The last memory Anissa Alto has is watching the destruction of the research ship Spindle by a rival scientist and being unable to do anything about it. The next thing she knows, she’s waking up in an unfamiliar sickbay one hundred years later, surrounded by a crew of xeno-archaeologists led by Dr. Benedict Sawyer. Sawyer’s plan was simple: dig up the artifact resting in the bottom of a pit on an … bottom of a pit on an uninhabited planet, become an academic superstar, and never teach undergraduates again. The artifact turning out to be a woman from a neighboring star system put into stasis throws his dreams of student-free research off-kilter, as does Anissa herself.
Anissa knows who destroyed the Spindle and why, and that the perpetrator is still out there a century later. But as she and Sawyer investigate, it becomes clear that the reason for the ship’s destruction is more than a case of scientific rivalry taken to the extreme and something far more sinister.
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This was so interesting to read.
I was drawn in more by the drama and actual story line than by the romance part, for once.
I guess I felt Anissa and Sawyers chemistry wasnt all that strong.
Even without strong chemistry, there was most certainly both sweet and steamy parts.
Overall, I would recommend this book.
Happy reading!
Rating 4 stars
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Our heroine wakes up after a hundred years in stasis, only to find the same enemy still haunts her.
Science fiction is my favorite genre and I am always looking for new and intriguing stories. Throw in some strong characters and an intriguing plot and I am hooked. For me, this story provided everything I need in the form of a strong female character and a mystery to solve.
I found the story to be well written, with strong well developed characters and an engaging plot. While it didn’t keep me up at night, I looked forward to reading the next couple of chapters as soon as I got the chance. Overall, I found it to be a fun and entertaining read and look forward to more by this author.
Highly recommended.
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This is my first book by this author and I was really excited about the concept of a science fiction sleeping beauty. The story started out strong. Others mentioned they were confused about the timing, but I followed easily and didn’t have a problem with the first few chapters. I loved that Anissa was a strong woman, ex-military even, and when she first wakes up on Benedict’s ship that part of her life shines. No spoilers, but I thought, yeah!
The beginning of the book really set up the expectations for me. Sadly things sort of petered out after a while. I kept waiting for the action to start. Everything had been set up for a great chase, some intense fight scenes, something. However, the only action scenes were the sex scenes which I skipped. Perhaps I was simply looking for something else, but I felt like not much happened.
I give Spindle’s End a 3.5 and R rating on my scale. The writing was good, no major typos that threw me out. The concept was good, the beginning was awesome. That’s why I knocked off the half point. I didn’t feel the promise of those first chapters was met. The story fell short of it’s potential and I think this writer has it in them to dig a little deeper. The R rating is for the language and sex scenes, there wasn’t any violence to mention.
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1-5 scale and what it means:
1: I couldn’t even finish it / just plain bad
2: I hope I didn’t pay for this / disappointing
3: I didn’t hate it, but it was still missing something / forgettable but inoffensive
3.5: On the line between good and ok / like, not love
4: Solid mind candy / worth reading
4.5: So very close to perfection! / must read
5: I could not put it down and I’m still thinking about it! / a true treasure
Movie Ratings in relation to my review:
Clean–Hallmark movies, some kissing, no nudity, no sex on or off “screen”
PG–Some innuendo but nothing kids don’t hear every day, sex is all closed door
PG-13–some language (swear words not related to sex), more talk about sex, heavy petting, removal of clothing on screen, but sex is closed door.
PG-14—somewhere between PG-13 and R. Not erotica, but at least a paragraph of on-screen sex
R–swearing (F-bomb, on “screen” sex, sometimes feels like the whole story is about the sex and not the relationship or some other plot, but not always
Spindle’s End by Jessica Marting is a great story to read . This is a great space story to read and i really enjoyed it didn’t thinkI would but I really did. I recommend to everyone who love reading space stories.
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She had to watch her ship being destroyed and the next thing she knew she was in a strange sickbay. She learns she is in the future, one hundred years. He was looking for a hidden treasure and he is shocked to find it is a woman. What is going to happen next? What is going on? See what is going on
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This is a relatively new author for me, only my second book by her, and I am very glad that I chose to read this book. At first, I was a bit confused as it jumps around from past to present but by Chapter 3, I was with it as to who was who and from what time period! From there the book got better and better soon realized that I didn’t want to put the book down to do things like make lunch or even get a drink! There is lots of action and unexpected events in this story. It’s a great plot and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
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