Polaris Rising (Consortium Rebellion, #1)

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A space princess on the run and a notorious outlaw soldier become unlikely allies in this imaginative, sexy space opera adventure the first in an exciting science fiction trilogy.In the far distant future, the universe is officially ruled by the Royal Consortium, but the High Councillors, the heads of the three High Houses, wield the true power As the fifth of six children, Ada von Hasenberg has no authority her only value to her High House is as a pawn in a political marriage When her father arranges for her to wed a noble from House Rockhurst, a man she neither wants nor loves, Ada seizes control of her own destiny The spirited princess flees before the betrothal ceremony and disappears among the stars.Ada eluded her father s forces for two years, but now her luck has run out To ensure she cannot escape again, the fiery princess is thrown into a prison cell with Marcus Loch Known as the Devil of Fornax Zero, Loch is rud to have killed his entire chain of command during the Fornax Rebellion, and the Consortium wants his head.When the ship returning them to Earth is attacked by a battle cruiser from rival House Rockhurst, Ada realizes that if her jilted fianc captures her, she ll become a political prisoner and a liability to her House Her only hope is to strike a deal with the dangerous fugitive a fortune if he helps her escape.But when you make a deal with an irresistibly attractive Devil, you may losethan you bargained for . Read Polaris Rising (Consortium Rebellion, #1) – kino-fada.fr 3.5 starsThis had a fun space travel based action romance plot, but when the primary characters get captured rescued five times total between the two of them, that s a little bit of overkill The story starts out with one of them already captured and the other one is in the process of being captured Then later on one of them gets captured again, and then it happens again, and then yet again onetime For two people who have been on the run for years with large bounties on their heads, they 3.5 starsThis had a fun space travel based action romance plot, but when the primary characters get captured rescued five times total between the two of them, that s a little bit of overkill The story starts out with one of them already captured and the other one is in the process of being captured Then later on one of them gets captured again, and then it happens again, and then yet again onetime For two people who have been on the run for years with large bounties on their heads, they are suddenly really bad at avoiding being captured, just saying.Ignoring the capture release capture plo...Release day February 5th TodayWow That was my first thought upon finishing this book which I devoured I couldn t stop reading This was the absolute best way to start 2019 There s so much I want to talk about, where do I start Okay World building Damn This is everything I m ever looking for in sci fi I ve never been one of those readers that loved all the technical and or military overtones that some sci fi has I don t want to be drowned in techy words, detailed descriptions of sa Release day February 5th TodayWow That was my first thought upon finishing this book which I devoured I couldn t stop reading This was the absolute best way to start 2019 There s so much I want to talk about, where do I start Okay World building Damn This is everything I m ever looking for in sci fi I ve never been one of those readers that loved all the technical and or military overtones that some sci fi has I don t want to be drowned in techy words, detailed descriptions of said technological marvels, and pages upon pages of the minutiae of war I do like my world to be det...4.25 starsHonestly Polaris Rising had EVERYTHING I love about this genre Moreover, it even reminded me of the adventure romances on TV A space odyssey that brings a princess on the run and a known and dangerous fugitive together A space princess that can kick ass and isn t just another damsel in distress A fugitive that believes in the heroine s abilities, trusts her judgements and doesn t feel weak when she takes the driver s seat I could go on and on..The writing is fantastic, the dial 4.25 starsHonestly Polaris Rising had EVERYTHING I love about this genre Moreover, it even reminded me of the adventure romances on TV A space odyssey that brings a princess on the run and a known and dangerous fugitive together A space princess that can kick ass and isn t just another damsel in distress A fugitive that believes in the heroine s abilities, trusts her judgements and doesn t feel weak when she takes the driver s seat I could go on and on..The writing is fantastic, the dialogues are crisp, smart, and engaging The author took the time to develop the characters to a satisfying level The slow burn between Ada and Loch was equally enjoyable and matched their personalities Both were cautious, but also ready to give it a try with the right person.Besides all the thing...I feel compelled to start with a disclaimer that I don t normally pick up books with romance as the main draw, preferring instead stories that also include a mix of world building, characters, plot, and external conflicts Romances tend to just focus on the relationship, and I was hoping that one set in space would require a lotattention paid to all the other elements I enjoy Surprisingly, it actually had a good balance, and because of that I enjoyed itthan most from the genre, but I feel compelled to start with a disclaimer that I don t normally pick up books with romance as the main draw, preferring instead stories that also include a mix of world building, characters, plot, and external conflicts Romances tend to just focus on the relationship, and I was hoping that one set in space would require a lotattention paid to all the other elements I enjoy Surprisingly, it actually had a good balance, and because of that I enjoyed itthan most from the genre, but overall I don t think the type of story is my cup of tea, and my rating reflects that.Don t get me wrong I love romance in books, but only when it s not the sole focus In this case, where the love story was front and center, I found myself not on board with how it played out It was kind of insta lovey The declarations of love came without a satisfying series of events...4 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum gonna lie, I ve always been hard on the romances in my fiction While I have nothing against romance, I ve always said that if there s going to be a romance arc in any book, it needs to be convincing not to mention I also want the characters, plot and other story elements to be strong It also helps when a novel is upfront with the reader on what to expect In the case of Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik, it is an exam 4 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum gonna lie, I ve always been hard on the romances in my fiction While I have nothing against romance, I ve always said that if there s going to be a romance arc in any book, it needs to be convincing not to mention I also want the characters, plot and other story elements to be strong It also helps when a novel is upfront with the reader on what to expect In the case of Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik, it is an example of a sci fi romance mashup that handles all these points very well.The protagonist of this tale is Lady Ada of High House von Hasenberg As the fifth of six children, her usefulness to her family only extends to her marriageability into one of...SFR at it s very best I loved everything about this story the capable, regal, kickass heroine and spaceship pilot the muscular, dangerous and enigmatic escaped war criminal hero the well realized universe and secondary characters and the the fast paced plot that kept me turning pag...Great start to the series, but I d skip the audio version I started reading my e copy and switched to the audio when I wasn t able to read and the narrator turned Ada into aarrogant, dramatic version of the character I was reading Didn t care for her performance of Marcus Loch the hero at all.Fast moving plot, funny and capable main character, lots of action and peril, light and frothy, what s not to like Main character Ada s on the run from her family a super rich House, one of three others and a potential and unwanted marriage to the son of another house She s picked up by mercenaries, and encounters Marcus Loch, a brutal murderer, also in their custody The two manage to form an alliance of convenience so they can escape Which they do, but narrowly, with her almost betrothed R Fast moving plot, funny and capable main character, lots of action and peril, light and frothy, what s not to like Main character Ada s on the run from her family a super rich House, one of three others and a potential and unwanted marriage to the son of another house She s picked up by mercenaries, and encounters Marcus Loch, a brutal murderer, also in their custody The two manage to form an a...An entertaining science fiction romance or romantic SF, it s hard to pick , that pretty much sets the bar pretty high for space opera based settings for romance stories.Humanity has spread to the stars under the auspices of the Consortium, which is run by groups of mercantile Houses, one of the most powerful of which is House von Hasenberg Lady Ada von Hasenberg has reached the end of a two year run from an arranged marriage when she s picked up by bounty hunters looking for the bounty on her An entertaining science fiction romance or romantic SF, it s hard to pick , that pretty much sets the bar pretty high for space opera based settings for romance stories.Humanity has spread to the stars under the auspices of the Consortium, which is run by groups of mercantile Houses, one of the most powerful of which is House von Hasenberg Lady Ada von Hasenberg has reached the end of a two year run from an arranged marriage when she s picked up by bounty hunters looking for the bounty on her return placed on her by her father Ada gets put in the same cell as a monster of a man, Marcus Loch, known as the Devil of Fornax Zero Against all expectations the two reach an agreement to escape which all gets very complex when Ada s erstwhile monstrous fiance appears.This is seriously action packed and manages to squeeze in the whole romance plot sub plot and a lot of ex...This SFR turned out to be a lot of fun O A strong willed princess, on the run from an arranged marriage, finds herself captured by bounty hunters In an effort to escape, she joins forces with another prisoner, a monster of a man, if his reputation is correct, and by doing so, discovers something that could change the balance of power What ensues is highly entertaining, with plenty of action scenes.The narration follows Ada, who is not afraid to fight for what she believes and those she cares This SFR turned out to be a lot of fun O A strong willed princess, on the run from an arranged marriage, finds herself captured by bounty hunters In an effort to escape, she joins forces with another prisoner, a monster of a man, if his reputation is correct, and by doing so, discovers something that could change the balance of power What ensues is highly entertaining, with plenty of action scenes.The narration follows Ada, who is not afraid to fight for what she believes and those she cares fo...A ton of my Book Twitter friends recommended this book to me and I can tell you now, it absolutely lives up to the hype I love a good sci fi romance set in space and this one hit all the high notes A fierce, loyal, and capable heroine A gruff, powerful, and mysterious hero Fantastic world building great plotting and action and a cast of secondary characters that have me chomping at the bit for .Ada is a princess in one of three royal ruling houses of the galaxy But she isn t the kind A ton of my Book Twitter friends recommended this book to me and I can tell you now, it absolutely lives up to the hype I love a good sci fi romance set in space and this one hit all the high notes A fierce, loyal, and capable heroine A gruff, powerful, and mysterious hero Fantastic world building great plotting and action and a cast of secondary characters that have me chomping at the bit for .Ada is a princess in one of three royal ruling houses of the galaxy But she isn t the kind of princess who dreams of marrying the prince In fact, she has been on the run for the past two years, just to avoid an arranged marriage with a prince of a rival house Her own father has put a bounty on her head to get her back home, but her royal training has served her too well To be the daughter of a H...ARC received in exchange for an honest review thank you This wasn t an especially bad book It had its moments we got to see interesting worldbuilding, fast paced action and a nice heroine But the hero was mediocre and the writing wasn t really my cup of tea The summary is very fulsome when it comes to revealing the basic plot of the book, so I m not going to go into muchdetail It s basically Ada and Loch doing their best to simultaneously elude the members of Houses Rockhurst andARC received in exchange for an honest review thank you This wasn t an especially bad book It had its moments we got to see interesting worldbuilding, fast paced action and a nice heroine But the hero was mediocre and the writing wasn t really my cup of tea The summary is very fulsome when it comes to revealing the basic plot of the book, so I m not going to go into muchdetail It s basically Ada and Loch doing their best to simultaneously elude the members of Houses Rockhurst and Hasenberg, two of the three High Houses who rule the Consortium essentially, the government of the universe The Houses have always had a fractious relationship they re competitors in the spaceship market, so when Ada discovers something that could give th...4.5 starsThis was lots of fun As is usual for me I didn t read the summary all that carefully so I didn t appreciate in advance that this book is a romance with an SF setting No matter, because I do love my SFR, and Polaris Rising is an especially good example of the sub genre Adequate worldbuilding, lots of action, and of course, sexy times.Ada and Loch reminded me some of Elena and Clay from the werewolf books in Kelley Armstrong s Women of the Otherworld series Bitten, Stolen, Broken, an 4.5 starsThis was lots of fun As is usual for me I didn t read the summary all that carefully so I didn t appreciate in advance that this book is a romance with an SF setting No matter, because I do love my SFR, and Polaris Rising is an especially good example of the sub genre Adequate worldbuilding, lots of action, and of course, sexy times.Ada and Loch reminded me some of Elena and Clay from the werewolf books in Kelley Armstrong s Women of the Otherworld series Bitten, Stolen, Broken, and Frostbitten both as individual characters, and in terms of the way they view each other Marcus is with Ada like Clay is with Elena he is very loyal and protective but at the...I ve been sitting on this review for a couple of days, because I ve been trying to figure out what exactly I didn t like So, let s start with what I did like Ada is a great character Slightly too Mary Sue for my liking, a little too author s self fulfilment but she is resourceful and uses her head and knows her limitations, even if her resources sometimes is a fence in the ass of the universe that is able to get her all the tech she might possibly need to take over a heavily guarded facility I ve been sitting on this review for a couple of days, because I ve been trying to figure out what exactly I didn t like So, let s start with what I did like Ada is a great character Slightly too Mary Sue for my liking, a little too author s self fulfilment but she is resourceful and uses her head and knows her limitations, even if her resources sometimes is a fence in the ass of the universe that is able to get her all the tech she might possibly need to take over a heavily guarded facility by herself But still, I liked Ada.And I liked Marcus a lot for 50% of the book Then he manages to fall into this terribly boring category of male heroes in which the moment they are in luuuurve they become this possessive, jealous, sulky teenagers It s exhausting The final time he storms off in a hissy fit and Ada comes to his rescue I was...

Polaris Rising (Consortium Rebellion, #1)
  • English
  • 20 December 2018
  • ebook
  • 448 pages
  • 0062802402
  • Jessie Mihalik
  • Polaris Rising (Consortium Rebellion, #1)