There was a lot I liked about this series but there was also a lot that I didn't.

The pacing, the characters, the snark and sci fi elements were all great. However, the biggest drawback is that it never gives a good conclusion. Through all three books you are aware that more is happening. Ada is constantly hinting that there is more, but I feel like we never get that satisfying conclusion. We never get the moment where it all comes together and we get let in on every secret. Overall this book was the best of the three but the ending was unsatisfying.

4.5 Stars Rounded Up

Loved this! Perfect ending to the trilogy.

This was so much fun. I enjoyed how Ada and Rian both tried to outsmart the other while trying to work together to save the world. I again loved the commentary on how capitalism is awful and destroys worlds (literally).

This is such a perfect little trilogy. Fast paced and funny. Great for getting out of a reading slump or just needing something short and fun.

All three audiobooks are amazing! The narrators were great and made me love the characters even more.

LOVED. IT. Loved this trilogy so much and I'm so so sad to see it end. But it's very open-ended so please Ms. Revis, write more! A lot more! I said it once, I said it twice, and I'll say it a third time, this was so fun! Ada is a woman after my own heart, such a sassy bitch. Channeling Han Solo for real with the sarcasm and flirting and we all know Beth Revis has written Han as well.

I feel really torn on this last installment of the Chaotic Orbits Trilogy. It had a very open ended finale which really felt the same as how the previous books ended. This third book also felt the weakest when it came to the characters and the romance.

This was still a fun read and I do enjoy the world building, but it just felt unfinished at the end.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for an audio ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

"The explosive, satisfying conclusion to the Chaotic Orbits novella trilogy sees Ada and Rian breaking into a high-security facility to give Earth a fighting chance at survival

Sexy, fast, fun and funny, this happily-ever-after ending is perfect for fans of the Murderbot novels and the Wayfairers series"

I'm quoting the top of the blurb because I have a couple of issues. First of all, sexy? Where? Listen, I read this series because I wanted another Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik style sci-fi romance. And the use of the word "sexy" and then "happily-ever-after ending" imply that this book is a ROMANCE. But... And you should really stop reading now if you don't want any spoilers.

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Are you gone? I hope so, because that was all my patience. THIS BOOK DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A HAPPY FOR NOW FOR THESE TWO CHARACTERS. You separate them at the end of book one MAYBE book two, but you don't leave them wildly NOT TOGETHER at the end of the TRILOGY if you're using Romance language to sell the books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you take away my expectations, I think this was a satisfying conclusion as far as the overall arc of the plot started in book one, but honestly, either this should have just been one book or each of these novellas could have used another twenty or so pages to flesh them out just a little more. That is my personal opinion, but honestly, I stand by it.

All of this to say, don't read this if you're only in it for the romance.

But if you're here for the sci-fi, it might work for you.

The narrators are great. I listened to all three of the books and I think the narrators makes the reading experience better.

I have absolutely no complaints about this book save one, that cannot possibly be the end. There’ has to be more.

Okay so yeah, the plot wraps up nicely. Secret missions complete, cat and mouse chase all the way to a final daring escape. But I mean c’mon? At least a nice epilogue in that hotel? Please???

I admit I hadn’t read the other two when I got this arc, but I quickly read them and caught up! I was eager to start this audiobook once I was into the series. Beth Revis is a compelling writer and Ada and Rian MAKE the series. Their characters are cleverly written and move the story along and a quick pace. I wish I could read a whole series in this universe.

The audiobook narrator was great!

Aaaaaah! I want more! I’m not ready for this journey to end - the banter, the secret motives, the longing, the action, the FOOTNOTES! Chef’s kiss.

Truly, it hurts my heart a little to leave things unresolved, with our hero and antihero on opposite sides of the galaxy. I would love more hijinks, more of Ada winning Ryan over to the dark side, and lots more adventures.

This was such a fun conclusion to a wild ride across the galaxy with Ada and Rian. I finished this book in one sitting and have no regrets. If anything, I wanted more. The banter in this series was wonderful and Ada’s sharp wit made me smile every single time. Even when it seems she has everything out on the table, she always manages to pull some last minute tricks out of her sleeve. I adore her character and I’m not ready to put this world in my rearview just yet.

This trilogy was so much fun and had the best acing, incredible banter, and the highest of stakes. I refuse to accept that it’s over and honestly after that ending, if we don’t get a follow-up somewhere SOMEHOW I’ll cry. A lot. The cat and mouse of it all was so thrilling and fun that I genuinely could read 100 novellas with these two characters. The audiobook was amazing and once again, I HIGHLY recommend.

The last book in the "Chaotic Orbits" trilogy has Ada and Rian arriving on Earth to change the programming of the nanobots soon to be released on the planet to remediate the damaged environments.

The pair have to break into a high security facility so Ada can get to the nanobots and change their code, which Fetor, the bajillionaire Ada encountered in book two, replaced with his own, to ensure mega profits for himself when the nanobots required ongoing, continuous patches from him to work properly.

Rian, of course, plans to arrest Ada as soon as she completes her reprogramming of the nanobots, but he's a little off his game, what with the new things he learns about her and her mother.

Ada's irrepressible humour and smarts again make this a fun read, and the tight timeline keeps the suspense up. I liked meeting Ada's mother, and discovering just how smart, driven, and sneaky she is, too.

That Ada is successful mission for her employer and escape leaving Rian again gnashing his teeth goes without saying. I expected no less from the seemingly chaotic Ada Lamarr. She's so much about misdirection, using banter and seemingly innocuous but in plain sight behaviours and statements to allay Rian's security training. I just wonder, beyond the fact that's he's good-looking, why Ada bothers with Rian, as she's clearly so much smarter than him, and so much better at getting things done.

I went back and forth between the prose and the audiobook, and was again hugely entertained by Dara Roseberg's take on Ada. There is so much laughter, intelligence and wryness in Rosenberg's take, which had me falling in love with Ada from the moment she appeared in book one. David Bendena brings a nice stuffiness and stiffness to Rian's dialogue, and makes me believe that though the character is intelligent, he's naïve in many ways, especially when it comes to the differences in experience and intentions between him and Ada.

The story ends, but it's an open ending. This leaves me hoping that we'll see Ada again running circles around the upright Rian, which I'd be there for.

Thank you to Netgalley, DAW Books and to Dreamscape Media for this ARC in exchange for my review.

Hi! I’m going to need you all to go read this series so that I can get more books! I need a fully radicalized (corrupted? No, he can’t be corrupted, he must be radicalized) Rian. I need a Strom Fedor meltdown. I need more of Ada stealing things right under everyone’s noses. Maybe Strom Fedor can also die in a cheese explosion. I just need more stories in the Chaotic Orbits series. To clarify, no Last Chance to Save the World does not end on a cliff hanger. The heist, as far as we know it, is complete. But the door is left open for so many more shenanigans and I need them.

If you have not read Full Speed to a Crash Landing and How to Steal a Galaxy get yourself to a library or other place you acquire books. If you enjoy audiobooks, get those! Dara Rosenberg does the bulk of the narration and she is fantastic. She makes Ada sharp and funny with that rage burbling underneath. She’s letting you in on the secret, but just a little bit until she can excitedly explain the plan. David Bendena’s narration as Rian comes in at the beginning and end. He is so frustrated and so enraptured. He has it bad and has no idea how to handle any of it.

I really can’t talk about much without spoilers, so I will say, this installment takes place mostly on Earth. Ada has convinced Rian that Strom Fedor has nefarious plans for the nanobots, and he has agreed to help her access Fedor’s headquarters. He also plans to arrest Ada for her various crimes. Good luck with that!

The audiobook version of Last Chance to Save the World was a fun listen and I am delighted to have a full set of the hardback novellas on my shelf.

I received this as an advance listener copy from Dreamscape Media and NetGalley. My opinions are my own, freely and honestly given.

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Review: Last Chance to Save the World by Beth Revis
I absolutely loved this one. The dynamic between the two main characters was electric—equal parts tension, vulnerability, and reluctant teamwork. The way their relationship evolved kept me hooked, and that twist at the end? Did not see it coming.

I listened to the audiobook, and the dual narration made it even better. Both narrators did a fantastic job capturing the emotions and urgency, especially in the missives and mission notes. It gave the story a gritty, end-of-the-world/military feel that totally pulled me in. Highly recommend if you love high-stakes sci-fi with heart.

This a master class in how to have your main character have plans the reader isn't aware of, without making the reader angry

With steady pacing throughout, keeping you engaged and wanting to read/listen to one more chapter, but very few big showy plot twists, this book had be hitting play and not putting it down until the author notes. The audiobook was, once again, exceptional. I cannot recommend enough that the narration and production make this a must-listen book. I truly don't know if I would have enjoyed it as much had I read it with my eyes instead of my ears.

I suspect many readers will have an issue with the conclusion as it is a bit open-ended. It wraps up the plot and focus of this trilogy, but it leaves us with a tease. Some will enjoy it because it does feel representative of the trilogy as a whole - a bit of a "do I really know what's going to happen", so it left me with a smile on my face. That said, it isn't a clean ending so some readers may be left wanting more.

My primary issue is that it is being marketed as a romance. This, honestly, is not a romance. The definition of the romance genre is not met in this book. This is a sci-fi with romantic elements, this is NOT a romance.

Thank you to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for an advanced listener copy. All opinions are my own and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Thoroughly enjoyed this, but it didn't quite hit the highs of the first or second book. There were some brilliant moments, but I think it was missing the wider circle of friends/gang/cast of characters that made the first book so good. Still, very happy to have finished the series, though, Beth Revis, you really left it there? (Surprise fourth book? Please???)

I love Beth Revis's books but I'm a little confused.
Let's start with the positive. This is the exact sci-fi romance that we all know and love from Mrs. Revis. The plot was so fun! I love the hesit action vibes mixed with the high stakes sci-fi genre. The romance was enthralling and well done for how short the overall series is.
Which takes me into what didn't work for me. HOW IS THIS THE END?? The book blurb promises a satisfying conclusion to the final book in this trilogy but it ends on a cliffhanger?? clearly there's more to come if I know Beth Revis but I felt the blurb promsied something that it didn't deliver on. Now will I read the rest of her books? 100% yes.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

It was a quick and fun read, returning back to ada and rian. They just have great banter and chemistry between each other but just wished for a little more.

Still really enjoyed it and would continue if they come out with more.

Audiobook received froM NetGalley. I greatly enjoyed the delivery by two narrators, one female and one male. Light reading (er, listneing), nothing very profound here. This is the third book in a series, I enjoyed the first and DNFd the second. I almost feel like I didn't miss much by skipping the middle volume. The FMC, Ava, is fun to listen to, although she can be arrogant to a fault. Still not sure exactly what she sees in the MMC, Rian. But well, hormones. I would go back for more, and the ending definitely sets up cause for more shenanigans.

10/10! I love this series so much! And the audiobooks are *chef's kiss*! If you think "this looks interesting", stop what you are doing and just go get them. No context, I promise you will have a good time!

Thank you SO MUCH Dreamscape Media and Netgalley for an ALC!

While this series was wrapped up nicely and Ada accomplished what she set out to do, I can’t help but agree with all the other reviewers that are disappointed in how it ended. She does manage to save the world but we don’t get the happily ever after we wanted. This may, then, set the stage for another book and I am hopeful but if it ends like this then I am OK, too, as it’s exactly how it has to be given the circumstances. The story is easy to follow with clear, crisp writing and tons of intrigue and action. This was entertaining and fun with just the right amount of tension to keep you on the edge of your seat.