Gemina (Illuminae Files, #2)

by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

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No, it can't just end like that!

*Full Review*

Read my review for Illuminae the first book in this trilogy first.

I listened to this book on audio while following along with the physical book. Still highly recommend doing it this way, so you can get the full effect and truly feel like you are a part of the story.

When we first meet Hanna Donnely it seems like she's just going to be like any other military brat. But once the action starts happening we see her true colors underneath the life she has made for herself. We see the training her father has given her since she was little actually proving to be useful and we see her make tough/scary decisions that will affect everyone on multiple ships.

Nik seems like he is going to be your typical bad boy just in space. But he's got secrets of his own, and his bad-boy act is just that for the most part. Yes, he's done some questionable things, but nothing as bad as everyone thinks. He's done things to protect his family and continues to do so when it comes to Hanna and his cousin Ella who is also on board.

My favorite out of all the new character is Ella. She is a computer hacking genius who is paralyzed but doesn't let that stop her from helping Hanna and Nik save the ship.

For most of this book, I wasn't really sure how it and the first one we're going to connect, but towards the end, we see how. Katy is still using the information she found out at the end of the first, and it appears that the third and final book will be where she is able to show everything she has found out and use it take down BeiTech.

I'm still loving this series, and how it incorporates so many different things and truly feels like a movie. I can't wait to see what ends up happening next and I hope some of my theories are correct!