Illuminae

I loved this book upside-down. I loved this book the right way up. I loved this book through pictures. I loved this book in words. I loved this book dressed up in its pretty dust jacket. I loved it just as much without one. I loved this book on my Kindle. I loved this book as an audiobook. Pick a format, pick a facet, pick a scene - I loved this book. (A really, truly, unhealthy amount - the amount where you hold it to your chest and squeeze in public places, and never even notice if you get The Looks.) · Because here is what you were doubtless told about Illuminae: IT LOOKS AMAZING! And yes. Yes it does. This book is a stunner in every format. It is perhaps the most painstakingly designed book I have ever seen in my life. (I've never seen the old handwritten ones, much as I love calligraphy - so this takes the cake. Every cake. Pick a cake. It has earned them all.) Told through graphics, schematics, dossiers, blueprints, interviews, chat logs, and various other transcripts - Illuminae spared no expense when it came to design. It is a thing of beauty. Not all the pictures in the world could convey the experience of, well, experiencing it. If all you know of Illuminae is that it's a wonder of originality and design and novelty and art - you know enough. But there's more. (Boy, is there ever more!) There are things you aren't told about Illuminae a lot. And you really ought to be. So I am dashing into the nearest phonebooth, donning my superhero suit, and relaying the things you were never told about this book, but you really should have been. Because while the designer should be given an award, a medal, and their own country to run (in no particular order), there is also... everything. · It is written beautifully. If you're the sort of reader who is sold on lyrical prose, beautiful sentences, rhythm and style - it's all there. It seems almost impossible to tell a story in pictures, interviews, and documents and make it actually sing - but sing it did. (It has an amazing voice.) Let it never be said that the writer is limited by the genre/format/character. I intend to throw this book at the next person who tries to argue this to excuse sloppy writing. (And it's a sizable beast - it can do some serious damage on impact.) · Despite being a sizable beast, Illuminae is dynamic and interactive and doesn't give you a moment's reprieve. In this intergalactic spaceship chase, not only is the action consistent (side effects include heartburn and anxiety), but the pacing is a masterful thing of wonders. Throughout a good chunk of this book, there are countdowns - countdowns to impact, countdowns to a battle, countdowns to TID (total internal destruction). It has it all, and it makes for 600 pages of feverish cries for help from the reader. Heart palpitations are likely. Boredom is not. · Characterization hurts. Here's what Illuminae also doesn't do: choose between the plot and the characters. In a heavily plot-driven story, the characters are its crowning glory. I don't think my love would run nearly as deep had I not fallen in love with just about everyone in turn. A tech-savvy hacker with a penchant for dry humor and snooping. Her straight-laced ex boyfriend with anger and sass in equal measures. A hacker sensei who colors way outside the lines. A murderous supercomputer with a god-complex. And everyone else who comes along. But maybe it has all my favorite things. Maybe this is a favorite borne of subjectivity and bias. Because it does - Illuminae is all my personal favorites combined. Morally dubious anti-hero? Check. The world's most audacious plot twist(s)? Check. Sass? Check. Interactive bonus material to supplement the story? Check. Every single hook of mine, this book has covered. And I can't be objective. But the bottom line is this: Illuminae is everyone's favorite things in one single book. Ultimately, that's the benefit of this format. It's heavy on the action in graphics. It takes breaks from the action in blueprints. It's descriptive in video transcripts. It's straight-to-the-point in chat logs. It's character-driven in interviews. It's plot-driven in inter-ship comms. You name your hook - Illuminae has your hook. And I couldn't possibly recommend it more.

I've had this book sitting on my bookshelf for almost 2 years and randomly yesterday I decide to finally read it. I'm so glad I did. This book was pure sci-fi with little sprinkles of romance and while I love a good plot and world building, I love reading romance. So I was a little worried about not enjoying this book enough because of that but I was pleasantly surprised by the sweet moments between the characters in this book that totally had me swooning. The formatting for this book is really amazing. The cover in itself is so freaking beautiful I can't stop staring at it because it's so cool. I loved how different this book was from anything else I'd ever read before. But I will say the formatting got old after a while. I loved reading the chats, emails, reports, etc but I really missed actual dialogue and being able to be in the main characters's heads. I felt like it was hard for me to connect with Ezra and Kady (especially her) because I didn't know what the heck they were thinking or what they were really going through besides what some random person was telling me. I also don't like that we don't really get a clear indication of what these characters look like. We get a few pieces later in the book but in the first half I think part of the reason I had such a hard time connecting with the characters was because I literally could not picture them in my head. They were like blobs with personalities and idk if it's just me but I need to picture the characters in my head when I read. It definitely got frustrating after a while but still, I couldn't stop reading. There became a point in the book where I just literally could not put it down. Even if I had a million questions and my head hurt from trying to read all the little notes and whatnot, I couldn't stop because I needed to see how it would end. A foolish part of me thought we'd get some actual first person pov at the end but jokes on me because that didn't happen. But the formatting kinda grew on me in the second half of the book and even though I miss regular format/dialogue I still very much loved getting the story the way that we did. And I did eventually connect with the characters and I became very invested in their stories. Oh man this book made me cry. I wasn't expecting to because I didn't really feel attached to anyone? But then suddenly people were dying and the writing was just so freaking beautiful and the tears would start dripping from my eyes and I'd be like "wait...what is happening?!" and ugh, this book made me feel so many things it's so good. I haven't decided yet if I'll be jumping into book 2 or if I'll need a bit of a break from this fun (but tiring format) but I am so happy I finally read this and I really love this world that they built!

SO MANY STARS YESSSSSSS This book gave me life and reminded me why I love reading so much and deserves every freakin’ star possible. Visually, this thing is also a masterpiece. The cover? GORGEOUS! The pages and different styles of telling the story? AMAZING! This book is absolutely stunning in every way. I had tried to read this one as a hardback several times before because I saw all the hype and just couldn’t do it for whatever reason. I think it was through BookBub that I found out that this one was $1.99 on Kindle and I figured I would give it a try on there. I think I also tried on Kindle before the last time and again, to no avail. But this last time, something changed. Once I got through some of the rougher parts, I was racing through the book and even finished it in record personal time. One thing that I did not enjoy about the Kindle version was that it hindered my enjoyment and visuals of the more visual things in this book. I didn’t figure out how to zoom until the last 30% of the book and before them, had to squint and guess as to what they said or find a copy in a store and check them out. Anyways, back to my thoughts on the actual book. Like I previously said, the beginning to this one is a little rough. I wasn’t too into the interviews and was unused to the style. But, I quickly eased into it and I think I most enjoyed the chats and pages that involved text woven within an image. The other styles I did not enjoy as much but they really do add the story and serve to give the reader multiple perspectives as to what is happening. And these perspectives really work and again, add to the story. I do like fantasy and science fiction YA but have found it hard to find ones not ruined by cheesy romance or in a style that I love (Some perspectives just bug me and I can’t get into them.) but I’ve never read one like Illuminae before. Not just because of the style but also in terms of the content. I don’t generally read into space books as it’s hard to find them or to find good ones. This one was a step out of my reader comfort zone that I am so glad I took. I raced through it, devouring every cute romance bit of Kady & Ezra’s story, every whacked AIDAN moment, and every twisty turn of the Beitech v. Alexander & Hypatia crew battle. The authors really excelled at writing all of those aspects and drawing me in using them. At first, I wasn’t so into Kady+Ezra, but as the book went on, I really enjoyed it and found myself becoming a hardcore shipper in no time. As for AIDAN, it was kind of the same thing. In the beginning, I hated it and what it was doing to the people it was supposed to protect. But towards the end, especially in the scenes with Kady, I actually kind of liked it a bit and almost felt sorry for it. Although, I hated the fact that (spoiler removed) I found this one to not be predictable, except for a few minor things, but otherwise it was completely unpredictable and intriguing. I highly recommend this one and have added it to the high honor of being on my favorite shelf. All the stars in the universe for Illuminae, my friends.

In the year 2575, seventeen year old Kady breaks up with her boyfriend Ezra. Little did she know that would also be the day that their planet was attacked. Still reeling from their breakup, Kady and Ezra must work together to get safely inside one of the spaceships that can get them off of their planet and reach a safe point. After making it to the ships, they are separated, and Ezra makes it onto the spaceship Alexander, and Kady makes it onto Hypatia. Little do they know, their problems are just beginning. Not only is a virus spreading and causing those contaminated into attempt to harm others, but the corporation who invited their planet is hot on their tail trying to wipe out any remaining survivors. The commanders of the ships are remaining tight lipped about all of the details, so Kady decides to take things into her own hands by hacking into the computer systems. It turns out that the one person who can help her uncover the truth is none other than her ex-boyfriend, Ezra. Told through a series of case files, IM’s, emails, interviews, and more, Illuminae is a fast paced story about two regular teenagers forced to step up in order to save themselves and the ones they love. I am a huge fan of epistolary novels, and will basically read anything told in email/text/IM format. I think they are fun and unique, and I just love reading them. That said, I was a little hesitant to read Illuminae, because generally sci-fi is not my thing. After seeing so many positive reviews coming in from people I trust, I decided to give it a try. I bought the book, and it’s been sitting on my shelf for probably 9 months. I finally decided to pick it up, and I was instantly hooked. I read the book in two sittings! Initially, I did find myself confused until about 100 or so pages in. It took a little bit for me to understand the language and learn who the different characters were and how they related to each other, but once I got that part down, I flew through the book. I stayed up way too late reading it during my first sitting, but I was dying to know what would happen! I really loved all of the characters. It was refreshing to not see another YA book fall down the “insta-love” rabbit hole. Instead, we see a couple who has been together for a while, but opted to break up. They’re mad at each other, but you can tell there are still feelings there. The feelings develop and change throughout the book, and I liked seeing the relationship change sort of in the reverse of what I normally see. I found Kady to be a wonderfully competent character. I hardly ever read books where a woman is into computers, coding, hacking, and other technical skills, so I loved that it was Kady who played that role and not Ezra. I also loved that the story was told from both Ezra and Kady’s points of view, based on which one of them was IMing or interviewing at the time. It felt like it made each character more developed and well rounded, and I really enjoyed that. Despite the fact that I’m generally not a huge fan of sci-fi, I loved this one. I felt like it was done really well, and written in a way that didn’t feel confusing on insanely far fetched. I found myself wanting to know more about the times they lived in, and to learn more about their planet and the way things worked in this new world where space travel is possible, so I actually really liked that aspect of the book, which completely surprised me. The book was really fast paced, and there was a ton of action! The end of the book was so intense and I just loved how everything played out. Illuminae did leave on a cliffhanger, so if you plan to read it, make sure you have Gemina ready to go! I highly recommend this one, even if sci-fi isn’t usually your thing, give it a chance and I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised!

There just isn’t anyway to write a review and do this book justice. All the hype is warranted. The raving reviews are not an exaggeration. This book ****ing blew my mind. So this book is written in a completely different format than anything I have ever read. You might have to turn the book when reading at some point. If you are a diehard fan of traditional font/writing. Look elsewhere, this book will frustrate you. Besides the style of the layout, the writing is not really writing. In this book we read the files, as they are, in the Illuminae report. This not a narrative, there are holes in this report. There are plenty of conversation excepts to give us a feel for the characetrs personalities. It is brilliant really! Still I have to say that this book delivered one hell of a tale. It helps that our lead character, Kady Grant, is a kicka** coder. There is gore and carnage and suspense all wrapped up in an epic science fiction package. By viewing these files we get access to conversations, emails, narratives of video footage, and journal entries. In reading over the evidence, we are able to see who exactly is behind the massacre and why they must be stopped. Believe it or not, it was surprisingly easy to be completely sucked into this book, even though it didn’t read like any book I have ever read. There is a complete tale within this book. It starts on the rock in space known as Kerenza where the Kerenza colony is stationed, it zooms us aboard the battle carrier Alexandra, and the science vessel (aka flying laboratory) Hypathia in the aftermath of a deliberate attack. It becomes a desperate attempt to keep from being blown to bits by the people who started a virus called the Phobos, and are in hot pursuit of the survivors aboard those two flying vessels. The Phobos virus is terrifying. This virus had people stalking and killing their own. Unlike a zombie type of virus, the Phobos keeps it’s victims reasoning and problem solving. It is hard to detect when it starts, but the end result is of complete psychosis, with homicidal wrath and superhuman strength. All of this is transpiring while a select few are trying to decipher what is corrupt in this new reality. I was horrified and felt like I couldn’t catch my breath. Almost this whole story takes place in space, so there’s a scary vacuum outside. These people can’t just leave. There is a romantic element, and of course AIDEN, who I personally really grew to love. The personality of the computer, aka AIDEN goes completely crazy. It is frightening to imagine a program with survival instincts to protect itself while still preserving the mission. All of this is laid out in pieces for the reader to follow, and it felt voyeuristic at times, but I could stop reading this. This was an edge of your seat brilliant science fiction suspense. The best book I have ever read.

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff is a very interesting novel for a lot of reasons. It is a sci-fi novel that follows the journey of two teens fleeing their planet on two different starships after an invasion from a corporation called BeiTech. The BeiTech dreadnaught, the Lincoln pursues them while their fleet tries to flee to safety. BeiTech is not their only problem. The AI on their ship, AIDAN, turns on them and wipes out the entire population of one ship before being forcefully shutdown. What follows is the attempts of the crews of the ships to find a way to escape the Lincoln and inevitably powering AIDAN back on. The formatting really brings a lot of intrigue to the novel. The whole thing is formatted as a stolen file that pieces together the story in various different formats including interviews, instant messaging histories, emails and journal entries from and/or between various characters. This really makes the narrative interesting and really keeps the reader’s engaged. That being said, the strange format serves as a double edged sword. It makes the narrative hard to follow at times and can make for a bit of a hard read for that reason. The interjections from AIDAN, the corrupt AI, really add a different layer to the narrative when it is turned back on. This gives the reader AIDAN’s justifications for its own actions, even if its actions seem in no way justifiable. However, AIDAN itself seems to believe that it is doing the right thing, this is showcased with the repeated line; “Am I not merciful?” throughout the novel, but it is very clear, in fact, that in a lot of ways, AIDAN is not merciful (307). In terms of being appropriate for the audience, Illuminae treads thin ice. Despite being a young adult novel, it contains a good deal of profanity, although, it technically contains none. The way the authors got around this was by censoring all profanity as if it had been redacted from the file, which makes sense in terms of the format of the novel. Although, it is fairly easy to figure out what would have been said, so the black bars covering up the profanity are a bit redundant. Overall, it was a well written novel that really draws the reader in. Despite being hard to follow at times, it is fairly easy to get to get drawn into the narrative and not even realize that one hundred pages have passed since last checking the page number. The format allows for some pages to fly by with only one or sometimes no words on the page. It was a good read that can not only be enjoyed for its engrossing story but its literary merit as well.

When I first picked this up, I wasn’t sure what to think. It sounded like a really interesting read, but it is one of the most hyped up books EVER. Everyone has been telling me I have to read this and it’s constantly showing up in my Instagram newsfeed. The cover for the hardback is also super cool. While it took a little bit for me to enjoy it, I have to say that I LOVED THIS BOOK! Illuminae is completely different from any other book I have ever read. It is told through transcripts of recordings, interviews, instant messaging, emails, and so forth. It even has really neat pictures! I found myself flying through 600 pages like there was no tomorrow. It’s rare when a huge book feels incredibly short. Now to explain the plot, except, I’m not even sure how to describe the plot without giving anything away. I mean, it’s one of those you have to read it to understand kind of plots. The story is about a teenage girl named Kady, and a boy named Ezra, who find themselves forced to flee along with the rest of their planet, Kerenza IV when a mega corporation decides to attack their planet and try to take over an illegally run mine on the tiny planet. This mega corporation is known as Bei-Tech and they are killing civilians and anything that points to any evidence of them trying to illegally mine stuff. The characters and the whole atmosphere of the book was incredible. Kady is a fun and unique character. She is sarcastic, smart, witty, blunt, flawed, strong, and loving. She was easy to love as a character and I loved watching her show off as a genius computer hacker. Her relationship with Ezra is shaky in the beginning, but can you blame it? She broke up with him just before the invasion happened. She never imagined that her planet was going to be invaded and then having to flee for her life. Ezra was unique as well. He is madly in love with Kady and will do anything to make sure she is safe. I loved him as a character as well. Then there’s AIDEN, or AI, the psychopathic computer. Seriously, it’s a psychopath and downright scary. I think AI was well-written and fit the book perfectly. The way it interacted with each character, especially with Kady, incredibly. I loved how the book began slow and then progressed more and more as it continued on until it turned into a huge mess that had me reading until I finally finished it. I’m pretty sure I finished this in one sitting. I originally started it thinking I would just check it out and found myself about 500 pages when I finally looked up. It’s exciting and I CANNOT WAIT TO BEGIN READING GEMINA SOON. Hopefully, I will begin it soon. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT! I’ve never seen anything like it. Now I do have to mention that is a secular book. Although it is “censored” there is a ton of cursing throughout. It is kind of the end of the world as they know it so I can’t expect there to be perfect language, but that is something I wish the book did not contain. It also contained a few sexual references as jokes a few times early on in the book.

I've struggled with the rating for this book so much because I enjoyed the plot and the characters so much, but the narrative style was really a struggle for me. I am a Kindle reader, normally reading on my Fire during the day and my Paperwhite at night, however I soon realized that reading on my Paperwhite was almost impossible. I had to keep adjusting the fonts depending on what kind of "documents" I was reading, not to mention some of the graphical pages were just too much of a struggle. In the end, I threw in the towel and only read on my Fire which was better but still less than ideal. To be honest, I also was sometimes frustrated by the back and forth between some characters, I don't use "u" when I mean "you" when I text so I don't really want to read a narrative with those shortcuts either. However, the characters are amazing - I love a strong, smart female main character and boy is Kady that! The plot is fun and action packed. Really if I could've just found a plain text version of this book, there wouldn't be much to not like.

Had a crack in the dust jacket

Ich war vorm Lesen skeptisch. Eigentlich lese ich nicht so gerne Science Fiction. Raumschiffe sind eher selten mein Ding. Wie wollen die Autoren es schaffen, aus einer Aneinanderreihung von Dokumenten eine Geschichte zu erzählen und mir die Charaktere nahe zu bringen? Eins vorweg: Meine Skepsis war nach den ersten 30 Seiten verflogen und ich konnte kaum aufhören zu lesen. Wow, was für ein beeindruckendes Buch! Es besteht aus einem Sammelsurium an den verschiedensten Akten und Dokumenten: Gesprächsprotokolle, Chatverlaufe, Mails, Tagebucheinträgen, medizinische Protokolle, diverse Listen, Countdown-Anzeigen, Log-Einträge von AIDAN, Raumschiffpläne, Auswertungen von Überwachungsaufnahmen und so weiter. Besonders kreativ sind die Seiten, auf denen physisch etwas passiert (eine Schlacht, ein Spaziergang im Weltall ...), weil die Handlung immer als Bild dargestellt wird. Das klingt komisch, lässt sich auch schlecht erklären, ist aber absolut einmalig und lässt den Leser so auch die Szenen in der Geschichte erleben, die nicht durch irgendwelche Dokumente abgedeckt werden können. Meine Sorge war, dass mir die Charaktere durch diese sonderbare Erzählform fremd bleiben würden, aber das war gar nicht der Fall. Der Roman beginnt mit dem Debriefing von Ezra und Kady nach der Invasion von Kerenza. Schon auf diesen ersten Seiten wirken beide, besonders Kady, so real und sympathisch, dass ich das Gefühl hatte, ich befinde mich bei den beiden im Verhörraum. Durch die vielen Chats und Mails und besonders durch die ausgewerteten Videoaufnahmen sind mir beide schnell ans Herz gewachsen und Kady ist zu einer meiner Lieblingsprotagonistinnen in letzter Zeit geworden. Bei den Nebencharakteren muss man etwas aufpassen, dass man sie nicht verwechselt. Besonders durch das Springen zwischen den Schiffen kann das leicht passieren. Die Einleitung der Dokumente, also Datum, Uhrzeit sowie betreffende Personen, sollte immer aufmerksam gelesen werden. Da, wo dies aber absolut unerlässlich zum Verständis ist, weist der anonyme Zusammensteller der Akte in einem Vermerk darauf hin, sodass man nichts verpassen kann. Damit kommen wir zum nächsten Punkt. Bis zum Ende ist nicht klar, wer die Akte eigentlich für wen zusammengestellt hat. Das war am Ende noch einmal eine ziemliche Überraschung und gibt der Geschichte eine ganz neue Wende. Teil 2 wird etwa 5 Minuten nach dem Ende von Illuminae an einem anderen Ort einsetzen, allerdings glaube ich, dass man hier nach Band 1 guten Gewissens aufhören könnte zu lesen. Aber ich wette, das wird niemand können, dazu ist die Erzählweise einfach zu innovativ und macht richtig Spaß. Die 599 Seiten sind schnell gelesen, weil es eben nicht vollständig bedruckte Seiten sind sondern immer wieder "Action"-Seiten eingefügt sind, die man nur visuell aufnimmt oder auf denen wenig steht. Ich konnte mich der Sogwirkung nicht entziehen und bin hin und weg von dem Stil des Buchs und auch von der spannenden Geschichte, die mich zwischendurch wirklich atemlos hat umblättern lassen. Die drei Hauptbedrohungen sind jede für sich schon furchtbar, zusammengenommen lassen sie kaum ein Fünkchen Hoffnung für die Flüchtenden und schon nach 50 Seiten eskaliert das Geschehen zum ersten aber bestimmt nicht zum letzten Mal. Etwa in der Mitte des Buchs war ich schon völlig mitgenommen und gleichzeitig irritiert, weil ich der Überzeugung war, die Autoren hätten bereits ihr gesamtes Pulver verschossen. Ich konnte mir nicht vorstellen, was noch folgen sollte. Doch auch hier wurde ich wieder eines Besseren belehrt. Spannung und Schwung steigt bis zum Ende stetig an. 5 Sterne, Band 2 ist vorbestellt.

Ezra et Kady viennent de rompre. Et quand ils pensaient que la journée ne pouvait pas aller en se détériorant, ils étaient loin de la réalité. Il n'a fallut que quelques heures pour que leur planète, Kerenza, ne soit attaquée par BeiTech, complètement ravagée et recouverte des cadavres de leurs amis et connaissances. Avec une chance infinie, Ezra et Kady réussissent, chacun de leur côté à monter à bord de deux vaisseaux spaciaux : Hypatia pour Kady, Alexander pour Ezra. Mais les choses ne sont pas aussi roses qu'ils le pensaient sur ces vaisseaux en partance pour la station Heimdall et très vite Kady commence à suspecter les autorités de leur cacher la vérité. Elle commence à hacker l'Hypatia quand les choses deviennent hors de contrôle. AIDAN l'Intelligence Artificielle, ne réagit plus comme elle le devrait et prend ses propres initiatives, au détriment des passagers. Bientôt Kady et Ezra deviennent les seuls capables d'agir. Avant toute chose, sachez ceci : Illuminae est une sacré claque visuelle. Certains d'entre vous se demanderont certainement comment un roman peut-être « visuellement beau » en dehors de sa couverture. Et bien, Illuminae n'est pas un roman comme les autres. Regardez quelques illustrations sur le net et vous comprendrez. Le livre n'est pas écrit de manière conventionnelle, il est raconté au travers de mail, séance de tchat, interview et retranscription vidéos. Et tout cela est illustré sur chaque page. Un vrai chef d'oeuvre. Concernant l'histoire : J'ai eu du mal, pendant les 100 premières pages, ce qui n'est pas beaucoup quand on prend en compte que le roman en fait plus de 600. Mais ce n'est pas l'histoire qui me posait problème en soit, c'était le format et le thème. En effet, c'était ma première lecture de Science-Fiction et j'ai lu Illuminae et VO, donc beaucoup de termes m'étaient inconnus au début et le format unique et le manque narration « basique » ne m'a pas aidé à visualiser et comprendre l'histoire dans un premier lieu. Mais une fois que je me suis familiariser avec le vocabulaire et que je me suis habituée au format, j'ai été happée par ce roman, rien de moins que ça. J'ai lu ces 500 dernières pages presque d'une traite au beau milieu de la nuit et l'ai finit le lendemain dans le train, sous les regards étonnés des passagers qui ne comprenait pas mon état, entre appréhension, pleurs et soulagement, quand j'ai tourné la dernière page. Kady et Ezra, nos protagonistes, sont de vrais amours. On voit dès le premier chapitre que leur relation ne c'est pas terminée comme elle l'aurait dût et qu'ils en gardent tout deux une certaine rancoeur. Cependant ils s'aiment et c'est indéniable. C'est cet amour qui les fait tout deux carburer quand les choses se corsent et l'évolution de leurs sentiments et de leur relation est absolument magnifique à suivre, selon moi. J'ai aussi beaucoup apprécié AIDAN, l'IA, étrangement. Il a des pages entière pour lui seul. C'est d'abord très étrange, presque anxiogène de voir les choses qui lui passent par le circuit, mais plus l'histoire avance et plus on arrive à le comprendre et avoir de l'empathie pour lui, malgré sa folie. Je tiens également à préciser que ce tome 1 est également sorti en français sous le même titre : Illuminae – Les Dossiers Alexander #1 Avant de finir cette chronique, j'aimerai aussi vous conseiller d'aller voir sur la chaîne Youtube : Random House Kids, où se trouvent plusieurs mini vidéos sur le thème d'Illuminae, tel qu'un message d'Aidan, de Kady et d'Ezra. Je les trouve spécialement bien faites. En conclusion, Illuminae est pour moi un gros coup de coeur et une totale réussite pour ma première lecture de Science-Fiction. Le Tome 2, Gemina, est déjà en ma possession depuis un moment et j'ai plus que hâte de pouvoir me pencher dessus dans les temps à venir. Lisez Illuminae, vous ne pouvez pas être déçu ! Chronique de mon blog : novelteabooks.fr

Num cenário típico de uma Space Opera vamos conhecer duas personagens e as aventuras que as aguardam. Kaufman e Kristoff trazem-nos um livro inovador quanto ao estilo da narrativa, organização e apresentação ao leitor.

超人気らしく、訳本が3ヶ月待ちだったので、クリスマスに間に合わない！ 仕方なくこちらにしました。