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Gemina by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

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emily_reads_'s review against another edition

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5.0

You thought Illuminae was good? Gemina was phenomenal... I can't even.

Better review to come at a later date*

kitabit's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I listened to this book and it was once again amazing, the best audiobooks I've ever listened to. The addition of the pop song was so amazing.

The beginning of this book was a bit hard (where are all my favorite characters from book 1??) but by the end of it, I loved Hannah and Nick even more than Kady and Ezra. A bit of it was hard to listen to in a body horror type way, but nothing unbearable and I am pretty squeamish

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starrydreamer's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

peachani's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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smolcap23's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved the first book. Got the chance to read this over spring break, and wow. The plot? incredible. The characters? Amazing. May I just say, Hannah Donnely is a certified bad@$$. And Nik? Ella? Yeah great characters.
I love reading science fiction

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and I love me a good multiverse theory scenario hell yeah

This was a very enjoyable read, and I really enjoyed soaking in every detail. This book is rich in detail, the formatting is crazy but incredible. I think I liked this more than Illuminae, there were moments where I audibly gasped. I really hope Obsidio is a satisfying end to the trilogy, but even if it isn't, this book is definitely one of my favorites of the year.

sophie_at_morning_daylight's review against another edition

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4.0

I loved this story even more than Illuminae - I loved this story full stop, let me say before I go on. But the constant humour was unfitting for their deathly situation; beyond diffusing the tension and would ordinarily definitely not be used as much in these time constricted situations. So book 2 gets 4 stars alike the 1st book, but also a place on my favourites shelf.

kwthor's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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cleen's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

thisbookbelongstopam's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

tbgr_l57l's review against another edition

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5.0

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUasdfghjkl

5 stars for [b:Gemina|29236299|Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)|Amie Kaufman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1480097137s/29236299.jpg|44560442] by [a:Amie Kaufman|5360335|Amie Kaufman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1478659853p2/5360335.jpg]!

“Patience and Silence had one beautiful daughter. And her name was Vengeance.”
― Amie Kaufman, Gemina

Amie and Jay are literal geniuses!!!! The Illuminae Files' distinct and original form, along with it's magnificent and always surprising rollercoaster of a plot, easily makes the series one of my favourites. (So far atleast, I have yet to read Obsidio, but I'm assured I won't be disappointed.)

If you're up for some badass science fiction young adult read with a heck of a lot of plot twists, PICK. UP. THE. FILES. Or if you're not up for that, PICK. THEM. UP. ANYWAY.

Also, did anyone else notice that the endings are such good cliffhangers?! I know I did.

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