Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
What it’s about: Kady Grant broke up with her boyfriend and thought things couldn’t possibly get worse, but then her planet was invaded. She was forced to flea and fight her way to evacuation with none other than said now-ex-boyfriend, Ezra Mason. Kady and Ezra make it onto one of the three evacuees ships (of course not the same one) but this is only the beginning of the story. They are being chased through space by an enemy warship, desperate to erase and survivors from telling the rest of the universe of their attack, a mutating plague has started circulating a ship, something is up with the ships Artificial Intelligence, and the command is keeping secrets. Kady uses her hacking skills to figure out what’s really happening, and she needs help from Ezra to do it. The best part is this story is told through hacked classified documents, weird AI files, emails, IMs, security video transcripts, and MORE.
My thoughts: INCREDIBLE. this story was so detailed and epic I still can’t wrap my mind around it’s epicness. Kady is the best type of heroine, and the relationship she has with Ezra is refreshing to the typical storyline. The experience of reading this book is unmatched. I felt like I was in space. I felt like I was watching beside them as everything unfolded holding my breath. It’s incredibly fast-paced and action packed. I loved how the story continuously developed into much more than it seemed. I will admit I don’t consider myself to be a sci-fi book expert but this has inspired me to definitely read more!
Rating: ★★★★★
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