Life in the outer realm is a lawless, dirty, hard existence, and Solara Brooks is hungry for it. Just out of the orphanage, she needs a fresh start in a place where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. She's so desperate to reach the realm that she's willing to indenture herself to Doran Spaulding, the rich and popular quarterback who made her life miserable all through high school, in exchange for passage aboard the spaceliner Zenith.
I really enjoyed Starflight - it wasn't as good as Alienated IMO, but it was fun. The characters were well developed and I just love that the main character took on a more male skill - mechanic. A darn good one too. I liked the world too - the pirates, outer realm, the way indentured servitude and slavery work. The message about family and home being who you make it was good too. I didn't love the twist, it was good in that I didn't see it coming, but as twists go, I didn't like that it basically vilified parents. I think teens will like this in general because there's not a single good parent in the story. And yeah, as a parent, I didn't like that. :( great narration too.
