While she sleeps, the whole universe changes. Princess Talia Starchaser has it all. Wealth. Status. Adoring citizens. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she’s forced to publicly betray her best friend, a companion mock she’s had since birth, setting events into motion that lead to the destruction of the humans, and the princess floating through space, a remnant of a time when humans ruled over droids. One hundred years later, half-mock captain Will Perrault and his ragtag crew discover a device floating in space. When a very human Talia emerges from its depths, Will suspects she’s the key to buying his way back into the regiment he once commanded against the last remaining rebel humans—and the ruling mock queen’s good graces. Both Talia and Will would rather get space-tossed than trust one another, but with the queen’s forces chasing them across the galaxy and the fate of both worlds hanging in the balance, they’ll forge the unlikeliest of alliances to survive.
With already being a fan of Audrey Grey's writing before I started this book and loving Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles, I had high expectations for this. I can firmly say that I was not in the least disappointed!
Throughout this series I could not tell which author wrote what. In collabs like that, I absolutely love that! Nothing throws off the flow of a book like two authors that aren't in sync. Granted this is my first time reading anything from Krystal Wade, I will definitely have to check out her other works.
This very much was an easy flowed, action packed unique retelling of The Sleeping Beauty. There never really was a dull moment, not with the Odysseus crew around. Each character was fully developed and noteworthy in their own way. In my opinion that is what really makes a great book, when even the smaller characters have their own distinct personalities. The Sci-Fi elements really kept this fresh for me, there were several other elements but I don't want to give a single thing away. Seriously though....I couldn't put this down!
I will say some things were predictable, but it didn't take away from the story at all! With it being a retelling or as I like to call them now "reimagining", you're just going to have that.
After reading this, I can safely say that I am now on a Sci-Fi kick and I'm not afraid to admit it!
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