Chasing the Shadows

Chasing the Shadows

New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder returns with the next page-turning instalment of the new sci-fi series: Sentinels of the Galaxy Year 2522. Lyra Daniels is dead. Okay, so I only died for sixty-six seconds. But when I came back to life, I got a brand new name and a snazzy new uniform. Go me! Seriously, though, it's very important that Lyra Daniels stays dead, at least as far as my ex-friend Jarren, the murdering looter, knows. While dying is the scariest thing that's happened to me, it morphed my worming skills. I can manipulate the Q-net like never before. But Jarren has blocked us from communicating with the rest of the galaxy and now they believe we've gone silent, like Planet Xinji (where silent really means dead). A Protector Class spaceship is coming to our rescue, but we still have to survive almost two years before they arrive - if they arrive at all. Until then, we have to figure out how to stop an unstoppable alien threat. And it's only a matter of time before Jarren learns I'm not dead and returns to finish what he started. There's no way I'm going to let Jarren win. Instead I'll do whatever it takes to save the people I love. But even I'm running out of ideas... 'Smart, witty and full of heart, Navigating the Stars had me hooked from the very first page!' - Lynette Noni, bestselling author of The Medoran Chronicles
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Lysh (She/Her)@teachreadreview
3 stars
Sep 2, 2021

This was 4 stars riiiiiiight up until the climax and resolution. Just felt like a repeat of book one's ending but with the added disappointment of nonsensical character decisions which led to messily tied up loose ends (imagine you've just joined Scouts and your clove hitch just doesn't attach to anything and unravels if anyone pulls at it. That's the resolution here). Still fun and I'm looking forward to book 3. Pleeeeease don't disappoint me. Also keen for more Lyra/Ava and Niall scenes pls and ty.

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Anyaconda@kaffeeklatschandbooks
3 stars
Aug 29, 2021

I was extremely excited for this as I loved the first book, but it was mostly boring. I was constantly waiting for some action or bigger twist or turn. Unfortunately I feel this has some pacing issues. It's mostly about Lyra/Ara training and worming in the Qnet for the first 45% and then we get tiny slivers of why Jarren is attacking and some more clues regarding the warriors until 80%. Lots of parents staring and disapproving of things and we don't even get any romance scenes. Every time I think they're finally going further, they get inerrupted. That quite frankly made me mad and unsatisfied. The ending (the last 8% of the book) is too short and rushed. I'm hoping that the next book is better paced and not as boring to read. Dear M V Snyder, please don't let me down. I love your books.

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Lisa Beasley@carefulofbooks
4 stars
Aug 18, 2021

Full review to come

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Taryn McGrath @loves_to_read
5 stars
Jun 11, 2022
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Alexandra Mellas@raidingbookshelves
4 stars
Jan 27, 2022
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Karen Visser@karenvisser
5 stars
Jan 12, 2022
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Isa s@purzel
4 stars
Dec 14, 2021
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Lysh (She/Her)@teachreadreview
3 stars
Sep 2, 2021