persefonitas's review against another edition
1.0
Doppelgangers? Seriously? No, I mean, SERIOUSLY?
I'm actually quite sad because I had high expectations for this one, I guess it just wasn't for me.
I'm actually quite sad because I had high expectations for this one, I guess it just wasn't for me.
ayanahmeddd's review against another edition
Genuinely so creepy and had me at the edge of my seat. Still a little confused. Were they dead or possessed by dark extraterrestrial entities?
volet's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
maurax2's review against another edition
3.0
This was a quick, fun read.
That said (and no spoilers), I work at NASA. It was a struggle for me to get past quite a few of the details and even large space problems that I encountered in the book. Each time I read an inaccuracy, I would intentionally try to remind myself that this was a fun YA novel and to just enjoy it.
This writer has so much potential. The story was easy to follow, it drew me in, the main characters were well developed... but perhaps he rushed through certain sections that needed a little more detail or description.
I would recommend this book for a quick 2 night read.
That said (and no spoilers), I work at NASA. It was a struggle for me to get past quite a few of the details and even large space problems that I encountered in the book. Each time I read an inaccuracy, I would intentionally try to remind myself that this was a fun YA novel and to just enjoy it.
This writer has so much potential. The story was easy to follow, it drew me in, the main characters were well developed... but perhaps he rushed through certain sections that needed a little more detail or description.
I would recommend this book for a quick 2 night read.
mariethelibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
Im not sure how I feel about this. Its a bit mindfuckery but at the same time boring parts. Its too slow in the start and much action in the ending. Im just not sure. I had quite high hopes, so I was a bit disappointed!
goodbetterbetsy's review against another edition
3.0
It is the not to distant future and NASA wants to send astronauts back to the moon on a super secret mission. The reason they tell the world they are going to the moon is not the actual reason. And to receive more money and support for their efforts, NASA is opening up a lottery to teenagers. Three of them will be selected to travel to the moon with the astronauts and spend 172 hours there aboard a space station that no one knew existed. However, NASA is keeping some pretty big secrets - mainly, what has kept them from the moon visiting the moon again since the 1970s.
I was hooked immediately. I loved the writing and I was interested in the characters and what was happening from page one. The teenagers/main characters are from Norway (yay!), Japan, and France. I thought Harstad did an excellent job writing the dialog/thoughts for each teen. Obviously, being from other countries English isn't their native language. I think for each individual teen, Harstad wrote their English the way they would speak it based on their native language. It was excellent. It made the characters seem more real.
I couldn't wait to finish this story to have all the big secrets of the moon revealed, but I feel like it was a bit of a let down. I don't know what I was expecting. It seems as though a lot of things were left hanging. Maybe they weren't important to the end of the story, but I was still curious. Specifically, the one teenager's brother writes her a letter because he'll miss her when she's on the moon. She doesn't read the letter, but then forgets to take it on the mission. We never find out what the letter said (I don't think I could possibly have skimmed over it). I felt it was going to be important to the story because it was talked about a lot. But then...nothing.
In the end, it was a good story and it really held my interest. I just wasn't enthusiastic about the end. I recommend this to those who like outer space and suspense.
I was hooked immediately. I loved the writing and I was interested in the characters and what was happening from page one. The teenagers/main characters are from Norway (yay!), Japan, and France. I thought Harstad did an excellent job writing the dialog/thoughts for each teen. Obviously, being from other countries English isn't their native language. I think for each individual teen, Harstad wrote their English the way they would speak it based on their native language. It was excellent. It made the characters seem more real.
I couldn't wait to finish this story to have all the big secrets of the moon revealed, but I feel like it was a bit of a let down. I don't know what I was expecting. It seems as though a lot of things were left hanging. Maybe they weren't important to the end of the story, but I was still curious. Specifically, the one teenager's brother writes her a letter because he'll miss her when she's on the moon. She doesn't read the letter, but then forgets to take it on the mission. We never find out what the letter said (I don't think I could possibly have skimmed over it). I felt it was going to be important to the story because it was talked about a lot. But then...nothing.
In the end, it was a good story and it really held my interest. I just wasn't enthusiastic about the end. I recommend this to those who like outer space and suspense.
annekeofgreengables's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
nika_nix's review against another edition
4.0
I'm so glad I finally got to read this book. It's been on my tbr for about ten years and it was totally worth it. The plot is so fascinating, creepy and disturbing, just how I like it. My issue and the reason it's not a 5 star is the writing. I feel like the author spend an unnecessarily long time on certain parts and then comoletely skipped over or barely described parts of the story I wanted to know more about. Also, since this is a YA book, the teenage drama at the beginning I could've gone without but it didn't bother me too much since it wasn't overdone and it did serve a purpose for the reader to get to meet the main characters. I also can't believe I'm saying this, but there wasn't enough of the teen drama later in the book once they got to space, the kids suddenly started acting like adults and while not completely unrealistic, I feel like that might me more due to second half of the book being so rushed and we got to see none of the mundane activities. Would still recommend for fans of scifi horror, especially because the ending was so satisfying to me and this is exactly how I want horror books to end.
evamazing's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
bookbrooke's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Nope.
I started out down to ride, but no. The long introduction of the characters ended up being completely unnecessary because it didn’t go anywhere. Zero character development. Zero relationship development. And that out of nowhere relationship that sprung up for 5 seconds was so cliché YA and just so 🙄
WAAYYYYYY too unrealistic without being intriguing enough to suspend my disbelief. Sending teenagers to the moon? Sure, it’s not like astronauts have to endure years of intense training and be hella knowledgeable or anything. And what exactly was the point of this teenage space mission? Funding? But they knew about the…? That wasn’t a foreseeable issue? I simply didn’t understand.
And the most disappointing thing was that all of these issues could have been excusable in exchange for a good horror story, but no. Scary? Um, no. Not for a single moment. The “monster” in this story was disappointing and felt a tad silly. Plus, the how and why of thedoppelgängers
Overall predictable ending- everyone on the moon dies and Mia’s doppelgänger comes back to earth to take over the planet.
I started out down to ride, but no. The long introduction of the characters ended up being completely unnecessary because it didn’t go anywhere. Zero character development. Zero relationship development. And that out of nowhere relationship that sprung up for 5 seconds was so cliché YA and just so 🙄
WAAYYYYYY too unrealistic without being intriguing enough to suspend my disbelief. Sending teenagers to the moon? Sure, it’s not like astronauts have to endure years of intense training and be hella knowledgeable or anything. And what exactly was the point of this teenage space mission? Funding? But they knew about the…? That wasn’t a foreseeable issue? I simply didn’t understand.
And the most disappointing thing was that all of these issues could have been excusable in exchange for a good horror story, but no. Scary? Um, no. Not for a single moment. The “monster” in this story was disappointing and felt a tad silly. Plus, the how and why of the
Overall predictable ending-