Kate Hope Day

Bought because of the cool cover and I heard it was ideal for fans of The Martian and Station Eleven. I would agree that it does feel like those two books as you are reading. It’s also super strange and I can’t say that I liked it all that much but I also couldn’t put it down...so overall I’m just confused.

Young genius girl astronaut trainee trying to solve a complicated mechanical problem so they can rescue lost (maybe dead?) astronauts while also falling in love with a cranky and possibly deranged fellow genius astronaut guy.

Oh and it’s a retelling of Jane Eyre that I didn’t realize because I haven’t read that book in probably 35 years.


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Set in a vague near-future, June grew up with her uncle who revolutionized the energy cells that helped make space travel routine. After his death, she must continue his work in order to save a group of fellow astronauts. In the Quick by Kate Hope Day mixes an outer space sci-fi drama with a coming-of-age YA-ish feeling story of an outsider finding herself. A short novel, In the Quick jumps around a lot and skims over some seemingly important plot points, but Day manages to pull it all together with solid writing and an interesting story.… (plus d'informations)