Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

Join our hosts Gabi and Luke, with guest speaker Holly in the twelfth  episode of Chat YA Up! where we read young adult books and then review them for you!

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Our twelfth episode is Illuminae  by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

Kady and Ezra thought their break-up was messy until they witnessed their entire world literally falling apart. Now they're piecing together what's left of their lives, and their romance, and trying to survive an intergalactic war.

The year is 2575, and two rival mega-corporations are at war over a planet that's little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, exes Kady and Ezra are forced to escape on the evacuating fleet.

But the warship is the least of their problems. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results. The fleet's AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what the hell is going on. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it's clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: the ex-boyfriend she swore she'd never speak to again.

Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth and the courage of everyday heroes.

SEASON 1:

1. Throne of Glass  by Sarah J. Maas (25-11-2020)
2. Lenny's Book of Everything  by Karen Foxlee (9-12-2020)
3. After the Lights Go Out  by Lili Wilkinson (23-12-2020)
4. Sabriel  by Garth Nix (6-1-2021)
5. Small Spaces  by Sarah Epstein (20-1-2021)
6. Aurora Rising  by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman (3-2-2021)
7. Crown of Midnight  by Sarah J. Maas (17-2-2021)
8. What I Like About Me  by Jenna Guillame - This episode will include an interview with the author. (3-3-2021)
9. Gap Year in Ghost Town  by Michael Pryor (17-3-2021)
10. Illuminae  by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman (31-3-2021)
11. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder  by Holly Jackson (14-4-2021)
12. Heir of Fire  by Sarah J. Maas (28-4-2021)