Hello guys!
Friday is here again, and although for me it means work and a working weekend, I have a review for a book that I love for this week's Friday Reads!
I was extrememly lucky to win a print ARC of Polaris, signed by Mindee Arnett in a giveaway that the author herself organized, and I was rightly chuffed because any print ARC are so rare and precious for me to get my hands on! And of course, I had to read it right away! But now, it releases next Tuesday so I can share a bit about the book even if I've had to work very hard at keeping the review spoiler free!
Polaris by Mindee Arnett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Avalon was one of those books that I loved last year and like all science fiction for me feels like comfort food! So when I was lucky enough to win an ARC of Polaris and got to read it early, I was elated!!
Polaris stars pretty much where Avalon left us, with a lot of heartache, shock and with plenty of anger and loss to go around. And this is not exactly a sunshine and puppies kind of book, it's a darker book, with a lot of strife to get through.
Poor Jeth goes through so much and has to grow so much! He's always been the leader of the Shades, but he's never had wanted more and less to be in charge of everything that he has to in this book. He gets thrown curve ball after curve ball and keeps doing his best to take them in stride but has to learn some really tough lessons about himself, about control and about trust.
I don't really want to talk much (or at all) about the plot because I don't to accidentally spoil something for either this book or Avalon. I'll tell you that the Shades undertake their biggest mission to date in this one, that they don't do it alone and that it is biggest clusterfuck of a mission they ever had to deal with! We travel to two very different but very important places and we learn a lot about life, the universe and everything! (except for a thing or two!).
Polaris has everything that I love in science fiction, bigger questions about ourselves and what we're doing, what defines being human, responsability and consequences, spaceships, banter, adventure!! And some references to other geeky science fiction bits here and here that made me giggle happily even in between tough scenes.
This book is everything that Avalon was and more, everything is kicked up a notch (or two) and by the end of the book I couldn't turn the pages fast enough (while wondering what else could go wrong, and what else could happen to poor Jeth!)!
All I can say is that if you've read Avalon, of course you MUST read Polaris, and if you haven't started the duology, what are you waiting for?? GO NOW! Oh, and a word of advice, also read Proxy, the novella, you'll be better prepared!
Very well deserved 4 to 4.5 stars to this one. I cannot wait to read more science fiction written by Mindee Arnett!
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Friday is here again, and although for me it means work and a working weekend, I have a review for a book that I love for this week's Friday Reads!
I was extrememly lucky to win a print ARC of Polaris, signed by Mindee Arnett in a giveaway that the author herself organized, and I was rightly chuffed because any print ARC are so rare and precious for me to get my hands on! And of course, I had to read it right away! But now, it releases next Tuesday so I can share a bit about the book even if I've had to work very hard at keeping the review spoiler free!
Polaris by Mindee ArnettMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Avalon was one of those books that I loved last year and like all science fiction for me feels like comfort food! So when I was lucky enough to win an ARC of Polaris and got to read it early, I was elated!!
Polaris stars pretty much where Avalon left us, with a lot of heartache, shock and with plenty of anger and loss to go around. And this is not exactly a sunshine and puppies kind of book, it's a darker book, with a lot of strife to get through.
Poor Jeth goes through so much and has to grow so much! He's always been the leader of the Shades, but he's never had wanted more and less to be in charge of everything that he has to in this book. He gets thrown curve ball after curve ball and keeps doing his best to take them in stride but has to learn some really tough lessons about himself, about control and about trust.
I don't really want to talk much (or at all) about the plot because I don't to accidentally spoil something for either this book or Avalon. I'll tell you that the Shades undertake their biggest mission to date in this one, that they don't do it alone and that it is biggest clusterfuck of a mission they ever had to deal with! We travel to two very different but very important places and we learn a lot about life, the universe and everything! (except for a thing or two!).
Polaris has everything that I love in science fiction, bigger questions about ourselves and what we're doing, what defines being human, responsability and consequences, spaceships, banter, adventure!! And some references to other geeky science fiction bits here and here that made me giggle happily even in between tough scenes.
This book is everything that Avalon was and more, everything is kicked up a notch (or two) and by the end of the book I couldn't turn the pages fast enough (while wondering what else could go wrong, and what else could happen to poor Jeth!)!
All I can say is that if you've read Avalon, of course you MUST read Polaris, and if you haven't started the duology, what are you waiting for?? GO NOW! Oh, and a word of advice, also read Proxy, the novella, you'll be better prepared!
Very well deserved 4 to 4.5 stars to this one. I cannot wait to read more science fiction written by Mindee Arnett!
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I love, love, LOVED Avalon last year Pili, I can't wait to read this! Glad to know you loved it and that it was even better than Avalon. I'm a touch worried about everything Jeth has to go through in this one, but I know Mindee will make it all okay in the end:) So excited!
ReplyDeleteIf you loved Avalon, then you really need to read this one Jenny!
DeleteYou just need to have some comfort food for a few complicated chapters, but they're worth it!
I thought this was a standalone but I've seen Avalon around! Sounds like I need to try it :D
ReplyDeleteYep, it's a duology and you must check it out for sure Eileen!! =D
DeleteNo offence, Pili, but I really need to stop reading your reviews because not only are they killer on my one-click finger, but on my self imposed genre restrictions as well. Both are probably a good thing, however I sometimes struggle with change, so you'll have to forgive my weird faces whenever I visit your blog. Hehe!
ReplyDeleteCarmel @ Rabid Reads
None taken Carmel!! Just let me know if you try any of the "out of your comfort zone" books! ;)
DeleteI love sci-fi . . . will check this one out for sure :-)
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll like it loads Jamie!! Thank you for visiting!
DeleteSo like a book version of comfort food? How can someone say no to that? :D This sounds like a fun series and I find I'm more apt to read a book when I hear good things about the sequel, too. Plus then I can binge read the 2! Also, I love duologies. Middle books usually suck anyways so 2 book sis just long enough if you ask me!
ReplyDeleteBinge reading series for the win! And yeah, the sequel slump is quite a concern you don't have to worry about with duologies!
DeleteThank you Giselle!
I may need to get this book then especially if Jeth undergoes a lot of character development! The first book was pretty meh for me and wasn't planning to get the second book, but if you say it's good, it must be!
ReplyDeleteFaye at The Social Potato
It was really good! And Jeth really has to grow up and mourn his growing up in this book! I really hope you'll check it out, Faye!
DeleteYay :D Amazing review Pili. <3 I'm so glad you adored Polaris too :D It was a four star for me as well. <3 I just adored Jeth in this one. Had some issues with him in book one, but he was pretty amazing in this one :) Cannot wait to read more by Mindee. <3 Thank you for sharing your thoughts sweetie. <3
ReplyDeleteThank you for always visiting the blog, Carina, you're so sweet!
DeleteAnd yes, Jeth was amazing in this book! Much more complex! And I agree, we need more Mindee books!
Loveeeeeee! I'm glad you loved this one! I really felt for Jeth in this book. Hoping for more from this world!
ReplyDeleteAlyssa @ The Eater of Books!
YESSS! My dear Jeth, I felt so much for him!
DeleteAnd I'm doing the pretzel for companion books!!
I still haven't read book one but your kind words about this sequel make me want to pick it up. Love that this sequel left an impression on you!
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend this duology Lily! I hope you'll give Jeth and the crew a try!
DeleteYesss I really did love Avalon and I'm glad to hear that this one features more development for Jeth! It sounds pretty amazing, and I can see your enthusiasm for it!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jeann! If you loved Avalon, you really NEED to read this one cause I think you'll love it even more!
DeleteI have never read the first book in this series, so it sounds like I need to go and do that! I honestly clicked this review because the cover looked so cool and I wanted to see what this book was like. I think I will try the first one :)
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend both books if you like science fiction, Olivia! And even more if you're a Firefly and/or Star Wars fan!
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