Gemina (Illuminae Files, #2)

by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

[Sam@WLABB]

I read and loved Illuminae, and I read and loved Gemina.

Gemina focuses on what was happening aboard the jump station, Heimdall, and picks up where Illuminae ended. We have a new hero, Nik, and a new Herione, Hanna, who are both as kick-ass as our Illuminae heroes. I developed a lot of respect for Hanna, and I sort of liked Nik from the get-go. I will also say, that I am a HUGE Ella fan. I loved her snarkiness, and also her strength of character. She could have been all boo-hoo, feeling sorry for herself, but instead, she was a powerhouse.

Once again, Kaufman and Kristoff bring us on a wild ride. My nails were bit to the quick by the time I finished this book. Talk about plot twists! There were several and I loved them all. There is a lot of cool science talk in this one, and I was pretty stoked every time they spoke science to me. (I have an engineering degree and taught chem and physics. I 3 science) Gemina has a similar format to the last book, although I think there was more narratives of surveillance footage, but this did not take away from the story at all, because I love that guy -- he's hilarious.

All I have to say is, I need 2017 to hurry up, so I can find out how this all ends, and another round of applause for Kristoff and Kaufman.