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A review by momwithareadingproblem
Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
5.0
Gemina by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff begins in the middle of a United Terran Authority (UTA) tribunal against BeiTech Industries and their knowledge of the Kerenza IV attack and destruction of Heimdall station. Told through transcripts, instant messaging, and surveillance footage, the attack on Heimdall station plays out. To place it in time with the first book, the events here take place a few weeks after the end of Illuminae.
Hanna is our main protagonist, and y’all she was SO hard to like at first. She’s the daughter of the station’s captain, spoiled, rich, and despite her brains, quite the party girl. Hanna isn’t concerned in the least about what is going on outside of her bubble of friends and fashion. In fact, she is meeting with her drug dealer when the attack begins. We quickly see a new side of Hanna as all the training and “war games” her father played with her kicks in. Hanna is a badass!
Nik Malikov is not at all what I expected him to be. He is the son of a crime/drug lord, and while he happens to supply Hanna with her drugs, Nik is overall a good guy put in a crappy life situation. It’s Nik’s life style that allows BeiTech access to the station and as a result he feels partially responsible for all the killing currently happening. So he teams up with Hanna (who is quite reluctant) to attempt to take control of the station back.
If you miss Kady, Ezra and AIDAN, you won’t for long. Unbeknownst to Nik and Hanna, the crew of the Hypatia are on their way with news of Kerenza IV which went dark several months prior, and Heimdall has been fed a bunch of lies about why. Needless to say, they are all in for a shock.
Just like book one, Gemina unfolds at neck-breaking speeds, action-packed with twists and turns you won’t see coming. I devoured this one. The characters are fantastic, the world-building immersive, and the enemies, seen and unseen, are truly terrifying. I opted to listen to the audiobook again and was pleased with the performance. It’s a full cast and breathes life into the pages. Highly recommend this one for fans of sci-fi, Doctor Who, and Star Trek.
Hanna is our main protagonist, and y’all she was SO hard to like at first. She’s the daughter of the station’s captain, spoiled, rich, and despite her brains, quite the party girl. Hanna isn’t concerned in the least about what is going on outside of her bubble of friends and fashion. In fact, she is meeting with her drug dealer when the attack begins. We quickly see a new side of Hanna as all the training and “war games” her father played with her kicks in. Hanna is a badass!
Nik Malikov is not at all what I expected him to be. He is the son of a crime/drug lord, and while he happens to supply Hanna with her drugs, Nik is overall a good guy put in a crappy life situation. It’s Nik’s life style that allows BeiTech access to the station and as a result he feels partially responsible for all the killing currently happening. So he teams up with Hanna (who is quite reluctant) to attempt to take control of the station back.
If you miss Kady, Ezra and AIDAN, you won’t for long. Unbeknownst to Nik and Hanna, the crew of the Hypatia are on their way with news of Kerenza IV which went dark several months prior, and Heimdall has been fed a bunch of lies about why. Needless to say, they are all in for a shock.
Just like book one, Gemina unfolds at neck-breaking speeds, action-packed with twists and turns you won’t see coming. I devoured this one. The characters are fantastic, the world-building immersive, and the enemies, seen and unseen, are truly terrifying. I opted to listen to the audiobook again and was pleased with the performance. It’s a full cast and breathes life into the pages. Highly recommend this one for fans of sci-fi, Doctor Who, and Star Trek.