Illuminae

1.5 Such a slog to get through. The opening relationship-establishing dialogue is some of the worst I've ever read, and if this wasn't on the BOB list, I'd have put it down just for that. The action did finally pick up, but it sure did take 150+ pages to get there. This thing is soooo long, and then after the action finally does hit, the ending drags on forever. Being in an almost-death situation with constantly ratcheted stakes is too exhausting for 200+ pages. Also, I understand the appeal of the graphic formula, and while I didn't love it, I did get used to it, but I have to imagine that the grey text on black background would render this book inaccessible to any kid with the slightest vision issue.