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Nov 23, 2011

Maja rated it:

This is an incredible addition to the series, probably the best one yet. Even though I loved the action in Wanderlust, the relationship angst really bothered me. That's why I waited a month or so before daring to read Doubleblind. I'm happy to say that it brings a nice equilibrium to everything that's been grating on my nerves. In Grimspace, and especially in Wanderlust, March seemed to suffer from multiple personality disorder. He was a perfect lover, Jax's punching bag/doormat and Universal So More...

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Oct 13, 2009

Shannon rated it:

With Morgut attacks on space stations and planetary settlements escalating, the ousted Farwan Corporation's supporters pirating space ships, and the Syndicate coming out in the open to offer protection from the Morgut - for the right price, the success of Sirantha Jax's mission as the Conglomerate's ambassador to Ithiss-Tor has never been more important. She needs to broker an alliance with the one species who successfully drove off the Morguta couple of centuries before, but there's a big probl More...

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Jan 26, 2012

Claire rated it:

Hot on the heels of finishing Wanderlust and feeling the love big time for Jax I was eager and excited to start Doubleblind however I have to say that I was a little disappointed with it. Don't get me wrong I still really enjoyed this book but it just wasn't Wanderlust. This book picks up immeadiately where book 2 ended with Jax, who is now an Ambassador, landing on Ithiss-Tor, Vel's home planet, and it is here on Ithiss-Tor that we stay for the whole of the book. Ms Aguirre does an excellent More...

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Jan 23, 2012

Anzu rated it:

WARNING: SOME SPOILERS AHEAD

Well now I’m disappointed. I was expecting something great like the rest of the books from this series and what did I get? Politics. Lots and lots of politics. I didn’t like the story at all, not even the ending. I’m not happy with this book and I’m not really looking forward to reading the next one. There are many little things that irritated me besides this whole politics crap. Most of them are related to the characters, which I used to love. Not I don’t More...

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Apr 14, 2010

Sandra aka Sleo rated it:

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Feb 05, 2011

Rhonda rated it:

The journey continues.......

Well, I'm pretty vested now!! Solid fan of this series.
This one was everything I hoped for and more, I actually love the characters more than I did in the last one, and I was lovin' them. I love the continued growth of friendship between Vel and Sirantha. I have a deep love for the Bug now!!!!
This book lost some of the humor, but the circumstances were much different than the last book, serious business here.

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Oct 06, 2009

Kathryn rated it:

I find myself rating this entire series 5 stars, even though there are flaws in the story. But the books are so enjoyable, especially for someone who is not a huge fan of heavy-handed science fiction. These are light, quick reads and a whole lot of fun.

My major complaint - I wish these were longer and I wish Aguirre would go into further detail with her characters, alien worlds, and cultures.

More than anything, I loved reading about the friendship between two of the main More...

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Apr 14, 2010

Summer rated it:

Yaaay! While this book is certainly an emotional read, it wasn't as dark a book as the previous in the series. At the end of the previous book Sirantha finally made it to the alien planet she was assigned to delegate negotiations for an alliance. The beginning of this book starts right where it left off. Things are much more complicated than they seem and Sirantha has to rely more on her crew than usual. She especially has to rely Vel, whom I love, since March is still in a state from events at More...

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Nov 19, 2011

E. rated it:

It would help to read the second in the series ("Wanderlust") because circumstances have changed considerably from those detailed in "Grimspace". Sirantha Jax is acting as the ambassador to Ithiss-Tor with Vel the Ithtorian bounty hunter acting as her translator and guide. March has become a danger to all around him as he has reverted to the dangerous weapon of his past although Sirantha is determined not to give up on their love despite the very real possibility that he may More...

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Aug 06, 2011

Maria rated it:

Warning: Spoilers for the first two books, but not for Doubleblind.

The Sirantha Jax series runs through the gamut of all possible elements in science fiction/ fantasy. Grimspace was a jaunty, action-filled adventure with romance. Wanderlust had horror, separation from love interest, a thrilling escape from war-torn, Teras-infested planet, and the added stress of Jax's health issues. Now, Doubleblind features political intrigue, psychological post-war issues, expansion of artificial int More...

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Aug 04, 2011

Ainslie rated it:

This third book in the series differed for me in that instead of racing from one adventure to the next as in the first two books (nothing wrong with that, perfectly good space opera), it mainly focussed on one thing--Sirena's diplomatic mission to her friend's home planet. This gave the author a chance to slow down and examine and develop relationships, not just with the protagonist and her love interest, but that of her friendship with someone from a vastly different culture and race. While we More...

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Apr 08, 2011

Jamie rated it:

This book was ok; I mostly liked it, but it definitely had some flaws.

The things I liked:

1. I quite enjoyed seeing the customs, culture and world of the Ithtorians. The world was nicely built, and Vel was a character that I really liked among that world.

2. I continue to like Jax. She is a very likeable character, and her inner thoughts are realistic and understandable. She's an awesome main character.

3. I still love the idea of Dina and Hit. Hit i More...

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Feb 18, 2010

Angie rated it:

I know what you're gonna say. "Um, Angie? DOUBLEBLIND came out like five months ago. What are you doing reviewing it in February? And you call yourself a fan..." Before you judge me too harshly, I thought I'd lost it. I've been ransacking my house for months trying to find it and hadn't replaced it because I knew it just had to be there somewhere. But it was starting to get a bit ridiculous and just when I was about to go buy another copy, I found it! I won't tell you where because it' More...

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Oct 19, 2009

Jensownzoo rated it:

Ambassador Sirantha Jax finally makes it to Ithiss-Tor after the many setbacks she experienced in the previous novel and must start work immediately on two of the most important tasks in her entire life--tasks that she feels eminently unsuited for--by convincing the inhabitants of Ithiss-Tor to become part of the Conglomerate before it is destroyed by attacks from multiple quarters and also by bringing her love March back from the deadly, dispassionate, hair-triggered soldier that he had to beco More...

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Oct 15, 2009

Kay rated it:

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Sep 19, 2009

Janice (Janicu) rated it:

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I've been dying to read Doubleblind since, oh last year when I finished Wanderlust. So when I was lucky enough to get a early copy of the book (it comes out Sept 29th), it vaulted past everything else on my TBR (past some other books I've really wanted to read) and I started reading that night.

Doubleblind is the third book in the Sirantha Jax series:
Book 1: Grimspace
Book 2: Wanderlust

The Premise: Sirantha More...

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Jul 06, 2010

Katyana rated it:

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Jul 21, 2011

Andrea rated it:

This is probably closer to a 4.5 rating but I think it deserves the rounding up for being as good as it is. I am absolutely devouring this series at a ridiculously fast rate (over half way through Kill Box right now.) This particular novel is paced a bit differently than the previous novels due to Jax playing the role of Ambassador. This is not a bad thing, though at times things seem a little slow, because it gives the author time to really develop some of the relationships of the characters More...

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Sep 10, 2011

Catie rated it:

Well, all I have to say is, if you’ve stopped reading this series after book two (Wanderlust), then please give it another chance! This was the best installment so far. With the first two books my reviews were a bit like, “I loved it…except for…” and “if it weren’t for this then I would have loved it.” But this book needs no qualifiers. I loved it all the way through!

Sirantha has just arrived on Ithiss-Tor (finally), in an attempt to gain an alliance against the brutal, gluttonous More...

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Sep 25, 2010

Marsha rated it:

First let me say that I am truly enjoying this series. The main character, Sirantha Jax or "Jax" is strong, capable, loyal and accepting. Although she possesses these strong qualities she is also plagued by self-doubt, insecurity and grief over her failures. In two words, she is "wonderfully flawed." In Doubleblind Jax is reunited with her great love, March. However, March returns to her violently broken and a killer. She accepts the position of Ambassador for the Conglomerat More...

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Nov 15, 2009

Darcy rated it:

Jax has really managed to grow up and become responsible in this book. With her team she sets out to broker an alliance with the "Bugs". With Vel at her side she manages to do justice to their culture as she navigates her new diplomatic role.

I really like how Jax and Vel's relationship has changed to one where they are each other's closets friends even thought they are so different from the way they thing to even the species they are. They seem to constantly surprise e More...

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Oct 24, 2009

Michelle rated it:

Sirantha Jax is feeling the pressure - as a jumper, the urge to dive headlong into grimspace (yet again) is stronger than ever but here she is, traveling to Ithiss-Tor as an ambassador for the Conglomerate. In the wake of the Farwan Corporation's collapse, the Conglomerate is still struggling to keep citizens safe in the face of the mafia-esque Syndicate subtly flexing their muscles and the Morgut's increasingly frequent fatal attacks. Jax isn't necessarily ambassador material, but since she's p More...

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Feb 16, 2010

Jess rated it:

OH!!!! Superb! I thought I was going to be a little bored with this because Sirantha acts as an ambassador, and there's a lot of political talk and cultural discussions but I found it to be fascinating. Aguirre created an entire people with all of these customs, and made it so believable. I found Sirantha to be so vulnerable in this book, in the others she was strong and impulsive but she was so sad here. All she wanted was to help create peace, and to ensure that a huge, destructive war wouldn' More...

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Feb 01, 2010

The Flooze (Michelle M.) rated it:

I've just closed the cover on Doubleblind, the third Jax novel, and all I can think is: when will enough be enough?

Ambassador Jax finally arrives on Ithiss-Tor to broker an alliance with the Bugs. It's a mission of paramount importance; success could mean the salvation of humanity. At the very least, having the Ithtorians join the Conglomerate will lessen the threat on one of multitudinous hostile fronts. Or so they hope. But how much of herself will Jax have to relinquish to get the More...

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Sep 28, 2009

Brooke rated it:

A few weeks ago I received Doubleblind (Sirantha Jax, Book 3) by Ann Aguirre from Penguin. My first thought was, "Oh, Crap! I haven't read the first two books!" Lucky for me, I went to Borders and they had both so I grabbed 'em. Since they are paperbacks they weren't expensive. They were definitely worth the $14 for Grimspace and Wanderlust. I read all three within the week, because I couldn't put them down.

I'm not going to review both Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, Book 1) and W More...

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Feb 05, 2012

♥ Ashleigh ♥ rated it:

the updates and bulletins were a little boring but besides that i really enjoyed it.
i knew about the cleaning bugs and constance way before jax and vel figured it out, it kinda surprised me it took them so long, i also had a feeling that <spoiler>jael</spoiler> was behind the stuff that was going wrong from when he apologised. which was very upsetting cause he was pretty awesome but i have a feeling he'll pop up in the future, but he prob wont be happy or friendly, lol.
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Apr 21, 2010

CJ - You Carry On As If I Don't Love You rated it:

This is a 4.75 simply because I feel that there was a step that could've been elongated.

I really want to go into details but I won't. Instead I will focus on a few things.

My heart broke so many times during this book. So. many. times. Between the breakdown of men, the breakdown and shattering courage to rebuild relationships, dangers, plots and betrayals this book did a number on me. I would almost call it toxic but I enjoyed it way too much!

The action was a l More...

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May 06, 2011

Tina rated it:

I would like to say this book takes place minutes from when Wanderlust left off, but I'm not so sure. Wanderlust leaves off as they descend into Ithiss-Tor (Jax's hair is only about 3 inches). Doubleblind starts where they are getting ready to leave the ship on Ithiss-Tor (her hair is now down to her shoulders). Wow, that's some major hair growth. Did I miss something?

The whole book takes place on Ithiss-Tor and it all revolves around Ithtorian politics and Jax trying to get them to More...

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Nov 11, 2009

Sbuchler rated it:

Genre: Space Opera

Aguirre continues to deliver a fascinating (and different) tale following the adventures of Sirantha Jax, and the end promises yet more to come! In this installment Jax is struggling to get a highly xenophobic race to join the Conglomerate, as humanities one hope of not being eaten by the Morgut (a race that long ago was taught to fear the Ithtorians, but who consider humans a tasty, and with the fall of the Farwan Corporation, undefended snack). As if that's not en More...

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Sep 15, 2011

mlady_rebecca rated it:

Adored the book, but can't seem to summon a review at the moment. 09/14/2011

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Excellent addition to the series. This series is reading like one large overarching story broken into parts, as opposed to a series of largely stand alone books all in the same universe. From what I read, it sounds like it's a closed ended series with a definitive conclusion. Book #6's title of "Endgame" makes me think that will mark the end. Bummer. I'll be disappointed when I have t More...

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