REVIEW: Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
What it’s about: This is the second book in the Illuminae Files series, which continues the space saga to expose a corrupt company that invaded a planet and stay alive. This is a companion series so while we still get some story from the previous characters, the main plot shifts to a new location with new characters. We follow Hanna Donnelley, the daughter of the space station’s commander, and Nik Malikov, a member of an illegal crime family on board the station. They are a very unlikely pair connected only by thee deals they do together. The space station is unaware that Kady Grant and the Hypatia are on their way to being news of the invasion. Beitech send an operative strike team to invade the space station and further erase their tracks, and Hanna and Nik, along with the Little Spider (Niks cousin) must come together as the last defense for the space station and and the truth. But don’t worry, they just have to get past an elite strike team, aliens, and a possible collapse of the stations wormhole and the entire universe. No big deal.
My thoughts: I started this book almost immediately after finishing Illuminae. I feel like I always feel a little disappointment about continuing a series to find out we follow new characters. However!! I actually fell in love with this cast almost immediately. I LOVED the contrast to the tech with Hanna’s drawings and journals entries! I felt so connected with her. Nik’s personality and back story were so intriguing. This book was just so amazing and surprising on every page. Hanna’s character growth was perfect and she became so much more than a pampered girl. I was genuinely blown away by the science at the end that I’ll stay at vague on because spoilers. I had to use all my brain power to comprehend it but it was so worth it. These books are so full of amazing characters and action. If you read Illuminae and are reluctant to continue I definitely recommend it!
Rating: ★★★★★
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