Week 49 Reviews: Aurora Rising, Aurora Burning, Aurora's End

From Goodreads:

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. 

From Goodreads:
Our heroes are back… kind of. From the bestselling co-authors of the Illuminae Files comes the second book in the epic series about a squad of misfits, losers, and discipline cases who just might be the galaxy's best hope for survival.

First, the bad news: an ancient evil—you know, your standard consume-all-life-in-the-galaxy deal—is about to be unleashed. The good news? Squad 312 is standing by to save the day. They've just got to take care of a few small distractions first.

Like the clan of gremps who'd like to rearrange their favorite faces.

And the cadre of illegit GIA agents with creepy flowers where their eyes used to be, who'll stop at nothing to get their hands on Auri.

Then there's Kal's long-lost sister, who's not exactly happy to see her baby brother, and has a Syldrathi army at her back. With half the known galaxy on their tails, Squad 312 has never felt so wanted.

When they learn the Hadfield has been found, it's time to come out of hiding. Two centuries ago, the colony ship vanished, leaving Auri as its sole survivor. Now, its black box might be what saves them. But time is short, and if Auri can't learn to master her powers as a Trigger, the squad and all their admirers are going to be deader than the Great Ultrasaur of Abraaxis IV.

Shocking revelations, bank heists, mysterious gifts, inappropriately tight bodysuits, and an epic firefight will determine the fate of the Aurora Legion's most unforgettable heroes—and maybe the rest of the galaxy as well. 

From Goodreads:

The squad you love is out of time. Prepare for the thrilling finale in the epic, best-selling Aurora Cycle series about a band of unlikely heroes who just might be the galaxy's last hope for survival.

Is this the end?

What happens when you ask a bunch of losers, discipline cases, and misfits to save the galaxy from an ancient evil? The ancient evil wins, of course.

Wait. . . . Not. So. Fast.

When we last saw Squad 312, they working together seamlessly (aka, freaking out) as an intergalactic battle raged and an ancient superweapon threatened to obliterate Earth. Everything went horribly wrong, naturally.

But as it turns out, not all endings are endings, and the team has one last chance to rewrite theirs. Maybe two. It's complicated.

Cue Zila, Fin, and Scarlett (and MAGELLAN!): making friends, making enemies, and making history? Sure, no problem

Cue Tyler, Kal, and Auri: uniting with two of the galaxy's most hated villains? Um, okay. That, too.

Actually saving the galaxy, though?

Now that will take a miracle. 

My first review of Aurora Rising, Aurora Burning

My second review of Aurora Rising

My Review:
Oh, man, it was so fantastic to reread this series, and then finish it off! I just love these characters and their adventures, and the ending of Aurora Burning was just killer! I'm so glad to have finished out this series, it was just so great to read!

I just love the shenanigans that the squad get up to in the first two books, though I remembered most of Aurora Rising, and almost nothing of Aurora Burning, besides parts of the ending. But it was really great to read them again, get to know these characters again, and then being able to dive right into Aurora's End! 

Aurora's End is really different from the first two books. First off, they're all split off, Zila, Fin, Scarlett and Magellan in the past, Tyler in the present, and Auri and Kal (and older Tyler) in the future. It was so strange to have them apart, but they all had fantastic stories that came together really well!

That ending was a bit bittersweet. There was so much loss, and while it could've been worse, it could've been better. The way things came together with the time travel, with the items left in the previous book, why their superiors hid Auri in the squad's ship, it worked out so well. And wow, were there some emotional and character developing moments! Aurora's End was a fantastic end to the series! 

Loved reading this series, and I can't wait to see what Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff write next! 

Authors: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Series: The Aurora Cycle #1, 2, 3
First Read: May 8th, 2019, May 5th, 2020
Second Read: May 5th, 2020

Read: December 4th, 4th, 5th, 2021
Source: Own, Bought
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Books, and Aurora's End is a End of Series 2021 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: May 7th 2019, May 5th 2020, November 9th 2021

Aurora Rising:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Aurora Burning:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Aurora's End:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars