A review by duvyna
Illuminae by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

4.0

This is a very creative novel written in an epistolary style. You get the story through a series of documents that were retrieved from the aftermath of a horrible event. You get various files from our MC's and from an AI that are strung together by the person who collected the documents and is narrating the findings. On the flip side because this is in an epistolary style some people are not going to like the formatting of this book. The books flow is not bad considering the format and I was able to stay engrossed. At its heart, this is a story about tragedy, love, survival, and sacrifice. There are times where you get a little confused, but the MC's are also confused so it really is keeping with the style. Overall I enjoyed the book and I'll read book two which I already own but might wait a little bit since book three won't be out until March. This is a YA novel that is pretty clean for those that are concerned with such things.