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Oh my god. This book guys... THIS BOOK! I don't know what it is about Kaufman and Spooner together, but they just seem to make magic happen!
I honestly hadn't even heard they had a new series coming out until Brittany sent me it for Christmas (Thank you Brittany!), and I'm so freaking glad she did! There's a good chance I would have missed this book if she hadn't.
OK, so we start of with Mia who is hiding out from two soldiers and she's trying to figure out her next move. She's been sent by her boss Mink to the alien planet of Gaia - which was inhabited by an alien race called the Undying. The Undying sent out a broadcast around 50 years ago about the destruction of their planet and the end of their race. Within their broadcast they mention having the key to the survival of the Earth. Ever since then, the humans have been trying to find whatever technology they can from this alien race to help the Earth survive, while scouring the rest of the planet for the saving grace they're positive is there. Mia ends up getting herself into a bit of a trouble when she makes herself known to the soldiers, but with the help of a smart and very awkward English boy they manage to escape from the soldiers and take off on their own. Jules convinces Mia he knows where the most valuable treasures are that she'll be able to take home, but Jules has his own agenda and he needs Mia to help him survive.
I loved both Mia and Jules. Mia fought to earn the right to be the scavenger that Mink sent off to Gaia. She's tough, fierce and smart. She's determined to do whatever she has to to get her hands on something valuable because she's trying to save her sister. Her sister is the only family she has, and she would do absolutely anything for her. Jules is very awkward, but also super smart. He's trying to hide his real identity from Mia so she doesn't uncover what he's really here to do. He's trying to clear his fathers name and prove that there's more to the message the Undying sent than people think.
Of course there's some romance, but despite the fact that Mia and Jules have only known each other for a few days, I actually quite enjoyed them together. It wasn't a main focus of the book, but they did have some internal dialogue from both characters throughout the book. And when they eventually acted on their feelings, it didn't feel rushed at all. It was a life or death situation so you've just got to grab the moment when you can!
Most of the book is about their exploration of the alien structure (basically a temple) that Jules is leading them to. There's all sorts of traps and trials for them to figure out to make it to the next room of the temple. But as they're going through and Jules is deciphering the alien glyphs on the walls to see what they have to do, he's beginning to feel like there's a deeper meaning, a warning in some of the glyphs. And when they get to the last room.... well, Jules didn't even have a clue how anything in that room was possible.
I'm not going to go into any more detail about the rest of the book because Kaufman and Spooner seem to be the queens of plot twists because MY GOD. There were clues leading up the big reveal on the very last page, but I just didn't see it coming! It's certainly confusing, but I'm so intrigued to see exactly how that twist could even be possible! And I can't believe I've got a year to wait now for the next book.
I honestly hadn't even heard they had a new series coming out until Brittany sent me it for Christmas (Thank you Brittany!), and I'm so freaking glad she did! There's a good chance I would have missed this book if she hadn't.
OK, so we start of with Mia who is hiding out from two soldiers and she's trying to figure out her next move. She's been sent by her boss Mink to the alien planet of Gaia - which was inhabited by an alien race called the Undying. The Undying sent out a broadcast around 50 years ago about the destruction of their planet and the end of their race. Within their broadcast they mention having the key to the survival of the Earth. Ever since then, the humans have been trying to find whatever technology they can from this alien race to help the Earth survive, while scouring the rest of the planet for the saving grace they're positive is there. Mia ends up getting herself into a bit of a trouble when she makes herself known to the soldiers, but with the help of a smart and very awkward English boy they manage to escape from the soldiers and take off on their own. Jules convinces Mia he knows where the most valuable treasures are that she'll be able to take home, but Jules has his own agenda and he needs Mia to help him survive.
I loved both Mia and Jules. Mia fought to earn the right to be the scavenger that Mink sent off to Gaia. She's tough, fierce and smart. She's determined to do whatever she has to to get her hands on something valuable because she's trying to save her sister. Her sister is the only family she has, and she would do absolutely anything for her. Jules is very awkward, but also super smart. He's trying to hide his real identity from Mia so she doesn't uncover what he's really here to do. He's trying to clear his fathers name and prove that there's more to the message the Undying sent than people think.
Of course there's some romance, but despite the fact that Mia and Jules have only known each other for a few days, I actually quite enjoyed them together. It wasn't a main focus of the book, but they did have some internal dialogue from both characters throughout the book. And when they eventually acted on their feelings, it didn't feel rushed at all. It was a life or death situation so you've just got to grab the moment when you can!
Most of the book is about their exploration of the alien structure (basically a temple) that Jules is leading them to. There's all sorts of traps and trials for them to figure out to make it to the next room of the temple. But as they're going through and Jules is deciphering the alien glyphs on the walls to see what they have to do, he's beginning to feel like there's a deeper meaning, a warning in some of the glyphs. And when they get to the last room.... well, Jules didn't even have a clue how anything in that room was possible.
I'm not going to go into any more detail about the rest of the book because Kaufman and Spooner seem to be the queens of plot twists because MY GOD. There were clues leading up the big reveal on the very last page, but I just didn't see it coming! It's certainly confusing, but I'm so intrigued to see exactly how that twist could even be possible! And I can't believe I've got a year to wait now for the next book.