My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Category: Young Adult
Genre: Psychological Thriller, Mystery
Content: Strong language; Masturbation is alluded to; A violent killing, but without much detail
The daughter of two astronauts, Romy Silvers is no stranger to life
in space. But she never knew how isolating the universe could be until
her parents’ tragic deaths left her alone on the Infinity, a spaceship
speeding away from Earth.
Romy tries to make the best of her
lonely situation, but with only brief messages from her therapist on
Earth to keep her company, she can’t help but feel like something is
missing. It seems like a dream come true when NASA alerts her that
another ship, the Eternity, will be joining the Infinity.
Romy
begins exchanging messages with J, the captain of the Eternity, and
their friendship breathes new life into her world. But as the Eternity
gets closer, Romy learns there’s more to J’s mission than she could have
imagined. And suddenly, there are worse things than being alone….
This
book took me by surprise. I was expecting sci-fi, but what I got was a
psychological thriller set in space. That ended up being a good
surprise. Even after I figured out this wasn't the type of book I
thought it would be it still kept surprising me. Just about every one of
my theories ended up being wrong. There were some pretty tense moments
that kept me on the edge of my seat. The isolation of space worked
really well to set the tone for the story, and Romy, an isolated girl
who has never lived in the world beyond her space ship was an
interesting and sympathetic character.
If you're looking for a YA book that is a bit different then you might like this one.
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