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“Am I not merciful?”

Illuminae Files (The Illuminae Files #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

August 15, 2024 by cheerbrarian 3 Comments

In five(ish) words: space opera, young adult, aritificial intelligence, romance, violence. I don’t read a ton of YA but was on the hunt for a good audiobook and this one was recommended by two people as the best audiobook they had EVER listened to. Bold claim? Yes. But now that I’ve read it, I’m on board. It is really that good. It was a complete audio experience, like listening to a play or an old timey radio show (or I guess a new-timey podcast?) with […]

Filed Under: Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, audiobook, dystopia, illuminae files, space opera, Young Adult

cheerbrarian's CBR16 Review No:24 · Genres: Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, audiobook, dystopia, illuminae files, space opera, Young Adult ·
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Imagine being stuck in space with HAL, a zombie-virus, and your very recently ex-partner

Illuminae (Illuminae Files 1) by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

June 6, 2020 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

If you take some of the more famous bits that include humans from 2001: Space Odyssey, add a probably evil corporation out to destroy everyone and everything the main characters hold dear, a deadly zombie-like virus, and two main characters who are teenagers who have just broken up at the beginning of all the trouble, you have the basic premise of Illuminae (The Illuminae Files_01). If you know the basic types just noted, then you know the characters and the narrative already for the most […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adventure, amie kaufman, Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff, illuminae, illuminae files, jay kristoff, space fiction, YA

CoffeeShopReader's CBR12 Review No:46 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adventure, amie kaufman, Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff, illuminae, illuminae files, jay kristoff, space fiction, YA ·
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“I am not good. Nor am I evil. I am no hero. Nor am I villain. I am AIDAN.”

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

Obsidio by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

May 2, 2019 by scootsa1000 Leave a Comment

I feel like I’ve been reading these books forever and that’s not necessarily a criticism. These are books are seriously big, and I definitely got invested in the story and the main characters (I quickly learned not to get too attached to anyone who wasn’t a beautiful teenager or a creepy computer). But my god, these books are long. The three books take place hundreds of years in the future (I think? There are many references to our life on earth: religion, history, poetry, etc. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: amie kaufman, cbr11, gemina, illuminae, illuminae files, jay kristoff, obsidio, Scootsa1000

scootsa1000's CBR11 Review No:18 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: amie kaufman, cbr11, gemina, illuminae, illuminae files, jay kristoff, obsidio, Scootsa1000 ·
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