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A review by myriadreads
Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson
4.0
I really enjoyed this one, and zipped right through it. It's 2065, and Kansas is the home of the space program. Adri has been chosen as a colonist to Mars, a high honor, but connecting with her family history raises questions that she's never considered. The story flashes from a grim future to the gritty past of the dust bowl, slowly unfolding a mystery that kept me turning pages past my bedtime to the conclusion. Strongest features: relationships between women, a multi-generational family story, grounded in history, and beautifully written.
Adri is a difficult character to connect to, both in the story and for me as a reader, so the book was a slow starter. Stick with it until you get to the first letters and journal entries. If you're drawn to the sci-fi element, just know that there isn't much on the actual space travel or colonization of Mars. It's a book that feels very close to home.
Adri is a difficult character to connect to, both in the story and for me as a reader, so the book was a slow starter. Stick with it until you get to the first letters and journal entries. If you're drawn to the sci-fi element, just know that there isn't much on the actual space travel or colonization of Mars. It's a book that feels very close to home.