It has been a while since I have enjoyed a book so thoroughly.

I even felt comradery with my laptop at the heroic actions of the ships artificial intelligence AIDAN. I was yanking up my feet as our protagonist, Kady climbed, Dodging in my chair as the love interest, Ezra fired on the enemy in his Cyclone fighter drone. With expert pacing and tension building to an explosive conclusion there is a lot to like. This book is a little bit different and I’m not just talking about its formatting. But I held off until I had a decent chunk of time to really delve into ‘ Illuminae’ and I’m so glad I planned it that way… and luckily I remained spoiler free, so the ride was even more delectable. All the hype around its promotion and some great reviews from fellow bloggers had me all in a tizzy. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it’s clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: the ex-boyfriend she swore she’d never speak to again. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results the fleet’s AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra-who are barely even talking to each other-are forced to fight their way onto an evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.īut their problems are just getting started. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This book will blow you apart, infect you and melt you into a pool of your own making… sci-fi wizardry!

Jay kristoff and amie kaufman