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 What I Thought... 
 * Illuminae was all over the place for me. Overall I liked it. 
 * Pro: The cover. I would not have been drawn to this book if it wasn't for the cover. Check it out, it's awesome. The inside is pretty awesome too. 
 * Con: The writing style. I'm not hugely surprised but the unique writing style was a struggle for me. It is told through multiple viewpoints as a report so there are many different styles. This made it easy for me to be pulled out of the story, especially in the beginning. Once I got used to it, things rolled a little smoother. 
 * Pro: Kady. She is pretty badass. Her lovey/dovey stuff with Ezra sometimes got on my nerves but her determination to save peoples lives more than made up for it. 
 * Con: The middle third. It took me a long, long time to go through the middle third of the book. It seemed to drag on and not much was happening. 
 * Pro: The last third. Lots of action and badassery and twists and turns and a big &$*# you at the end. I cannot even express how much I loved the ending and how it worked out. 
 * Pro & Con: Phobos, the deadly plague. This is a pro because it is a pretty terrifying plague that made things interesting. It's a con because it is a pretty terrifying plague and people died. And went crazy. 
 Overall I enjoyed Illuminae and I do plan on reading the next book, though I hope it's a wee bit shorter. If you like space and unique writing styles then you will probably love Illuminae more than I did.