Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, Book 1)

by Ann Aguirre | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 0441015999 Global Overview for this book
Registered by emmejo of Cincinnatus, New York USA on 9/11/2014
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Journal Entry 1 by emmejo from Cincinnatus, New York USA on Thursday, September 11, 2014
When the passenger ship Sirantha Jax was jumping through Grimspace crashed, 82 people died including her lover and co-pilot. The Corp says she did it on purpose, and begin a fierce interrogation program. So when a man walks into her cell and says he can get her out from under their thumb, Jax says yes. He wants her to help form a rebellion and train jumpers who who aren't part of the Corp. But with bounty hunters and the Corp hot on their trail, the rag-tag crew she's joined are going to have a rough ride. Jax doesn't mind. She likes danger.

This first book in the series isn't as smooth as the later books, but is still very enjoyable. I don't read a lot of first-person books, and Jax's sharp narration with heavy use of sentence fragments took getting use to. I don't recall it being as obvious in the later books, so perhaps the author realized it was a bit too much.

The characters are the strong point of this series, each one wonderfully complex, morally grey and most with unpleasant backgrounds of one sort or another. Jax and the mechanic, Dina, feel a little underdeveloped in this book, but both ladies improve over time.

The one thing that I was getting rather frustrated with was that the author kept setting up to explain some more of the hows and whys of grimspace jumping, but kept veering off and not delivering the info.

I'm registering this copy to head out in my LGBTQ+ Bookbox, because Dina and Hit are one of my favorite sci-fi couples, even though we only get to see the beginning of their romance in this book.

Journal Entry 2 by emmejo at Trumansburg, New York USA on Friday, September 12, 2014

Released 9 yrs ago (9/12/2014 UTC) at Trumansburg, New York USA

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Journal Entry 3 by winghaahaahaa98wing at Watertown, Massachusetts USA on Sunday, September 28, 2014
To be released as part of LGBTQ+ bookbox.

Released 9 yrs ago (11/8/2014 UTC) at Themed Release Bookbox in -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

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Passing along in LGBTQ+ bookbox. Enjoy!

Journal Entry 5 by quietorchid at Saint Paul, Minnesota USA on Saturday, January 31, 2015
Taken from the GBLTQ+ bookbox. Thanks, it looks like a fun read.

Released 7 yrs ago (5/8/2016 UTC) at Little Free Library #710 - 533 Dale Street N in Saint Paul, Minnesota USA

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Left on the shelf to find a new reader!

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