Plot:
Chase Harcourt, call sign “Nyx”, isn’t one to play it safe. America is locked in a cold war — and the country’s best hope is the elite teen fighter pilots of the United Star Academy. Chase is one of only two daredevil pilots chosen to fly an experimental “Streaker” jet. But few know the pain and loneliness of her past. All anyone cares about is that Chase aces the upcoming Streaker trials, proving the prototype jet can knock the enemy out of the sky.
But as the world tilts toward war, Chase cracks open a military secret. There’s a third Streaker, whose young hotshot pilot, Tristan, can match her on the ground and in the clouds. Chase doesn’t play well with others. But to save her country, she may just have to put her life in the hands of the competition.
Review:
Let me start this review off by saying that I am not a huge fan of military-type settings in books. However, something about this book’s short description drew me in and I just had to read it. And I LOVED it. Like a lot.
This book puts a dystopian spin on Top Gun, and it works in the best possible way. Chase Harcourt, or Nyx, is one of the top pilots in the Air Force’s new training program for planes called Streakers. The planes go so fast and exert so much g-force on the body that pilots and their navigators must be in peak physical condition.
As with practically every book ever, there is some romance going on, though it definitely is not the typical love triangle. Chase flits around from guy to guy, never allowing anyone to get too close to her for fear that she might actually tell them the truth about herself. This of course means that Chase holds in a lot of things that she wouldn’t otherwise if she actually trusted anyone.
I ate this book up so fast. The way that the writing flows made it incredibly easy to just sit down with it and get lost within the pages (or in my case, the screen because it was an ebook, but you know, potato, potahto). I especially loved the chemistry between Chase and rival pilot Arrow. So. Much. Tension.
I give this book 5/5 stars. You can order it by clicking on the book’s cover above.
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