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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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12 hours and 42 minutes
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Amie Kaufman, see all
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Callard Harris, see all
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23 December 2014
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English
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B00PURHPGA
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Listening Length	12 hours and 42 minutes
Author	Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
Narrator	Callard Harris, Donnabella Mortel, Lincoln Hoppe
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	23 December 2014
Publisher	Listening Library
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00PURHPGA
Best Sellers Rank	32,864 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 83 in Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy for Teens 88 in Science Fiction & Fantasy Romance for Teens 148 in Science Fiction Adventures for Young Adults

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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

"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

An enthralling story

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Entertaining and vastly original

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 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) .

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.

Rachael Sheehan

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.

Donna Rushton

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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