Book Summary
Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed.
The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of the BeiTech assault.
Hanna is the station captain’s pampered daughter; Nik the reluctant member of a notorious crime family. But while the pair are struggling with the realities of life aboard the galaxy’s most boring space station, little do they know that Kady Grant and the Hypatia are headed right toward Heimdall, carrying news of the Kerenza invasion.
When an elite BeiTech strike team invades the station, Hanna and Nik are thrown together to defend their home. But alien predators are picking off the station residents one by one, and a malfunction in the station’s wormhole means the space-time continuum might be ripped in two before dinner. Soon Hanna and Nik aren’t just fighting for their own survival; the fate of everyone on the Hypatia—and possibly the known universe—is in their hands.
But relax. They’ve totally got this. They hope.
My Thoughts
Continuing the event after the end of Illuminae, we follow Gemina through the daughter of station captain of Heimdall, Hanna Donnelly and the nephew of the crime family, Niklas Malikov. Like the previous book, we follow their journey via IM's, chat, video surveillance, letters, and Hanna's doodles.
Mind me, I've forgotten the whole Illuminae's plot but I think I enjoy this one better. My favorite character is Ella Malikov the hacker. I like I could see Hanna's character development. She's just those normal annoying rich kid at the beginning but she picks up herself quite nicely when the terrorist invasion takes place in her ship station. Together, Hanna, Nik, and Ella make a pack to defy the terrorist. Another good point we also met Kady, Ezra, and most importantly AIDAN later in this book and AIDAN still has this sassy side like before.
One downside from this book is the slowest pace on the beginning of this book. They could take out most of the first 200 pages. It's nothing important. Instead of 200 pages, they could squeeze it into like 50 pages only and the story still would be the same. Because of that, I've been putting down Gemina for almost a year now. I just continue reading this book because I want to finish it before Obsidio comes out next month.
Thankfully, the pace is getting better for the rest of next 400 pages and I quite enjoy the ride. Especially the plot twist. Wow, bravo, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff!
Rating: 4/5 stars
Originally posted on my Goodreads page, February 6, 2018
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