I was so excited about receiving this ARC from Netgalley after reading (and loving) The Martian. Andy Weir has a very unique voice and that was evident all the way through this novel as well. There are obvious comparisons to The Martian to be made. The language of Jazz (the protaganist) and the flippant remarks and sarcasm is very reminiscent of the comments of Mark Watney in The Martian. In the case of this book, however, the attitude grew tiresome and seemed forced perhaps because there was nothing to break up Jazz's dialogue with a different perspective. Everything is from her POV rather than having interludes of another voice.
Although the action felt a little contrived in this book, I still got caught up in the moon-walking, sabotage and entrigue of the city on the moon concept. It was refreshing after a series of "just OK" reads lately to get one that I couldn't put down. It's a solid 3.5 star read rounded up to four for enjoyability.
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