Illuminae is one of a kind. Anyone willing to try something new should give it a chance! The formatting might put off people from reading it. I admit it was quite distracting. I could not understand what Kerenza was and who the Illuminae group were. The interviews and excerpts looked boring in the beginning but they shaped the story well. Keep reading, it gets interesting around 200!

Surprisingly, there was emotional connect, which I thought was not possible due to the format. The plot is intriguing and at a lot of times unpredictable (what with the insane AI and the virus afflicted). I didn't expect the ending and yet it didn't seem forced.

It might not be the best book I have read but definitely something unique with a strong plot and characters to keep it going. Only advice would be to make note of the dates, times and names as it might get quite confusing (I had to go back and forth to keep track of what happened).