Victories Greater Than Death is my first young adult novel, and it's my tribute to Star Wars, Doctor Who, Steven Universe and all the other space epics I love. (And if you pre-order it and submit your receipt, you can get a free enamel pin and also some gorgeous art prints!)VICTORIES is about Tina, a teenager who can't wait to leave home and grab her dreams with both hands, but meanwhile she's stuck... waiting. Until one day, destiny calls!Tina's best friend is Rachael, an artist who just wants

Tina has spent her entire life knowing that she would leave this earth - permanently. Because she's secretly an alien. She's technically a clone of a brilliant alien commander who passed away unexpectedly. Tina longs for her new life to begin and when her internal beacon lights up - she's ready. She's transported to the wild world of aliens, spaceships and intergalactic wars - but what can one teenage semi-human do against all that? (Apparently - when you download your previous self's memories

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Macmillan-Tom Doherty Associates for an ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review. "Victories Greater Than Death" tells the story of Tina, who is an alien raised on Earth by her mother. There’s a beacon inside her that when she’s ready will alert both allies and enemies to her location. With her best friend Rachael she goes to space to fulfil her destiny. This sounds like a somewhat captivating premise, right? That's what I thought too, but sadly, it

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.Wow. I loved absolutely everything about Victories Greater Than Death. I'll even admit that I geeked out once I got the actual book from NetGalley. It also doesn't hurt that each and every character was so god damn lovable either. I mean, even the ones I met for like two seconds some how wormed their way into my heart. In it you will meet Tina and find out that she's a clone of some amazing Captain that sacrificed herself t...

Just, wow! What a flipping fun ride! Full RTC.Many thanks to Tor Teen & NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Tina Mains not only has the hopes of her former comrades to fulfill as the clone of an inspiring and seriously tough ship captain and fighter, but she also has her own desire to make a difference in others’ lives. Which, until her alien destiny comes calling, along with a murderous guy and his henchpeople, has been to protest injustice and inequality wherever she can in her home on Earth.Once in space on a ship captained by one of original Tina’s friends, with her current best friend Rachel (who...

3.5/5 StarsThis book has almost everything I could want in a YA sci-fi novel – a diverse cast of characters, found family dynamics, vivid worldbuilding and a sweet sapphic romance – and it’s even compared to Star Wars and Doctor Who (although I think that it is much more like I Am Number Four and Star Trek!). As soon as I dived into the novel I was drawn in by Charlie Jane Anders’ fun and witty prose and I was excited to delve further into the sci-fi world that she has created. But, I quickly fo...

This was a science fiction young adult book that reminded me a little of Star Trek/ Doctor Who/Star Wars/Raiders of the Lost Ark. It had uniquely descriptive aliens and humanoids working with and against each other as they used the best brain power available to secure the mysterious and seemingly dangerous Talgan stone before the Compassion Fleet found it. The Compassion was the antithesis of what the name implied. They were led by the ruthless Marrant who was once a part of the peacekeeping for...

Tina is just your average teenage girl... whom is also an alien with a beacon in her chest that will go off when it's time to start her new life... in space. And yes, it's just as cool as it sounds! When Tina's beacon goes off, her and her best friend, Rachael, make a run for it. They are soon surrounded by the enemy aliens (super creepy enemy aliens), but they are still doing their best to escape. Luckily, a friendly face appears... or, at least, a face that doesn't look murderous, Yatto the Mo...

Initial thoughts: This book was action packed, incredibly queer, and so much fun! Victories Greater Than Death isn’t even out til April and I already need Book 2 immediately, LOL.Update (1.3.21): I wanted to close out 2020 on a high note with a fun read, and man, did this book deliver! Victories Greater Than Death is Charlie Jane Anders' YA debut (out April 13th). It was a wild, enjoyable ride from start to finish, with a diverse cast of unique, well developed characters that I absolutely adored...

I spent a long time thinking about what I wanted to say in this review. It was clear to me almost from the first page that this book is not good. I finished it because I wanted my review to be fair and because, having adored her other books, I feel the least I owe Charlie Jane Anders is a fair shot. If I didn’t respect her, I would probably be much harsher in what I’m about to say because this book is extremely easy to mock. So what is wrong with Victories Greater Than Death? All the best things...

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The author did NOT understand the assignment. At fucking ALL. Pls excuse this rant, I just have a lot of feelings.Victories Greater Than Death is about a girl named Tina who knows she is different. She's the keeper of a interplanetary rescue beacon that will one day go off and she'll be taken to the stars. She dreams of fulfilling her destiny of saving all the worlds and living up to her legacy. Tina is a clone of a famed alien hero, disguised as human until her beacon goes off. When her beacon

Space Gays!! Say no more, I'm in. The author interview at the end of this was so damn cute! Victories Greater than Death gave me a lot of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet vibes, while still being its own story. Tina Mains is a human with an interplanetary rescue beacon. When that baby lights up, Tina will be going on a space adventure. And when it does, Tina knows she'll be ready. But when Tina actually gets to space and finds out who she is, things start to get messy and Tina is a whole wo...