How to Steal a Galaxy

Chaotic Orbits, Book 2

By: Beth Revis

Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg, David Bendena

Sparks fly when Ada and Rian just so happen to find themselves at the same charity gala—but there’s something rotten behind the sparkling gowns and dazzling wealth on display.

This heist-turned-rom-com from New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis is perfect for fans of sexy, romantic science fiction and fans of Martha Wells and Becky Chambers.

Ada had no intention whatsoever to continue working for the rebel group that hired her to retrieve the government’s plans for a nanobot climate cleaner if they weren’t willing to pay her for it, but then they offer a different perk: an undercover mission to a charity gala where Rian will be in attendance. Rian, meanwhile, has volunteered his services for the gala believing that the rare items up for auction will attract Ada’s eye. Hoping to catch her in the act and pin her with a punishable crime, Rian has no idea that Ada’s real mission is to convince him to join the rebels. And the rebels have no idea that Ada’s decided that kidnapping Rian is the most efficient means to an end.

How to Steal the Galaxy continues the sexy, rip-roaring good time that Beth Revis began in Full Speed to a Crash Landing, with the return of Ada, Rian, and all the tension, twists, and turns that made the first novella so much fun.

©2024 Beth Revis (P)2024 Dreamscape Lore

Excellent middle installment in a trilogy

This series is fun and yes, I can’t wait for the trillionaires comeuppance. I hope we have many more Ada and Ryan adventures in the future

A single scene setting up “book” three

Hmm, not much to this except Ada at a gala, thinking about being a great con and going further down the rabbit hole of environmental protests and corporate evil. Even more than with “book” one, this feels like a mere chapter in a book. The final scene has Ada info-dumping the entire backstory behind the nanobot project and sets up the last “book” three. Given that no supporting characters from book one appeared here, and that the sarcasm and banter dropped way down, this middle book didn’t exactly have me chomping at the bit to pay full price for the final 3.5 hr installment.