Reviews with content warning for Death of parent - Crownchasers

Crownchasers is an amazing sci-fi that grips you from the start and never lets go until the very last page. Crownchasers is full of action, interesting alien species, and beautifully written characters that you can't help but fall in love with and root for all the way!

Crownchasers starts with space captain Alyssa as she runs from her family legacy by exploring all the universe. Sadly, tragedy strikes, and Alyssa is thrown into a race against fellow prime family children to become the next ruler of the empire by finding the royal seal that has been hidden somewhere in the universe. As the chase continues and things become deadly, Alyssa begins to see that the stakes are higher than she ever imagined.

I am really picky on sci-fi books but when I saw that Crownchasers involved a race I figured I would give it shot and I am so glad that I did! Crownchasers exceeded every expectation I had to the point I sacrificed a night of sleep just to finish and what a finish it was!!!! I did not see that ending coming and I still have chills.

I love all the strong female space captains in this book that are smart, fierce, and not afraid to take care of those they care for. I LOVE Alyssa and Hell Monkey because they had me laughing so hard at times. They really make a great team, and I can't WAIT to see what comes next.

If you are a fan of the amazing Firefly series, the Illuminae Files and/or the Aurora Rising series by Amiee Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, I HIGHLY recommend Crownchasers. You won't be disappointed!

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guessgreenleaf's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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jmeyers888's review against another edition

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adventurous funny sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Enjoyable characters and plot. I also love the pro LGBTQ world. I wish there was a bit more character development and world building though. I wanted to know more about the world these characters are in. We know there was a conflict/war in the past. What’s that about? And there are many different species; tell me more. I also wanted to know more about what the main character was thinking. She goes into a depression at one point in the book, but we barely get a glimpse at her inner turmoil.

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freckled_frog_boi's review

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

i fuckin loved this book

which, reading other reviews i know is a drop in the ocean of mixed feelings.

The biggest complaints made by other readers are that it’s very quip-y. And the chapters are like 3 pages long and end on a cliffhanger most of the time.

Now for me, who has the attention span of a goldfish, and a deep hatred of dry ass Sci-Fi novels, this book is absolutely perfect. And the main character is bi, which i love, and has an fwb relationship with her hunk of an engineer (who is very sweet, respectful, funny and loveable, as all good men should be).

ITS JUST FUCKIN GOOD, I LIKED IT A LOT. The main characters are funny, competent, and just all around cool. There are definitely jump scares in this that read like a tv show, and it’s super fun to read. Books like these remind me why I like YA, they can have more fun!

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dododenise's review

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Okay, the thing is, I just didn’t care about the plot all that much. It was thrilling but it didn’t pull me with it.
The characters were amazing though and I found to love so many of them. They pulled me through the book and I ended up caring a lot about them. And especially space monkey proved once again that himbos are the best.

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missh3ll's review

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adventurous dark emotional lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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gayghostprince's review

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adventurous funny hopeful fast-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

4.75

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abarnakwn_ourcolourfulpages's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Holy crap, this was phenomenal. I picked it up on a whim and really didn't expect to love it as much as I did. It was fast-paced and engaging, and I could not stop thinking about it. I'm so excited to pick up the next book!

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