Princess Talia Starchaser has it all. Wealth. Status. Adoring citizens. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she’s forced to publicly betray her best friend, a companion mock she’s had since birth, setting events into motion that lead to the destruction of the humans, and the princess floating through space, a remnant of a time when humans ruled over droids.
GENRE:
Young Adult, Science Fiction
PAGES:
316 pages
PART OF A SERIES?:
Standalone Novel
RELEASE DATE:
March 6, 2018
YOU CAN FIND THE BOOK AT:
Book Depository
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Audrey’s Website / Krystal’s Website
GOODREADS SUMMARY:
While she sleeps, the whole universe changes.
Princess Talia Starchaser has it all. Wealth. Status. Adoring citizens. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she’s forced to publicly betray her best friend, a companion mock she’s had since birth, setting events into motion that lead to the destruction of the humans, and the princess floating through space, a remnant of a time when humans ruled over droids.
One hundred years later, half-mock captain Will Perrault and his ragtag crew discover a device floating in space. When a very human Talia emerges from its depths, Will suspects she’s the key to buying his way back into the regiment he once commanded against the last remaining rebel humans—and the ruling mock queen’s good graces.
Both Talia and Will would rather get space-tossed than trust one another, but with the queen’s forces chasing them across the galaxy and the fate of both worlds hanging in the balance, they’ll forge the unlikeliest of alliances to survive.
MY REVIEW:
**Please note that this review is based on an advanced readers copy given to me in exchange for an honest review. Final publication may vary. This in no way had any effect on the integrity of my review**
Okay, so once I got over the fact that this book was basically the idea I had for my own science fiction novel after I finished writing The Sanctuary, I truly enjoyed this book. I think they did a fantastic job with a concept that I’ve been interested in for awhile now and honestly, by the end of the book, I felt MORE inspired to write my own idea later, instead of feeling discouraged.
I loved that it gave me so many vibes from other stories, all mixed together to make a great story. It felt like an episode of Firefly or like they were inspired by Melissa Landers (who is a HUGE inspiration for me, for sure). It had a great mix of fantasy and science fiction, friendship, action and romance. It was a great story from beginning to end and I’m actually really sad that there won’t be more. There’s so much that could happen in this galaxy and I think that was one of the best parts. Audrey and Krystal write just one book but their world building is so great that I want to know more and learn more.
I love the dynamic of Will and Talia. Part of them reminded me of Mal and Inara from Firefly but they also reminded me of a sort of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy dynamic as well. Their relationship turned reluctant friendship turned romance was great, genuine and not forced, not rushed, not insta-love, which is a huge turn off for me. They had a very believable relationship and I was so glad that it went the way it did. I loved every member of the crew, especially Lux, who just seemed like she’d be an awesome person to be in a crew with.
This was my first book by both of these authors and I’m so glad that I downloaded the ARC. It was a fun read, with incredibly real characters and a well built sci-fi fantasy world and I wish there was more! That being said, I definitely can’t wait to read more from these two!
RATING:
4 out of 5 Stars
