Book Review: Reconnaissance by Aubrie Dionne

Title: Reconnaissance
Series: Paradise Reclaimed #2
Author: Aubrie Dionne
Publisher: InkSpell Publishing (May 1, 2013)
Genre: YA Science Fiction Romance

Format Read: Ebook ARC
Length: Novel
Source: Publisher

Nova Williams has lost her one shot at Lieutenant hood and at love. Lieutenant Crophaven has promoted her rival, Andromeda, all because her lifemate, Sirius, sacrificed their mission to win back Andromeda’s love.

While sneaking out to prove Andromeda is a fake, Nova finds an alien ship hovering over their colony. Lieutenant Crophaven assigns her to a reconnaissance mission, giving her a second chance to redeem herself. Sirius must fly her and a research team to the vessel to decide if they are a threat. Thrown together with the lifemate that betrayed her, she battles with her own jealousy while her team battles for their lives. 

Can she forgive Sirius in order to save her team and warn her colony? 

 

Teasers: “All right, as long as we don’t break any rules.” [11% Ebook ARC. I love this line because it says so much about Nova’s character.]

This mission was a lieutenant-maker, and my one big break. No pressure. [20% Ebook ARC. Once again, these lines say so much about Nova.]

Why did it have to be bugs? [35% Ebook ARC. Yes, exactly! *shudders*]

My life dangled from brittle strands of malleable metal. [43% Ebook ARC. This line is such a lovely description and can mean so much more too.]

I was his lucky star. [70% Ebook ARC. This is definitely an “aww” line.] 

Review: Nova Williams craves a lieutenant-making mission, but this one mission threatens her entire world in Aubrie Dionne’s Reconnaissance.

The second book in the Paradise Reclaimed series, Reconnaissance picks up where Colonization left off, but with the new main character, Nova Williams. A hard-working, no-nonsense young woman, Nova strives to be the perfect expedition leader, but everything that can go wrong will for her. I love how Dionne chose Nova to tell the story and how the reader experiences Nova’s growth. Sirius, Nova’s chosen lifemate, makes the perfect match to Nova’s sarcastic wit. The vicious, intelligent, and creepy alien arachnids are a formidable force against the team members.

The fast-paced plot works perfectly for YA science fiction, and Dionne creates wonderful budding romance between Nova and Sirius. The nightmarish aliens add a delightful touch of horror. Dionne held back no punches as she tormented her characters and created this wonderful science fiction planet of Paradise 21.

Aubrie Dionne’s Paradise Reclaimed series gets better with each book. I highly recommend Reconnaissance!

 

Five Bookworms = I loved it!

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P is for Paradise Reclaimed series by Aubrie Dionne

 

For 2013's A to Z Challenge, I am talking about book series, particularly some favorite series as well as series I've been waiting to read for a LONG time.

P is for ... Paradise Reclaimed series by Aubrie Dionne

Aubrie is not only a good friend of mine, but she's an amazing author. I just love her books filled with action, exotic places, and sweet romance. Her Paradise Reclaimed series is awesome! 

Andromeda has spent all seventeen years of her life aboard a deep space transport vessel destined for a paradise planet. Her safe cocoon is about to break open as Paradise 21 looms only one month away, and she must take the aptitude tests to determine her role on the new world and her computer assigned lifemate. As a great-granddaughter of the Commander of the ship, she wants to live up to her family name. But, her forbidden love for her childhood friend, Sirius, distracts her and she fails the tests. The results place her in a menial role in the new colony and pair her with Corvus, “the oaf”.

But when Andromeda steps foot on Paradise 21, her predestined future is the least of her worries. Alien ghosts from a failed colonization warn her of a deadly threat to her colony. And when Sirius’s ship crashes on the far ridge in an attempt to investigate, she journeys to rescue him with Corvus.

Andromeda now must convince the authorities of the imminent danger to keep her protect her new home. What she didn’t expect was a battle of her own feelings for Sirius and Corvus.

Can she save the colony and discover her true love?

Click here to read my review of Colonization.

Nova Williams has lost her one shot at Lieutenant hood and at love. Lieutenant Crophaven has promoted her rival, Andromeda, all because her lifemate, Sirius, sacrificed their mission to win back Andromeda’s love.

While sneaking out to prove Andromeda is a fake, Nova finds an alien ship hovering over their colony. Lieutenant Crophaven assigns her to a reconnaissance mission, giving her a second chance to redeem herself. Sirius must fly her and a research team to the vessel to decide if they are a threat. Thrown together with the lifemate that betrayed her, she battles with her own jealousy while her team battles for their lives.

Can she forgive Sirius in order to save her team and warn her colony?