Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay KristoffThis morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded.
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. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. 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.
But their problems are just getting started. 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. 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.
BRIEFING NOTE: Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more—Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.
Pages: 599
Format: Hardback
Published By: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Genre: YA - Sci-Fi
Series: Illuminae Files
Series: Illuminae Files
Rating:
✮✮✮✮✮
Review:
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff is one of the best novels I've had the opportunity to read. The story is absolutely fantastic with an intriguing plot that really captivating me from the beginning. It was a blend of action, intrigue, and the perfect dose of romance between Kady and Ezra. The story takes place in the future on two ships, the Alexander and the Hypathia, and a lot of things go down from trying to outrun an enemy, BeiTech, hunting them, an AI becoming deadly, and a plague outbreak.
Kady was such a kick-butt heroine who wasn't afraid of doing what she had to do to every step of the page. She's likable and relatable, and not to mention short, like me - which was another reason I loved her so much. And let's not forget to mention, she's a hacker - a female hacker, which is something you don't get to see often in YA novels (or I've just never had the pleasure to read many YA novels about female hackers). And finally, she's funny and sarcastic.
Ezra was also amazing, and absolutely wonderful. And his feelings for Kady were so evident with everything he did. I couldn't have loved Ezra less even if I tried. It was nice for a change to have a novel that started off where the characters already loved one another, and you instead get to see them grow individually, rather than as a couple, as the novel progresses.
AIDAN, or the AI in the novel, was an interesting character. It was unique to be able to see the AI's perspective because he doesn't think the way a human would think because he's a computer. He was just an interesting addition to the story, and a perspective that I have never seen before in a novel, YA or other.
One of my favorite things about this novel was obviously how the story was told through documents: emails/IMs, files, reports, and interviews. It was unique, and I felt that this was the perfect way to tell a story like this one.
I would highly recommend this novel if you haven't yet had the chance to pick it up. Yes, it's a rather long novel, but because of the way it was written, it's such a quick read (at least it was for me), and didn't take me long to get through.
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff is one of the best novels I've had the opportunity to read. The story is absolutely fantastic with an intriguing plot that really captivating me from the beginning. It was a blend of action, intrigue, and the perfect dose of romance between Kady and Ezra. The story takes place in the future on two ships, the Alexander and the Hypathia, and a lot of things go down from trying to outrun an enemy, BeiTech, hunting them, an AI becoming deadly, and a plague outbreak.
Kady was such a kick-butt heroine who wasn't afraid of doing what she had to do to every step of the page. She's likable and relatable, and not to mention short, like me - which was another reason I loved her so much. And let's not forget to mention, she's a hacker - a female hacker, which is something you don't get to see often in YA novels (or I've just never had the pleasure to read many YA novels about female hackers). And finally, she's funny and sarcastic.
Ezra was also amazing, and absolutely wonderful. And his feelings for Kady were so evident with everything he did. I couldn't have loved Ezra less even if I tried. It was nice for a change to have a novel that started off where the characters already loved one another, and you instead get to see them grow individually, rather than as a couple, as the novel progresses.
AIDAN, or the AI in the novel, was an interesting character. It was unique to be able to see the AI's perspective because he doesn't think the way a human would think because he's a computer. He was just an interesting addition to the story, and a perspective that I have never seen before in a novel, YA or other.
One of my favorite things about this novel was obviously how the story was told through documents: emails/IMs, files, reports, and interviews. It was unique, and I felt that this was the perfect way to tell a story like this one.
I would highly recommend this novel if you haven't yet had the chance to pick it up. Yes, it's a rather long novel, but because of the way it was written, it's such a quick read (at least it was for me), and didn't take me long to get through.
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