Scary

This was much more sinister than I thought. I expected a light read from the summary and tags, which it was until chapter 10, when it suddenly included abduction and rape. Would have been nice to know before I started to read this. I personally didn't continue reading from there, but I hope Aiden gets his happy ending.

I think the amount of comments below this chapter compared to other chapters is already a good indicator to show that this chapter is remarkable. It really shows how much of a coming-of-age story this is, with Billy learning new life lessons one after another. I'm really glad Billy finally talked to his mom and showed her that she is not alone in this world. I feel like we usually realize way too late how much our parents do for us and how comparatively easy it is for us to make them happy in return, just by being there and showing them that we appreciate them. My own life hasn't even remotely resembled Billy's chaotic story, and I therefore don't know how realistic it all is, but it certainly feels real the way you write it Comicality!

After about a year of saving this precious piece of literary candy for just the right moment, I came back for a snack, and I wasn't disappointed! This chapter was obviously meant to slow down the pacing, to give us a breather, some time to think, and, maybe most importantly, some alone time for our two favorite boys! But despite the slower pacing and the relative absence of action, this chapter didn't feel boring at all. I even read through the eight (8!) paragraphs describing Yugan's physical features. Some might call that an excessive amount of detail, and it probably was, because my brain ignored like 90% of it after reading the part about the feline features, focusing instead on the question of whether Yugan would purr, too, if you were to pet him. 🤔 Anyways, I am all hyped up for more, but looking at the list of chapters, it seems like there is only one piece of candy stored up for now. While I hope to see another one pop up soon, I am of course very greatful for every single word you have already written Stellar! Stay save! 💜

This chapter lacked input from our favorite characters, but it actually didn't matter. I like how you introduced the new side characters in this chapter - you didn't dwell too long, but we got enough informational to care about them at least enough to feel invested and on edge in the following action scene. So yep, I read this in one go, I enjoyed it, and I want more! P.S. Why can't that stupid Herald just rest in piece(s) and accept defeat? Seriously, Mira is just gonna slice you up again anyways!

You may call me shallow, but I mostly enjoy reading and imagining the awesome stuff that Shay and Mira do, not necessarily why they have to do it. Don't get me wrong, I also want to find out what exactly the Arbiters are, but I don't like if the outcome was "destined" to happen. It was nice seeing the Herald's prediction of the future proven wrong, but hearing that everything was arranged to happen the way it did by the Mishith also leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Edit: I've just read your forum post about how the events in Hidden Sunlight were manipulated by aqumi and by the Mishith in order to play out the way they did. I am kinda happy with your eplanation there - it makes sense. But at the same time I feel like Shay and his companions as well as us, the readers, were deceived by the Mishith. Especially with your wording, using for example "host" and "possessed", it becomes clear that they use our heroes as chess pieces and manipulate them to get the outcome they want. Now, we don't know enough YET about the origin of the Arbiters, and it is hard to judge Sulin and Dagen for doing their best to save the universe, but deception and manipulation still don't sit right with me. And hearing that our heroes basically didn't have a choice in their actions from the very beginning doesn't make me happy either. I hope this gives you some more insight on why my feelings are so negative about that part of the story. It doesn't mean what you wrote isn't great or excellent, you know it is. But I think I would have prefered it if these events had happened without any manipulation or "fate" involved, and thus I am displeased whenever it becomes prominent in the story. Luckily, great authors like you don't write just to please the readers (often, the most memorable pieces are those that clash with what you expected from them), and I am sure there are enough people who don't share my oppinion on this matter. I still just wanted to give you my honest oppinion, if anything, just to show how invested I am in what you have created.

This chapter was starting off a bit weak, at least for my personal taste. Since I am not a huge fan of the whole Dagenith and "fate" aspect of the story, whenever that takes a a central role I tend to become a bit disconnected with the story. So I left this chapter half read for a while and just decided to continue it today. As usual, Mira came to the rescue with his awesomeness, once more making me wish there was a tv adaption of this. I thoroughly enjoyed the second half of the chapter and am looking forward to the next chapter once again!

I think all of the previous books offered a more satisfying ending to the series than this one did. I really didn't enjoy reading that last chapter, and the most positive interpretation of it that I can muster will be that history will just keep repeating those 80ish years with SOMEONE always traveling back in time. But honesty, I can live with that. As was stated at the very beginnings: Only a mad scientist would mess with time. An infinite loop is what they get for repeatedly traveling back in time. Despite my rather critical view of the last book and especially the last chapter, I think this was an amazing series that definitely deserves to be adapted to other media. I have stayed up countless nights always thinking "just one more chapter" and this is a story that will definitely stay with me for the rest of my life. An excellent piece of literature!

I left this chapter sitting in my notifications for a while. Already having practiced years of patience waiting for this, I had to make sure I was in the proper mood for this extraordinary treat. Today I finally felt like I could give this story the reading it deserves, and I have to say: It definitely didn't disappoint! I was a bit skeptical at the start with that over 200,000 year flashback, but it ended up providing some nice additional backround to how everything came to be, and then we were thrust right into the action with the assault on Earth. Even though it has been a while since my last reading of the first two books, I didn't have much trouble getting back into it. I admit I have no clue anymore how they got the intel on Alien ship classes and numbers (did Shay and entourage transmit their findings?) but that didn't really stop me from thoroughly enjoying this chapter. Thanks for continuing this great saga Stellar! Trust me, I will always be eagerly awaiting the next chapter, even if it might take a while for me to read and comment on it after its release, as I have to make sure I am 100% in the mood to immerse myself in the world you have created.

I really don't understand why they told so many people about the time travel. By now, if anyone decided to leak it, they wouldn't be able to track the source just because that many people know. They could just have left it at "secret government project". This seems very illogical to me.

Not gonna lie, you had me in the first half there! I'm am seriously glad though that you did not take Davey's dad away from us so soon after he managed to redeem himself and actually became a likable character. Somehow his charactergrowth feels very wholesome and satisfying. I thank you for giving us that feeling.

You know you are a great writer when your words convey the setting and emotions so well that they enter the audience and let them feel the same as the characters in the story. This chapter made me tear up and I am glad you ended it in a happy-ish note because my heart can only take so much angst at once. I know there are still 3 books to follow this one and I am scared to face the pain that is undoubtedly lying ahead of Davey and therefore also me, as you put me in his shoes all too effortlessly. I just hope that all will turn out well in the end. The last time that I read a story gripping me like this that had a sad ending, I was in a bad mood for weeks afterwards. It's too late for me to stop reading now, but please save me from this.

This was probably the funniest chapter of any story I have ever read on GA. I read this with my boyfriend sleeping next to me so I had to work really hard to not burst out into laughter at several points, but I still couldn't keep some funny noises from coming out. The imagery, the dialogue, the onset and hints from previous chapters, it all culminated here leading to the perfect chapter in my opinion. You deserve an award for this, Dodger! Thanks for bringing us this story, I am always eagerly awaiting the next chapter and I am also up for anything you decide to write after this story has come to an end.

I am wondering if the boy AJ has found is Brandon. That would explain Brandon's behavior, fit in with the fact that this time they meet at AJ's place (so that Billy only finds out once he is actually there) and it would pave the way for a few epic final chapters to this volume!

I kinda agree with mikel22. It has been a few years since I read the earlier books where Brandon still had a bigger role, but what I remember about him is basically only that Billy thought he was perfect. The other characters all have some defining traits that make them feel alive and show us why Billy cares about them. With Brandon it feels kinda forced.

I personally am not interested in any BDSM or its depiction but your writing is really good so I made it through this chapter all right.