Aurora Springer

This fast-paced action adventure is the final part of the Grand Master trilogy, and neatly finishes the story, tying up most of the loose ends. The author has created a number of intriguing worlds – the waterworld, particularly, has an appropriately alien feel. The non-human Grand Masters think and talk with patterns of speech that seem convincing yet different.
The central characters – Griffin and Violet – both develop as the book progresses. Their personal journeys reach a satisfying show more conclusion. There are also a number of other interesting characters whose progress we track as the novel moves forward. My only minor criticism is that I'd have liked to have seen more about the central villain's character and motivations, but that doesn't detract from the conclusion of the plot.
Overall, if you've read the first two books in the set, this is a satisfying conclusion to the story of Violet and Griffin. I was lucky enough to have an early review copy and I enjoyed reading it. show less

The galaxy is dominated by twelve beings with extremely powerful psionic powers. Would you serve one of them? Violet, the heroine of GMP, is chosen to be the pawn of a grand master, doing his bidding without ever meeting him. She, however, has hidden psi powers of her own, and her own agenda. Aurora Springer paints an intriguing picture of a universe where matter transmitters called portals are the key to galactic trade and travel – they are breaking down, and causing severe damage to the show more galactic economy. Violet suspects her hidden grand master is involved.

GMP is tagged as a romance, so the burgeoning relationship between Violet and one of the male characters is a major element of the plot (and it isn't difficult to work out the identity of the man). But there is enough else in the plot to keep it interesting. Don't expect answers to all the questions raised, though – there is a second book due for release shortly! show less

This was an enjoyable sci-fi romance with many plot twists and lots of action! There were a few typos, but they weren't too distracting. I really liked the two main characters and the complexity of their dynamic. The secondary characters were intriguing as well, which was nice. I look forward to reading more from this author!

I thought this book sounded interesting, so I picked up when it was free on kindle, I read it as part of my empty up my kindle move, but I didn't like the empathy or the charge towards a strange romance.