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More danger, calamity and heroism in space (Bingo)

Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

November 8, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR16 Sweet Books: Binge CBR16 Bingo: Celestial (set in space. I’m sure the characters observe lots of stars on their epic journeys through space) Spoiler warning: this is the third and final book in the Illuminae Files. A lot of stuff happened in the previous two novels, and it will be impossible to review this book without referring to some significant plot points. Additionally, I don’t see how this book would be a satisfying reading experience taken out of context. So if you aren’t up […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, adventure, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, artificial intelligence, audiobook, Binge, CBR16, cbr16bingo, CBR16SweetBooks, celestial, cheerbrarian, Disability rep, full cast recording, Malin, mystery, obsidio, space travel, Suspense, the illuminae files

Malin's CBR16 Review No:64 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, adventure, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, artificial intelligence, audiobook, Binge, CBR16, cbr16bingo, CBR16SweetBooks, celestial, cheerbrarian, Disability rep, full cast recording, Malin, mystery, obsidio, space travel, Suspense, the illuminae files ·
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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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