Week 29 Reviews: Aftermath, Endgame

From Goodreads:

DEAD HEROES GET MONUMENTS. LIVE ONES GET TRIALS.

Sirantha Jax has the right genes—ones that enable her to "jump" faster-than-light ships through grimspace. But it's also in her genetic makeup to go it alone. It's a character trait that has gotten her into—and out of—hot water time and time again, but now she's caused one of the most horrific events in military history…

During the war against murderous, flesh-eating aliens, Sirantha went AWOL and shifted grimspace beacons to keep the enemy from invading humanity's homeworld. The cost of her actions: the destruction of modern interstellar travel—and the lives of six hundred Conglomerate soldiers.

Accused of dereliction of duty, desertion, mass murder, and high treason, Sirantha is on trial for her life. And only time will tell if she's one of the Conglomerate's greatest heroes—or most infamous criminals…

From Goodreads:

Regret nothing.

Sirantha Jax has the J-gene, which permits her to "jump" faster-than-light ships through grimspace. She loves nothing more than that rush, but the star roads have to wait…

Her final mission takes her to La'heng, a planet subjugated during first contact. Since then, the La'hengrin homeworld has been occupied by foreign conquerors.

All that's about to change.

Now, as part of a grassroots resistance, Jax means to liberate the La'hengrin. But political intrigue and guerrilla warfare are new to her, and this will be the most dangerous game she's ever played—spies and conspiracies, a war of weapons and hearts, and not everyone is guaranteed to make it out alive...

My Review:
I've finally finished out this series! I think I've been reading it for 2 years, and it was finished well before I started it so I don't know why it took me this long, but I've done it! Now I can finally reread the Dred Chronicles! Happy dance!

I honestly felt so badly for Jax, after all that she's been through, yeah, being put on trial for what she did, which does have a negative impact, is much less of one then if she hadn't. That she and Marsh are seperated for a good portion of this book, just makes it even worse.

From the beginning, I've really been along for the ride, but I have been wondering where this series has been going, because every book has been big and important in its own way, from big, sweeping world changes, to big important moments for the characters. So that was in the back of my mind as I was finishing up reading this series! 

I'm glad that Endgame dealt with Jax's promise to Loras to free his people, the way that they've been enslaved is despicable. Everything and the way that it worked out was just so well done, and I'm content with where things ended, sad to say goodbye, but happy for the time that we had. 

These were so fantastic to read, and I can't wait to continue on with this world again with the Dred Chronicles!  

Author: Ann Aguirre 
Series: Sirantha Jax #5, 6
Read: July 21st, 21st, 2023
Source: Bought 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Books, and Endgame is a End of Series 2023 Book! 
Publisher: Ace 
Published: August 30th 2011, August 28th 2012

Aftermath:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Endgame:

/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars