This was enjoyable and a great follow up to the first book. Thank you to the publisher, the author and Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

A rousing success of a sequel to Full Speed to a Crash Landing. Ada Lamarr returns to pull a one-woman heist in the middle of an opulent museum gala and taunt government agent Rian White with her mere presence. This novella definitely carried the same beautiful prose as the first but allowed for an even deeper look into Ada's character and motivations as she gets philosophical in front of ancient mummies and NASA command desks. The expanded look into the political elements of everything going on around her made the first book's mini-mysteries bloom into world-expanding motivations for nearly every character introduced this time around. The third book can't come soon enough for this reader!

So much fun! It's like a spy versus spy in space with some attraction! It was a quick read, but the plot and characters were well developed! Highly recommend! Thank you Netgalley for the ARC opportunity!

I love Ada, she's planned chaos with a heart of gold and is fantastic. Rian, we barely know and hopefully that changes in the final installment. This was a fun interlude after the first installment but generally felt quite short and incomplete. And the villain was barely a caricature of a well-known evil billionaire tech bro and I did not love that (I wanted more fiction than reality!)

This trilogy is billed as high octane and sexy. Installment one gave high octane, and this one amped up the sexy but is a sloooow burn.

After reading the first two of three installments this really feels like a 600 page book has been chopped into thirds (and each third is priced as a full story). I'm not not enjoying it, but for this reason alone I have a hard time recommending it.

I wish more sci-fi romance were like this. So much of that subgenre seems to be just straight-up alien porn for the sake of alien porn. And while I have no problem with that kind of book, it’s not really what I’m looking for. In general, for genre romance I want a fully formed genre story, actual plot and worldbuilding included, with a healthy romantic subplot and possibly a dash of smut, rather than mostly sex plus some feelings and maybe a side of plot. It feels like in sci-fi romance there’s a ton of the latter and not a lot of the former. (If you've got recommendations that fit the bill, send them my way!)

The Chaotic Orbits series, so far, is exactly what I’m looking for. Solid plot with plenty of twists, interesting worldbuilding, multifaceted characters, and strong romantic subplot. About the only thing I don’t like about it is the first-person narration, not because I don’t like first person narration but because I prefer to hear both people’s sides in a romance. But that’s not a dealbreaker for me. Still 5 stars and eagerly awaiting the conclusion.

How to Steal a Galaxy by Beth Revis is a wild romp of thievery (objects, intelligence, and hearts) and rebels. Ada is convinced to help the rebels she worked for previously to retrieve some intelligence on nanobots being used by the government to "help". Ada is thrilled to run into Rian at the gala where the government plans to inform the public of the use of these nanobots.

Beth Revis has written a sweet yet exciting space heist with characters who are complex yet relatable.

Revis is a must-buy for me!

Chaotic Orbits series, book 2, How to Steal a Galaxy. Good for the second go around, but not as great. Thank you to DAW and Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a planned trilogy of space opera novellas and this one picks up right where the first ended. It does a good job of going over highlights and what's at stake, so if you wanted to hop in here, you could. Ada is a highly capable thief. Rian is part of a government agency and on her tail. There's a lot of tension between them; a classic game of cat and mouse. Ada is sent out to steal something from a charity event in a museum. Much like book one you're left wondering what the job actually is and how or if Ada will get the job done. It will keep you guessing like Ocean's Eleven but with a gang of one.

The classic Macguffin (or the thing she needs to steal) is not as strong in this one. She holds it close to the chest for too long and when it's revealed near the conclusion, it feels a bit anticlimactic. It's also lacking a bit of the "space" in this space opera. The museum setting with a bunch of rich people was not as enthralling to me as the ships, space suits, debris fields, protoplanets, and airlocks found in book one. In fact there's less action and trickery overall, which made for a less fun read. Still a good continuation and I will pick up the finale when it comes out!

*Additional review for eARC. There seemed to be what I felt were some editing issues. Details would be repeated for something mentioned not even a couple paragraphs before. If that's from moving sections around or writing in chunks, I'm not sure.

“How to Steal a Galaxy” is a hilarious museum heist meets interstellar spy thriller meets rom-com, and I enjoyed it so much. Revis uses the novella form so effectively to create a fast-paced, self-contained adventure that shows us so much about Ada and Rian as characters. The charismatic but secretly incompetent and evil tech trillionaire, the apathetic and self-serving government officials in the face of looming climate disaster are chillingly reminiscent of reality. If you’re looking for a supremely fun and punchy sci-fi read, this is it.

Incredible! I'll be counting down the days until I'm back with this crew! A rare second in the series that's as good as the first.

I'd like to thank DAW and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
I'd like to thank Beth Revis for being such a fresh voice on my shelf. I sincerely want to read every single thing you published.

I gave the first book in the Chaotic Orbits series 5 stars. I've been patiently waiting to read the second book at the perfect timing. After a few disappointing reads I decided to pick this one up. It didn't start as strong at the first book in my opinion, but the ending was absolute perfection, as one would expect from this series.
Delicious, hilarious, refreshing, snarky, and heisty. I mean... whats not to love?
4.5 stars, I'm rounding out to 5 just because I love Beth Revis so frickin much.

This is second Novella in the Chaotic Orbits series. It attempts to continue the thrilling and imaginative space opera with romance and heist, but does not live up to the expectations as the first part.

Ada and Rian are back, in this heist story set in a high profile museum on a different planet. Their chemistry and the fun banter keeps the momentum going. They both are perfect enemy to lover embodiment. The gala happening at the Museum is a exact replica of Met Gala. It has celebrity quotient, red carpet, paparazzi drones, adding bit of fun and glamour to the story but nothing more.

This is dystopian series and is based in a universe where humans have destroyed Earth's environment and have, "found other planets and named them Earth too, distinguishing them by their sun." Environment safety and a bleak future is an underlying commentary, which is difficult to ignore. I appreciate author's choice and creativity to blend this message neatly with the party noise and romantic banter.

Series is going strong so far but yes, the first book was better than this one, keeping fingers crossed for the third one.

What an awesome second novella! I loved this even more than the first book. Fast-paced, excellent banter, and high stakes make this a read in one sitting type of story.

I am powerless to resist a trilogy of space heist novellas featuring a strait-laced government agent and a snarky wild-card thief. I have enjoyed every moment of the first two - I can't wait for the finale!

After the outer space ship shenanigans of the first book it's a little sad to be planet-bound for a sparkling evening of rich-person philanthropy, but Ada's sarcastic viewpoint of the gala keep the book moving quickly. The cat-and-mouse games of attraction and suspicion between Ada and Rian are tip-top, and I'm 100% on board Team Adian(?)

I didn't realize this was a sequel, but it was a quick read that featured a bit of everything! It was good enough t0 make me pick up the first book.

How to Steal a Galaxy is the second book in the Chaotic Orbits novella trilogy. I really love this book. It was such a fun sci fi heist story. In addition to the main story, there is also a romantic subplot which I adore. I love reading Ada and Rian's banter with each other, especially how sassy Ada can be. I highly recommend this series and can't wait to read the final book. Thanks to NetGalley and DAW for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. I'll post my review closer to the publication date.

Not knowing this was a sequel, I felt lost for most of the book. More context was needed for this story that, while it has a strong romantic subplot, shouldn't be categorized as romance. A fun sci-fi heist story for those familiar with the previous portion of the story.

This was a fun little novella!

This takes place in space and there's a heist and a morally grey main character and an unlikely pairing and so much more!

Our main character, Ada, is sneaky and clever and definitely not the most trustworthy. But I think that's what made this short little book so fun.

This book also gives the reader some political drama and has us questioning what Ada's motives are and how they connect with what's going on with the rest of the galaxy. How is everything all connected.

You really can just jump into this story and have a fun time. And I definitely want to read more of this story, I want to see where it goes and what is culminates into it!

And this book is under 200 pages, so I knocked it out in about an hour, maybe a little more.

Thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review! My Goodreads review is up and my TikTok review will be up at the end of the month with my monthly reading wrap-up.

Okay this was such a fun book to read! It had a little bit of everything -- humor, suspense, romance. I loved it.

So Much Fun! 5 stars for an engaging, quick intergalactic heist novel with a hint of romance! This is a romance for all those who are tired of the typical romance outcomes! and packs in maximum intrigue and minimal "spice"! AND AND AND it's set in Space!!!!!

Packing maximum intrigue and minima (but well written)l "spice", the plot is simple- Ada's disappeared and Rian wants to find her. Despite Ada being unapologetically a criminal and he being clearly a G-man of sorts, he's besotted with her. Rian hopes she'll be attending a fancy fundraiser for her home planet, so he takes extra care to show up draped in symbolism (his boutonniere - swoon!). Ada does indeed arrive in style, and pulls off her heist in nearly perfect fashion.... but what she actually heists? You, my reader friend, will have to read to find out!
High points for me:
-Ada is a completely morally gray heroine who definitely doesn't need a man! She also - doesn't even trust the reader so her actions are always...a surprise!
-Rian- aware 100% of Ada's shady/dangerous lifestyle - still beside himself every time she shows up. He's my favorite character- blindsided by Ada, but still takes any chances he can when she shows up. (think Charlie Brown and Lucy and the football.)
-"Only one bed" trope employed with atypical results! (hilarious for romance readers who think they know what's coming!)
-A conclusion that I didn't see coming at all- but that was just perfection!
- Space setting! (I mean honestly set things in space and I'm just there for that.)
-Economical writing- lovely- story got to the point, just enough description-

Thanks so much to PRH and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review.

Beth did it again with this one!

There's spice, action, suspense, humor, code, a strong female protagonist, and a pretty dress. Everything and more I could possibly want from a sci-fi book. The writing is just plain fun. It's easy to follow, but there's no fluff either.

There is so much wrapped into this shorter book and I loved every minute of it.

Definitely recommend this one!!!

Thank you for much for this wonderful ARC NetGallery! I am leaving this review voluntarily.