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A review by sannesbooks
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
Did not finish book. Stopped at 57%.
I really thought I would love it. I love the idea of the story and the mixed media format. However, this really felt short to me. The information was brought quite confusingly and messily. But then, very specific (boring) information, like the specs of the ships, were elborated.
For me personally, I didn't like that a lot of it was told from interviews and chat rooms. But, that had mainly to do with the language / slang use. It was ok in the beginning, but it became fast really cringy. The romance was also not cute, but again cringy. I know it is a young adult book, but it felt really try hard, 'trying to be cool for teens'. I didn't expect that because of the high ratings of many adults. So, maybe it is just a personal preference.
For me personally, I didn't like that a lot of it was told from interviews and chat rooms. But, that had mainly to do with the language / slang use. It was ok in the beginning, but it became fast really cringy. The romance was also not cute, but again cringy. I know it is a young adult book, but it felt really try hard, 'trying to be cool for teens'. I didn't expect that because of the high ratings of many adults. So, maybe it is just a personal preference.