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maatkare_j's review against another edition
3.0
An extra star because someone finally gets sliced by a laser.
dylan_tomorrow's review against another edition
5.0
This was just tremendous. I cried at the end, again and again. While riding in a tram. And not even giving a fuck. It was just so stirring.
To all of you who loved the previous books: Buy this now and schedule a day off to read it in one go. This book does not let you stop reading it, it's just too gripping. Too epic. Too romantic -- romance in the sense of being an epic sci-fi adventure here as well as a great love story as a by-the-by. You will love it and you won't complain about slow pacing in this one (not that that bothered me in the previous books, but it did some of you).
Shit gets real in this instalment and reality ensues. The political and social implications of what Jarra did sofar and all that happens next are played out. Earth is put in the intergalactic spotlight and more and more people want it to be democratised and recognised as a member planet of Alpha sector. The light show from book two is scrutinized and does finally give our protagonists a pointer to a certain star system. What it means to be Handicapped changes forever, and a new Earth Flight commences.
I love how much characters, and also sectors, planets, newzie channels, clans and all kinds of assorted factions grow in this book.
Jarra is now a super star, and a symbol for all of Earth. She is the Earth Girl. Just like Amalie now represents Epsilon sector, whether they like this or not.
Being now so prominent unfortunately leads to opposition too, and this group does not shy away from using violence against Jarra because they know she will get the intergalactic community on her side more and more because she walks her talk and she puts a spotlight on issues ignored for far too many centuries.
Fian is even more mature than he already was and does a commendable job in supporting Jarra in the face of terrifying circumstances.
Jarra ships Dalmora/Drago and an even unlikelier ship becomes canon.
Playdon and Petra are further humanized in completely unexpected ways. Petra is basically an Alas, Poor Tragic Villain at this point :(.
Candace speaks for Earth and masterfully, gut-wrenchingly distils the passionate anger at their centuries-long mistreatment.
The heir of the old Emperors shows just how utterly worthy he is of his heritage.
But of course, all of these mere mortals bow to the true hero of this book -- Cheese Fluffle, hailz you! ;)
I like how the military does not shy away from breaking all kinds of laws under First Contact powers here and is portrayed as more ambivalent than before. Seeing what they are up against and what's at stake I am a hundred percent with them and say that in what they do in this book, the end does justify the means and they did the right things for the right reasons.
Dear Janet Edwards. thank you for writing this my favourite YA trilogy and my favourite sci-fi trilogy :). I would love a sequel (series?), but I am also ready to read anything you write after this. I hope this wonderful series finds a a far bigger audience it deserves as time goes on, just like Jarra did :). I cried happy tears in the tram, I cried them walking home, and I didn't even care because that was simply the warranted reaction to having to say goodbye to all of this and to all those wonderful moments at the end. Also, please visit a German con at some point, would love you to autograph, er, my Kindle I guess? :D
P.S.: The only thing that was missing from this book was the expression on Fian's dad's face after what happened at the end >:D.
P.P.S.: I want to go to the place they hunkered down in during the solar storm so bad. That just sounds amaz and I would be so powered to witness a sunrise there! :D
P.P.S.: I really like how matter-of-factly queer-friendly this universe is, but it's just prude. Even Betans despise adultery and Jarra and Fian won't share a room when not Twoing? Polyamoury is only allowed for triads. Seriously? It's completely unbelievable that people would be so uptight almost eight hundred years from now, especially when overpopulation is virtually impossible and contraception and fighting STDs is probably leaps and bounds better than what we have today. I wonder if this was pushed on the author by the publisher?
To all of you who loved the previous books: Buy this now and schedule a day off to read it in one go. This book does not let you stop reading it, it's just too gripping. Too epic. Too romantic -- romance in the sense of being an epic sci-fi adventure here as well as a great love story as a by-the-by. You will love it and you won't complain about slow pacing in this one (not that that bothered me in the previous books, but it did some of you).
Shit gets real in this instalment and reality ensues. The political and social implications of what Jarra did sofar and all that happens next are played out. Earth is put in the intergalactic spotlight and more and more people want it to be democratised and recognised as a member planet of Alpha sector. The light show from book two is scrutinized and does finally give our protagonists a pointer to a certain star system. What it means to be Handicapped changes forever, and a new Earth Flight commences.
I love how much characters, and also sectors, planets, newzie channels, clans and all kinds of assorted factions grow in this book.
Jarra is now a super star, and a symbol for all of Earth. She is the Earth Girl. Just like Amalie now represents Epsilon sector, whether they like this or not.
Being now so prominent unfortunately leads to opposition too, and this group does not shy away from using violence against Jarra because they know she will get the intergalactic community on her side more and more because she walks her talk and she puts a spotlight on issues ignored for far too many centuries.
Fian is even more mature than he already was and does a commendable job in supporting Jarra in the face of terrifying circumstances.
Jarra ships Dalmora/Drago and an even unlikelier ship becomes canon.
Playdon and Petra are further humanized in completely unexpected ways. Petra is basically an Alas, Poor Tragic Villain at this point :(.
Candace speaks for Earth and masterfully, gut-wrenchingly distils the passionate anger at their centuries-long mistreatment.
The heir of the old Emperors shows just how utterly worthy he is of his heritage.
But of course, all of these mere mortals bow to the true hero of this book -- Cheese Fluffle, hailz you! ;)
I like how the military does not shy away from breaking all kinds of laws under First Contact powers here and is portrayed as more ambivalent than before. Seeing what they are up against and what's at stake I am a hundred percent with them and say that in what they do in this book, the end does justify the means and they did the right things for the right reasons.
Dear Janet Edwards. thank you for writing this my favourite YA trilogy and my favourite sci-fi trilogy :). I would love a sequel (series?), but I am also ready to read anything you write after this. I hope this wonderful series finds a a far bigger audience it deserves as time goes on, just like Jarra did :). I cried happy tears in the tram, I cried them walking home, and I didn't even care because that was simply the warranted reaction to having to say goodbye to all of this and to all those wonderful moments at the end. Also, please visit a German con at some point, would love you to autograph, er, my Kindle I guess? :D
P.S.: The only thing that was missing from this book was the expression on Fian's dad's face after what happened at the end >:D.
P.P.S.: I want to go to the place they hunkered down in during the solar storm so bad. That just sounds amaz and I would be so powered to witness a sunrise there! :D
P.P.S.: I really like how matter-of-factly queer-friendly this universe is, but it's just prude. Even Betans despise adultery and Jarra and Fian won't share a room when not Twoing? Polyamoury is only allowed for triads. Seriously? It's completely unbelievable that people would be so uptight almost eight hundred years from now, especially when overpopulation is virtually impossible and contraception and fighting STDs is probably leaps and bounds better than what we have today. I wonder if this was pushed on the author by the publisher?
lsparrow's review against another edition
3.0
I love the world created in this series however like so many series the subsequent books don't match up to the first...
beastreader's review against another edition
3.0
I had never heard of this trilogy. In fact, I did not know that this was the final book in this trilogy until I went to read it. Which does somewhat account for the lack of action in this book. Yet, at the same time as I see this book being the final one I would expect more action then there was portrayed in this book. Nothing really happened until the last half of the story. However what did keep me reading was the world and the characters, particularly Jarra and Fian. They were evenly matched both as a couple and as fighters. With this series, the author shows that not all space themed books are kooky and far-fetched. They can really be good and make you believe that there could be other life out there.
calycat2's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
louiseallsopp's review against another edition
5.0
This has got to be the best book in existence! A brilliant, non-stop, plot twisted, perfect ending to my favourite trilogy! And it's suggestively open ended (Looking at you Janet Edwards!!). Amaz. Just totally amaz..! Also, if anyone is interested in reading more into life in 2788, Janet Edwards has written a number of short stories on other characters in the Earth Girl trilogy including one Dalmora and Lolia. You can find them on her website and I highly recommend them! http://janetedwards.com/free-stories/
maggiekms's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
lucerez's review against another edition
1.0
Has the same info-dumping problems as the second book (though not as extreme), but the real issues were twofold: 1) narrator is way too forgiving of ableism and equates discrimination of a long-oppressed minority with "name-calling" of the dominant oppressive group; 2)
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book ends with "curing" the main character of their disability as a happy ending, which is both offensive and regressive - it endorses the notion that she's less-than, which feels amoral. I feel like there's been more discussion about the underlying issues with narratives like this. The author should have engaged more with the social model of disability instead of allowing the narrator to CONSTANTLY blame herself for society's failures. The character thus NEVER grows; instead, she is left with the mindset of her own "shortcomings" being to blame. Terrible and irresponsible messaging. Kind of shocking this book isn't on warning lists for ableist books, but I suppose it wasn't widely read and came out too long ago to catch on.dani_bugz's review against another edition
5.0
I have absolutely loved Janet Edwards' Earthgirl trilogy, and this was just a fantastic way to end it. I have loved her characters and writing style, but what really gets me is her world building. This woman has a whole lot of imagination, that's for sure.
Now generally if I give a book 5 stars, it means I couldn't find any issues with it. This wasn't the case for Earth Flight however. Throughout her series I hav though she jumps into the action just a little too quickly, not allowing us to truly feel what the characters are feeling. Another issue I had was with Raven.. he was mwant to their body guard but within a day acts like a best friend!
Despite these flaws however, the good bits make it up, and so it deserves a 5. I hope Edwards brings out another amazing trilogy soon!
Now generally if I give a book 5 stars, it means I couldn't find any issues with it. This wasn't the case for Earth Flight however. Throughout her series I hav though she jumps into the action just a little too quickly, not allowing us to truly feel what the characters are feeling. Another issue I had was with Raven.. he was mwant to their body guard but within a day acts like a best friend!
Despite these flaws however, the good bits make it up, and so it deserves a 5. I hope Edwards brings out another amazing trilogy soon!
cyankaet's review against another edition
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0