In an all-too-plausible future where corporate conglomerates have left the world's governments in shambles, anyone with means has left the polluted Earth for the promise of a better life on a SpaceTech owned colony among the stars.
Maité Martinez is the daughter of an Earther Latina and a powerful Aunare man, an alien race that SpaceTech sees as a threat to their dominion. When tensions turn violent, Maité finds herself trapped on Earth and forced into hiding.
For over ten years, Maité has stayed hidden, but every minute Maité stays on Earth is one closer to getting caught.
She’s lived on the streets. Gone hungry. And found a way to fight through it all. But one night, while waitressing in a greasy diner, a customer gets handsy with her. She reacts without thinking.
Covered in blood, Maité runs, but it's not long before SpaceTech finds her…
Arrested and forced into dangerous work detail on a volcano planet, Maité waits for SpaceTech to make their move against the Aunare. She knows that if she can't somehow find a way to stop them, there will be an interstellar war big enough to end all life in the universe.
There's only one question: Can Maité prevent the total annihilation of humanity without getting herself killed in the process?
From Goodreads:
Broken, beaten-down, and plagued by nightmares, Amihanna di Aetes is surrounded by the Aunare race that makes up the other half of her heritage, but she feels alien amongst them. She's not sure which is worse: SpaceTech's overt hatred of Aunare or the Aunare's covert hatred of halfers. She hears their whispers whenever she enters a room and sees her death reflected in their eyes. Amihanna doesn't know who to trust anymore, but she hasn't survived this long by ignoring the warning signs all around her, especially when her instincts are screaming that a familiar choice is coming: flee or fight.
Her parents assure her everything is okay—that there won't be any reason for her to fight, let alone flee—but with Amihanna's sudden return, questions arise among the Aunare: who should be blamed for the start of a full-scale war with SpaceTech, how much danger will the war bring, and is Amihanna truly fit to be the next high queen?
Honestly, Amihanna wants to forget all the politics, her betrothal to Lorne, and the possibility of being queen. Her needs are much more basic. All she wants is a solid night's sleep where she doesn't wake up screaming with the phantom pain of her skin burning. All she needs is to live without fear of a mob tearing her away from her family. All she hopes for is a chance to dream of a future instead of constantly fighting for her right to live.
And yet, somehow, everything she does leads her back to Lorne. He always seems to know when she's about to break under the pressures of her new life. His quiet patience is wearing Amihanna's protective walls down, and she's terrified of what will happen if they fall.
My Review:
I enjoyed reading these books so much! I stayed up later than I should've to read these, and it was well worth it, I was just so sucked into the story! Though in Off Planet, in the beginning, I kept having to put it down to rage! But then I'd pick it right back up!
This world with the Aunare and multiple planets under the rule of humans? It's so interesting to read about, and it's populated by such fascinating characters, Maité/Amihanna, Lorne, and the others. And with the frequencies in each other that Aunare vibe with, leads to some pretty connected characters!
It's interesting, that it's Earth-centric in the first book, with her going by her assumed human name, Maité, and seeing things from humans perspective, being hated for her Aunare half. While it's the opposite in book 2, and learning about Aunare culture, and dealing with the politics and such. It was such a fantastic read!
In the first book, she faces a lot of physical pain. In the second, psychological and emotional, from the events of the previous book, from her whole life, basically. And she heals and she grows stronger. And it's interesting that she goes on that journey with Off in the title, and the next book, really the next two books to round off what I think is a quartet, is On.
Really enjoyed these books, and I can't wait for book 3!
Author: Aileen Erin
Series: Aunare Chronicles #1, 2
Read: February 13th, 14th, 2020
Source: Ebook.bike, NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Books!
Publisher: Ink Monster, LLC
Published: March 19th 2019, February 11th 2020
Off Planet:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
Off Balance:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
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