Review: Obsidio

Authors: Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman

Published On: 3/13/18

Publisher: Knopf Books

Page Count: 615

Rating: 5/5

Synopsis: (Found on Goodreads)

Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the 

attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees 

on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, 

the only option is to return to Kerenza—but who knows what they'll find seven 

months after the invasion? 

There needs to be a 6/5 star option on Goodreads. This book tore me to shreds.

I laughed, cried and felt my gut being torn in two. I went into this series

skeptical two years ago. Now that I`m at the end it has become one of

my favorite science fiction books.

Spoilers Ahead Since End of Series

Obsidio is the end to the Illuminae Files. It's where Kady, Ezra, Hannah and Nik

all meet Asha and Rhys. Asha is Kady`s cousin who was presumed dead during

the attack on Kerenza. She truly is the star of this novel on the ground while

Aidan is the wizard in the sky. Kerenza workers and their families have been

held captive by Beitech. Asha is on the side of the rebellion trying to prevent

Beitech from jumping away from Kerenza and destroying those left behind.

I love how Obsidio adds two new main characters while incorporating

characters from the previous books. When it comes time to add everyone

together the point of views can get a little much but having the chance to see

into everyone's thoughts makes it worth it.

Aidan is not someone or technically something I thought i would become

attached to but it..he truly is remarkable. He isn't supposed to have emotions

but the connection he has with Kady is incredible. His main goal is to protect

those onboard the ships he is programmed into however his side goal and most

important to him is that Kady stays safe. That her mission is complete and it doesn`t

matter who has to die for that to succeed.

This is an epic roller coaster of a finale that leaves every “chapter” a suspenseful

pause. It took me 6 hours to tear through this book and i can`t wait to do a series

reread with the girls. They haven't read any of the books so watching their

reactions will be worth it now that they can binge. Between Kady and Asha I can`t

choose who to love more.

~TTFN

Ashley