Hunted by Meagan Spooner

I really do appreciate it when the youngest daughter is the one carrying the family....
the dog. all the crying emojis. 
I love this interpretation of the curse and the beast. I love that GIRL is self aware and is like...knowledgeable about curses and stuff. The storytelling elements. Just.. Fantastic. 
This is my ish.
400 Pages

Their Fractured Light by Meagan Spooner and Amie Kaufman

I ain't going to no secondary location
Gideon is sassy, and I love him. Cute lil nerd
Hey look, it's a crossover, except it's not because they're in the same series.
....Yeah can't say I didn't see that coming....
Also, when the climax happens at the middle of the book, and you stressed. 
These cuties. I love these cuties.
432 Pages

This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

Hey look my babies are back!
I can't hear you over all of my feelings.

Do I have a thing for chemistry or do I have a thing for chemistry. 
I kept thinking her name was Juliet, not Jubilee (IT WAS AN AUDIOBOOK ON TRIPLE SPEED, DON'T JUDGE ME)
It's been a weekend, so I can't remember stuff. But like... I do love me a ship. 
416 Pages

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

I'm just waiting for someone to yell "Nerfhearder".... Also Spaceballs vibes...
Tarver's cool. I love guys who know things and can like....not die. 
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

NONONONONONONONONONNONO....Um no That didn't happen. 

I love people who are protective... I'm fine. 
Someone gon need therapy... (not including me)
I can't hear you I'm feeling things.
We stan Lilac in this house. 
416 Pages

Hunted by Meagan Spooner

Summary: "Follows the experiences of an aristocrat's daughter, Yeva, who tracks a mysterious woodland creature her father has become obsessed with and that stands at the center of his failing sanity."

Hunted is a re-imagining of the classic Beauty and the Beast tale. I'd say it follows the original fairy tale more so than the Disney version. There are no animated household items :( 

Meagan Spooner is a beautiful writer. However, she's not the greatest story-teller. I found Yeva's personality to be quite lacking. Yeva is actually... boring. 

Others may find this re-telling to be quite enjoyable, please don't let my review prevent anyone from giving this book a chance. 

374 pages

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

Summary: "Catastrophe strikes the massive luxury spaceliner Icarus, and sends it plummeting into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen seem to be the only survivors. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe; Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they're worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help."

I requested These Broken Stars as soon as I finished reading Becky's review! And I'm so glad I did! It reminded me of Titanic in all the best ways. Loved it! Looking forward to reading the next one (and hopefully getting some answers!)


374 pages

The Starbound Trilogy by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have wanted to read this series for a while now, but I bumped it up the priority list after reading and loving the Illuminae files.

This book definitely delivers on the premise it promises when a luxury spaceline plummets from hyperdrive and crashes onto an unknown planet. There are only two known survivors, Tarver a poor military recruit who worked his way up the ladder to Major faster than expected, and Lilac, the daughter of one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the universe.

This book is one part intense sci-fi, one part space fantasy, one part survival story, one part stubborn, star-crossed lovers from different worlds collide in the worst of circumstances, and one part awesome!

Pages: 416

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This Night So Dark by Amie Kaufman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the story of Tarver’s rise to military fame, when he helps to stop mercenaries from completely destroying a research center and its scientists. If you love Lilac and Tarver and want the back story that is referenced several times throughout this trilogy, then read this novella.

Pages: 109

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This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Book 2 explores the many sides and viewpoints of a volatile situation among the local rebels, the military sent to enforce peace on a developing planet, and the corporation that has caused most of the headaches in the first place. Initially, each sides sees the issue in black and white, only focusing on their concerns and complaints, but it is the gray areas that become the most fascinating in this story.

It’s book two in the trilogy, but it’s a brand new story about two new and fascinating characters, Flynn, who is with the rebel terrorists, and Jubilee, who is an officer with the militia sent to keep the peace. Somehow, they know they have to find a middle ground between their people, or risk the destruction of an entire planet.

The story takes place in the same vast universe but on a brand new planet, and some of the issues, themes, and villains of book one play a role in this story as well. Tarver and Lilac make a brief appearance in this story, and Tarver actually plays a crucial role in the plot for a few chapters. It was fun to see them both again, but by the time they showed up in the story, I was so caught up in Flynn and Lee, and their desperate situation, that I barely had the emotional energy to be excited about a reappearance of my old favorites.

Pages: 416

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Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Gideon, a hacker, and Sofia, a con artist, are the new and interesting characters you’ll be rooting for in book 3.

One of my favorite parts is when the story brings back Tarver and Lilac from book one and Jubilee and Flynn from book two. The six work together throughout the last half of this book, to try to attempt to stop the whispers from controlling and destroying the universe, and it’s great to see so many beloved characters together in the same story.

Pages: 432