A review by banter_or_bust
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

5.0

Illuminae

The Illuminae Files book 1

By Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Narrated by a full cast

5 ⭐️ 

Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor. I don’t know what I was expecting, but I certainly was not prepared for that. That was incredibly good. Like holy shit kind of good. There is so much emotion, the entire spectrum, packed into these pages/audio-file. I felt everything to my bones. This is a rare book where I completely love the main characters, excluding Aiden. Aiden is magnificent on the page, but I loath the sentient a-hole. 

I’ve never read anything by Kaufman before and have read Kristoff. I should have known. Kristoff’s writing floors me and it seems Kaufman pairs brilliantly with him - he says as much in person. I did not have my eyes on that prize. That’s on me. Anyways, this is brilliant. The audiobook is phenomenal. Read it.