Janice Y. (jai) reviewed on 4/8/2008 + 310 more book reviews

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The main character Sirantha Jax is a jumper - someone with a rare J-gene, that allows her to "jack into grimspace" and with a pilot, send a spaceship through a hyperspace jump. Sirantha finds herself confined and under surveillance by the Corp after a horrific accident which has killed everyone on her ship but herself. They seem to think that Sirantha made a mistake, and she may go to trial for it. She also feels worried about her sanity. In steps March, who offers to break her out of her prison - telling her it's either escape or let the Corp break her with their therapy. Overall very enjoyable and addictive to read. It delivers what I wanted, which was action, space stuff and some romance.
Each chapter reminds me like a chapter in a Nancy Drew mystery - it tends to end on a "dun dun dun!" note, which I found slightly odd but not bothersome. The story reminds me of Linnea Sinclair's writing, but there is a lot more grit in this - more death, more grey areas, especially with the heroine - she's not always a good person. Also - a lot of interesting secondary characters make appearances. Some of them do not stay around for long. They may show up in later books. Some of them I wish I got to know better before they disappeared. The book ends with a definite conclusion and it feels like a stand alone, but there is a larger story arc you catch a glimpse of, and so I can see where the author could continue.

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