The Xerus Galaxy Saga: Clean YA Space Fantasy
- MommaSaurus
- Feb 4
- 4 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
The Xerus Galaxy Saga by E.A. Hendryx
Quick Summary:
Genre: YA, Sci-Fi, Space Opera, Romance
Recommended Age: 15+
Possibly Concerning Content: (details below)
🤬 Language: None
❤️ Romance: Kisses only
🛡️Violence: Character deaths. Injuries. Not detailed.
‼️ Head's up: Slavery mentioned.
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Fake dating
Sci-fi Fantasy
Space Opera
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Clean romance
Action and adventure
Fast pace
Amazing banter
Hidden Identities
Space rebellions
Books in Trilogy
Book 1: Suspended in the stars
Review
The blurb on the back of the book said this YA space fantasy romance (we really need a shorter name for that) was "The Greatest Showman meets Star Wars." Say less!
Talie is a trapeze artists in a circus on a spaceship hiding a deadly secret. Renner is a muffin loving soldier on the run with evidence of corruption that could tear apart the galaxy. When Talie agrees to hide him, it becomes a fight for survival and a race across the galaxy.
I really loved this book! The imagery of the circus and the world-building is just wonderful! Every character feels like a real person with their own personalities, motivations and backstories! Even though this is a sci-fi, it leans more into the space fantasy genre. There was never a moment where I felt overwhelmed by the science or the terminology to the point that I was so absorbed I read it in a single sitting. The banter and romance between Talie and Renner is SO good! I Highly Recommend.
Official Blurb (drop down)
Possibly Concerning Content Guide*
🤬 Language: None
❤️ Romance: Kisses only
🛡️Violence: Character deaths. Injuries. Not detailed.
Possible Spoilers
People are shot (death not described)
‼️ Head's up: Slavery mentioned.
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Book 2: Falling Through the Black
Review
In Falling Through the Black we follow double agent Leef and lost princess Mer as they navigate a rebellion, a manipulative King and a budding romance that threatens their desire to free their galaxy from tyrannical rule.
What a ride! I was so excited to read this after finishing the first book because I absolutely adored Leef in the last book. This book had a bit of a slower start than the previous one but when it got going, boy did it go! There were more twist than a pretzel and moments where I literally whispered, “Oh no, now what?” Such a great read! And every time he calls her 'love' or 'Little Thief,' happy sigh.
Make sure you read the first book because they do continue one another and Renner and Talie make an appearance more than once in this book.
Official Blurb (drop down)
"SHE SURVIVED THE DESERT. HE’S REENTERED THE FIGHT. AND THE REBELLION IS RISING THROUGH IT ALL.
Leef Verus is back in the fight and on his way to the planet Neba to carry out the next part of his mission, but the clock is ticking. With Dot still in pieces and Talie out of commission, the next stage of the plan rests heavily on a young woman once thought lost to the desert.
Merritt fought the arid wastelands of Neba and survived, winning a place for herself in a ragtag family of misfits that have healed a part of her broken heart. Her life as a thief and part-time Rising supporter is enough for her, but all of that is put to the test when a roguish young man bursts in to shatter the tentative peace she’s come to expect.
With an increased military presence enforced by High King Praxin, tensions in the galaxy are high and the disparity between the wealthy and the working class continues to grow.
The Soldier finds himself in the midst of progressively difficult operations where not only are his skills tested, but his loyalties as well.
Through it all, the Rising, the underground rebel force, seeks to arrange the pieces of a complex puzzle of power. Their aim to overthrow King Praxin rests solely on self-sacrifice and the belief in their plans for peace, but is it enough?
Put to the test, Leef and Merritt must face the space-cold truth of where their loyalties lie, and if love really can conquer all." - from Amazon
Possibly Concerning Content Guide*
🤬 Language: None
❤️ Romance: Kisses only
🛡️Violence: Character deaths. Injuries. Not detailed.
Possible Spoilers
Characters are shot.
Deaths happened but are not described.
An entire village is ‘slaughtered’ but again it is not described.
‼️ Head's up: Slavery mentioned.
Possible Spoilers
A little girl was a slave and is turned into a bionic but details about the slavery are not mentioned and she is free by the beginning of this book.
Grab your copy:
Grab a copy on Amazon.com*
Grab a copy on Bookshop.org*
📍*Possibly Concerning Content Disclaimer: I try my best to include all relevant content notes, or possibly concerning content, but I may not catch everything and/or you may feel things are concerning that I do not. Please research individually if you’re sensitive to specific topics/subjects! 📍
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