Zenith by Sasha Alsberg, Lindsay Cummings

Zenith (Androma Saga, #1)

by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

"Most know Androma Racella as the Bloody Baroness, a powerful mercenary whose reign of terror stretches across the Mirabel Galaxy. To those aboard her glass starship, Marauder, however, she's just Andi, their friend and fearless leader. But when a routine mission goes awry, the Marauder's all-girl crew is tested as they find themselves in a treacherous situation-and at the mercy of a sadistic bounty hunter from Andi's past. Meanwhile, across the galaxy, a ruthless ruler waits in the shadows of the planet Xen Ptera, biding her time to exact revenge for the destruction of her people. The pieces of her deadly plan are about to fall into place, unleashing a plot that will tear Mirabel in two. Andi and her crew embark on a dangerous, soul-testing journey that could restore order to their ship-or just as easily start a war that will devour worlds. As the Marauder hurtles toward the unknown, and Mirabel hangs in the balance, the only certainty is that in a galaxy run on lies and illusion, no one can be trusted."--Jacket flap.

Reviewed by Chelsea on

2 of 5 stars

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Changed my review from 3 stars to 2. I'm not even sure if I'll read the rest. The writing was too forced and there were too many random people and places thrown in with no descriptions. I'm actually really disappointed for a supposed "New York Times bestseller". It was written like a fanfic would be and I felt like the summary of the book made it seem better than it was. We're told about a badass space pirate but nothing about that main character screamed badass to me. Plus this whole idea of releasing it in parts seems silly. When I pick out a book to read I want to be able to read the whole thing without forgetting what's happening in between. Would not recommend this one to anyone unfortunately.

Quick thoughts:

1. I guess this is only part one not book one. Kind of annoyed by that. There was enough here to properly rate it.
2. This felt like a mashup of The Lunar Chronicles, Six of Crows, and Illuminae which I'm not sure I like. I was hoping for something more original. Even the main character felt a lot like Celeana from Throne of Glass except that there was no proof she was actually badass, just a lot of talk.
3. The mission and the idea of an all female pirate crew seems cool but the authors kept using the names of people and places like we knew who they were but we had no clue. That drove me crazy.
4. I guess we'll see how the rest of this book goes since I can't read the whole thing. I'm not in any hurry to finish it though.

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