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Amie Kaufman (Author), Meagan Spooner (Author), Callard Harris (Narrator),

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Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met.

Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the terraformed planet's rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents.

Rebellion is in Flynn's blood. His sister died in the original uprising against the powerful corporate conglomerate that rules Avon with an iron fist. These corporations make their fortune by terraforming uninhabitable planets across the universe and recruiting colonists to make the planets livable, with the promise of a better life for their children. But they never fulfilled their promise on Avon, and decades later, Flynn is leading the rebellion.

Desperate for any advantage against the military occupying his home, Flynn does the only thing that makes sense when he and Lee cross paths: He returns to base with her as prisoner. But as his fellow rebels prepare to execute this tough-talking girl with nerves of steel, Flynn makes another choice that will change him forever. He and Lee escape base together, caught between two sides in a senseless war.

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Listening Length	12 hours and 42 minutes
Author	Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
Narrator	Callard Harris, Donnabella Mortel, Lincoln Hoppe
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Audible.com.au Release Date	23 December 2014
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NicoleHasRead...

Good, but not as good as the first.

Reviewed in Australia on 11 June 2015

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I absolutely loved These Broken Stars so was looking forward to reading the second instalment. What I loved about the first book was the characters, so I was slightly apprehensive, knowing that they weren't the central figures in this one. I did find the start of This Shattered World a bit slow, and it wasn't until half way through that I really started getting into it. I did enjoy it, quite a bit, but just not quite 5 stars worth. I am looking forward to seeing how it all comes together in the third book.

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Zippy Julz

New characters are a treat.

Reviewed in Australia on 6 March 2015

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It was surprised to discover that the characters I loved from the first book were not the focus of the second book in this series. My apprehensions about not having these wonderful characters went quickly when I discovered the protagonists in this book to be equally satisfying. Can't wait for the next book.

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BookGirl

Kick-ass characters in a facinating world

Reviewed in Australia on 22 November 2014

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This sequel to the acclaimed These Broken Stars again features two awesome characters - this time it's a girl soldier and a rebel boy. I really enjoyed their story and the way the Starbound trilogy universe is expanding with each installment. I will be recommending this book to my friends over the holidays.

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Caitlin

This Shattered World - by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

Reviewed in Australia on 18 April 2018

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"You dragged me out of my bar, shot me, forced me to breathe chemical fumes, took me into the middle of nowhere, drugged me, then tied me to a post in an underground cave. How do you THINK I'm feeling?"

I listened to this as an audiobook.

As the book goes on, you get to see Flynn and Jubilee go from enemies to allies to friends, which I love. You get to watch the relationship between the two change and grow.

My favourite thing about Lee was her sarcasm. She had similar responses to what I might have said myself.

I cried when the explosion went off though. If you've read the book, you'll know why.

For some odd reason, I also pictured McBride as Jai Courteney who plays Eric in the Divergent movie. Couldn't tell you why, but that's how I pictured him. Maybe because they're both jerks and super mean?

"I'm the one who wants to talk to you. She's the one who wants to break your legs. Let's start with the talking."

I like how this book ties in with the first in this series, These Broken Stars, as we see a bit of Tarver and Lilac, and we also hear things from the Whispers.

Amie and Meagan do a wonderful job of writing these books together and can't wait to read the last one!

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Lesley Walker

Four Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 7 October 2015

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An enthralling story

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Entertaining and vastly original

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 January 2015

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This Shattered World, like the previous book, These Broken Stars, takes place on a world that is being 'terraformed', or, in other worlds, various scientific processes are under way to make the planet habitable for human beings and all the things we need - clean water, plant and insect life, etc. In Avon's case, it's not doing so well and is still an insect-less bog - and no one knows why.

The planet is settled by two groups: a military bunch who are off-worlders; and the 'natives' who were born on Avon from distant Irish ancestors. (Jubi)Lee is a soldier, and Flynn is a local.

Lee is very hostile to the natives as she thinks they are pointlessly violent - as she as seen on other terraformed planets - and Flynn's tribe is hostile to the military because, well, they're outsiders who don't have their interests at heart.

As the story develops, both Lee and Flynn realise that things are far less straightforward than they think and more to the point, Someone, Somewhere is manipulating them. More and more soldiers - and now natives - are succumbing to a temporary mental rage wherein they shoot people before heading east towards - well, towards what? This is the central mystery in the story.

This Shattered World, like its predecessor, is interestingly structured as its chapters are interspersed with occasional mini-chapters that are quite surreal, until you approach the end of the story and realise what they're about. The writing style is deft. I'd say, much improved on These Broken Stars, but I wouldn't like to imply that there are any deficiencies at all in the writing style and characterisation this time around, because there aren't.

Tarver and Lilac from These Broken Stars both make guest appearances in This Shattered World, but they are not central characters. This Shattered World has romance, but it is more hard-won and for that, more realistic if less romantic (despite the Romeo and Juliet references!).

My only criticism is an after-I've-read-the-book thought, and that is that we still don't know *why* the company behind the terraforming acts the way it does. They are a bit one-dimensional Uber Baddie. Whilst both books have been entertaining and vastly original in their own right, it would be good to get to the heart of the underlying problem in this fictional universe. I pondered whether this should make me knock a star off, but decided that the story flows so well even without this, that it's still a 5* recommendation to other readers.

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Maya (detourintowonderland)

An Exhilarating Sequel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 June 2017

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This Shattered World was an exhilarating and thrilling sequel to These Broken Stars that felt solely unique while still holding an air of familiarity.

Reading companion novels can be a daunting and scary task, especially when it’s to a book as stunning as These Broken Stars. This Shattered World was a spectacular follow-up, even if it didn’t reach the same mark as its predecessor. I loved Jubilee and Flynn, they’re both strong characters together and apart. (Even if Jubilee did take a little getting used to.) Their romance was developed slowly, with tension building over time instead of all at once. Unlike Lilac and Tarver, who were alone and free to develop their romance at their own pace, Jubilee and Flynn are enemies in a dangerous situation. They’re both leaders who owe their loyalty to their own people first, not each other, and this makes their growing feelings for each other a serious and deadly risk. I loved the two of them together and I felt that, as a team, they worked spectacularly well.

While the plot of This Shattered World didn’t blow me away quite like These Broken Stars, I still found it to be enjoyable and entertaining. Although developed slowly, the plot weaved itself into something marvellous, and the rewarding ending was worth the slightly slow beginning. The story itself felt almost like a filler novel, bridging plot points from the first book towards the final book. The conspiracy we’re introduced to in book one surrounding LaRoux Industries is finally expanded upon and we can see that it’s the undercurrent connecting all of the books in the series together.

Of course, the highlight of all of this for me was seeing Lilac and Tarver again, even if it was only briefly. (Although I did thoroughly enjoy our intergalactic star-crossed lovers!) All in all, this was an interesting and captivating read and I can’t wait to see how the series wraps up in the final instalment of the trilogy, Their Fractured Light (Starbound).

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cheryl

Good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 September 2015

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I'm half way through this book now and I love it. I won't give any spoilers, but I beamed halfway through. The change of characters were nice, but please don't be dissapointed readers. Keep on going and you'll soon see why I had myself smiling like an idiot on the bus.

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Rachael Robinson

Great

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2017

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Came really fast in good condition. Not finished it all yet, but loving it so far.

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Fab!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 November 2015

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I didn't enjoy it as much as the first story but still an awesome read. I can't wait for the third book now!

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John Norbury

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2017

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Excellent

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2015

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Chaoslaborantin

Mangel an Details

Reviewed in Germany on 29 February 2016

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Im zweiten Teil der Starbound-Trilogie steht ein anderes Paar als Erzähler im Vordergrund: Die Soldatin Jubilee und der Rebell Flynn. Sie befinden auf dem Planeten Avon, der große Probleme hat, vollständig kultiviert zu werden. Das bedeutet für dort ansässigen Kolonisten mehr als einen Wohlstandsnachteil, dadurch fehlen ihnen Bürgerrechte. Nachdem es deswegen zu Aufständen kam, gibt es dort eine ausgeprägte Militärpräsenz. Flynn, der Bruder der vor Jahren hingerichteten Rebellenanführerin, hat keine Wahl, als selbst eine Führungsrolle bei der aufständischen "Fianna" einzunehmen. Doch eigentlich will er, im Gegensatz zu anderen Fianna, Blutvergießen verhindern. Jubilee hingegen, Hauptmann, ist selbst eine Gallionsfigur des Militärs, da sie länger alle anderen Soldaten auf der Avon durchhält. Schließlich enführt Flynn Jubilee, um von ihr Informationen über eine seltsame neue Forschungseinrichtung zu bekommen...

Bei neuen Hauptfiguren erwartet der Leser eigentlich eine halbwegs eigenständige Geschichte, doch eigentlich kommt die Handlung erst in Gang, als nach der Hälfte des Buches die Verbindung zum Vorgänger "These Broken Stars" hergestellt wird und Tarver und Lilac wieder auftauchen. Davor gibt es nur einiges Hin und Her und nicht immer nachvollziehbare Handlungen der Hauptfiguren. Ich hätte es als sehr viel angenehmer empfunden, wenn die Autorinnen zu Beginn etwas mehr Informationen zur Grundsituationen auf den Tisch gebracht hätten: Was für Rechte fehlen den Kolonisten? Warum ist die Militärpräsenz quasi zwangsweise vorhanden? Wie lief dieser Aufstand vor 10 Jahren eigenltich genau ab? etc. Diese Fragen hätte man leicht z.B. in einem Prolog in Form eines Nachrichtenartikels geben können, statt alles der Kombinationsgabe des Lesers zu überlassen. Dabei ist die Idee, die Geschichte nach und nicht während eines Aufstandes spielen zu lassen, eigentlich recht erfrischend. Trotzdem bleibt die Situation konfus, da man zwar die Rebellen kennenlernt, aber quasi nichts über die normalen Kolonisten und ihre Lebensumstände erfährt. Interessant ist allerdings die Idee, dass Avon hauptsächlich von einer ethnischen Gruppe, nämlich Iren, bevölkert wird.
Zudem kommt noch, dass neben der späten Einführung in die trilogieübergreifende Handlung vieles im Unklaren bleibt, wenn man den Vorgänger nicht genau kennt. Insgesamt wird das Konzept dieser Handlung auch nicht viel stärker weiterentwickelt, es kommen nur einige Details dazu. Das heißt, dass wirklich die Avon im Vordergrund steht, was mich wieder zum oben genannten Punkt führt.

Die beiden Protagonisten selbst sind allerdings sympatisch und interessant. Jubilee ist eine nach außen kalte Person, die sich durch Trauma durch den frühen Tod ihrer Eltern sogar selbst für seelenlos hält - obwohl ihre POV ihre Zerbrechlichkeit wiedergibt. Diese wird auch durch die schön geschriebenen, traumartigen Szenen zwischen den Kapiteln vedeutlicht. Flynn überzeugt durch seine Umsicht und sein Mitgefühl, welche er trotz des Zwiespalts, für die Rebellen zu arbeiten, zu bewahren vermag. Wie im ersten Teil sind die Charaktere sehr einfühlsam geschrieben. Natürlich erwartet der Leser eine Romanze zwischen ihnen, was das Verkuppeln eheblich erleichtert, aber dennoch bemerkt man schnell die Anziehung und Zärtlichkeit der beiden, trotz ihrer feindlichen Positionen.

Insgesamt vor allem als Fortsetzung von "These Broken Stars" zu empfehlen, aber trotz der vielen Unklarheiten ein Lesevergnügen, weil es sich um ein schön geschriebenes Buch handelt.

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Reviewed in France on 22 October 2015

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J'ai une préférence pour le premier tome mais celui-ci reste tout de même bon. Livre magnifique, couverture très pétillante. Hâte d'acquérir le tome 3.

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Hydra

Wundervoll kreierte Welt mit Blick aufs Detail

Reviewed in Germany on 8 October 2015

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Ich bin ein großer Fan des ersten Buchs dieser Reihe (›These Broken Stars‹). Nicht nur das Cover war wunderschön, sondern auch der Inhalt. Aber hier geht es nicht um Teil, sondern um Teil 2, in dem zwei neue Charaktere in den Vordergrund rücken, in dem aber auch alte Bekannte wieder auftauchen. Obwohl ich früher nie so ein Fan von kapitelweisen Sichtwechseln war, so konnte ich mich durch diese Bücher damit anfreunden. Ja, vielleicht finde ich es sogar mittlerweile richtig toll.
Spooner und Kaufman ist es wieder einmal gelungen zwei gleichwertige Protagonisten zu erschaffen und jedes Kapitel spannend zu gestalten, ohne sich ständig zu wiederholen. Das hat mir sehr gut gefallen.

Jubilee Chase und Flynn Cormack sind komplett andere Charaktere, als wir sie in Teil 1 mit Tarver und Lilac hatten. Beide sind gezeichnet vom Kampf und den widrigen Bedingungen des Planeten Avons, auf dem sie leben und wo sie gegnerischen Lagern angehören. Lee ist Captain einer Einheit, die unter den Kolonisten für Ruhe und Ordnung sorgen soll und Flynn ist Anführer einer Rebellion. Beide treffen in den unterschiedlichsten Momenten aufeinander und immer sind sie sich ebenbürtig.
Die Interaktion der Figuren hat mir sehr gut gefallen, ihre Gefühle wirkten authentisch, genauso wie ihre Motive, Hoffnungen und Wünsche. Es war wirklich ein Genuss, ihren Weg zu verfolgen.
Einzig und allein der Spannungsfaktor zu Beginn war nicht so groß wie noch bei Teil 1, aber das ist wirklich meckern auf hohem Niveau. Alles andere war top und ich freue mich schon tierisch auf den dritten und letzten Teil dieser Trilogie. Ich spreche allen eine Empfehlung aus, die einen leichten Einstieg in das SciFi Genre benötigen (:

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BalesOHay

Knocked It Out Of The Park

Reviewed in the United States on 14 March 2017

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I have not read a book in awhile that has made me want to gush about it like this one does. I have not read a book in awhile that has taken me on such an extreme emotional rollercoaster ride. Or read one that is so creative and unique all at the same time. They knocked it out of the park with the first book, and the second book in the Starbound series just keeps the spectacular theme going. I love anything that has to do with space and new planets. The infinite possibilites available and the ability to have your characters discover whatever you can imagine really draws me in. The swampy world with the bog, caves, and constant cloud cover really make for a unique enviroment to set this story in. The love story is unique and real. It's slightly Romeo and Juliet, but so much better than anything that I have read in awhile. Because it is down-to-earth, patient, and deep. Not flighty, insta-love like some stories can be. And the twists in this book. They took my breath away. The major turning point in this book had my chest tight and my mind screaming "I hope this is a dream scene. I hope this is a dream scene. I hope this is a dream scene." I read for pages hoping it was a long elaborate imagining because the sorrows couldn't possibly be real. And then they were. And my heart hit the floor again. Everything after that built upon that initial shock. The twists continued to be excellent. The kind that keep you guessing. I loved every minute of the ride. Then the ending. What a beautiful and peaceful scene they created. In the end my heart was left full and satisfied with the wonderful story I was privileged to witness. Needless to say I cannot wait for the third installment.

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Welcome to Avon...

Reviewed in the United States on 21 October 2017

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4.2 I felt like this second installment really showed the authors' ability to write fairly different characters from the first novel, despite those characters having similar paths. Jubilee and Flynn's story is different from Lilac and Tarver's in that it builds at a more tentative pace and while there is some urgency to the growth of both relationships, the latter is built upon fear for their own lives, while the former is built upon fear for the lives of their people.

As the story progresses, you're given a small sampling of what has been happening on Avon, as foreshadowed in These Broken Stars. I was also a little surprised with myself that I didn't see Tarver's connection to this story earlier, but was pleased with Tarver and Lilac's introduction and the contribution they provide. Plus, any taste of their banter back and forth is gratifying!

We learn more in this sequel of the "whispers" - their wants and struggles - and what has been driving them all these years. There is a fair bit more world building in this installment than the first (though I certainly miss our beautiful planet) as well, in the sense that you see and feel for the way the people have been affected by the choices of someone they've never met. The authors do well at showing the hardships experienced by those that aren't privileged enough too experience the upper decks of a luxury spaceliner such as the Icarus (though I have a feeling they would not be disappointed about that) and how individuals choose different paths to deal with that strife. I really enjoyed getting more insight into the people of this world (after all, this sequel has a whole host of characters, unlike These Broken Stars) and learning more of what has been happening for the last ten years.

I'm looking forward to starting the last book in this trilogy to see how our characters (and "new" ones to come) deal with what has been discovered.

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Travis Hayden

This Shattered World was a tad better then I was expecting it to be

Reviewed in the United States on 1 May 2018

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This Shattered World was a tad better then I was expecting it to be. It improved on the plot and story where I thought the first one was lacking. However it kept the romance aspect which I found unnecessary again. The writing is still very tight and clean. Since I have only read The Illuminae files by Kaufman (which is a co-authored series) and I have yet to read anything by Spooner, I think the write very similarly. The plot was a lot more engaging in this one and I do think that the bigger cast of characters helped in this aspect. Even though We are meeting all these characters for the first time I did grow to feel for their situation. It should be interesting to see how this wraps up in the next book. I think I have a clue on who the lead for Their Fractured Light will be. All in all This Shattered World improved in some areas which I think helped and I hope to see that carried over into the final book.

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Savannah

Amazing Sci-Fi and Romance Novel That I Couldn't Put Down

Reviewed in the United States on 3 December 2015

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This time I am reviewing This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner.

Captain Jubilee Chase is known by many as Stone Faced Chase. Her soldiers respect her and she watches out for them, but she refuses to show too much emotion so the nickname doesn’t bother her, too much. Flynn Cormac leads the rebels on Avon and fights on the opposite side of Jubilee. An unfortunate encounter forces Flynn to kidnap Jubilee in the hopes of getting information about a secret base. As they learn more about each other, they find their views aren’t so different and they might be forced to find a side of their own, between the rebels and the military.

Having enjoyed the first book in this series, I really wanted to read this one and I am so glad that I did. I thought this one was even better than the first book.

Jubilee’s wit sucked me in from the moment I started reading. She’s tough as nails and knows how to read people. She’s a strategist. She’s strong on the inside and outside, but she has a trauma from her past that clings to her. I loved seeing her come out of her shell throughout the course of the story.

Flynn was also a great character. Throughout this book, I had times where I wondered how he managed to be the leader of the rebels and then he would open his mouth. He’s a skilled speaker. I really loved that he wanted to find a non-violent way to go about the rebellion.

I didn’t care for the snippets between chapters nearly as much as I did in the first book. They felt a bit too random. Once I got to the end of the book and they tied in closer to the story, I understood why the authors choose this. I still wished it had almost been something else, but they didn’t take away from the book at all.

Lilac and Tarver make an appearance in this book and I really appreciated that the authors didn’t just forget about them. I almost wished they could have had a larger role, but, then again, it wasn’t what this book needed.

The ending was satisfying and just made me want to jump into the next book. Once again, there was the sweet relief that there wasn’t a cliff hanger. Overall, I loved this book.

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Great sequel to an adventurous, intriguing series!

Reviewed in the United States on 17 February 2015

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In a little twist of serendipity, friends, my first review of 2015 is for a book in Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner’s Starbound series, THIS SHATTERED WORLD. This is serendipitous, or maybe this is something else that I can’t think of the word for, because my first review of 2014 was also a book from this series, THESE BROKEN STARS. These two books have more in common than appears on the surface though, because they are both engaging, fast-paced, dramatic, and intriguing. I was already a big fan of this series just based on book 1, but THIS SHATTERED WORLD really drew me in and made me even more curious about WTF is exactly going on in these books. THIS IS THE BEST.

In THIS SHATTERED WORLD, we are on the planet Avon, basically this universe’s equivalent of a backwater, a perpetual, hopeless slum where the soldiers stationed there never last long and the local population is likely harboring rebels. The soldiers and the rebels on Avon are locked in what sounds kind of like a guerilla siege: The soldiers are at a disadvantage, not knowing the swamps of Avon as well, and the rebels like poking at them. Constantly. It’s a back and forth with no winners, and no end in sight. Jubilee Chase is an officer of great renown on Avon, having lasted there longer than any other. Flynn Cormac is one of the only resistance fighters who sees the benefit of peace. When Lee and Flynn become an unwitting duo in the fight to discover what is really happening on Avon that has prevented successful terraforming for decades, everything gets tossed around.

It’s hard for me to read these books and not be completely taken with the world. I don’t read much science fiction, but when I read books like THIS SHATTERED WORLD, I’m not ever sure why. Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner make outerspace seem dangerous and exotic and familiar all at once. And even though the characters are living in a very different world and dealing with very specific, different things, they seem just as real with easily recognizable traits as any young person I know.

Jubilee and Flynn are perhaps not as gripping romance as Tarver and Lilac in THESE BROKEN STARS, but they are certainly nothing to sniff at. As individuals, they have a lot going on: Lee must contend with her soldiers coming down with this mysterious almost berserker illness. After an episode, the soldiers are unable to remember anything. It’s a problem. Plus she has a childhood riddled with tragedy that, in the end, binds her even more to Flynn, who’s own life is marred by death and loss. I liked Lee A LOT. She’s smart, strong, well-respected as a leader, and ballsy. But she’s also not afraid of calling in the reserves when she knows she’s in over her head. I’ll get to this again in a second.

Flynn is also struggling in his own life. The rebels on Avon, called the Fianna, are divided; some want to find a way to bring about peace like Flynn, while others want to get angry and shoot things like the leader, McBride. Life with the rebels is, for Flynn, all he knows and yet not all he wants. His struggles with loyalty and his desire to discover what’s keeping Avon in the Dark Ages of evolution really endeared him to me.

Like I mentioned before, though, the steamy romance that Lilac and Tarver experienced in THESE BROKEN STARS doesn’t necessarily manifest itself with Lee and Flynn. They have too much ingrained baggage keeping them apart. But their growing closeness and feelings gives the story even more emotional heft than it already has from Lee and Flynn’s own stories, which were plenty sad on their own. They are two very wounded young people, and I was glad for them to have found one another.

What ties THIS SHATTERED WORLD to THESE BROKEN STARS is the continuation of the mystery and conspiracy and general WTF-ery of LaRoux Industries. Whatever monkey business they were up to in book 1 is still going on here, and so when Lee gets in over her head and needs some back up, she calls the only person whom she can count on: Tarver, who was her superior officer on Avon before he was transferred. Seeing Tarver again was excellent and it reminded me how much I love him. Getting some small glimpses into his and Lilac’s life made me so happy. I just love them. Plus I love that it brings the story together. Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner are tying everything together in neat, uncomplicated ways that don’t seem forced at all.

In Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner’s Acknowledgements they mention the setting of book 3 and I’m STOKED. It’s the HOTBED of this world, and I can’t wait to see what’s going to go on there and how these stories are going to wrap up. I would read books about this world forever. It’s so compelling. THIS SHATTERED WORLD kept my interest, got me emotionally invested, confounded me with mysteries, and has me ready for more. A very solid sequel, friends.

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