Early Review: Aurora's End (The Aurora Cycle #3)

Aurora’s End (The Aurora Cycle #3)
By Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Published By: Rock The Boat Publishing
Publication Date: November 9, 2021
Date Read: September 26, 2021
Genre: YA – Sci-fi
Source: eARC from Netgalley and Rock The Boat
Format: E-Book
Pages: 384

From Goodreads:
The squad you love is out of time. Prepare for the thrilling finale in the epic, best-selling Aurora Cycle series about a band of unlikely heroes who just might be the galaxy’s last hope for survival.

Is this the end?
What happens when you ask a bunch of losers, discipline cases, and misfits to save the galaxy from an ancient evil? The ancient evil wins, of course.
Wait. . . . Not. So. Fast.
When we last saw Squad 312, they working together seamlessly (aka, freaking out) as an intergalactic battle raged and an ancient superweapon threatened to obliterate Earth. Everything went horribly wrong, naturally.
But as it turns out, not all endings are endings, and the te4am has one last chance to rewrite thirs. Maybe two. It’s complicated.
Cue Zila, Fin, and Scarlett (and MAGELLAN!): making friends, making enemies, and making history? Sure, no problem
Cue Tyler, Kal, and Auri: uniting with two of the galaxy’s most hated villains? Um, okay. That, too.
Actually saving the galaxy, though?
Now that will take a miracle.

“But maybe heart was all we ever had. Maybe love was always the flame we used to hold back the dark.”

Oh! My! God! What did I just read? This book is absolutely freaking phenomenal! There are no words to describe just how excited I was to get my hands on an ARC of Aurora’s End. I fell head over heels in love with this series a few years back when I got the first book in an Illumicrate box. I quickly became obsessed with this amazing series and after Aurora Burning’s ‘worst cliffhanger I have ever read in my life’ ending, I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen.

Aurora’s End picks up right where Aurora Burning ended. Aurora Burning ended with a bang… literally… and Aurora’s End starts fast paced and action packed. I couldn’t wait to see if my favourite squad was alive! Holy crap… right from the very first page I could not put this damn book down! I was racing through the pages as fast as I possibly could. Who was alive… where were my favourites? What was going to happen to them? I desperately needed to know and I am so so so happy with the outcome.

Aurora’s End is without a doubt one of the best series finales I have ever had the pleasure of reading. It is utterly perfect in the most heartbreaking and devastating way. I cannot remember the last time I cried this much at a book. At one point I had to stop reading as I was sobbing so damn hard I couldn’t breathe and couldn’t see the words on the page. Amie and Jay have mastered the balance of breaking your heart completely while also making you love every single moment of it. I am so sad this series is over and I will be waiting on tenterhooks for news of the next Kaufman-Kristoff series… because seriously these two together… they are magical!

Aurora’s End completely changed my perception of everything. If you had asked me prior to this book who my favourite character is, I would have told you Kal. Absolutely! And while I still adore him… my favourite character now is Zila. I love her so, so much and I am super salty that she is not on the cover of this one! As much as I love Finian… it is a damn CRIME that Zila did not get her own cover! I will never not be salty about this. Wanna know why? ….. well you’re just gonna have to read the book and see.

This was without a doubt one of the most phenomenal books I have ever read. It was completely and utterly devastating in the best way possible. I loved every single spacy moment of it and I just wanna read the entire series all over again. There will never be a day when I don’t recommend this phenomenal series! My heart is so full after finishing it… albeit with a few cracks still in it! If you haven’t read this series, what the hell are you waiting for? Go! Go! Go! You won’t be disappointed. I promise. It’s completely ‘out of this world’! Literally!

PS, you have no freaking idea how hard it was to write a review without spoiling everything!

“We the Legion.
We the Light.
Burning bright against the night.
Squad 312 forever.”