HUGE fan of shaun david hutchinson in general and this was definitely a pleasant reading experience on the whole. infinitely saluting you, sir, for addressing the consumerist culture that leads to rabid fans who want cute gay boys kissing but don't care about story details, relationship depth, or the people behind the kissy scenes. (hi, half of goodreads, i'm looking at you.) if i'm being honest noa was really annoying for the first bit of the book--i can like sad edgy characters when done well but at some points his moping stopped moving the plot along and started being straight up annoying. i wish we got more information about the world the characters lived in--do actors still exist? is murder your darlings a program you can watch on earth? were noa's memories taken from other kids at the school? is space travel already established in this universe? the worldbuilding felt a little rushed at the end, but also the payoff from the big mystery was really satisfying. ALSO: hot evil robot lady! hot evil robot lady <3