great sense of the outside world in These Broken Stars, we get to better explore the colonies in this novel and see how cultures from Earth still exist. Jubilee is biracial with Chinese and black parents and she refers to the Mandarin language and the Chinese population, while Flynn’s people are Irish, named ‘Fianna’ after warriors in ancient Irish mythology. Irish culture and language is not something I see a lot in speculative fiction - particularly YA speculative fiction - and I enjoyed getting to see this side of it!
On the other hand, I was irked at how Kaufman and Spooner dealt with diversity and representation. It was great to have a biracial and bilingual strong female character who isn’t fetishized for her race and has agency over her romantic/sexual endeavours, but the other people of colour in this book were reduced to cannon fodder. Sure, a lot of white people died too, but when you only have a handful of POC and kill them all off in ways that don’t meaningfully contribute to the story, I’m going to be irritated.
Overall: Second book slump? What second book slump? This Shattered World is every bit as fantastic as These Broken Stars and will keep you on the edge of your seat, dying to know the secrets of Avon and how it ties into the events of the first novel. We get to explore more of the colonies and get a feel for how everyday people are struggling, though the story is rife with representation issues. I can’t wait to see how they wrap up the trilogy and explain the nefarious antics of Roderick LaRoux, but I’ll be watching with a critical eye to see how Kaufman and Spooner deal with representation in the final novel.
camilaferreira's review against another edition
5.0
Caraca. Esse livro me fez sofrer muito. A situação, o sofrimento, tudo foi muito intenso. O casal não tinha muita química, mas isso foi mínimo. Incrível assim como o primeiro ♥️
vivi_n's review against another edition
4.0
Really liked the two main characters and the plot was very interesting, but the ending didn't have enough ompf like the rest of the story so I was a little disappointed with that. Really looking forward to what happens next in book 3!