Lynnie
young adult, fantasy, science-fiction
Gemina is the sequel to Illuminae and is set in the Heimdall space station shortly after the events in Illuminae end. Once again, Kaufman and Kristoff present the story through a series of text messages, transcripts, and journal entries. The fates of both the innocent victims from Illuminae as well as the Heimdall residents are in the hands of teenagers. What could go wrong?
Amy's Review
This is very similar to the first novel in the series, Illuminae. In fact, the first third of Gemina was so similar—basically new characters but the same plot—that I was disappointed. The story held my interest and the characters were probably wittier and more enjoyable than the characters in the first novel. I liked it but it’s just more of the same that was started by Illuminae. So, I really don’t have much to say about it except to refer you to what I wrote about Illuminae.
Lynnie's Review
I really enjoyed this sequel to Illuminae, but once again DO NOT READ THIS ON YOUR KINDLE. It works decently enough on the Kindle App for iPad, but there is a sequence near the end of the book where, in order to symbolize the lack of gravity the characters are experiencing, the text turns on its side- in a physical book this would be fine as you turn the book. In the Kindle app you're kind of stuck turning your head oddly to read... so you've been warned.
Still, the pictures & word art come across just as beautifully as I imagine they would in the print version and just as in Illuminae this book is an event. Taking place shortly after the events in Illuminae, the story continues with brief appearances by the characters in the original story but focusing on the jump station Heimdall & some sassy new teenage characters on whom the future may depend, because once again the adults are all mostly useless or evil. The story itself is remarkably similar to the one in Illuminae but it was enjoyable none the less.
Looking forward to seeing how they wrap up this series.
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