Published by: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
To Be Released on: October 18th, 2016
Series: The Illuminae Files #2
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I received an arc to review from the publisher, in exchange for my honest review
Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed.
Hanna is the station captain’s pampered daughter; Nik is the reluctant member of a notorious crime family. But while the pair are struggling with the realities of life aboard the galaxy’s most boring space station, Grant and the Hypatia are headed right toward Heimdall, carrying news of the Kerenza invasion.
When an elite BeiTech strike team invades the station, Hanna and Nik are thrown together to defend their home. But alien predators are picking off the station residents one by one, and a malfunction in the station’s wormhole means the space-time continuum might be ripped in two before dinner. Soon Hanna and Nik aren’t just fighting for their own survival; the fate of everyone on the Hypatia—and possibly the known universe—is in their hands.
But relax. They’ve totally got this . . . they hope.
Once again told through a compelling dossier of emails, classified files, transcripts, and schematics, GEMINA raises the stakes of the Illuminae Files, hurling readers into an enthralling new story that will leave them breathless.
Once again told through a compelling dossier of emails, classified files, transcripts, and schematics, GEMINA raises the stakes of the Illuminae Files, hurling readers into an enthralling new story that will leave them breathless.
An action packed, heart pounding sequel! Kauffman and Kristoff don't waste any time thrusting readers right back into the dangerous world they introduced their readers to in Illuminae. Not only does this story take place during Illuminae's same time frame, it's also written in the same manner.
GEMINA introduces readers to a new couple, Hanna and Nik. While they're very much the main focus of the story, Kady and Ezra are also part of the story. I'll be honest, I had a harder time liking Hanna and Nik. I'm not sure why, because it had nothing to do with the way they were written. Kauffman and Kristoff's written was great, but the characters and I just didn't seem to hit it off like I did with Kady and Ezra. Or maybe it's because I didn't find them as believable as a couple, like I did with Kady and Ezra. Kady and Ezra's relationship felt natural, but Nik and Hanna's felt more like they were using each other, which I know wasn't the case.
Once again, Kauffman and Kristoff had me liking a sci-fi. Until I read Illuminae I could count on one hand how many sci-fi books I had read. What I loved about Illuminae, I liked about Gemina. I liked seeing the story told from a different perspective. There's so much that's going on in the story, the IMs, files, video surveillance transcript, emails, etc add a lot more detail to the story. I like that this is a book that compliments the first story in this series, and it can also be read as a stand alone.
I love the way this series is written, but for some reason I had a harder time getting into this story. What I finished in one sitting w/ Illuminae, took me longer to get into with this book. Thankfully the second half of the book made up for it. That ending more than made up for the slump I felt in the middle. Now I'm wishing I had the next book in the series.
GEMINA introduces readers to a new couple, Hanna and Nik. While they're very much the main focus of the story, Kady and Ezra are also part of the story. I'll be honest, I had a harder time liking Hanna and Nik. I'm not sure why, because it had nothing to do with the way they were written. Kauffman and Kristoff's written was great, but the characters and I just didn't seem to hit it off like I did with Kady and Ezra. Or maybe it's because I didn't find them as believable as a couple, like I did with Kady and Ezra. Kady and Ezra's relationship felt natural, but Nik and Hanna's felt more like they were using each other, which I know wasn't the case.
Once again, Kauffman and Kristoff had me liking a sci-fi. Until I read Illuminae I could count on one hand how many sci-fi books I had read. What I loved about Illuminae, I liked about Gemina. I liked seeing the story told from a different perspective. There's so much that's going on in the story, the IMs, files, video surveillance transcript, emails, etc add a lot more detail to the story. I like that this is a book that compliments the first story in this series, and it can also be read as a stand alone.
I love the way this series is written, but for some reason I had a harder time getting into this story. What I finished in one sitting w/ Illuminae, took me longer to get into with this book. Thankfully the second half of the book made up for it. That ending more than made up for the slump I felt in the middle. Now I'm wishing I had the next book in the series.
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Lovely review Katie :D YAY for enjoying this one. <3 I'm sorry you didn't fully love it :( But glad you still liked it so much. Eee. I loved this precious. Sigh. These books are just so good :)
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