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Unearthed
by Meagan Spooner, Amie Kaufman
I wish I could give this more stars because it is well-written and better than the average YA book. However, I had a hard time getting through it (despite it being only 300 pages), I found myself a bit bored or confused and not desperate to pick it up.
1. Raiders IN SPAAAACCEEE! I love the premise of the story and this world the authors have created is fun and visually interesting. It's Indiana Jones with a touch of At The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft -- WHICH I TOTALLY LOVED!!! There are bad guys trying to get ancient technology for their own gain, one character who is "in it for the science", ancient booby traps, creepy aliens, creepy symbols, creepy mysteries. If that sounds like a great read to you, pick up this book. Do it.
2. I liked the two main characters. Jules and Amelia are a great dynamic pair. They're both witty and clever and have their own, unique and sympathetic reasons for being on Gaia. They are fun to read and have a great relationship together. Jules is more linguistic minded while Amelia is more STEM-minded. However, I felt their budding love got a bit mushy at times. There are points where Jules and Amelia should be thinking about something other than kissing each other. Like, you have a gun pointed at your face, let's not stop to think about how close Jules is to you right now, Amelia. Focus!
3. The writers' styles blend seamlessly. I'm thinking one wrote Amelia's perspective and one wrote Jules', but the book doesn't feel disjointed. I would have believed one person wrote this.
4. The characters repeat stuff over and over and over again. I think, like three times per chapter, someone will say something about the broadcast signal and the secret message. Jules will repeat that he doesn't know if there will be any tech for Amelia to bring back. Amelia will repeat that she hopes there's tech to bring back. Over and over and over andoverandoverandover again!!!
Just stop!
5. A lot of this book relies on visuals. The reader has to be able to picture the ancient tomb and the symbols and how the traps work and everything. That isn't my strongest suit, especially in a science-fiction novel so I definitely struggled in that arena, which is probably why this book lagged for me.
6. Jules' name threw me off. I kept having to remind myself that Jules was male. Super petty, but it happened.
This is your better-than-average YA novel. The characters are great, the world is lush and I can't wait to explore it more. I just struggled with the repetitiveness of character monologues and visualizing the surroundings. I would totally recommend this to anyone and I can't wait to read the sequel.
1. Raiders IN SPAAAACCEEE! I love the premise of the story and this world the authors have created is fun and visually interesting. It's Indiana Jones with a touch of At The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft -- WHICH I TOTALLY LOVED!!! There are bad guys trying to get ancient technology for their own gain, one character who is "in it for the science", ancient booby traps, creepy aliens, creepy symbols, creepy mysteries. If that sounds like a great read to you, pick up this book. Do it.
2. I liked the two main characters. Jules and Amelia are a great dynamic pair. They're both witty and clever and have their own, unique and sympathetic reasons for being on Gaia. They are fun to read and have a great relationship together. Jules is more linguistic minded while Amelia is more STEM-minded. However, I felt their budding love got a bit mushy at times. There are points where Jules and Amelia should be thinking about something other than kissing each other. Like, you have a gun pointed at your face, let's not stop to think about how close Jules is to you right now, Amelia. Focus!
3. The writers' styles blend seamlessly. I'm thinking one wrote Amelia's perspective and one wrote Jules', but the book doesn't feel disjointed. I would have believed one person wrote this.
4. The characters repeat stuff over and over and over again. I think, like three times per chapter, someone will say something about the broadcast signal and the secret message. Jules will repeat that he doesn't know if there will be any tech for Amelia to bring back. Amelia will repeat that she hopes there's tech to bring back. Over and over and over andoverandoverandover again!!!
Just stop!
5. A lot of this book relies on visuals. The reader has to be able to picture the ancient tomb and the symbols and how the traps work and everything. That isn't my strongest suit, especially in a science-fiction novel so I definitely struggled in that arena, which is probably why this book lagged for me.
6. Jules' name threw me off. I kept having to remind myself that Jules was male. Super petty, but it happened.
This is your better-than-average YA novel. The characters are great, the world is lush and I can't wait to explore it more. I just struggled with the repetitiveness of character monologues and visualizing the surroundings. I would totally recommend this to anyone and I can't wait to read the sequel.