Gemina

Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff is the second book of The Illuminae Files.

Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed.

The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of the BeiTech assault.

Hanna is the station captain’s pampered daughter; Nik the reluctant member of a notorious crime family. But while the pair are struggling with the realities of life aboard the galaxy's most boring space station, little do they know that Kady Grant and the Hypatia are headed right toward Heimdall, carrying news of the Kerenza invasion.

When an elite BeiTech strike team invades the station, Hanna and Nik are thrown together to defend their home. But alien predators are picking off the station residents one by one, and a malfunction in the station's wormhole means the space-time continuum might be ripped in two before dinner. Soon Hanna and Nik aren’t just fighting for their own survival; the fate of everyone on the Hypatia—and possibly the known universe—is in their hands.

But relax. They've totally got this. They hope.

The Breakdown:
1.  In this book, Kaufman and Kristoff tell the story of the Heimdall station.  It takes places mostly at the same time or just after the events of the first book, Illmuninae. It is again told in reports, video analysis, and emails.  I did really like the addition of Hanna's journal with her drawings of incidents.

2.  Like the first book, it is hard to really connect with the characters due to how it is written. That being said, I loved the journal that Hanna kept.  Her drawings of people and things made me feel a little more connected to her.  I did very much enjoy the banter between her and Nik, and Nik's cousin, Ella.

3.  I was glad this book showed why Heimdall was not answering the message's from the ships from Kerenza, and that it introduced Kady's father and what happened to him. There was a lot of twist in this book that I enjoyed being surprised by.  I am excited to see what will happen in the next book.

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