This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner Series: Starbound Series #2
Published by Disney Electronic Content on December 23rd 2014
Genres: Action & Adventure, Fantasy & Magic, Love & Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 400
Read it as: eBook
Source: Purchased
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Synopsis
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 rebels. Rebellion is in Flynn's blood. His sister died in the original uprising against the powerful corporations that terraformed Avon. 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 in a bloody and unrelentingly war, 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 of a senseless war. As Flynn and Lee attempt to uncover the truth about Avon, they realize that there is a conspiracy on the planet that runs deeper than either of them could imagine, one that Lee's former commander Tarver Merendsen only scratched scratcehd the surface of two years ago. The stunning second novel in the Starbound series is an unforgettable story of love and forgiveness in a world torn apart by war.
Forbidden Love is my favorite. There’s just something special about reading about two people who should hate their guts but instead want to eat each other’s faces.
In This Shattered World, not only are Lee and Flynn in opposite sides of a war, but also, they create other sides.
There’s never two sides of anything.
And… That couldn’t be more right. I liked how the book explored the fact that sometimes there really isn’t a right, or wrong, just third parties. Third parties that influence the so-called two sides. There’re always variables, and conflict comes when everybody wants something different. I love it. Because that’s exactly how the world is.
Lee Chase is a strong character that could really frustrate me sometimes, but I liked her, and the struggles she faced.
For some reason, I wasn’t as won-over as I was after These Broken Stars, but I can’t say I didn’t enjoy this book. Gorgeous cover again, simple, but powerful writing. And a plot that unfolds itself little by little.
As for the romance, I would’ve liked more kisses, but I was satisfied by the process, because, they were aware that lay between them was a very nice attraction, and they were connected by their mutual problems. And it takes more than that to make people love each other, but it was enough for them to try to start something. And that’s normal. That… That makes sense!
Another point worth taking into account is the fact that Lee isn’t white, ivory, or pale-skinned. But if I’m correct, the book doesn’t state she’s black either. We only have one sentence that sheds light on the tone of her skin and it’s barely there, almost unimportant compared to all the shit the girl is trying to sort out. So diversity, without referring to her skin as mocha, chocolate, or some other fancy simile is one big plus.
Here’s to Lee and Flynn, may you save many other worlds and have 2.5 children!
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