Aurora Blazing by Jessie MihalikMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Three and a half stars.
This second novel in the Consortium Rebellion series focuses on Ada's sister Bianca von Hasenberg. Formerly married to one of her father's political allies she has returned home after her husband's death. What no-one knows is that her husband was the very definition of mad scientist and implanted nanobots into her brain which enable her to hear electronic transmissions such as messages and decrypt secure files. Now Bianca uses her skills to gather information and to help other unfortunate woman who are being forced into arranged marriages.
Bianca loves to torment her father's head of security, Ian Bishop and uses her special skills to feed him information anonymously, although she also fed him misinformation when he was trying to track down Ada.
Then in one night there is an attempt to assassinate Ada and her oldest brother is kidnapped. Bianca will need to pull on all her resources to rescue her brother before his disappearance escalates the war between House von Hasenberg and House Rockhurst.
I really enjoyed this second book in the series but it wasn't without its faults. It felt more of a romance than the first book and there seemed to be constant descriptions of what Bianca and her team were wearing - I get it when they are attending a masked ball but just day-to-day clothing? Nah, not necessary. Also, despite the very different scenario and the promising start, I felt there were too many similarities with the first novel(view spoiler).
Overall, a fast-paced sci-fi, romance with a heroine with special powers and a super-human hero. I definitely want to continue reading the series - which sibling will be next?
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