I can be thankful that all but one of my favorite characters made it to the end, but it’s hard! Because I still care about everyone, and the survivors ruminating on what occurs is tear-inducing, and I was stressed out the entire time.

Glorious pain as best laid plans and desperate last measures go awry. If you love exploring gray morality and trying to make the right and/or strategic choices in the face of survival, you’re welcome.

If you’re looking for a group of down-trodden kids with their own motives, goals, and dreams who grow in adversity, rivalry, collaboration, and friendship into a found family, look no further. If you’re looking for a “fuck corporations, pro-middle class” narrative, here you go. If you’re looking for a fun space adventure with a diverse cast and thoughtful prose, the Nyxia Triad is it. Part of me wishes I could go back and read it all over from the beginning, not knowing what’s coming, and the best way I can do that is to recommend it to everyone I know. Nyxia Uprising especially contains the right balance of character, action, grit, heart, and heartbreak that begs to be experienced.

Since this is the final book, I’m not going to be offering a synopsis since it will spoil the others, and I want people to go into this trilogy with fresh, eager eyes like I did. I didn’t think that was going to be possible, but Reintgen did it! Like the others, Nyxia Uprising does not disappoint, and in fact it might rival the first book as being my favorite. No, it’s over! Why? Hats off to Scott Reintgen for delivering not only one of the best sci-fi trilogies in YA but also one of the best trilogies period with the Nyxia Triad. Recommended Readers: Fans of space adventures and high stakes If you like YA scifi, if you like competition tropes, if you like found families, do yourself a favor and check this series out.Notable Notables: POC characters, LGBTQA+ characters, Social class struggles I had forgotten some details in between Book 2 and this one so I would love to get a full immersive experience of bingeing them. I definitely plan to read this series again someday, back-to-back. I’m not sure how much more gushing I can handle in one day.

They are diverse, well written, each with their own distinctive voice… You watch these kids grow, from the earlier competitors that they were, to the strong and fearless young adults they become and it seriously added 10-years to my life.Īs this is the third book in the triad, I won’t say too much on the plot, but I can scream from the rooftops that this was such a satisfying conclusion.ĭuring the course of the series, you will become really attached to these characters. I loved each and every one of these books. Guys, this action-packed YA scifi series is soooooo underrated. From desperate kids to intergalactic space pirates.

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