Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)

Posted on 27 October 2018 by Amie Kaufman

This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she d have to do This afternoon, her planet was invaded.The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that s little than an ice covered speck at the edge of the universe Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra who are barely even talking to each other are forced to fight their way onto an evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.But their problems are just getting started A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results the fleet s AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy and nobody in charge will say what s really going on As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it s clear only one person can help her bring it all to light the ex boyfriend she swore she d never speak to again.BRIEFING NOTE Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and Illuminae is the first book in a heart stopping, high octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes. Read Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) – kino-fada.fr ILLUMINAE is the classic tale of Girl Meets Boy Girl Loses Boy And Parents And Planet and Ends Up on a Crippled Spaceship with a Mad Computer and a Deadly Virus Outbreak in the Middle of an Interstellar War It s without a ...THIS WAS THE COOLEST The unique format is what really makes this book stand out, but even without that aspect, it s still a fantastic read Going into it I didn t know a whole lot, but I d only heard praise, and after reading it, I GET IT So many awesome elements and surprises I had no idea where the story would end up, but I loved getting there Awesome world, great characters, intense moments It was funny and creepy, and again, just plain COOL.One of my faves of the year Definitely recomm THIS WAS THE COOLEST The unique format is what really makes this book stand out, but even without tha...ILLUMINAE WAS SUCH A SPECTACULAR RIDE FANTASTICALLY UNIQUE STORY TELLING TECHNIQUE, CAPTIVATING STORY LOVED IT Here s my full discussion reviewHOLY CRAP.WOW THIS WAS GOOD It took me quite some time to really get into the story, but after around the 200 page mark I was hookedThere is no way in hell that I could possibly describe what s going through my head right now I don t think I ll be functional for a little while.I ll get back to you on this, but just know it blew me away Far, fa...Visually, Illuminae is an extremely fun and unique kind of book It s a romantic space opera told through a collection of interview transcripts, diary entries, emails and gorgeous space images like this Sounds amazing, no If I was rating solely based on cool ideas, this would get a bajillion stars.A book this attractive should not be boring and yet the most exciting things about it by far were the unusual style and graphics The story itself of a planet being invaded in 2575 simply didn Visually, Illuminae is an extremely fun and unique kind of book It s a romantic space opera told through a collection of interview transcripts, diary entries, emails and gorgeous space images like this Sounds amazing, no If I was rating solely based on cool ideas, this would get a bajillion stars.A book this attractive should not be boring and yet the most exciting things about it by far were the unusual style and graphics The story itself of a planet being invaded in 2575 simply didn t hold my attention I found myself wanting to skim read many of the pages Maybe it was because the lovers at the centre of the novel were boring caricatures of teenagers.Maybe it was because of the detailed scientific descriptions and diagrams of spaceships Maybe it was the tiresome and dull Unipedia pages that made me feel like I was studying f...DNF at 30%This book is written in epistolary format, and it has the honor of being the most annoying book I ve read this year Some people love that stuff I ain t one of them I love space shit Firefly Star Wars yes, EVEN THE NEWER ONES Star Trek I loved Enterprise and I don t care who knows it This book was just terrible and terribly formatted.The first few chapters are entirely interviews It was annoying as shit It didn t endear me to the main characters, and it explain nothing Int DNF at 30%This book is written in epistolary format, and it has the honor of being the most annoying b...RE READ REVIEW Yes yes I am officially 100% Illuminae trash and I COULD CRY BECAUSE I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH I literally.afjkdlasfd What am I even supposed to say here OKAY Just a few like reread thoughts in list format because that s who I am First off the audiobook is freaking amazing and I CANNOT RECOMMEND IT ENOUGH It s got tons of voices, it s basically dramatised, there is MUSIC and like beep booping shh, technical term there of machines and I lovelovelovelovelove it The em RE READ REVIEW Yes yes I am officially 100% Illuminae trash and I COULD CRY BECAUSE I LOVE THIS BOOK SO M...UPDATED THOUGHTS Ok, so I ve calmed down a bit and am feeling better about this It s amazing how many different forms this book took in the beginning I was intrigued but felt it was a little slow moving, partially due to so many technical sci fi ish terms and the choppy format Amazing how it could feel so hindering yet unique at the same time Once the stage was set though, I had a really hard time putting this down I had no idea how many twists and turns I was in for, and I REALLY had n UPDATED THOUGHTS Ok, so I ve calmed down a bit and am feeling better about this It s amazing how many different forms this book took in the beginning I was intrigued but felt it was a little slow moving, partially due to so many technical sci fi ish terms and the choppy format Amazing how it could feel so hindering yet unique at the same time Once the stage was set though, I had a really hard time putting this down I had no idea how many ...

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27 October 2018

Amie Kaufman