Thanks so much to Netgalley and Little Brown Book Group UK for allowing me access to an eArc copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I was immediately drawn to this book as I had read Tracy Wolf’s Crave series and absolutely loved it, and could not wait to see what she would do in a more sci-fi themed novel. I have never read anything by Nina Croft, and I am so glad this was my first. I had seen this advertised as Aurora Rising but for adults and I wholeheartedly agree. I absolutely loved the Aurora rising series and I loved this book as well.

It features a wide variety of cast, with great LGBTQ rep so far, that come from all different backgrounds and lifestyles. Throughout the course of the book you see these characters get stuck in space together and slowly get to see their dynamics and interactions change over time. They start off as a group of strangers, yet they all become united by extraordinary circumstances, leading
to a deep connection between them all. A lot happens in this story and the writing is fast paced and so easy to read. Sometimes the writing isn’t the best, but I’m here to have a great time so you can kind of move past it. It does start off a little slow and the world building can get a little intense, but oh my god the ending is so worth it!

The romance in this book is also really sweet. You have grumpy sunshine with Beckett and Rain, as well as and enemies to lovers with Ian and Kali. My personal favourite part of this story is their ship Starlight, which they come to realise is sentient. I can’t wait to see what they do with the ship in the next book, and hope they do a lot more with it then! I would highly recommend this to any space sci-fi readers out there!