Hi all! I am here with another review for you. I first became aware of this book because a few of my blogger friends had wrote reviews on their own site and I was intrigued! Therefore, I checked the ebook out from my library!
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Title: The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
Author: Lauren James
Pages: 290
Publish date: July 3, 2018
Publisher: Walker Books
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Trigger Warnings: Loss of a parent, night terrors, vomit (emetophobia), panic attacks, trauma, emotional abuse, latrophobia (slight), and dentophobia.
This was a whirlwind of a story. I was thoroughly surprised at the twists and turns that this novel took. Through the first half of the book, I thought I knew exactly where it was going, but I was… dead wrong! My review notes go from “We all know what is going to happen… super obvious” to “What the.. this is actually super unexpected.” If you think you are in for a cute sci-fi romance, you would be wrong. I definitely was.
Things I liked
- The Setting: I love space! I have such a deep appreciation for the subject so I thoroughly enjoyed reading a fictional book about it. I thought the descriptions of the science was perfect for the young adult genre. It was incredibly interesting and easy to understand. Also, the spaceships sound so nice. I would live there… maybe
- Romy: I loved the main character! She was incredibly relatable and smart. I loved her obsessions with TV shows and fanfiction. I mean, she literally screenshotted her favorite character from a TV show and made it her screensaver. I do this… a lot.
- The plot: This was one of the most unique story lines I have ever read. Obviously, space has been written about 1,000,000,000 times, however the twists and turns that this story took, especially at the end, made the read so interesting. It is definitely a page-turner.
Things I didn’t like
- The writing: The world-building was clear enough for me to have a picture in my mind of what was happening, however, I never felt like I got to taste, feel, hear, or smell the book… if that makes sense. I wanted the descriptions to be fleshed out more. All I know about the spaceship was that it was round. The dialogue was also choppy, awkward, and a bit uncomfortable at times.
- The pacing: It wasn’t until about halfway through the book that I became invested in the story and characters. The beginning was important but not as interesting as I would have liked.
Talk to me!
Have you read this book? What did you think?
What is your favorite science-fiction book?
Would you travel to space if you could?
Let me know in the comments below!
Love,
Jackie
Romy and the plot sound great. Too bad not everything worked for you. Overall, it sounds like a pretty good book!
Romy was a great main character! I hope you enjoy it if you ever read it. Thank you!
Great review, I love how you’ve pointed out what you did and didn’t like, and I really appreciate the content warnings.
It sounds like it’s maybe a bit slow to start, so I’ll keep that in mind when I pick it up 🙂
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Thank you so much! It is definitely not a book to pick up when you are in a reading slump, but as soon as you get through the first half, it picks up tremendously!
Great review!!
Thank you so much!
I love books set in space, so maybe I should try this one out!
Illuminae is by far my favourite! A long way to a small angry planet is also really good!
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I have been meaning to read Illuminae! I have the whole trilogy, I just kee putting it off haha! I will make sure to read it soon! I love space so much ahah!
I don’t often read science fiction but I loved this book! I whizzed through it! Fab review 🙂
Thank you! I don’t read a lot of science fiction either, which is strange because it is one of my favorite film and TV genres. I am hoping to read more in the coming months.
everyone keeps recommending me this book, ill have to give it a try one day at least 🙂 lovely reivew
It is definitely worth the read. A very unique plot. I hope you enjoy it when you do. Thank you!
It is so beautiful!
This is my favourite book of all time! Lovely review! It is so nice to see things you did and didn’t like!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that!
This is definitely a book I need to pick up, I’ve only really heard good things about it’s plot! Great review 🙂
Thank you! I hope you enjoy it if you do pick it up. Stap in because it is a crazy ride haha!
I loved this book, I do get what you mean about the pacing but I think as I read it in one sitting it was less obvious. Great review! 🙂
I definitely flew through the end once I sat down to read it. It could have also been the clutter in my brain at the beginning of the book that slowed me down haha. Thank you!
I’ve not read this book yet, but it’s on my list, it looks so good!
It is definitely worth all the hype that it gets!