Ok, I know this one came out last year, and I got approved for an ARC copy over a year ago, but I never heard anything good from other people who got an ARC copy, so I just kept putting it off.
After finally reading it, I have to say I wasn't super impressed. After The Martian, I had some pretty high expectations, and unfortunately they were not met. I really, really, really wanted to like this book. And there were some really cool parts. I loved all the science and thought that was put into this book, and how it was all explained so that I could understand it. The whole premise of the book is brilliant, and parts of it had me hooked.
But Jazz, the main character, I just could not enjoy her. I read most of the book thinking she was some child genius that was maybe 19 or 20, but I was way off. She is 26, and still acts like a child. So much of her story was from the past, which makes more sense, but she just didn't seem to learn her lesson. She kept making terrible choices that just seemed like someone who is young and inexperienced in the ways of the world would make. Not those of a 26 year old who is living on her own.
Overall, the book wasn't terrible, but it wasn't fantastic either. It didn't blow me away, and the first part drug on forever until any action happened. It was a fairly interesting and quick read after that, but I did feel as though it was a slight waste of time.
