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birdloveranne's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing, awesome story! I couldn't put it down! It stayed in my mind even when I wasn't reading! Super good. Deduct half a star for typos in the last portion.
jetenold's review
4.0
This was really good. the world building was unique and whole and the story was great. Loved the ideas presented:)
shannon_cocktailsandbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Gemme is the matchmaker on the ship Expedition and is used to following rules and doing as she's told. She's not one to rock the boat. So when she see her name pop up on the matchmaking list and it has her life mate as the up and coming Lieutenant Mile Brentwood, so thinks it wrong and deletes the match. Soon after, the ship is hit by comets and forced to crash land on the frozen planet Tundra 37. Gemme is picked to be part of the exploration crew that must leave the ship to find the vital element needed to run the ship's engines. Terrified, Gemme learns she's got a courage she never knew she had and the ability to contribute to those in her community as something more than a matchmaker.
Miles Brentwood has an ear with the Seer's, the centuries old twins who run the ship. After the accident with the comets, he begins to suspect more is going on than he is being told, but he doesn't immediately question his orders. He takes his team of four out on their mission. Soon Miles is given a secondary mission to complete, one that must be done is secret from 2 of the other team members. To find a genetic anomaly and bring it back. He begins to question what they are doing on this secret second mission while he fights an unexplainable attraction to Gemme. But soon he begins to realize that something is up with what they are sent to retrieve and it may not be for the good of the ship or their community.
Together, Miles and Gemme have to learn that sometimes it is good to question the establishment and do what you feel is ultimately right, not just for yourself but for the good of everyone.
The second book in the Sci-Fi series, A New Dawn, was a little on the out there scale for me. The storyline with Gemme and Miles and their crews journey to complete both mission was excellent. I found myself wanting more and more of the foursome on the page because I enjoyed them so much.
Where the book took a weird turn for me was with the Seer's and the orb. The present and past flip flopping and how that storyline related to where we were today (or not) just did not capture my interest. I hate to say it, I would speed read through those section just to get onto something more interesting. I just felt we could have gotten away with a little less of how the twins got to where they are now.
As with Paradise 21, there isn't a hot romance between Miles and Gemme. Instead the story focuses on the characters trying to save themselves and the rest of the ship's crew along with solving the mystery of the orb and why the Seer's want it. Most of the story was very engaging and kept my interest...with the exception of the Seer part.
Miles Brentwood has an ear with the Seer's, the centuries old twins who run the ship. After the accident with the comets, he begins to suspect more is going on than he is being told, but he doesn't immediately question his orders. He takes his team of four out on their mission. Soon Miles is given a secondary mission to complete, one that must be done is secret from 2 of the other team members. To find a genetic anomaly and bring it back. He begins to question what they are doing on this secret second mission while he fights an unexplainable attraction to Gemme. But soon he begins to realize that something is up with what they are sent to retrieve and it may not be for the good of the ship or their community.
Together, Miles and Gemme have to learn that sometimes it is good to question the establishment and do what you feel is ultimately right, not just for yourself but for the good of everyone.
The second book in the Sci-Fi series, A New Dawn, was a little on the out there scale for me. The storyline with Gemme and Miles and their crews journey to complete both mission was excellent. I found myself wanting more and more of the foursome on the page because I enjoyed them so much.
Where the book took a weird turn for me was with the Seer's and the orb. The present and past flip flopping and how that storyline related to where we were today (or not) just did not capture my interest. I hate to say it, I would speed read through those section just to get onto something more interesting. I just felt we could have gotten away with a little less of how the twins got to where they are now.
As with Paradise 21, there isn't a hot romance between Miles and Gemme. Instead the story focuses on the characters trying to save themselves and the rest of the ship's crew along with solving the mystery of the orb and why the Seer's want it. Most of the story was very engaging and kept my interest...with the exception of the Seer part.
thebodybuildingbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
This review and others can be found at www.wholelatteromance.blogspot.com
Received From: Entangled Publishing, LLC via NetGalley
The Blurb:
Gemme is a hi-tech matchmaker who pairs the next generation of Lifers aboard The Expedition, a deep space transport vessel destined for Paradise 18. When the identity of her lifemate pops up on her screen, she’s shocked that he’s the achingly gorgeous and highly sought after Lieutenant Miles Brentwood—a man oblivious to her existence. Believing everyone will think she contrived the match, she erases it from the computer’s memory.
Just as comets pummel the ship and destroy the pairing system forever.
With The Expedition disabled, the colonists must crash land on the barren ice world of Tundra 37 where Gemme is reassigned to an exploratory mission, led by Lieutenant Brentwood. Only in the frozen tundra does she understand the shape of his heart and why the computer has entwined their destinies.
My Take:
I had the opportunity to read this novel thank to NetGalley. I very much enjoyed it, but while there were parts I did like, there were also parts I didn't. However, the author has intrigued me enough that not only do I want to read the first book in this series, but I also can't wait to read book three in the series.
Aubrie Dionne does a great job with her world-building, creating a science fiction novel that is easily believable is hard work and I found myself really feeling as though this place could exist. Taking place far in the future (and I mean far as in the 2700's) the population of the human species has lived aboard a space shuttle of sorts (think Xenon, Girl of the 21st Century) for centuries as they leave behind the destruction of Earth and attempt to make their way to a new planet Paradise 18. And while most of the people on this very large ship The Expedition won't live to see this planet because of the fact that it takes centuries to get there, they set off in hope of a better future for their offsprings offspring. On the way to Paradise 18, The Expedition is hit by a comet shower and the ship is forced to land on the first available planet capable of occupying life, unfortunately, said planet is currently experiencing an ice age, but with no choice they land and now a team must gather together in search of the proper supplies in this unknown world to keep the ship and it's inhabitant alive so that they can start building a future on this planet. Tundra 37.
Enter Gemme, she was The Expedition's matchmaker, attempting to pair mates together to create the best offspring possible, until she finds her own name matched to the one man she thought she'd only ever be able to dream about being matched to. Afraid that the entire ship will think that she altered the computer system so that she was paired with the ships most eligible bachelor, she deletes the matching and not minutes later, her entire computer system is destroyed in the shower. Without a job, she is placed on a research and exploration team to hunt down minerals that are needed to keep everyone alive on the crashed ship. On his trip she is paired with none other than Lieutenant Brentwood, the very person who she was to be paired with according to the matchmaking system.
Lieutenant Brentwood has never met Gemme before the comet shower but he instantly knows that she is the person he is meant to be with at all costs. However, Gemme's arch rival wants Miles Brentwood for himself and she's also one of the four members of the exploration team. Drama ensues.
What did I like about this story? A lot of things really. The world building was great, and I particularly liked that the story had several different story lines in it concerning other members of the ship and their own personal journey during the crash and subsequent landing. The pacing was great, though at times I did find the constant back and forth of story lines was annoying as I kept wanting Gemme and Miles to have more screen time so to speak, but regardless, the story had me turning the pages.
What problems did I have? I feel that due to the other story lines, the romance between Miles and Gemme was more a secondary plot, than the main focus of the story and also I feel that said romance was a little rushed. I know and love stories of destined lovers, but these two didn't know each other, there was more romance between them when they were recalling their past lives and dreams and I feel the I Love You's came too fast for the development of the relationship. Also, I tend to like my stories on the steamier side, though this is more a personal preference and didn't reflect negatively on the story overall, I just would have preferred to see more than a few kisses etc. and would have liked the sexual tension to be amped up more.
The story end with enough closure that I feel it worked, but it left enough open regarding the future of this group of people to invite the next book in the series so I can't wait for it to come out so I can see what happens.
Even though this is book 2 in the series, the story stood on it own perfectly well and I had no issues following it. I very much enjoyed the story despite my feeling of the romance storyline taking a backseat to the others stories within.
My Rating: 3.5/5 Lattes (*Note: this lower rating is not entirely based on the story itself but rather the fact that this is a romance review site and that the story, while sold as a romance between Gemme and Miles, wasn't enough of a romance in my opinion. If I base my rating on the story being strictly a science fiction with romantic elements then I would likely give this story 4/5 lattes instead.)
Received From: Entangled Publishing, LLC via NetGalley
The Blurb:
Gemme is a hi-tech matchmaker who pairs the next generation of Lifers aboard The Expedition, a deep space transport vessel destined for Paradise 18. When the identity of her lifemate pops up on her screen, she’s shocked that he’s the achingly gorgeous and highly sought after Lieutenant Miles Brentwood—a man oblivious to her existence. Believing everyone will think she contrived the match, she erases it from the computer’s memory.
Just as comets pummel the ship and destroy the pairing system forever.
With The Expedition disabled, the colonists must crash land on the barren ice world of Tundra 37 where Gemme is reassigned to an exploratory mission, led by Lieutenant Brentwood. Only in the frozen tundra does she understand the shape of his heart and why the computer has entwined their destinies.
My Take:
I had the opportunity to read this novel thank to NetGalley. I very much enjoyed it, but while there were parts I did like, there were also parts I didn't. However, the author has intrigued me enough that not only do I want to read the first book in this series, but I also can't wait to read book three in the series.
Aubrie Dionne does a great job with her world-building, creating a science fiction novel that is easily believable is hard work and I found myself really feeling as though this place could exist. Taking place far in the future (and I mean far as in the 2700's) the population of the human species has lived aboard a space shuttle of sorts (think Xenon, Girl of the 21st Century) for centuries as they leave behind the destruction of Earth and attempt to make their way to a new planet Paradise 18. And while most of the people on this very large ship The Expedition won't live to see this planet because of the fact that it takes centuries to get there, they set off in hope of a better future for their offsprings offspring. On the way to Paradise 18, The Expedition is hit by a comet shower and the ship is forced to land on the first available planet capable of occupying life, unfortunately, said planet is currently experiencing an ice age, but with no choice they land and now a team must gather together in search of the proper supplies in this unknown world to keep the ship and it's inhabitant alive so that they can start building a future on this planet. Tundra 37.
Enter Gemme, she was The Expedition's matchmaker, attempting to pair mates together to create the best offspring possible, until she finds her own name matched to the one man she thought she'd only ever be able to dream about being matched to. Afraid that the entire ship will think that she altered the computer system so that she was paired with the ships most eligible bachelor, she deletes the matching and not minutes later, her entire computer system is destroyed in the shower. Without a job, she is placed on a research and exploration team to hunt down minerals that are needed to keep everyone alive on the crashed ship. On his trip she is paired with none other than Lieutenant Brentwood, the very person who she was to be paired with according to the matchmaking system.
Lieutenant Brentwood has never met Gemme before the comet shower but he instantly knows that she is the person he is meant to be with at all costs. However, Gemme's arch rival wants Miles Brentwood for himself and she's also one of the four members of the exploration team. Drama ensues.
What did I like about this story? A lot of things really. The world building was great, and I particularly liked that the story had several different story lines in it concerning other members of the ship and their own personal journey during the crash and subsequent landing. The pacing was great, though at times I did find the constant back and forth of story lines was annoying as I kept wanting Gemme and Miles to have more screen time so to speak, but regardless, the story had me turning the pages.
What problems did I have? I feel that due to the other story lines, the romance between Miles and Gemme was more a secondary plot, than the main focus of the story and also I feel that said romance was a little rushed. I know and love stories of destined lovers, but these two didn't know each other, there was more romance between them when they were recalling their past lives and dreams and I feel the I Love You's came too fast for the development of the relationship. Also, I tend to like my stories on the steamier side, though this is more a personal preference and didn't reflect negatively on the story overall, I just would have preferred to see more than a few kisses etc. and would have liked the sexual tension to be amped up more.
The story end with enough closure that I feel it worked, but it left enough open regarding the future of this group of people to invite the next book in the series so I can't wait for it to come out so I can see what happens.
Even though this is book 2 in the series, the story stood on it own perfectly well and I had no issues following it. I very much enjoyed the story despite my feeling of the romance storyline taking a backseat to the others stories within.
My Rating: 3.5/5 Lattes (*Note: this lower rating is not entirely based on the story itself but rather the fact that this is a romance review site and that the story, while sold as a romance between Gemme and Miles, wasn't enough of a romance in my opinion. If I base my rating on the story being strictly a science fiction with romantic elements then I would likely give this story 4/5 lattes instead.)
lowbrowreaderofzerof_cks's review against another edition
4.0
This was a pleasant surprise - well written, with a plot that went beyond romance only. There were couple of clumsy moments but overall that is definitely an author I will check out in future. A bit of a Cinderella story, only with frozen planet, mysterious orbs, mammoths, tentacled monsters and road trip of sorts. And a very sad and horrible parallel story about two telepathic sisters with no happy ending .
simplyadrift's review against another edition
4.0
As seen at: Miss Book Reviews
The storyline:
I loved that Tundra 37 wasn’t based on the romance, I love that the actual plotline was based on the survival of the lifers aboard The Expedition. It made this book very addicting to read. I really enjoyed it.
Gemme is the matchmaker aboard The Expedition. She accepts or denies the matches that the computer pairs life mates, she makes sure they are far apart in the family tree and that their genetics would be good together. Another part of her job is to search for a special gene, a gene that is kept a secret, only the matchmakers are to know of this job.
One morning as she’s working she discovers the computer has finally matched her to her life mate; Lieutenant Miles Brentwood. The one and only man that the seers trust communicating with, the man that many woman wish to be matched to. Gemme panics and decline’s the match thinking that everyone will assume that she hacked the system and chose her life mate herself.
Soon after a shocking event happens that changes the lives of everyone aboard The Expedition. Their ship is caught in the middle of a meteor shower and is pummelled to the point that if it were to continue flying towards their destination planet Paradise 18 then they would never survive. So the seer’s that control the ship through their minds divert the ship to land on the nearest hospitable planet; Tundra 37.
On Tundra 37 Gemme is assigned a new job to the team that will explore the planet for the fuel that will keep their ship running for them to live on, while they build their new lives on the planet. The team just so happens to be lead by Lieutenant Miles Brentwood. Tundra 37 holds many mysteries. And Gemme starts to discover the answers to the questions she never thought to ask.
The Romance:
The romance wasn’t the forefront of this book which was great, but it did have a bigger stage rather than just being on the side. It mixed well with the plot and I liked that it wasn’t driving the plot yet it was still a huge part. I usually get bored when the romance is the only plot line but I’m glad to say that this story has a lot more going on.
In saying that though the romance definitely had my own stomach in butterflies, the whole book I was on the edge of my seat just waiting for it to explode. In my opinion that is exactly what romance should be in a book!
Points of Views:
There were four different point of views in this book, as first I thought that this was a lot of people to get your head around, but the way that Dionne integrated each character actually made it work really well.
I thoroughly enjoyed each character’s point of view and even though they weren’t all in the same situation when we flicked to another person I never felt like I was being wrenched out of the story and placed into another one. I liked how every character was related to the main storyline in some way, they weren’t off having their own little adventure.
Overall, this book was very entertaining. The four different points of views worked in this book, they were integrated well and I found I was interested in all of the characters. I was on the edge of my seat flicking through the pages as fast as I could just waiting to see what happened next.
Tundra 37 is an enjoyable and exciting romantic science fiction that pulls you in to the world of the characters and has you sitting on the edge of your seat the whole way.
The storyline:
I loved that Tundra 37 wasn’t based on the romance, I love that the actual plotline was based on the survival of the lifers aboard The Expedition. It made this book very addicting to read. I really enjoyed it.
Gemme is the matchmaker aboard The Expedition. She accepts or denies the matches that the computer pairs life mates, she makes sure they are far apart in the family tree and that their genetics would be good together. Another part of her job is to search for a special gene, a gene that is kept a secret, only the matchmakers are to know of this job.
One morning as she’s working she discovers the computer has finally matched her to her life mate; Lieutenant Miles Brentwood. The one and only man that the seers trust communicating with, the man that many woman wish to be matched to. Gemme panics and decline’s the match thinking that everyone will assume that she hacked the system and chose her life mate herself.
Soon after a shocking event happens that changes the lives of everyone aboard The Expedition. Their ship is caught in the middle of a meteor shower and is pummelled to the point that if it were to continue flying towards their destination planet Paradise 18 then they would never survive. So the seer’s that control the ship through their minds divert the ship to land on the nearest hospitable planet; Tundra 37.
On Tundra 37 Gemme is assigned a new job to the team that will explore the planet for the fuel that will keep their ship running for them to live on, while they build their new lives on the planet. The team just so happens to be lead by Lieutenant Miles Brentwood. Tundra 37 holds many mysteries. And Gemme starts to discover the answers to the questions she never thought to ask.
The Romance:
The romance wasn’t the forefront of this book which was great, but it did have a bigger stage rather than just being on the side. It mixed well with the plot and I liked that it wasn’t driving the plot yet it was still a huge part. I usually get bored when the romance is the only plot line but I’m glad to say that this story has a lot more going on.
In saying that though the romance definitely had my own stomach in butterflies, the whole book I was on the edge of my seat just waiting for it to explode. In my opinion that is exactly what romance should be in a book!
Points of Views:
There were four different point of views in this book, as first I thought that this was a lot of people to get your head around, but the way that Dionne integrated each character actually made it work really well.
I thoroughly enjoyed each character’s point of view and even though they weren’t all in the same situation when we flicked to another person I never felt like I was being wrenched out of the story and placed into another one. I liked how every character was related to the main storyline in some way, they weren’t off having their own little adventure.
Overall, this book was very entertaining. The four different points of views worked in this book, they were integrated well and I found I was interested in all of the characters. I was on the edge of my seat flicking through the pages as fast as I could just waiting to see what happened next.
Tundra 37 is an enjoyable and exciting romantic science fiction that pulls you in to the world of the characters and has you sitting on the edge of your seat the whole way.
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