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4.45 AVERAGE
4.45 AVERAGE
4.5 ⭐️ only because the ending was dragged out a little too much for my liking.
okay. i finished it. now i have one less book on my shelves.*relieved sigh*
if i have to say one positive thing about this book, it is indeed thrilling. it would be even more chaotic if I were listening to the audiobook as well, but sadly I chose not to, because I want this book off my TBR list as fast as it can. I thought I had already gotten used to the story format, but my god, this book's format is at least 10x more chaotic that it was in Illuminae. I have to say, it messed up my mind quite a bit because I was confused as hell. I also have to give props, to the amount of cringe I got from how Nik and Ella types. wow, it was awful. I don't think any teens type specifically like that, except from the frequent abbreviations that they did. Anyways, it was plot twist upon plot twist, it was chaotic, messy, and i, am officially done with it.
rating this a 1 out of spite of the author,... genuinely, I wanted to give this a 3 if it was from the heart, but nah, I'd rather not promote this book and this series any further that I already did with Illuminae, so here it is.
anyways.
if i have to say one positive thing about this book, it is indeed thrilling. it would be even more chaotic if I were listening to the audiobook as well, but sadly I chose not to, because I want this book off my TBR list as fast as it can. I thought I had already gotten used to the story format, but my god, this book's format is at least 10x more chaotic that it was in Illuminae. I have to say, it messed up my mind quite a bit because I was confused as hell. I also have to give props, to the amount of cringe I got from how Nik and Ella types. wow, it was awful. I don't think any teens type specifically like that, except from the frequent abbreviations that they did. Anyways, it was plot twist upon plot twist, it was chaotic, messy, and i, am officially done with it.
rating this a 1 out of spite of the author,... genuinely, I wanted to give this a 3 if it was from the heart, but nah, I'd rather not promote this book and this series any further that I already did with Illuminae, so here it is.
anyways.
How can this book be better than Illuminae? But oh it is so much better! I'm very excited to read Amie's Star bound series now
When you pick up a sequel, you expect to pick up where the first book left off. Gemina is so good it starts a new story, in a new place, and kicks just as much ass as Illuminae.
This series is blistering. It's such convincing science that I lost track of what was fiction. All this space-race technology seems possible in the near future. And humans are still humans, wherever they go. Hanna and Nik are so different from Kady and Ezra in Illuminae, showcasing Kaufman and Kristoff's unique gift for writing teenagers. They're young, and they're adults. Perfect protagonists for a very grown up story.
One note: Don't read Gemina on an e-reader. Like Illuminae, it's laid out like a compiled file of transcripts, reports, and video logs. A few toward the end are portrait-oriented, and very hard to read clearly on a screen. You need a physical book you can turn upside down in your hands.
This series is blistering. It's such convincing science that I lost track of what was fiction. All this space-race technology seems possible in the near future. And humans are still humans, wherever they go. Hanna and Nik are so different from Kady and Ezra in Illuminae, showcasing Kaufman and Kristoff's unique gift for writing teenagers. They're young, and they're adults. Perfect protagonists for a very grown up story.
One note: Don't read Gemina on an e-reader. Like Illuminae, it's laid out like a compiled file of transcripts, reports, and video logs. A few toward the end are portrait-oriented, and very hard to read clearly on a screen. You need a physical book you can turn upside down in your hands.
I've read the first book twice, and yet i couldn't remember what happened ever after I read two recaps online. I remember being pretty ambivalent about it, but there was an explosive twist at the end
immediately it was obvious that this book doesn't start with that at all, it's new characters and then perhaps a meeting way later. I'm not interested enough to read this many pages lolol
immediately it was obvious that this book doesn't start with that at all, it's new characters and then perhaps a meeting way later. I'm not interested enough to read this many pages lolol
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated