This is cool, and I think teen sci-fi fans will really be into it. It had the feel of the first season of new Battlestar Galactica to me. I didn't love the chat transcript format of it--I felt like it made the action kinda drag and I ended up skimming a lot of it--but I think a lot of teens will like that.

Also the ~mission report~ format or whatever was a cute way to bleep all the swears without it seeming too gimmicky, I'd feel comfortable booktalking this to 7th/8th graders. (I will be sure to show off the unique page format so they understand that this book isn't really as long as it looks.)