That said, this story sets up the rest of the series quite well! And I am curious to find out who the other protagonist in this series will be and where their journey will take them. I would have preferred some, but it didn’t ruin my overall experience. However, I did notice that this novel had smut, romance, and action but lacked comedic moments. Coincidentally this ends up being Marcus’s downfall in the final arc of the story.īesides Ada and Loch, there are some side characters who become lifelong friends to both heroes. Not in the possessive way but the dumb “I would jump out of the ship after you” kind of way. He’s an ex-soldier and allegedly a murderer that Ada slowly learns to trust. On the other hand, Marcus, Ada’s love interest, remains a mystery for most of this novel. “The better to eat you with, my dear” he replied without missing a beat. “My what big teeth you have,” I murmured. But that explains why Ada has a hard time learning to trust and forming relationships. Although she eventually uses the intel as leverage to save her friends, I thought it was crazy she grew up in such an environment. And despite Ada’s strained relationship with her father, she continues to spy for him while on the run. Ada switches identities often, which is an impressive and frightening defense mechanism. Because of her upbringing, Ada can switch from her public and private persona, which aids her when she’s on the run. She grew up wealthy and loyal to her family, but she also had a traumatic childhood.

This book follows three main events: Ada and Loch escaping a ship, Ada escaping Richard, and Ada arriving home.Īda is a baddie and very much a Padma/Princess Leia type of character. I am a little sad that the rest of the Consortium Rebellion novels will not be in Ada’s perspective, but I think Polaris Rising’s conclusion was satisfying. Together they’ll outrun Rockhurst, unravel a conspiracy, and fall in love. Ada hastily forges a deal with Loch, and they make a dangerous escape. Ada plans to escape, but then the ship is attacked by her ex-fiance, Richard Rockhurst. But when I found Polaris Rising By Jessie Mihalik and read the description, I was ready to ascend into space.Īda Von Hasenberg ran from an arranged marriage, only to get caught two years later and put in a cell with Marcus Loch, the most wanted man in the universe. I enjoy reading science fiction novels, even the non-Star Wars kind, but I don’t spend a lot of time searching my next read in that genre. I spent years reading Star Wars fanfiction but when picking my next read I always pick up fantasy or contemporaries.

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