Ann aguirre endgame epub

Don't kid yourselves, and don't let Aguirre fool you - this is a love triangle, even if it's different than the norm. And, on top of that, Sasha is conveniently written out of the picture, so March is now free to travel the stars with Jax, just like she always wanted.

Everything wrapped up in a neat little bow, just how Jax always wanted it!!! Or, if not the worst, at least the most cowardly and vomit-inducing HEA ever. Know that whatever "satisfaction" and "resolution" this book may bring, it's all just superficial.

You can determine whether or not that'll be enough for you - I know that it wasn't for me. I'm a little unsure about quite a bit of the content of this one. But, I mostly liked the ending. More to come, when I won't be spoiling it for my maniac mates Shelly and Sarah.

View 2 comments. Nov 09, Sunny rated it it was amazing Shelves: afavorites , afavorite-series , reviews. Spoiler alert I cut my Ann Aguirre teeth on Enclave and was seeking another book in which to lose myself. I was thrilled to find stories that were as good as my then favorites, Harry Potter and Katniss Everdeen.

In past books, Sirantha Jax fights corruption, evil warlords, the terrifying Morguts, and the even the betrayal of one her own aka Jael. Unfortunately, her willingness to sacrifice all to do the right thing is always at the cost of a loved one.

It is a sacrifice to those she loves as well. But, this is not that book. This is a book about redemption. Despite the fact that the backdrop of this story of is the fight for freedom from the oppressive rule of the Nicuan, it is a love story. There is more romance here than all five previous books combined.

It is the reconciliation of Jax and March. And this one is deep. They literally get to the heart of the matter - why it is so difficult to love one another so deeply but keep hurting each other so profoundly?

It is also the clarification of the love between Sirantha and Vel. Some might claim that Ann Aguirre ties up the end of this series too nicely. Maybe she does. This book does not evoke the roller coaster emotions that is associated with fear and loss as some of the others in the series.

In the other books, Ms. Aguirre is not afraid to lose main, beloved characters and that is shocking. The losses here are less so. In fact, throughout the book I found myself waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Things seem to be going just a little too well. In the end, there is no drop dead shocker and really, thank goodness for that. I, for one, am not going to begrudge her that. If you are new to Sirantha Jax, I would not recommend starting with this book. It will not accurately represent the heart of the series. Instead this book is truly the concluding episode in the evolution of Sirantha Jax. Feb 25, Annie rated it really liked it Shelves: arc , read-in , drinks-on-me , review-requests , covers-to-covet , books-i-own , author-ann-aguirre , genre-science-fiction , series-sirantha-jax.

Posted on Under the Covers Opening line: This is not a love story. It is my life, and as such, there is love, loss, war, death and sacrifice. These opening lines summarize the entire Sirantha Jax series for me. Ann Aguirre has accomplished a great feat with this series. Infusing love and war together to make a pulse-pounding, heart-breaking read, the Sirantha Jax series has become a series that will Posted on Under the Covers Opening line: This is not a love story.

Infusing love and war together to make a pulse-pounding, heart-breaking read, the Sirantha Jax series has become a series that will remain on my keeper shelf for some time.

The first thing I want to mention is Vel. There is a good chuck of him in this book and his presence makes Jax consider her feelings for him. Hopefully, March is enlightened enough to get that. I love the friendship that Vel and Jax have.

However, I never once thought that Vel was competition for March. Of course I hate it March and Jax are perfect for one another, but their relationship is far from perfect. They fight often and communicate less but the fact that neither one is willing to give the other up is a testament to their love.

Aguirre showcases the ups and downs of a relationship. It almost mimics the acts of war — there are moments of triumph and happiness and there are also moments of extreme loss and grief. Aug 28, Emma Rosloff rated it it was amazing Shelves: space-opera , romantic-sci-fi.

I caught this series at the tail end of it's publication. After reading Grimspace and subsequently devouring the next four books, it was tough to wait even the two months for Endgame to be released.

As expected, I gobbled this book up as quickly as the rest. Aguirre's prose is both casual and beautiful, as always, layered with lovely turns of phrase without the pace suffering for it. Endgame does not disappoint. Jax has come so far since we were first introduced, and I think the events of this fi I caught this series at the tail end of it's publication.

Jax has come so far since we were first introduced, and I think the events of this final book are perfect to encapsulate how much she's grown -- she's willing to sacrifice everything, to endure hardships unimaginable, for a cause that is not even her own. The La'hengrin have been enslaved for centuries, after a chemical was released into their atmosphere with the intent to neutralize their more savage natures.

Humanity could not know that the La'hengrin's adaptive physiology would internalize these changes, rendering future generations totally helpless. Humans pledged to protect the La'hengrin through what became known as the shinai -bond, but over time this devalued them in the eyes of their "protectors", their homeworld continuously ravaged and repopulated by the conquerors du jour -- at present, the Empire of Nicuan, whose exploited the helpless La'hengrin and the natural resources their planet has to offer for too long.

How does Jax enter the picture? After having to abandon him to what she thought would be his death, Jax reunites with Loras during the Morgut Wars, a La'hengrin who was once bonded to her through sheer accident. She makes a promise to him that she'll see his people free, and she's here to fulfill that promise, the final one Only when the La'hengrin are liberated will she feel like she's earned the right to return to Grimspace, to wander the star lanes and seek her heart's content at last.

This war is perhaps the most brutal of all -- although it's waged primarily against corrupt politicians and mercenaries willing to kill for a paycheck, they are still very much human unlike the Morgut , and there are plenty of innocent bystanders as the chaos heats up and the casualties start to mount. Jax can't know the full gravity of her commitment going in, can't fully understand that turns of war and the atrocities that come with will alter her forever.

This book is full of poignant reminders of what really matters in life -- the love of others, and the gratitude you can feel for each moment, knowing that it all ends. And it's a reminder that war is terrible, and it changes people, no matter how noble the ends. The supporting cast really shines. Both Baby Z now Zeeka , the Mareq Jax nurtured from infancy, and Sasha, March's world-weary nephew, really come into their own in this story, even manage to retain some of their innocence, as they look toward their own futures with hopeful eyes.

Loras is totally changed, not just by the war, but by all his experiences in Jax's absence; he and his fellow La'hengrin are painted well, and you come to care for them and their cause. As for those who we've lost Doc, Rose, Evie, view spoiler [and then Constance, when the base goes down They are not truly forgotten. But it's Aguirre's ability to write a fully functioning love triangle that truly blows me away. Quite a feat. In the case of March, his time with Sasha has evened him out, made him a happier, more purposeful man.

He's ready to be Jax's rock, and to spend his life with her, wherever that may lead him. While their relationship has been turbulent throughout, I was pleased with this resolution, particularly since he's willing to accept Vel's place in Jax's life. That might've been the coolest part of the book. That all three parties -- Jax, March, and Vel, could acknowledge where they stood, without ultimately letting their emotions rule. March knows that Jax loves him completely, but due to the nanites coursing through her bloodstream, she will easily outlive him.

She and Vel both. That he can accept that, even take comfort at least in my mind , in knowing Jax will be cared for by Vel, after he's gone and he can set aside any lingering jealousy , says a lot about the measure of his character. And Vel. His devotion to Sirantha is the purest thing in the series. As an Ithtorian, he is not bound by human concepts of love, lust and possession. Instead, he adapts the best qualities of each, without being burdened by their drawbacks.

His love for Sirantha and her love for him are wholly independent of her relationship with March, and due to the vast difference in their physiology, Vel does not even have the same physical needs, making it possible for Sirantha to be March's lover without any feelings of jealousy or betrayal on Vel's part. But he still seeks the trust and comfort that comes with companionship, a desire atypical of his race, and that is something Sirantha can provide, both now and in the future.

While her relationship with March is hot and heavy throughout, we see only glimpses into what her relationship with Vel will be like, later down the line, when only the two of them remain. But it's enough to leave a spot of warmth in my heart, remembering all they've been through together, knowing that they have already cemented a union that will carry them through centuries of further exploration and new adventures. I only wish Aguirre would write another series in the latter half of their journey together.

I'd love to see how the inevitable progression of time has changed them, and likewise, how they've managed to stay the same. I can only begin to imagine the kind of wisdom, sorrow, joy and experience you'd gain throughout such an existence. Perhaps that's why Vel in particular is so memorable to me, and Jax as well, as her story comes to a close.

Aguirre successfully serves up sex, a kick-ass heroine, and an engrossing narrative to boot, full of unexpected twists and turns. This story and its characters will stay with me, and I look forward to rereading this series in the years to come. Bravo, Ms. Aug 18, Brittany McCann rated it really liked it Shelves: action , contemporary , epic-series , mystery , sci-fi , 4-stars , zchallenge , fiction , military , reviews.

It feels like the end of an era. I honestly don't know what everyone was so upset about with the ending. For me, I think the biggest let down that it felt anti-climatic, but in a way that is the ending that Jax deserves. The book is left for an opportunity for the author to revisit the series at a later date and I am already looking forward to checking out her other series in the same Universe.

I hope maybe there will be some cameos of characters. Of all of the books of the series, this one did It feels like the end of an era. Of all of the books of the series, this one did have the least soul, but it was an ending that Jax deserved after so much craziness. It has been a joy to journey around Grimspace with Jax. I highly recommend this wonderful group of characters. Aug 18, Jamie rated it really liked it Shelves: sci-fi , books-that-break-my-heart , psych-powers , unbelievably-sexy-heros , kick-ass-heroines , books-i-obsess-over , series-ender , non-paranormal.

Disclaimer: I am a tad biased in this review, and I am a fan girl! You've been warned!!! Sometimes that's good, and sometimes it's bad; sometimes it's a matter of indifference, and sometimes it's heartbreaking and your life is never the same thereafter. How hard it is to say good-bye to you. You've kept me reeling through s Disclaimer: I am a tad biased in this review, and I am a fan girl! You've kept me reeling through six books, and now your journey is complete.

You've made me root for you, and you've made me cry. You've made me angry and you became one of my book addictions. Endgame is the end, as the title implies, and you will be missed very much. I've had a lot to say over the last year about this series, mostly on GoodReads, because it is one of those series that seeps into your soul. As if Jax, March, Vel and the rest are actual, live people as opposed to fictional creations.

I have vented about this series, and it's one of the only series that has truly gotten under my skin. That being said, although I am happy with how Endgame ended, I still have some issues with exactly how this book ended - but more on that later. But the truth is, the longer you love the same person, the more mysterious they become. March is like a pocket universe, full of stars, and I will never learn all his light.

Jax and March are seemingly together in a long distance relationship at the beginning of Endgame. Jax is on La'Heng with Vel and Loras, helping to free the natives of being slaves for noble races from other planets while March is on Nicuan raising his nephew, Sasha. Jax is able to complartmentalize her feelings for March so that she doesn't drive herself crazy thinking about her life and the turns that it has taken.

She is on La'heng, and she has a job to do. A promise to keep. Jax is full of altruistic notions, and nowhere is it more evident than in this book. Work kept me busy, but deep within their complartmentalized slots, my yearning for him - and grimspace - never faltered - twin insatiable addictions. March and Jax are still trying to find a way to be together, even though they are on different planets.

There has been a lot of Vel vs. March talk concerning this series, and it's no secret which male I have been rooting for since the beginning. Looking back on things, it seems silly. Throughout all six books in this series, it is apparent that March and Jax share a complicated, imperfect, deep and unwavering love for one another.

I just don't know if that's enough to take them through the remainder of their lives, but the feelings have always been present. It is my opinion that these two are meant for one another. We are given more information in Endgame concerning Jax's relationships with March and Vel, and how March views these relationships.

Vel and I came to a new understanding. It's not the same relationship I have with March, but there are feelings, and we've been together for the last turn. Jax goes through some serious thought about whether or not she and March can actually be together like normal people, and comes to a decision by the end of the book.

My only problem with this storyline was that I felt that there was a strange fickleness to Jax and there were times when I thought she wanted to have her proverbial cake and eat it, too. It is made clear throughout this book and the five prior to this that she is in love with March, that he's an addiction and that she will always come back to him.

Vel is written as more than a best friend - almost as a soul mate. Endgame finds Vel mourning the loss of Adele and it is written that he will mourn her for many, many turns. Although there are some sweet moments between Vel and Jax, it didn't feel sexual to me. It is obvious that Jax will never live her life without Vel, but she ends up making a surprising commitment by the end of this book. Jax, herself, states in this book that she is self-centered, which is a conclusion I've been waiting for her to come to for a long time.

Regret should wrack me from head to toe, but the truth is, a kernel of happiness burns inside me. I want him, even if it's not by choice. That's how self-centered I am. There are a couple of great scenes where March and Jax finally have it out. Where March and Jax exchange their feelings about what happened between them in the past.

We, the readers, already know a lot of this, but March and Jax have never really discussed their feelings. I think this is an obstacle that absolutely had to be overcome in order for this series to end. Jax and March are able to work through these feelings - her feelings of abandonment and the idea that she couldn't count on March, and March's similar feelings of abandonment and his jealousy issues.

Neither one lets the other off easy. Tell me that's nothing to do with you. I looked up that symbol, and it means 'grimspace" in Ithtorian. So while you were with him - and I was waiting - you gave him some kind of commitment?

That's more than I ever got from you. Jax says multiple times throughout this series that she is addicted to grimspace. She can't live without it, yet she goes through this entire book without once traveling through it. I missed the beautiful colors and the high Jax always got from it. Although there are reasons why Jax remains dirt side in this book, it was hard to not see her doing what she loves most - traveling through space and exploring.

An issue I had with this book was the lack of action sequences. Ann Aguirre is known for writing kick ass action scenes. There was a lot happening in this book, but Jax, March, Vel et. The characters seemed to be watching and participating up unto a point, but the trademark brutal scenes were missing from this book. One thing I did love was that Jax was not the hero in this book. She didn't go off on her own to kick ass and take names, she didn't sacrifice herself or her relationship with a loved one to be the victor - she played her role and helped accomplish a goal and keep a long ago promise.

The rest of Jineba can go to hell. I've sacrificed enough in this war; I won't give up March, too. Onto the supporting characters: Vel wasn't the lead character that he was in the previous book.

He was ever present, and acted as Jax's corner stone. When she needed advice or non-sexual comfort, she turned to him. Vel was one of the leaders in the rebellion on La'Heng. He asked Jax to change herself in a major way, which she of course accepted what Jax does to assist in the rebellion for Vel's plan is just plain weird, in my opinion.

I'm not sure I agree with it, and less sure that I liked it. He understood Jax's inner turmoil concerning her relationships and her role in the rebellion. I just felt he was on the side, which I guess when looking back, is where he belonged the entire time. Sasha , March's psy nephew, was a great addition to this book. When we last saw him, he was much younger and not in control of his abilities.

We see him in Endgame as a teenager, rebellious in his own manner and hell bent on helping in the La'Heng rebel effort. I enjoyed the father-son relationship between him and March, and surprisingly, I adored his relationship with Jax. Jax comes to truly care for Sasha, and not just because he is March's nephew. Sasha proves himself over and over again in this book, and I hope we see more of him in the future spin-off series. Loras is not the same man we met way back in Grimspace.

He has been cured and has become an angry man, fighting for the good of his people. Although he takes counsel and help from March and Vel, he is the true leader of the rebellion on La'Heng. Loras is all business, and decides that he will free his native planet or he will die trying. He is capable of making very difficult decisions, and is ultimately focused on his goal. He is willing to sacrifice anything and anyone to reach that goal.

He transforms from what amounts to a slave to a brilliant rebel leader. Zeeka has grown into an integral part of the "Jax team. He became one of my favorite characters in this book, even though he has a smaller role. It was lovely to see Zeeka as an adult his species matures at a much faster rate than humans or Ithtorians and how he came to be, with the help of March, Jax and Vel.

The ending of this book left me a little cold. As much as I was happy for the characters, there were a few issues that bothered me. For example, the nanites in Jax were never fully addressed. There was some talk about rejuvenex, a treatment that can extend life spans, but I thought it was clear that eventually, all of Jax's friends would eventually die, leaving Jax alive for a much longer time. I think that Jax does get her "happily ever after," but it's not what I expected. I don't think that Jax can ever be too happy for too long.

She's the type that will settle down for several turns, exploring the universe, but then something will spur her to action in the future. I just don't think it's in her to lay back and travel for the next several decades. All in all, Endgame was not as action packed as the previous books in this series. As this book begins with the quote, "This is not a love story," I think it's proven beyond a doubt that it is a love story.

Obviously it's a love story between Jax and March, but it's also a love story between Jax and Vel, Jax and herself and Jax and grimspace. For me, and I know many of you out there will disagree with me, this entire series was a personal journey for Jax and an epic love story.

I'm just so very sad to see it all end. When the columns are tallied, emotional profit and loss reckoned, I will always, always love him. My favorite quotes from the Sirantha Jax series With a nod, he brushes his lips against my ear. Sparks shimmer down my spine. This man's pure narcotic, delicious and addictive. Don't know how I though I could walk away from him for good. I was scared as hell to admit it, but I can't do without you, and if that makes me broken And I don't give a damn what you've done.

You will never be rid of me. Until ever sun goes dark in ever sky, until I am nothing more than long-forgotten cosmic dust, I will want him. And even then I suspect my particles will long for his. For one glorious moment, I'm overflowing with him. The loneliness receeds, and I'm reminded why I wait for him, why nobody else will do.

I always will be. Five turns. There's no one else for me. I live in the hope that there will come a time when you'll need no more wandering, and you'll come home to me I will come for you. View all 6 comments. Sep 01, Katyana rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy , sci-fi , ass-kicking-women , favorites.

This one is so, so hard for me to rate. Honestly, I always kick out reviews when I am going to do them immediately after reading the book, when I'm still breathing the story Ah well, onward. Let's begin with: this is one of my very favorite series ever. This book in no way diminishes that - it was a good cap to the series, and will keep it solidly in my favorites pile.

But was it everything it could be? I just don't know. While I This one is so, so hard for me to rate. While I am left with a general feeling of satisfaction, there are definitely some things that don't sit perfectly with me. I'm just going to throw this whole section in spoiler tags. I think that the "she's grown and changed into a whole new woman!!

Yes, I liked that Jax no longer needs to be defined by her addiction to Grimspace, but at the same time So much so that, for example, that is the tattoo that Vel wears in honor of her the Ithtorian for "grimspace". So much of the theme of this series seems to be that you can't find happiness if you subjugate yourself for someone else - a theme that I am completely in support of - but to literally completely deny this aspect of Jax in the final book of the series feels to go against that.

I love that she no longer embraces Grimspace like a thrill-seeking addict, but at the same time, that space-faring Jax is Jax at her most alive. Her most vital. Her most real. It is hard to feel happily complete without a whole, vitally alive Jax. Even better would be a whole, vitally alive Jax, paired with March in Grimspace navigation. That brings us to March. I'll be honest I was pretty disenchanted with March coming into this book.

Part of me hoped that, in the end, it would be Vel - the way the relationship between Jax and Vel has grown in this series I was angry with March. Angry that he would set Jax aside for his needs, time and time again, but that he was pissy when she wouldn't give up everything she loved to live the life he chose for himself.

He had a double-standard that was beyond unfair, and he'd been hurtful and hypocritical more times than I thought I could forgive. But it was hard I still loved March, even while I resented him. Even when I felt like he was so inconsistent that I couldn't imagine how he could possibly ever really work out with Jax. Because Jax is many things, but inconsistent isn't one of them.

She's loyal - sometimes too loyal - and she will always, always have your back once you've become part of her family. But the only person who has ever had Jax's back time and again is Vel. Not March. Not ever. When it comes to doing the things she feels she needs to do, he is not there at best That said, I was happy with Aguirre's resolution here. The conversation, at about the halfway point, where Jax and March put all the cards on the table - all the hurts they had been harboring - and discussed whether they really had a chance together Jax said all the things I was thinking - she called him out on his double-standard what's okay for him is somehow not for her and most importantly, she called him out for being a martyr.

She said she deserved better than to be his hair shirt. And it felt like March finally - finally!! And yes, I know, Jax has faults too If anything, she beats herself up too much, takes too much onto herself. But March is just so uncompromising. Until now. In this book, March learns to compromise About the war, about Jax, about needing to be true to yourself, needing to keep your promises, needing to assuage your guilt Because I just really couldn't have taken it if he had made her choose.

If he had driven a wedge between them. Vel has always had Jax's back, he has always had the utmost faith in her, and more than anyone else, Vel's unwavering love and faith has helped Jax grow into this capable, unselfish human being that she has become.

For anyone to try to separate them But March comes to understand that you really can love someone without being in love with them as Jax does with Vel , and you can be in love with someone without closing your heart to everyone else as Jax does with March. It is such a beautiful, grown-up statement, and it was satisfying for that arc to resolve in such a peaceful way.

Do I think that Jax and March can really make a go of it? I really think I do. And I went into this book thinking the opposite. So make of that what you will. Moving on While I don't discount the importance of the war for hte La'heng, I guess I felt like it dominated the plot in a way that Maybe it has been too long since I read the other books, but I wasn't emotionally invested enough to spend the whole book there.

Not as the LAST book in the series, you know? Again, not to say that I didn't support Loras and the La'heng's quest to be free, but I don't know. I understand the tying up of loose ends. And I understand that Jax felt like she needed to make amends to Loras though promising to help free his entire race to make it up to him seems a bit excessive. I guess I just feel that, for the final book in this amazing series, I'd like to end somewhere more transcendent, more climactic for the series as a whole.

Maybe exploring the Makers, or what Grimspace really is. I think this is where the root of my weird feeling is on this book. I wanted more, I wanted bigger. We've fought planetary wars, we've fought intergalactic wars I could talk about this series forever, because I really do love it completely. It has been an incredibly emotional journey. I just wish it ended with more of a bang and less of a whimper.

Dec 04, Regina rated it really liked it Shelves: favorite-authors , arc-publisher-netgalley-edelweiss. To read this review and others like it check out www. I was very excited to have an ARC from the publisher but I knew that every page I read would bring me closer to the end of Sirantha Jax's world.

I shouldn't have been torn. Aguirre writes it brilliantly. Endgame will not disappoint readers and fans of the Sirantha Jax series. This review is filled with emotional reactions and no spoilers I promise.

I will jus To read this review and others like it check out www. I will just say that readers who finished with 5 and were torn or worried about the direction of the series -- have faith! Ann Aguirre has created a very unique series with characters that push the boundaries and do things completely unexpected -- Aguirre writes a great closing novel.

Endgame is filled with war, action, emotional loss, and March and Vel and March and March there, are you relieved? Several years have passed since Aftermath Sirantha Jax 5 and guess what, Jax has continued to mature and grow. The Jax we have in Endgame is not the same Jax of Grimspace. She understands consequences she is a woman and no longer an irresponsible media starlet.

March has evolved as well. But despite that, Endgame is still fun to read -- come on Jax can only evolve so much.

I would have loved for a few scenes with Hit or Dina. But this book is not about revisiting old relationships or redoing past adventures. Aguirre definitely takes the projectory of the story and pushed it. So while I wanted Dina and Hit to just show up -- they weren't really needed for the storyline.

Aguirre has a certain style of writing in both this series and in the Corinne Solomon series where much of the story is internal dialogue or thoughts in the main characters head. Jax is thinking, reacting and that is where the story is. This wouldn't work if done by other authors or in other books and in fact doesn't work in other books but Jax's head is an interesting place to hang out in.

I don't appreciate this technique as much in the Corinne Solomon series as much as I do in this series. What does Aguirre have planned next? The truth is that nothing else she has written has captured me like Sirantha Jax captured me.

While I didn't love her other series like I love Sirantha, I will say that Aguirre writes characters so well. That is her forte, she writes about people who few other authors are writing about.

And it is pure fun to read about these characters and see them interact. So I will be watching her new releases closely in the hopes of catching another amazing gem like Sirantha Jax. View all 7 comments. Sep 04, Cathy rated it really liked it Shelves: twitter-author , science-fiction , read-in , psychics-telepathy , romance.

Well the series definitely didn't go where I expected it to. For a while there it seemed like it was going the route of Jax always being the center of interstellar politics and it got to the point where it was a little much for one woman to play such a prominent role in such huge sweeping stories.

It made sense to try to bring the scale of the story back down a tiny bit and focus more on the characters that we care about, while still having an important mission for them to focus on. Using the co Well the series definitely didn't go where I expected it to. Using the commitment Jax felt to Loras to help free his people from the slavery they were under from the chemical warfare that they had undergone was a smart storyline.

It brought the series full circle in some ways, because the story with Loras went back to Jax and March's relationship with him in the first book and throughout the series. There are a lot of fans who don't like it, but I thought it was a smart choice. There was an awful lot of military action in this book though, for a romantic sci-fi series. I'm more of a sci-fi than romance reader, but military sci-fi is not my thing and it did get to be a bit much. I did like how realistic it was.

I liked the timing, she didn't try to rush things and act like rebellion and war were something that could happen quickly or without great pain and sacrifice. She also managed to show how time passed effectively without being boring. And it showed the toll that time and stress placed on Loras as a leader, on Jax having to be a soldier again and being grounded, on March trying to raise his nephew and being grounded as well, and on Jax and Vel, and of course on Jax and March.

It was good storytelling. Just a matter of taste. As for the romance aspect, I always complain about books and series that feature relationships that happen too quickly and unrealistically, sudden-love syndrome. Usually followed by ridiculous obstacles to keep the couple apart. So this series did have tons to the second, the obstacles were many and insanely frustrating.

But in the end there were two well developed loving relationships that got explored because of it. I'm a huge fan of Jax and Vel, their love is so deep and real, it's been a real pleasure to watch it develop. As for Jax and March, suddenly-in-love didn't necessarily mean working thing out for these two pig-headed, determined people. Which is mostly interesting. Sometimes they were just childish and annoying, but generally it was good that they both had things that they needed to work out and that it wasn't easy, it was a real adult relationship and that's more interesting to me than an everything is easy fantasy.

Jax standing up for herself, insisting that it wasn't selfish to put herself and her needs first, or that if it was selfish that was still the right thing to do, that was good reading.

This notion that love has to be about sacrifice is kind of bizarre, I enjoyed the idea that maybe love is stronger when it's equal and balanced instead. And if that means walking away, then sometimes that's what you have to do.

There were some weird things in the book too. I really didn't get the stuff about her face change. That whole section seemed out of place and it just seemed like such a bizarre thing to do for one short mission. Yeah, she gets to go be anonymous now, but is that such a big deal? March's face is known. And Tarn and Leviter being there is just odd. Tarn was the most powerful guy in the entire galaxy wasn't he? What the heck is he doing there? It's never really explained. Overall I thought it was a very good story.

It showcased how much Jax has grown and matured, which seems to be the overall goal of the series. It also showcased the special relationships that the fans have come to cherish. It was a fitting end to the story.

Oct 15, Jen Davis rated it really liked it. Several times over the course of the last two books in this series, I found myself wondering whether this is what Ann Aguirre had planned for these characters from the beginning.

We have ended in a place so very different from which we began, and in so many ways. This book felt nothing at all like Grimspace. The characters have changed drastically. Their relationships are fundamentally altered. Even the focus feels less about Jax and more about a bigger picture. It was done with care, so I guess that means that it feels different on purpose and I have mixed feelings about that. There has been major upheaval in this world from day one.

Corrupt governments, killers, political machinations. But it used to feel like an adventure. Here, it is simply a war. And the author has broken my heart so many times, I honestly spent the entire book trying to steel myself for whatever crushing blow she was planning to drop on me at the end. Would she kill Val? His kid? The sweet new froggy guy? It felt inevitable and it hung over me like a cloud the whole time.

Maybe I should have gone into it spoiled, because the tension was almost too much for me be able to enjoy it. Maybe bleak is a better word. Not the kind of intergalactic stuff we saw with the Morgut. This is dirty, regular war. Things blow up. People harden or they die. I do, however, still very much care for these characters, even if only a few of the original team are still with us. The book starts off reminding us that this is not a love story. And I do love them.

Their relationships have become so complex that I found myself in the very unusual situation of not knowing exactly how I wanted it to play out. Vel is such a standout character and has been since day 1.

Yet my heart has ached for March and Jax to get the chance to be together that they have missed time after time. It had some good moments and in addition to the core trio, I enjoyed spending time with Zeeka and Sasha as well.

I will read the spinoff books, but I think I need a little time to let this all sink in before my return to grimspace. Rating: B Aug 30, Keertana rated it really liked it Shelves: swoooon , kick-ass-heroines. Rating: 4. Aguirre's Endgame weaves together everything I've loved about this series since Grimspace : excellent world-building, blooming character growth, and complex relationships.

Once again, Sirantha Jax is a solider, a fighter, a warrior. On La'heng now, she is determined to free an enslaved race of people Rating: 4. On La'heng now, she is determined to free an enslaved race of people--despite knowing the mission will keep her on ground for years to come.

Endgame has no shortage of well-written battle scenes, devious schemes, and military plans ensuring its plot is set at a break-neck pace. Nevertheless, the strength of this novel stems from Sirantha herself; from the bond of friendship she sustains with Vel and the lengths she will go to aid him, from the relationship she shares with March and the difficulties they endure, from the new characters she meets and the sacrifices she makes even for them.

Endgame doesn't allow Sirantha to take the "easy" way out, charging in guns blazing and somehow saving the day. Instead, it pushes her to her limits testing her patience, her unselfish desires, and her loyalty to those around her. It compels her to both stay and to fight, though not always in combat.

Where this novel suffers, in my eyes, is in the odd jumps of time. The war on La'heng takes years and for Sirantha to oddly mention that a year or six months have passed from the turn of a page is jarring, to say the least. Yet, despite it all, I love her and her romance with March undergoes necessary strife in this novel. Unlike past novels where Sirantha and March have been thrown into dramatic situations, likely to prolong the story, in Endgame these two finally embrace the honesty of their relationship and unearth their hidden insecurities.

It isn't always easy, between these two, but it's always strong and sure. Copy in the library:. Reviews see all Anisa. Other books by Science Fiction. After the Winter. Red Planet Pioneer: Modulus of Resilience. Unattended Heart. Edge of Falling. Other books by Sirantha Jax. Dunkles Universum 3: Mondglanz. Dunkles Universum: Mondglanz. Other books by Ann Aguirre. Il fuoco dell'inferno. La Horde. Related articles. Afterlife by Marcus Sakey. The Philosopher Kings by Jo Walton.

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