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Why did it take me this long to finally read Illuminae?! I need to stop DNFing books because this is what ends up happening. I found a gem and my goodness it was amazing. I received an ARC of Illuminae at BookCon in 2015, which the advanced copy was beautifully put together and breathtaking. I first started Illuminae shortly after I received the copy but later put it down. I've picked it up a couple of more times since then but I always ended up loosing interest. It is almost four years later and I finally read it and OMG I can tell I been really missing out! Upside: I can now binge all three books with out having to wait!

Illuminae is told through a dossier of hacked documents (IMs, medical records, surveillance footage, interviews, AI reports and so much more!) which left me a little skeptical. I've read books with similar layouts before and sometimes that are hard to follow or get a grip on what is going on. I never struggled with following Illuminae. I loved the whole concept and idea and everything this book had going for it. It literally starts out with a interview and bother characters are discussing their breakup! The world is basically ending and they are rehashing their failed relationship. It's hysterical and so relatable at the same time.

Illuminae is a book that will have you guessing until the very last page. Every time I thought I had something figured out, a new twist was thrown in and the plot moved in a whole new direction. I am so excited to see where Gemina is going to take the readers!