Oh. My. WOW 
 This is genuinely going to be one of the hardest reviews that I have ever written. Seriously. I am not the greatest reviewer in the world. I am not very articulate, my reviews aren't fun and snarky and awesome. But usually, at least, they are to the point, and coherent. With Illuminae, I have had to throw that out of the window. Basically, Illuminae has stolen my words, and made room for only gushing! 
 Seriously y'all! THIS BOOK IS JUST FREAKING AWESOME. It is the most unique books that I have ever read. The world-building is so spot-on incredible, I felt like I was living on Kerenza during the attack; living aboard the Alexander as AIDAN lost its mind (or did he?!); aboard the Hypatia just waiting for the other shoe to drop. I lived in Kady's shoes during every moment on every one of these 600+ pages. I hurt with her, I fought with her, I cried with her. There have only been a very few books that I LIVED in, and Illuminae is definitely at the top of that list. 
 Kady was a REMARKABLE character. She jumped out of the pages of this book. She is fierce. She is the definition of fierce. To face what she faced, and still have the balls to smile in the face of certain death?! I mean, just wow. And Ezra, her love interest, and one of my newest crushes, was the most amazing comic relief, right when you needed it the most. There were parts of this story that literally took my breath, and I wasn't sure if I could keep reading, and then Ezra would be there and I was back to never wanting this to end. And AIDAN. There is nothing I am going to tell you about AIDAN. You have to read it for yourself. But I will say one thing.... Just wait until the end. What does it mean to be human? 
 Life lessons abound in Illuminae. Questions about who we really are, especially in the face of adversity, triumph, tragedy, defeat. Illuminae is truly a work of art, from two of the most brilliant minds. They write like nobodys business, and they created a story that stands out in a crowd. I feel lucky to have read this book. And elated beyond words to know another one is coming. EVERYONE needs to read this book. And I do mean everyone. It is as darn close to perfection as it can get. 
 Thank you to Around the World ARC Tours for giving me the chance to read and review this book! 
 Now, go BUY IT ALREADY!