Chaotic Orbits series by Beth Revis -> Starting April 10th, 2025

[Melanie]

A high octane sexy space heist from New York Times-bestselling author Beth Revis, the first in a novella trilogy.

Ada Lamarr may have gotten to the spaceship wreck first, but looter’s rights won’t get her far when she’s got a hole in the side of her ship and her spacesuit is almost out of air. Fortunately for her, help arrives in the form of a government salvage crew—and while they reluctantly rescue her from certain death, they are not pleased to have an unexpected passenger along on their classified mission.

But Ada doesn’t care—all that matters to her is enjoying their fine food and sweet, sweet oxygen—until Rian White, the government agent in charge, starts to suspect that there’s more to Ada than meets the eye. He’s not wrong—but he’s so pretty that Ada is perfectly happy to keep him paying attention to her—at least until she can complete the job she was sent to pull off. But as quick as Ada is, Rian might be quicker—and she may not be entirely sure who’s manipulating who until it’s too late…

[Ashlyn]

Had to start this one a little early

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 1-6 (view spoiler)[I’m not completely sure what’s going on here. But it sounds like her ship is damaged from something. Pretty sure she is keeping secrets and is trying to find information on him. Also I get why she would want her suit with her since it’s the only thing she has, so it’s more of a comfort. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 7-12 (view spoiler)[This book is really hard to pay attention to when I keep getting interrupted every one minute because someone is talking to me. Like leave me alone and let me listen to my book. Also it’s very clear that they are very attracted to each other and I like their banter. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Wasn’t able to finish before my loan returned so I’ll finish this later.

[Melanie]

I ended up reading book 1 tonight since I was in the mood for sci-fi.



Chapters 1-5
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I'm enjoying this so far. I love Ada's character. Her quips and comments are great and I love how she doesn't react the way the crew expects her to. I wonder what it is they're looking for on the crashed ship?
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Chapters 6-10
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I love that Ada talked her way onto the mission. And it seems like she knows what's in the box? I wonder what is on the drive... I am still enjoying these characters. Ada's banter is fantastic.
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Chapters 11-15
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That was quite the dangerous mission for Ada to get that box with the drive. And she's right that there's no way the government is going to save Earth for free, there has to be some sort of catch. I wonder if she copied the drive to the data recorder she has. They were in the same pocket...
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Chapters 16-18
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Wow ok so I was right about her copying the drive. She's working for the rebellion (at least I assume so since she never actually confirmed who she worked for). Her escape and the whole set up she did to get herself integrated with the crew was simply fantastic. I'm looking forward to reading the next book to see what happens next.
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[Melanie]

Read the second book tonight.



Chapters 1-5
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I'm enjoying this so far, I really do love Ada's character. I love that she pretty much runs circles around Rian, he just can't figure her out. I am curious to see how she'll pull off the job with all the security at the museum.
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Chapters 6-10
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Rian just has no clue what Ada is up to, it's great. And I love that she was honest with Strom that she hated him and he just thought it was a game. I wonder what this kid Ada just spotted is up to?
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Chapters 11-15
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I'm glad Ada was able to stop that kid from blowing someone up, even if it was Strom. And she's right that it was a great distraction from why she's really there. Also Rian really is dumb if he thinks everything is ok with these nanobots.
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Chapters 16-18
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I love how insulted he was that Ada kidnapped him and he never even suspected she had already left Rigel-Earth. I'm glad she was able to convince him to help her, should be interesting to see them work together. Also Phoebe and Ada's messages at the end were hilarious.
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[Ashlyn]

Hopefully will get my library loan back so I can finish this

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 15 (view spoiler)[I went back and re listened to this and still don’t really know what’s going on. The whole peach thing was interesting maybe kind of. But also I feel bad that she is so anti-government and he has so much optimism in what he is doing will be beneficial. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Finished (view spoiler)[Well of course she copied the code or whatever it was. Not completely sure how I feel about this one still. I’ll probably continue because the ending intrigued me enough though. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

Read the last book tonight.



Chapters 1-4
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Rian immediately planning to betray Ada isn't great but she's smart enough to know he's going to do it. I am curious if their plan to fix the nanobots will actually work. Also I am dying to meet Ada's mom.
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Chapters 5-8
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I love that Ada's mom is in on the whole rebellion thing, that she's actually the one leading it. And I like that she's giving Ada help to pull off the job and warned her about the fact Rian is going to betray her. So at this point Ada and Rian know the other is going to betray them, I wonder what will happen.
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Chapters 9-12
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I wonder if the nanobots really weren't there or if Ada lied to Rian about it? And I love that they ended up in Strom's office and he caught them there. The guy is just infatuated with Ada despite how much she hates him. I do how the whole nanobots thing works and I'm looking forward to how Ada escapes.
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Chapters 13-17
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I love how her mom and everyone involved in the rebellion helped Ada escape. And I'm glad she managed to get away. The romance was left a little open-ended which isn't my favorite thing and I hope the author puts out an epilogue/short story/something in the future about Rian going after Ada. Overall this was a really fun series.
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[Ashlyn]

I’ll get to this soon

[Alaina]

joining to read How to Steal a Galaxy

[Alaina]

Ch 1-3: (view spoiler)[I am hoping I don't regret not rereading the first book before diving into this lol. It is interesting so far. Not sure how I feel about the whole "earth is not worth saving," but let's see where this all goes. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 4-6: (view spoiler)[Oh, I just love these two together. That's all I'm going to say. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 7-9: (view spoiler)[omg when she was telling him she hated him. I was cackling. The bantering is giving me life and I'm enjoying this. I hope they don't fail. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 10-12: (view spoiler)[Wow, I did not see that coming after she met that kid. And I was about to say I'm glad that she was able to stop him from blowing things up... but it doesn't seem like she did. Yikes. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 13-15: (view spoiler)[Oof, they had to save Strom? Again, I did not see that coming. As for the nanobots, I really need Rian to question things a lot more. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 16-Finish: (view spoiler)[Okay, what an interesting way to end this. Oh, I'm so excited for the next book. I need more adventures with these two for sure. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

I’m still waiting for my library

[Alaina]

My hoopla has the third book! Starting that now :)

[Alaina]

United Galactic System (1)/Prologue: (view spoiler)[Oof okay I'm excited! (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 1-4: (view spoiler)[Well, okay, had a feeling he was going to try and betray her and such. Glad she is smart enough to also think that will happen. As for her mom? Oh, so excited to meet her! (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 5-8: (view spoiler)[I still think it's interesting that they both know that the other will likely betray them. Hoping that's not the case... but what can I do? I also liked meeting Ada's mom. Absolutely loved her. Leader of the rebellion? Did not see that coming one bit. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 9-12: (view spoiler)[Yikes, I don't know if I can really trust Ada or not about the nanobots. Mostly because we already know they want to betray one another. It's hurting my head and heart right now. Also, ugh, Strom?!? Why can't he just leave Ada alone? (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 13-Finish: (view spoiler)[HOW CAN IT END THAT WAY?!? I need more! So much more. Ugh, leaving things open-ended hurts me! I can only wonder what his adventure would be like chasing down Ada. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Started

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 1-4 (view spoiler)[So far this is interesting. I like their banter with each other. The whole earth thing is interesting. We’ll see how everything goes though. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 5-9 (view spoiler)[Im loving these two banter with each other. It’s understandable why the one girl wants to do what she does to make sure earth will be saved, but it’s also fun to see how everything is playing out, especially with the other guy. Also him becoming jealous was perfection. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Chapters 10-15 (view spoiler)[Wasn't expecting that they would have to save Strom. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashlyn]

Finished (view spoiler)[Okay, I loved that ending. It just felt super funny. I love how she kidnapped him and now he basically has to trust her. I’m excited for the next book! (hide spoiler)]