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Xerus Galaxy Saga #3
Rising from the Galaxy
For fans of The Illuminae Files and The Lunar Chronicles, Rising From the Galaxy is Avengers End Game meets Gladiator in space with a touch of Red Queen. It's a fast-paced YA Science Fantasy space adventure with no spice romance, a cast of unforgettable characters, and offers an explosive ending to the trilogy.
HIS LOYALTY HAS SHIFTED. HER TRUE COLORS ARE SHOWING. THE FIGHT FOR THE GALAXY IS ON.
Forced to face the reality of the corruption overtaking the galaxy, The Soldier sheds his true purpose in order to join the Rising. There's only one problem. He's forced to work with an old flame who broke his heart cycles ago.
Rising operative Rin is pushed to her limits as the fast-approaching war becomes a reality and her rightful place is demanded of her. Fighting not only for the good of the galaxy, but against her attraction to the young man she's forced to partner with, Rin must make difficult choices between her heart and the good of the galaxy.
Across the Black, Talie and Renner fight to win over the Outlier Rim to the Rising's side while Leef and Merritt face a great unknown that lies behind a deadly space storm in hopes of finding aid.
With King Praxin's armies reaching into every aspect of the galaxy, the Rising is quickly running out of time as they fight to replace corrupt leaders on the high council. Will their numbers be a match for the bot army and military presence spreading like space dust to every corner? And can they find the help they need in unlikely allies? Or will the galaxy descend into chaos and corruption at the hands of an evil dictator?
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Rising From the Galaxy is the last book in the Xerus Galaxy Saga. It's a no spice romantic space opera perfect for fans of Star Wars, Skyward, and Red Queen. (Recommended for 13+) Praise for Suspended in the Stars:
"A planet-sized journey through the galaxy!"
TOSCA LEE, New York Times bestselling author
"E. A. Hendryx pulls no punches (and spares no kisses!) in this galaxy-worthy sci-fi romance."
NADINE BRANDES, award-winning author of Wishtress and Romanov
The Xerus Galaxy
Book 1: Suspended in the Stars (out now)
Book 2: Falling Through the Black (out now)
Book 3: Rising From the Galaxy (coming soon)
HIS LOYALTY HAS SHIFTED. HER TRUE COLORS ARE SHOWING. THE FIGHT FOR THE GALAXY IS ON.
Forced to face the reality of the corruption overtaking the galaxy, The Soldier sheds his true purpose in order to join the Rising. There's only one problem. He's forced to work with an old flame who broke his heart cycles ago.
Rising operative Rin is pushed to her limits as the fast-approaching war becomes a reality and her rightful place is demanded of her. Fighting not only for the good of the galaxy, but against her attraction to the young man she's forced to partner with, Rin must make difficult choices between her heart and the good of the galaxy.
Across the Black, Talie and Renner fight to win over the Outlier Rim to the Rising's side while Leef and Merritt face a great unknown that lies behind a deadly space storm in hopes of finding aid.
With King Praxin's armies reaching into every aspect of the galaxy, the Rising is quickly running out of time as they fight to replace corrupt leaders on the high council. Will their numbers be a match for the bot army and military presence spreading like space dust to every corner? And can they find the help they need in unlikely allies? Or will the galaxy descend into chaos and corruption at the hands of an evil dictator?
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Rising From the Galaxy is the last book in the Xerus Galaxy Saga. It's a no spice romantic space opera perfect for fans of Star Wars, Skyward, and Red Queen. (Recommended for 13+) Praise for Suspended in the Stars:
"A planet-sized journey through the galaxy!"
TOSCA LEE, New York Times bestselling author
"E. A. Hendryx pulls no punches (and spares no kisses!) in this galaxy-worthy sci-fi romance."
NADINE BRANDES, award-winning author of Wishtress and Romanov
The Xerus Galaxy
Book 1: Suspended in the Stars (out now)
Book 2: Falling Through the Black (out now)
Book 3: Rising From the Galaxy (coming soon)
776 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 4, 2025
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E.A. Hendryx
13 books191 followersE. A. Hendryx is an author, graphic designer, photographer, and podcaster living in Indiana with her husband, two dogs, and a cat named Pages. She writes fiction in multiple genres and spends more time on Instagram than she probably should. She grew up on a steady diet of Star Trek and Nancy Drew and believes that every idea is better in space.
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January 4, 2026
3 stars ⭐️ Clean Fiction - YA Sci-fi
I couldn’t remember all the details of this series because it had been a while since I read the prior books, so I actually reread the last couple of chapters of Book 2, which helped a bit.
I’ll admit to gulping when I saw this book’s size (almost 800 pages) and all the chapters (143 to be exact). It’s been a while since I’ve read a book that thick and I’m not a big sci-fi fan to begin with. I actually did something I’ve never done before: cheated on my yearly reading challenge and started this one a couple days before the end of the year to count it for the new year. I cut myself some slack due to the length of this book and over 60% was read in January, so I refuse to feel guilt over this. 😅
Unlike most dystopian/sci-fi books I’ve read, this one really started to give the element of “what if the “good guys” weren’t always ethical?” Or even “what if they would do anything—including kill—for their cause?” It added in a different dynamic that was frankly interesting to read because our main characters are apart of the “good” team, but not the main leaders or the decision makers at times, so everything wasn’t up to them like I usually see in books. I think I prefer the plans being created by the main characters, but it added a different style to this dystopian-like story.
We do follow about seven different POV characters throughout the book, which sounds like a lot, but it’s the couple from the first book, the couple from the second book, the new couple of this book, and then an odd-ball that sounds like he will get his own story someday. Because Talie and Renner are my favorite couple from this trilogy and the couple I feel like I know the best due to being with them three books now, I definitely preferred their chapters and was more interested then. The new couple, Rin and Clayus, were okay, but they felt a little too YA/mushy-gushy over each other and checked the other’s muscles/curves out a bit too much for my tastes.
As someone who isn’t a sci-fi fan on any level, I’m really impressed with myself that I read this massive sci-fi book. I definitely had to sike myself up to read it (it helped that it was the third and final book in a series), but it only took four days to read this tome and I’m pretty proud of that. I do have to say that I kept thinking “you know, Clayus, if you had just poisoned your father, that would have solved at least 70% of y’all’s problems.” Basically all the good parents are dead. No good parents alive to be found in this series. 😅
This book is three stars for my personal tastes, but it was pretty clean and I would recommend it for ages 16+ who enjoy this genre. It reminded me a lot of “The Lunar Chronicles” by Marissa Meyer but without the fairytale elements and had way less making out than that series.
Main Content-
We see characters with “gifts” that are different ranging from being invisible, defy gravity, ability to see the possibility of future events (called a “Seer” or “Teller”), convincing others to do what you tell them (vocal persuasion), create a shield around them, sharing one’s emotions/feelings with another, etc.; Both Talie and Renner sense a Seer/Teller talking to them in their minds but doesn’t know how the person is communicating with her; *Spoilers* .
*Spoilers* .
Some says for the “stars” to guide another in a greeting; A few mentions of prayers/praying (most not said towards who, but once it’s said to be to the Verse); A mention of meditation.
No major or mild cussing, but there are fictional curses for the word where Verse and Stars are used frequently (verse is typically a replacement for world/earth) along with: ‘What in the Verse’, ‘Verses help me’, ‘Verse knows’, ‘For all that’s good in the Verse’, ‘For the love of the Verse’, ‘Thank the Verse’, ‘swear to the Verse’, ‘from Verse knows where’, ‘what in the Void’, ‘Thank the stars’, ‘star-blasted/stars-born idiot’, ‘stars-stupid idiot’, ‘star-blessed’, ‘Stars’ (just as an exclamation) and other such versions; Other fictional curses such as ‘slagging/slagged’, ‘slag that’, ‘bunch of slag’, ‘sanded’, ‘what in the Merciful Sands’, and ‘Merciful Sands’ (which Talie notes once that she says it like a prayer like she was taught).
what in the galaxy’, ‘what in the Black’, ‘by the Black’, & ‘shining’ (adjective); Also ‘gah’, ‘heck’, ‘blasted’, ‘idiot’, ‘what in the blazes’, and ‘stupid’ are used; Sarcasm & Eye rolling; Eavesdropping & Lying; A couple mentions of curses or almost cursing (said, not written).
The death of a parent & grief (up to a few sentences).
Lots of Fighting, Being hit/attacked, Being tied-up and threatened, Being tortured/drugged with poisons, Drugging others, Being held at gun-point and knife-point, Holding others at gun-point and knife-point, Shooting, Being stunned and stabbed, Being shot at, Being slapped, Punching, Choking someone (but stopping before killing the person), Pain, Passing out, Injuries, & Blood/Bleeding (up to a few sentences); Seeing an execution (with grief but no details on how the person is killed); Seeing two other deaths & grief (up to a couple sentences); Wanting to punch, slap, & kill enemies; An explosion (up to a few sentences).
Main characters have abusive (manipulative) parents.
Many mentions of wars, fighting, battles, rebellions, murders, assassinations/assassins, assassination plans, gunfire, weapons, killings, & violence (up to a few sentences in length); Many mentions of being held at gun-point, being shot, injuries, major injuries, pain, passing out, blood/bleeding, & near death injuries (up to a few sentences); Many mentions of lies, lying, liars, & deception; Mentions of deaths, a parent being ill, & grief (including of parents and good friends); Mentions of executions; Mentions of gangs; Mentions of poisons & others being poisoned/drugged; Mentions of crimes, criminals, thieves, & stealing; Mentions of a fighting ring & fights to the death; Mentions of blackmail & threats; Mentions of alcohol, drinking, & a bar (the main characters do not partake in any, only mentions being of side-characters and surroundings; Clayus comments on wanting to start to drink alcohol after bad news, but Rin throws out the drink he pours); Mentions of hatred; Mentions of eavesdropping; Mentions of gossip/rumors; Mentions of an injured animal; A few mentions of hatred; A few mentions of tattoos; A couple mentions of jealousy; A mention of vomiting.
Talie refers to a bot (robot) as “she” instead of “it” saying that the bot prefers being called “she”.
3 hand kisses,
13 cheek kisses,
1 nose kiss,
7 head/forehead kisses,
2 ear kisses,
1 almost kiss lasting a couple sentences,
3 almost kisses lasting 3-7 sentences (with desire and longing),
19 kisses lasting a sentence,
10 kisses lasting a couple sentences,
6 kisses lasting a few sentences (including a kiss where their lips “worship the connection” and “long for more”),
6 kisses lasting 5-8 sentences.
Remembering kisses & kissing (up to a few sentences); Staring at lips (up to couple sentences); Wanting to kiss & touch (multiple times, up to a few sentences).
Many Touches, Embraces, Dancing, Cuddling/Nuzzling, Hand holding, Warm/Heat, Electricity, Smelling, & Nearness between three couples (up to a handful of sentences); One of the girls sits in her guy’s lap & they kiss; Blushes, Winks, & Flirting; Noticing & Staring (including curves/muscles/a shirtless guy, up to a few sentences).
Clayus takes off his shirt in front of Rin (which causes her to stare and later think about his abs, up to a few sentences); Later, Rin walks in on Clayus being shirtless and stares again (up to a couple sentences); Clayus and Rin act like they are having a fling to fool his father and guards (this includes a couple suggestive comments, messing up her hair to appear they’ve kissed, and kiss and touch in front of others); Rin later says to someone that they had a fling (which is not true).
Mentions of kisses & kissing; Mentions of flirting, winks, & blushes; A few mentions of a man having a weakness for beautiful women; A few mentions of flings; A few mentions of crushes; A mention of a man leering at Rin; A mention of testosterone.
I couldn’t remember all the details of this series because it had been a while since I read the prior books, so I actually reread the last couple of chapters of Book 2, which helped a bit.
I’ll admit to gulping when I saw this book’s size (almost 800 pages) and all the chapters (143 to be exact). It’s been a while since I’ve read a book that thick and I’m not a big sci-fi fan to begin with. I actually did something I’ve never done before: cheated on my yearly reading challenge and started this one a couple days before the end of the year to count it for the new year. I cut myself some slack due to the length of this book and over 60% was read in January, so I refuse to feel guilt over this. 😅
Unlike most dystopian/sci-fi books I’ve read, this one really started to give the element of “what if the “good guys” weren’t always ethical?” Or even “what if they would do anything—including kill—for their cause?” It added in a different dynamic that was frankly interesting to read because our main characters are apart of the “good” team, but not the main leaders or the decision makers at times, so everything wasn’t up to them like I usually see in books. I think I prefer the plans being created by the main characters, but it added a different style to this dystopian-like story.
We do follow about seven different POV characters throughout the book, which sounds like a lot, but it’s the couple from the first book, the couple from the second book, the new couple of this book, and then an odd-ball that sounds like he will get his own story someday. Because Talie and Renner are my favorite couple from this trilogy and the couple I feel like I know the best due to being with them three books now, I definitely preferred their chapters and was more interested then. The new couple, Rin and Clayus, were okay, but they felt a little too YA/mushy-gushy over each other and checked the other’s muscles/curves out a bit too much for my tastes.
As someone who isn’t a sci-fi fan on any level, I’m really impressed with myself that I read this massive sci-fi book. I definitely had to sike myself up to read it (it helped that it was the third and final book in a series), but it only took four days to read this tome and I’m pretty proud of that. I do have to say that I kept thinking “you know, Clayus, if you had just poisoned your father, that would have solved at least 70% of y’all’s problems.” Basically all the good parents are dead. No good parents alive to be found in this series. 😅
This book is three stars for my personal tastes, but it was pretty clean and I would recommend it for ages 16+ who enjoy this genre. It reminded me a lot of “The Lunar Chronicles” by Marissa Meyer but without the fairytale elements and had way less making out than that series.
Main Content-
We see characters with “gifts” that are different ranging from being invisible, defy gravity, ability to see the possibility of future events (called a “Seer” or “Teller”), convincing others to do what you tell them (vocal persuasion), create a shield around them, sharing one’s emotions/feelings with another, etc.; Both Talie and Renner sense a Seer/Teller talking to them in their minds but doesn’t know how the person is communicating with her; *Spoilers* .
*Spoilers* .
Some says for the “stars” to guide another in a greeting; A few mentions of prayers/praying (most not said towards who, but once it’s said to be to the Verse); A mention of meditation.
No major or mild cussing, but there are fictional curses for the word where Verse and Stars are used frequently (verse is typically a replacement for world/earth) along with: ‘What in the Verse’, ‘Verses help me’, ‘Verse knows’, ‘For all that’s good in the Verse’, ‘For the love of the Verse’, ‘Thank the Verse’, ‘swear to the Verse’, ‘from Verse knows where’, ‘what in the Void’, ‘Thank the stars’, ‘star-blasted/stars-born idiot’, ‘stars-stupid idiot’, ‘star-blessed’, ‘Stars’ (just as an exclamation) and other such versions; Other fictional curses such as ‘slagging/slagged’, ‘slag that’, ‘bunch of slag’, ‘sanded’, ‘what in the Merciful Sands’, and ‘Merciful Sands’ (which Talie notes once that she says it like a prayer like she was taught).
what in the galaxy’, ‘what in the Black’, ‘by the Black’, & ‘shining’ (adjective); Also ‘gah’, ‘heck’, ‘blasted’, ‘idiot’, ‘what in the blazes’, and ‘stupid’ are used; Sarcasm & Eye rolling; Eavesdropping & Lying; A couple mentions of curses or almost cursing (said, not written).
The death of a parent & grief (up to a few sentences).
Lots of Fighting, Being hit/attacked, Being tied-up and threatened, Being tortured/drugged with poisons, Drugging others, Being held at gun-point and knife-point, Holding others at gun-point and knife-point, Shooting, Being stunned and stabbed, Being shot at, Being slapped, Punching, Choking someone (but stopping before killing the person), Pain, Passing out, Injuries, & Blood/Bleeding (up to a few sentences); Seeing an execution (with grief but no details on how the person is killed); Seeing two other deaths & grief (up to a couple sentences); Wanting to punch, slap, & kill enemies; An explosion (up to a few sentences).
Main characters have abusive (manipulative) parents.
Many mentions of wars, fighting, battles, rebellions, murders, assassinations/assassins, assassination plans, gunfire, weapons, killings, & violence (up to a few sentences in length); Many mentions of being held at gun-point, being shot, injuries, major injuries, pain, passing out, blood/bleeding, & near death injuries (up to a few sentences); Many mentions of lies, lying, liars, & deception; Mentions of deaths, a parent being ill, & grief (including of parents and good friends); Mentions of executions; Mentions of gangs; Mentions of poisons & others being poisoned/drugged; Mentions of crimes, criminals, thieves, & stealing; Mentions of a fighting ring & fights to the death; Mentions of blackmail & threats; Mentions of alcohol, drinking, & a bar (the main characters do not partake in any, only mentions being of side-characters and surroundings; Clayus comments on wanting to start to drink alcohol after bad news, but Rin throws out the drink he pours); Mentions of hatred; Mentions of eavesdropping; Mentions of gossip/rumors; Mentions of an injured animal; A few mentions of hatred; A few mentions of tattoos; A couple mentions of jealousy; A mention of vomiting.
Talie refers to a bot (robot) as “she” instead of “it” saying that the bot prefers being called “she”.
3 hand kisses,
13 cheek kisses,
1 nose kiss,
7 head/forehead kisses,
2 ear kisses,
1 almost kiss lasting a couple sentences,
3 almost kisses lasting 3-7 sentences (with desire and longing),
19 kisses lasting a sentence,
10 kisses lasting a couple sentences,
6 kisses lasting a few sentences (including a kiss where their lips “worship the connection” and “long for more”),
6 kisses lasting 5-8 sentences.
Remembering kisses & kissing (up to a few sentences); Staring at lips (up to couple sentences); Wanting to kiss & touch (multiple times, up to a few sentences).
Many Touches, Embraces, Dancing, Cuddling/Nuzzling, Hand holding, Warm/Heat, Electricity, Smelling, & Nearness between three couples (up to a handful of sentences); One of the girls sits in her guy’s lap & they kiss; Blushes, Winks, & Flirting; Noticing & Staring (including curves/muscles/a shirtless guy, up to a few sentences).
Clayus takes off his shirt in front of Rin (which causes her to stare and later think about his abs, up to a few sentences); Later, Rin walks in on Clayus being shirtless and stares again (up to a couple sentences); Clayus and Rin act like they are having a fling to fool his father and guards (this includes a couple suggestive comments, messing up her hair to appear they’ve kissed, and kiss and touch in front of others); Rin later says to someone that they had a fling (which is not true).
Mentions of kisses & kissing; Mentions of flirting, winks, & blushes; A few mentions of a man having a weakness for beautiful women; A few mentions of flings; A few mentions of crushes; A mention of a man leering at Rin; A mention of testosterone.
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December 29, 2025Yep, I wrote it but I’m saying I read it as I DID (at least several times this year alone).
October 18, 2025
I had the privilege of proofreading this one. I'm pretty sure the author put drugs in it because I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. I did not want to stop reading—it was SOOOO GOOD!
Please go read books one and two so that you'll be ready to go when this one releases next month!
Please go read books one and two so that you'll be ready to go when this one releases next month!
December 17, 2025
What a fantastic finale to this amazing trilogy! The characters, the settings, being in space & different worlds…the author described it all and wrapped up the series in a most perfect way. Well worth the time to read!
I received a copy from the author to review with no expectation for a favorable review; these thoughts and impressions are all my own.
I received a copy from the author to review with no expectation for a favorable review; these thoughts and impressions are all my own.
November 18, 2025
I can't believe it's over. When I saw this book was over 700 pages, I was thrilled that the final installment would last a while. I tried to pace myself as best I could while reading this, but I devoured it, and now it's gone too soon! (Unless that last chapter is hinting at more???) It was clean, the action never stopped, and I couldn't put it down. I loved every minute of this series. I think this book is my favorite of the series because I loved seeing everyone coming together and reading from everyone's POV. Whoever is in charge of making movies needs to get this one in the works! This series is officially in my top three favorites of all time. I'm not even sure what I should do now...
December 7, 2025
The author does a fabulous job creating a very unique setting with vivid language that makes you feel like you're there. She also has an amazing ability to bring her characters to life so you know them personally as you read through their adventures. I read the first two books in this trilogy, and I rate this one as the best of them all. Though the third book paints a new scene with new main characters, all three books are very intricately woven together to make a masterpiece. I highly recommend this trilogy! It will not disappoint!
January 10, 2026
Loved this culmination of this series!
What I loved the most about book three, was that all the politics that had been teased about and ramped up to in the other books through took their proper stage in book three. But because books 1 &2 did such a good world building and characterizing the stage was set so three-dimensionally, and the stakes were very high and clear! It made things very dynamic, exciting (and tense at times lol!).
Great job to Hendryx on the third and final book in the Xerus Galaxy Saga!
What I loved the most about book three, was that all the politics that had been teased about and ramped up to in the other books through took their proper stage in book three. But because books 1 &2 did such a good world building and characterizing the stage was set so three-dimensionally, and the stakes were very high and clear! It made things very dynamic, exciting (and tense at times lol!).
Great job to Hendryx on the third and final book in the Xerus Galaxy Saga!
November 2, 2025
Rising From the Galaxy is the perfect ending to the Xerus Galaxy Saga! I loved it, it made me laugh, cry, and had me on the edge of my seat wanting to know what is going to happen next every chapter. It was action packed with beautiful romances. Each character's growth was done so well.
If you're a fan of sci-fi and fantasy this series is for you!
If you're a fan of sci-fi and fantasy this series is for you!
November 24, 2025
Rising from the Galaxy is the masterfully executed, epic conclusion Xerus fans have been clamoring for! Hendryx weaves multiple points-of-view with such finesse that I was hooked on every plot thread and equally eager to follow every character arc. I would follow this team of heroes, flawed and reluctant as they are, to end of the Verse!
December 11, 2025
I drank this book up. As with the other books in the series, this book captured my attention and didn’t let go. I read this in three days back in August but waited until it was published officially before leaving my review. I had the pleasure of beta-reading. I’m now obsessed with sci-fi fantasies. This author has an incredible way with words.
December 24, 2025
An excellent conclusion to a wonderful trilogy. For a multiple point of view story, there were a lot of characters to keep track of by book 3. It was handled very well, but you do end up with a lot of mini-cliffhangers throughout the book.
Ideal enjoyed this series and the ending was satisfying. But I do hope she returns to the world, as there are easily more stories to be told.
Ideal enjoyed this series and the ending was satisfying. But I do hope she returns to the world, as there are easily more stories to be told.
January 16, 2026
Happy sighs. 5⭐️
Knowing Rising From The Galaxy was the final book in the trilogy, plus the fact that it’s HUGE (776 pages!), I took my time and savored this story.
It did not disappoint.
There are a LOT of characters in this trilogy and they ALL show up in RFTG. I did have a little trouble recalling a couple of the side characters from book one. But I was able to glean enough character info within the context of RFTG to keep reading.
RFTG has plenty of space-adventure action. And with the multiple POVS, the reader really sees the bigger picture of what is happening across the Xerus Galaxy.
If you like the romance of Star Wars, the technology of Star Trek, and the storytelling of both, you will enjoy the Xerus Galaxy Saga!
I recommend this trilogy to older teens and adults who enjoy a good space opera or scifi-fantasy.
Knowing Rising From The Galaxy was the final book in the trilogy, plus the fact that it’s HUGE (776 pages!), I took my time and savored this story.
It did not disappoint.
There are a LOT of characters in this trilogy and they ALL show up in RFTG. I did have a little trouble recalling a couple of the side characters from book one. But I was able to glean enough character info within the context of RFTG to keep reading.
RFTG has plenty of space-adventure action. And with the multiple POVS, the reader really sees the bigger picture of what is happening across the Xerus Galaxy.
If you like the romance of Star Wars, the technology of Star Trek, and the storytelling of both, you will enjoy the Xerus Galaxy Saga!
I recommend this trilogy to older teens and adults who enjoy a good space opera or scifi-fantasy.
January 14, 2026
"We're fighting for those who can't stand on their own, and we will be strong together with them. We don't bring who we were to this fight; we bring who we are."
I don't know if I'll ever have words strong enough to convey what the Xerus Galaxy Saga means to me, but I'm going to make the attempt. Rising from the Galaxy is an exceptional conclusion to a multi-layered story filled with massive stakes, character's I want more than anything to be real, and three intertwined romances that've made me swoon, broke my heart, and reminded me that love is the choice to uplift/cherish/endure whatever life brings with that chosen individual by your side. It's about found family, courage in the face of impossible odds, but most of all, this is a story of unwavering hope. A reminder that goodness conquers evil, but not without sacrifice.
My favourite couple will always be Leef and Merritt. However, I loved the immense vulnerability and history attached to Clay and Rin. When a book has a second chance romance, I'm not immediately sold. BUT, the reasons behind this second chance romance are so devastating (on both sides) that I felt fiercely protective of these two. When multiple people try their hardest to keep two powerhouses apart, because they fear what would happen if they were together, that's a couple I can root for. Also, Clay is a sweetheart, and he deserves all the happiness in the world (Rin would agree haha so I'm right).
The space battle at the end felt like I chugged five cups of coffee. Now I know what it feels like to be flooded with adrenaline (thank you, Emilie). It was like taking pieces of my heart and tossing them into never-ending darkness not knowing if they'd ever come back. That's the problem when all your favourite characters join up for the last stand - no one's life is safe. However, the nerve-racking stress was so worth it, because the ending was beyond my wildest dreams. Emilie mic dropped that finale, and I lived for every single word. I also definitely cried happy tears.
This trilogy is now one of my favourites of all time. I've never been a science fiction girl, but now I know there are science fiction stories (science fantasy) that'll find me and maybe even show me things about myself that other genres don't. I cannot, and won't ever, stop recommending these books. I am an unapologetic Xerus Galaxy super fan.
I don't know if I'll ever have words strong enough to convey what the Xerus Galaxy Saga means to me, but I'm going to make the attempt. Rising from the Galaxy is an exceptional conclusion to a multi-layered story filled with massive stakes, character's I want more than anything to be real, and three intertwined romances that've made me swoon, broke my heart, and reminded me that love is the choice to uplift/cherish/endure whatever life brings with that chosen individual by your side. It's about found family, courage in the face of impossible odds, but most of all, this is a story of unwavering hope. A reminder that goodness conquers evil, but not without sacrifice.
My favourite couple will always be Leef and Merritt. However, I loved the immense vulnerability and history attached to Clay and Rin. When a book has a second chance romance, I'm not immediately sold. BUT, the reasons behind this second chance romance are so devastating (on both sides) that I felt fiercely protective of these two. When multiple people try their hardest to keep two powerhouses apart, because they fear what would happen if they were together, that's a couple I can root for. Also, Clay is a sweetheart, and he deserves all the happiness in the world (Rin would agree haha so I'm right).
The space battle at the end felt like I chugged five cups of coffee. Now I know what it feels like to be flooded with adrenaline (thank you, Emilie). It was like taking pieces of my heart and tossing them into never-ending darkness not knowing if they'd ever come back. That's the problem when all your favourite characters join up for the last stand - no one's life is safe. However, the nerve-racking stress was so worth it, because the ending was beyond my wildest dreams. Emilie mic dropped that finale, and I lived for every single word. I also definitely cried happy tears.
This trilogy is now one of my favourites of all time. I've never been a science fiction girl, but now I know there are science fiction stories (science fantasy) that'll find me and maybe even show me things about myself that other genres don't. I cannot, and won't ever, stop recommending these books. I am an unapologetic Xerus Galaxy super fan.
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