⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 4 stars

Gemina is the second book in the Illuminae Files series. In this book we follow Jump Station Heimdall and what’s happening to them.

It’s been quite some time since I read the first book, but since this book follows a different set of characters this wasn’t a big problem. The characters we follow were just amazing! Hanna was just amazing and was seriously kickass! I Nik seemed a bit meh at the beginning, but he really grew on me. I really enjoyed the bickering and the dynamics between Hanna and Nik. And Ella is just awesome!

The way this book, like the first, is written is just so unique. You get used to the formatting really quickly and just breeze to the book. I did like that there was more of a “narrative” in this book. The way the swear words are being blanked can be a bit distracting when reading. I think it would’ve been better to lessen the swearing to lessen the blanked-out words.

There is some nice humor in the book, especially with the pop song that keeps playing everywhere. It’s a nice way to keep fresh when reading all the action and twists this book has! The plot seemed a bit dragged out though. This made some characters’ actions and story a bit repetitive. Despite this the pacing was really good. It kept me on edge the whole time while reading. I did really love the conspiracy feels it gave me and the twists were really mind blowing! And be prepared because there’re a bunch of twists, not only at the end!

Overall, the book was a really fun and more lighthearted read than the first book. I’m really looking forward to reading Obsidio in the future and seeing all the characters from both books come together!