Sky's End (Above the Black)

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Sky's End (Above the Black)

Sky's End (Above the Black)

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Sky’s End is the first book in the Cassiel Winters series and takes you on a ride that includes, intergalactic warfare, good looking aliens, and a bit of mystery.

From the first sentences on I was drawn into the story. This is probably due to the first-person perspective. Cassiel Winters is 21 years old and is faced with something that seems " to grow over her head"(as we Germans say). There is more going on here than Cassiel just trying to find her brother. When her test ends disastrously, ESE proposes a way for Cassiel to stay in ESE as well as potentially help figure out what is going on with Daz. Her mission is to infiltrate a Thell ‘eon ship and find out everything she can about a supposed weapon called a Sift. Also, Thell ‘eon’s are a race of aliens that just happen to be pretty intimidating for a number of reasons…including the fact that they just happened to kill the spies that were sent to their planet. First comment: I hate the title. This book is much too bad-ass for such a lame-ass title. Seriously. "Sky's End" sounds too sappy. Cassiel Winters is on a mission to find her brother, and the only place she can do that is Earth’s Space Academy program. The odds are not in her favor though as secrets and lies are found on every corner, and Cassiel may not be able to trust those that are closets to her. She’s then thrust into a war that she may have little chance of getting out of, unless she plays her cards right. There was almost always a lot going on. But, even if there wasn't, Cassiel's voice, her narration, was so provocative, it was beyond entertaining. I loved her take-no-bullshit attitude about everything. She was a very, very well-written, believable, and personable character.I did not think I would like this novel based on how much I cannot stand YA drivel. "Gee I am 10-16 yo and know everything about anything and even adults follow me as a leader blah blah". Purest bullshjt genre ever invented by greedy publishers. In a four-star review on London Theatre, our critic said"You'd need a heart of stone not to be moved by this generous portrait of humanity: a true homegrown triumph." As delightful as the characters and world building was, the plot was ok. I enjoyed it and I appreciated some of the twists and turns. There was nothing too unpredictable but I think that’s mostly because the author set the scene really well and so the twists slotted into character development quite nicely. I also didn’t love the last quarter of so - it felt a little rushed and I think I would have rather had the book be a bit longer so things could work themselves out a little less perfectly.Truthfully the plot was interesting and engaging, but it’s the characters and the world that really make this a 5 star read for me. Everything about this book put me off as a reader. Everything. There is so much wrong with the writing here, not the actual words, but the construction of the plot, pacing, and characterization.

Reading Sky’s End was a fun little sprint through dragon hunting. This is Book 1 with two more in the works. Fueled by the author’s own affection for astrophysics, “Sky’s End” mixes real scientific theories with gripping action, fantasy, romance and self-discovery. The journalist in Young asks the deeper questions to make the characters and story, through fiction, real to life. Hunter is commissioned to rid all the sky islands of the most dangerous creatures threatening the sky islands. The gauntlet takes new recruits to Hunter competing with other skyships for the most kills, but each one has a crew that wants to be captain. He has to fight for the top spot while also trying to not be killed by ginormous flying metal beasts called gorgantauns that are a threat to all the islands. However, Cassiel wants nothing more than to stay aboard her ship and continue her training with ESE (Earth Space Exploration) and catch the occasional glimpse of her missing brother's hunky bestie, King. Well, that and find her missing brother. Thank you Marc J Gregson, NetGalley and Peachtree Teen, for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review! All thoughts are my own and left voluntarily.

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A thrilling YA fantasy debut, Sky’s End plummets readers into a kill-or-be-killed competition where a scrappy underdog hell-bent on revenge must claw his way to the top. Cassiel was such a big win for me. I loved her character. She's insanely feisty and sarcastic. She's extremely head strong and determined. She's also SUPER stubborn. She trusts some people too easily, she doesn't trust others enough. When she puts her mind to something, she WILL do it. Even if it isn't the best decision. She drove me nuts in this regard but I wouldn't have had her any other way. She made SKY'S END such an amazing story to read. I'll warn you, she's got a mouth on her. But honestly, it's what made Cassiel Cassiel. That being said, the second Conrad leaves his home island, I was hooked. I really loved the little rag tag group that became a family in the end. I like that there are full character arcs of learning to bond with people you didn't think you could and all those lessons. Could they have been deeper? Sure. But for a book marketed towards teens it was perfectly fine. I would have loved this book so much at that age.Anyone living on the socially stratified floating islands can rise in status by dueling or entering a Trade. Conrad, once a High, is demoted after his uncle kills his father and assumes the role of Archduke. After his mother is killed, Conrad tries to reunite with Ella, the sister his uncle abducted, but Uncle demands that he first enter the Selection and rise through the ranks of one of the Twelve Trades. Chosen by Hunter, which is responsible for exterminating the menacing, steel-scaled gorgantauns, Conrad is soon taking part in the Gauntlet, a deadly contest between airships to see which crew can kill the most gorgantauns. But he won’t just have to battle sky serpents—Conrad also faces the ever-present threat of mutiny, a murder attempt, and shifting loyalties. Amid budding friendships, the crew unearths startling truths about their world, revealing a more profound conflict than Conrad envisioned. Gregson’s YA debut provides a skillful blend of action, suspense, and comic relief. After each airship battle, readers can barely draw breath before political intrigues turn the story on its head, but this is also a touching story of found family and personal growth. Most major characters read white; in this racially diverse world, one crew member has dark skin. I'd definitely recommend this to younger readers interested in fantasy or adult readers who enjoy YA. I'm very excited for the author to continue writing because if this is his debut novel and there's a chance for a second in this series, I'm totally there, cheering him along with his students.



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