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A review by haaayls
Unearthed by Meagan Spooner, Amie Kaufman
5.0
Let's just get it out of the way, this book was amazing. Unearthed is described as Lara Croft meets Indiana Jones.. In space. Like how can it get any better?
Unearthed is told from the POV of two MCs. Mia and Jules. Mia is a scavver who ends up on Gaia to try and get her hands on Undying tech to get money is order to help her sister. Jules on the other hand, is an academic who went to Gaia to help his father.
I loved the characters immediately. The way their relationship grew and the way their friendship was constantly tested, made me love them even more. While they both had very different personalties and thinking strategies, eventually they managed to work together to survive on a dangerous planet. There was a romance aspect to their relationship, however is wasn't cringey and didn't destroy the book!
Initially, I found the book difficult to get into but I'm not sure if that was the books fault. I felt the first part was very slow moving for me, but once I got about 1/3 of the way in, I read the remaining 2/3 in one sitting. Occasionally, I felt like I was overrun with information and often had to re-read bits and pieces but it wasn't necessarily bad. Once I understood the writing techniques, I managed to read it just fine.
As I said, the first 1/3 of the novel was slow moving, but the rest of the novel had a variety of twists and turns and some that I definitely did not see coming. And the ending? Holy crap, I can't wait for the second book and I'm somewhat mad about it, in the sense that I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS HOW DARE YOU!!!
The settings were also really well described and the puzzles Mia and Jules came along were so well done. At some points, the descriptions were so accurate I felt like I was trying to figure out the puzzle with them and there was a couple of scenes I was so nervous for them! Kaufman and Spooner have absolutely nailed this novel.
If you haven't read this book, you absolutely need to, especially if you are a lover of sci-fi, Lara Croft or Indiana Jones! It's a very fun novel with an interesting new take on saving the human race.
Unearthed is told from the POV of two MCs. Mia and Jules. Mia is a scavver who ends up on Gaia to try and get her hands on Undying tech to get money is order to help her sister. Jules on the other hand, is an academic who went to Gaia to help his father.
I loved the characters immediately. The way their relationship grew and the way their friendship was constantly tested, made me love them even more. While they both had very different personalties and thinking strategies, eventually they managed to work together to survive on a dangerous planet. There was a romance aspect to their relationship, however is wasn't cringey and didn't destroy the book!
Initially, I found the book difficult to get into but I'm not sure if that was the books fault. I felt the first part was very slow moving for me, but once I got about 1/3 of the way in, I read the remaining 2/3 in one sitting. Occasionally, I felt like I was overrun with information and often had to re-read bits and pieces but it wasn't necessarily bad. Once I understood the writing techniques, I managed to read it just fine.
As I said, the first 1/3 of the novel was slow moving, but the rest of the novel had a variety of twists and turns and some that I definitely did not see coming. And the ending? Holy crap, I can't wait for the second book and I'm somewhat mad about it, in the sense that I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS HOW DARE YOU!!!
The settings were also really well described and the puzzles Mia and Jules came along were so well done. At some points, the descriptions were so accurate I felt like I was trying to figure out the puzzle with them and there was a couple of scenes I was so nervous for them! Kaufman and Spooner have absolutely nailed this novel.
If you haven't read this book, you absolutely need to, especially if you are a lover of sci-fi, Lara Croft or Indiana Jones! It's a very fun novel with an interesting new take on saving the human race.