The Aurora Cycle by Amie Kaufman -> Restarting November 14th, 2022

[Alaina]

From the internationally bestselling authors of THE ILLUMINAE FILES comes an epic new science fiction adventure.

The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch…

A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm
A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates
A smart-ass techwiz with the galaxy’s biggest chip on his shoulder
An alien warrior with anger management issues
A tomboy pilot who’s totally not into him, in case you were wondering

And Ty’s squad isn’t even his biggest problem—that’d be Aurora Jie-Lin O’Malley, the girl he’s just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler’s squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.

They're not the heroes we deserve. They're just the ones we could find. Nobody panic.

[Aly]

Thanks!

[Alaina]

Starting book 1 now!

[Aly]

Still working on the Harbinger series then I'll start this one

[Alaina]

Woot woot! You got this!

[Alaina]

Ch 1-10: (view spoiler)[So excited to dive back into this series! Even though this started off with lots of death and I felt so bad because I have no idea how I would react or feel if I found out all my loved ones were dead. While ya know.. I'm alive and shit.

Other than that, I love getting to re-meet everyone. Kal is hilarious. Tyler is freaking adorable. I'm very intrigued by Zila. Heck, I'm just excited in general for this. Let's go! (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 11-20: (view spoiler)[Woww Cat shooting her shot was huge but then Tyler shot her down like an asshole. Not cool. I'm also freaking out about the languages by Auri. Especially when they played it backwards - freaaaky. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 21-30: (view spoiler)[Oh Kal, I love you. Also the monkey coming out had me dying and screaming. I had a feeling it was going to happen. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 31-Finish: (view spoiler)[Ahhhhhh! I have so many questions and I feel so bad with how this one ended. Definitely a dagger to the heart kind of moment. I'm so excited to dive into the sequel! (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Starting book 2!

[Alaina]

Part 1: (view spoiler)[HAHAHA I would have thrown my phone at the wall if she ended up being an ex. It would be way too soon to start meeting exes after another series that just threw them at me all the time. Luckily, it's his sister and she is sassy af. Love her. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Part 2: (view spoiler)[WHY ARE WE LOSING/LEAVING PEOPLE? THIS IS NOT THE MISSION PEOPLE! Get it together - damn! (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Part 3: (view spoiler)[Why do people keep dumb secrets? Why Kai? WHY? UGH! I just can't deal with this shit right now. How dare you. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Finished: (view spoiler)[jdklfjalfjdklsafjlka I WAS NOT PREPARED AT ALL. FOR ANY OF THAT. TYLER. CAT. AHHHHHHHHHH. It is safe to assume that I am freaking out and need to dive into the next book.

I NEED IT LIKE SPONGEBOB NEEDS PATRICK AND WATER. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

I'm going to read Crossbones before the ARC

[Aly]

Finally started the first book!

[Alaina]

Woohoo - go Aly!

[Aly]

I love that it jumps right into the action!

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "I love that it jumps right into the action!"

Especially since we always crave action!

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "
Ch 1-10: So excited to dive back into this series! Even though this started off with lots of death and I felt so bad because I have no idea how I would react or f..."

It's all very exciting lol and Ty kills me

[Aly]

Ch 1-10 (view spoiler)[ Each character is so unique, which is especially good since we get 7 points of view.

Tyler is cute and funny and Finian has a dark sense of humor. Scarlett is confident in the way I wish I was (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "
Ch 1-10: So excited to dive back into this series! Even though this started off with lots of death and I felt so bad because I have no idea how I w..."

I love him!

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "
Ch 1-10 Each character is so unique, which is especially good since we get 7 points of view.

Tyler is cute and funny and Finian has a dark sense of humor. Scar..."

So many people to keep track of but my brain never hurt when any of them were talking.

[Aly]

Ch 11-20 (view spoiler)[ Finian's family dynamic is odd and I don't think I could deal with that many family members lol.

Auri's visions and trances are creepy, especially writing all over the walls.

And Tyler and Kal kissing was funny and pretty hot too (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "Ch 11-20: [spoilers removed]"

Poor Cat :(

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Ch 11-20 .."

Yeah, Auri creeped me out.

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Ch 11-20: [spoilers removed]"

Poor Cat :("

:(

[Aly]

Ch 21-30 (view spoiler)[ LOL Finn says chimps don't sound real then immediately gets attacked by one.

This world is so weird but I also like it? Giant plants and mutated chimps are scary but it sounds cool (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "Ch 21-30: [spoilers removed]"

Haha I was laughing at that. Also Kal, swoon

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Ch 21-30 "

HAHAH I just knew something was going to pop out and attack him once he said that.

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Ch 21-30: [spoilers removed]"

Haha I was laughing at that. Also Kal, swoon"

It was pretty funny! Also, yes, swooonworthy

[Aly]

Ch 31-End (view spoiler)[ No Cat!! So sad, I hope they can figure out a way to save her. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Ch 31-End [spoilers removed]"

I honestly had so much hope for that too

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "Aly wrote: "Ch 31-End [spoilers removed]"

I honestly had so much hope for that too"

Maybe in book 3??

[Alaina]

MAYBE?!?! I need to dive into that but I'm still in Crossbones!

[Aly]

Part 1 (view spoiler)[ I love Auri and Kal getting closer together! And we saw Kal's sister, ooh! (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "
Part 1: [spoilers removed]"

Haha no kidding! I would have been pretty irritated

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "
Part 1 [spoilers removed]"

LOL love her

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "
Part 1: [spoilers removed]"

Haha no kidding! I would have been pretty irritated"

Girl you and I were so fed up with the exes!

[Aly]

Part 2 (view spoiler)[ I hate that they left Tyler! And Kal's sister was kind of awful there, I hope she gets less hateful. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "Part 2: [spoilers removed]"

Yes! Don't do that!

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Part 2 [spoilers removed]"

I was so freaking pissed when they did that. Ugh. I need a rescue STAT

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Part 2: [spoilers removed]"

Yes! Don't do that!"

It's like they do the complete opposite of what we want

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "Part 3: [spoilers removed]"

Dumb secrets for sure, but I also wasn't happy with the way everyone reacted

[Aly]

Part 3 (view spoiler)[ After all that time Auri and Kal spent together while she was training and she immediately says she can't trust him and pushes him away? I thought that was pretty harsh, he doesn't have anything to do with his dad (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "Finished: jdklfjalfjdklsafjlka I WAS NOT PREPARED AT ALL. FOR ANY OF THAT. TYLER. CAT. AHHHHHHHHHH. It is safe to assume that I am freaking out and need to dive into the next book.

I NEED IT LIKE ..."

The ending killed me! How are you going to leave us like that??

[Aly]

Part 4 (view spoiler)[ Everyone is about to die and we just stop??
I wonder if Scarlett's necklace can freeze time or something? I need to jump into the finale! (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Part 3: [spoilers removed]"

Dumb secrets for sure, but I also wasn't happy with the way everyone reacted"

YES! SAME! UGH!

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Part 3 [spoilers removed]"

Totally agree! I wasn't happy with the way she reacted towards this. A bit overdramatic for sure.

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Finished: jdklfjalfjdklsafjlka I WAS NOT PREPARED AT ALL. FOR ANY OF THAT. TYLER. CAT. AHHHHHHHHHH. It is safe to assume that I am freaking out and need to dive into the next book.

..."

OMG, right ?!?! I was not a fan at all!