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Wanderlust (Sirantha Jax, #2)

Ann Aguirre

Start date: March 11, 2015

Finish date: March 31, 2015

Discussion: Fantasy and Sci-Fi

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Mar 11, 2015 ✘✘ Sarah ✘✘ (former Nefarious Breeder of Murderous Crustaceans) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: i-used-to-hate-space, 2015, poof-gone-harem, absolute-favourites, kick-your-derriere-this-chick-will, science-fiction, br-2015

BR with ~~my MacHalo Freaks~~ Shelly & Jaime starting next week. No wait. Make that yesterday (view spoiler).

See this girl right there ↑↑↑? This is the fangirl in me right now. And you should consider your dear little selves blessed by Mother Mary of Anabolic Grace at the moment. You know, roll over, thank your lucky stars and all that. Because given this poor fangirl's pitiful state, you won't be getting the OMG-th ...more

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Mar 11, 2015 Robin (Bridge Four) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: buddy-read, fantastic-fantasy, super-sidekicks, sexy, 4-5-stars, o-captain-my-captain, sci-fi, chick-i-want-to-hang-out-with, kick-ass-heroines, book-boyfriend-material

Buddy read with some of the more impatient and OCD MacHalo Girls , Sh3lly and Liz. Some of the other MacHalo girls will follow next week.

Sometimes the truth doesn’t set you free; it just presents a different set of problems

I completely fell in love with Sirantha Jax in Grimspace and totally dived headfirst into Wanderlust expecting that love to grow and bloom for Jax into something of epic proportions. The only problem is that most of the things that I found so fantastic about her b ...more

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Mar 18, 2015 Liz* Fashionably Late rated it it was amazing

Shelves: author-we-should-be-friends, sexy-times, fantasy, read-2015, sequel-syndrome-free, awesomefest, badass-heroine, adventure, swoon-worthy-guys, yes-a-thousand-times-yes

Actual Rating: 4.5

BR with ~~the MacHalo Ladies~~ NO ONE because it's every man for himself now!
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Disclaimer: if you haven't read the first book, I won't spoil you a thing but I WILL hit you with a stick because this series is fantastic.

I am the fucking butterfly, causing ripples everywhere I go.

If Wanderlust had a real challenge this week was to prove itself as good as Grimspace. While its predecessor introduced us in a new world with amazing characters, Wanderlust was about the beginning of a d ...more

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Mar 11, 2015 JAIME LOUISE rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2015, buddy-reads, really-close-to-the-favourite-shelf

Prediction: An all out binge read of this series. All weekend.

Because it's soooooooo good!

The tone of this book is noticeably different from that of the first. I get that this is a filler book (so, bring on book III!) but TBH, I did quite a lot of skimming. That's not to say that it was bad at all, just different.

Most of this is going to be spoilery, because I totally need a character rant.

Jax is quieter in this book. She is worried, and that worry certainly tones down her badassery. She made ...more

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Jul 25, 2011 Angela rated it liked it

Shelves: review-books-done, sci-fi, romance, 2012-read, paperbook, second-copy

This probably ends up just slightly under 3 stars for me. I feel kind of 'meh' about this book. It's definitely a bridge book, so I'll try to forgive it a lot, but I feel like this book could have been less than half the length and still accomplished everything it wanted. There was no real climax, and based on the first glance at Doubleblind the story picks up right where it left off.

I loved the new additions to the crew, Jael and Hit are fantastic. Vel is also pretty awesome, a great friend, an ...more

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Mar 19, 2017 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2017, books-i-own-print, books-i-own-kindle, signed, 2017-love-letters-berlin

After absolutely falling in love with this world and these characters when I read Grimspace I couldn't wait to dive into Wanderlust. It's not often I find a series as addictive as this one and I'm happy that the second book continued that trend, I wouldn't say this was quite as good as the first book but it wasn't far off it and I'm still incredibly excited about reading the rest of the series. Where Grimspace was full of action and humour Wanderlust takes a darker turn, it still had it's humoro After absolutely falling in love with this world and these characters when I read Grimspace I couldn't wait to dive into Wanderlust. It's not often I find a series as addictive as this one and I'm happy that the second book continued that trend, I wouldn't say this was quite as good as the first book but it wasn't far off it and I'm still incredibly excited about reading the rest of the series. Where Grimspace was full of action and humour Wanderlust takes a darker turn, it still had it's humorous moments but there was some relationship drama that made it a little more angsty. The side characters and the amount of action pulled me through that though, there was enough going on that I could easily ignore the things that irritated me and I still love this world.

I love some of the changes we've seen in Jax, the way she wants to be a better person and how she tries to do the right thing is great but I do find it annoying that she tries to do everything on her own and doesn't ask her friends and crew for assistance even when she really needs their help. I also didn't like the way she tried to push Marsh away "for his own good", you don't get to make that kind of decision on someone else's behalf - especially not when you're hurting them in the process! I guess it was more realistic that their relationship wouldn't be plain sailing though, they both have difficult pasts and thats bound to effect the way they deal with things and lets face it they've not really had much time to get to know each other yet. I actually respected Marsh for his decision to stay behind to help Keri with her battle, she obviously needed his help and she's like a little sister to him so I think it's important that he didn't just abandon his family for Jax. It was still disappointing to see Jax and Marsh separated for so much of the story though and it's going to be interesting to see how their relationship proceeds now he's such a different man.

The side characters continue to be one of my favourite things about this series. I love that Ann Aguirre is happy to surround Jax with strong women as well as men, that's something we don't always see enough of. Dina and 245 remain favourites but we also have a new addition to the kickass women of the crew in Hit, a lethal assassin who luckily is on Jax's side (well for now anyway, let's hope she remains there!). The boys are still represented too and Vel is definitely one of my favourite characters in the series, for a shapeshifting giant praying mantis he's actually a pretty sweet character but he's always full of surprises and definitely a good person to be near in a fight. I love new addition Jael, what we've learned about his background is intriguing and definitely left me wanting more, he's a fun character but I'm a little nervous about the apology he made towards the end of the book so I'm going to be keeping a close eye on him in the future.

This series has quickly become one of my favourites and I can't wait to continue reading it. ...more

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Mar 17, 2015 Cathryn rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

I loved it!!! The addition of Jael and Hit were perfect. I had all kinds of feels while reading it. My only gripe is that it didn't have a solid ending. It felt like the end of a chapter instead of a book. I need to go buy book 3 now. ...more

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Feb 26, 2019 Umaiya ❄️Ramblings of a Scattered Mind❄️ rated it liked it

Shelves: aliens, sci-fi, ms-badass

Okay, popular consensus, not as good as book 1. It was only when I flipped the page that I realized the book was over, you know the kind?
It just didn't seem like a lot happened.
But yeah, still on to the next book. ...more

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Apr 22, 2015 Jennavier rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

My head says: While a lot happened in the book there wasn't as much forward momentum as I would have liked. This felt like an episode, not s novel.

My heart says: Oh my gosh I loved this so much GIVE ME MORE!

So now you know. ...more

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