I see you've crawled this page to see if Aurora Rising is worth the read. You know what? I’ve got you. I'll be plotting points about what I’ve liked and disliked about this book without giving away too much.
NON-SPOILER REVIEW
If Aurora Rising’s resplendent book cover entranced me like a siren would lure a wandering traveler, its content made me scoot closer to the edge so I can jump and drown completely.
Aurora Rising is a cyberpunk Sci-fi novel that’s collaboratively written by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, New York Times and internationally bestselling authors of the critically acclaimed Illuminae Files. Seriously speaking as a Sci-fi novel aficionado, they're always a deadly team up if you would ask me. I'd read their other books and Aurora Rising is no exception to their virtuosic world-making.
This is where we break down why.
The book is 480 pages long and in switching perspectives of the lead characters Auri, Tyler, Cat, Scarlett, Kal, Zila, and Fin.
It is set in the year 2380 and it's time for the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy to form the squad they're going to be with on their future missions in a ceremony called the Draft. Unfortunately, Tyler ends up missing the Draft when he rescued a girl who was cryogenically frozen on a ship trapped in an inter-dimensional fold. The Aurora Academy’s Golden Boy ends up with a squad of misfits, out of choice. However, it turns out that the girl he had rescued is their game-changer and is more vital in their mission than he had expected. Thus, this is where their interstellar adventure starts.
Now let’s talk about the characters.
One thing I’d loved about the characters was how they were teamed up and how their personalities clash with one another. It resembles the way that real-life squad of friends treats each other, which I find amusingly relatable. Though, at some points, I’ve felt that some characters make absurd decisions just because it’s the story path that the writers intended them to take. It seemed forced and unnatural like you won’t do it in real life unless you’re absolutely dumb. Still, I give a star for this criteria.
Seriously, these authors probably eat jargon for breakfast. Even after reading their books, I still can’t help but be amazed at how they come up with these buzz words. For me, it’s their creative signature and sophistication as writers. The writing was emphatically futuristic; it made me travel a few centuries ahead into a time I won’t even live to see. This book whisked me away just by reading it. I approve of how the concept was weaved into a beautiful tapestry image— the history of the universe and the planets, the aliens and how they were all called. It’s innovative to the book bone. I’ll drop two stars for that.
Last but not the least, one star for the revelations at the end of the story which you need to discover for yourself! The sequel is expected to drop some time in 2020 and here I am, already squirming in anticipation.
No drum rolls needed for the verdict announcement for you already know what is it. FOUR STARS for Aurora Rising, which I recommend. If you’ve decided to pick this up on the shelves, happy reading!
BOOK INFO:
Title: Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle #1)
Author: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Publish date: May 7, 2019
Page count: 480
Genre: Sci-fi, fantasy, Young Adult
Characters: Aurora Jie-Lin O’Malley, Tyler Jones, Scarlett Jones, Kaliis “Kal” Gilwraeth, Zila Madran, Catherine “Cat” Brannock, Finian de Seel
Publishers:
USA – Random House/Knopf Turkey – Pegasus Spain – PRH Spain Russia – AST ANZ – Allen & Unwin France – Casterman Israel – Modan Brazil – Rocco UK – Oneworld Czech Republic – Albatros
ISBN: 1524720968 (ISBN13: 9781524720964)
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