I loved this book from the very first sentence. I'm not usually a reader of sci-fi books so I was a bit wary about starting this book but I am so glad I did.
You are immediately plunged into Tess Bailey's world and it's non-stop action from start to finish. At no time do you feel that background information about this world is slowing the pace, it is all worked seamlessly into the story. The story has lots of plot twists, tension, great charcters. This is the first book in a new trilogy. Threads are introduced that will be developed in the later books, nevertheless, this book has some closure so you are not left frustrated waiting for more.
I can't wait to read the next instalment.

3.5 stars

So, this book started out really good. I liked the characters, the action was engaging and fast paced, and the world building was great.
But then the pacing got really slow for a while and a lot of the scenes seemed like fillers.
And while the story was still good, it just wasn’t great anymore.

(Also, the love interest calls the heroine ”starshine” and that’s just too cheesy for me. I mean, is this a joke?)

Overall, I wanted to love this book, but it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. I’ll still read the next book in the series because the blurb sounds amazing.


ARC generously provided in exchange for an honest review.

I am a huge firefly fan and jumping into this book felt like that, all the humour, the family feelings, the sci fi rogues. I loved it, such a fast action packed fun ride. A cast of great characters, amazing writing, this is my first book by Amanda but definitely won’t be my last

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion