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Artemis

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Artemis! While it didn't quite meet the extremely high standard set by The Martian, I couldn't put it down. I loved the smart-alecky voice of Jazz Bashara, the colorful cast of supporting characters, and the nonstop science-oriented action. Andy Weir will stay on my must-purchase, must-read list and I can't wait to see what he does next!

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Jasmine Bashara -- Jazz to her friends -- lives on the moon. Artemis is the first city on the moon. It's a great place for spoiled billionaires and wealthy tourists to visit. Safe, plenty of space, most of the amenities....and it's on the freaking moon! But Jazz lives there....she's lived in Artemis since she was six years old. It isn't a vacation for her....but home. She sleeps in a little cubby hole, has to walk down the hall to the bathroom but dreams of having a larger living space with actual rooms and a microwave. She does a bit of smuggling and fringey business to make ends meet and save up some cash for her life improvement plans.....a girl has to eat, right? She doesn't hurt anybody....she just ensures that people have those comforts or items they feel are lacking. A little ethanol or other contraband items never hurt anyone....and they put slugs (money in Artemis) in her account. Again, girls gotta eat. Then suddenly she offered a job.....a single job that will bring her more than enough money to change her life. All she has to do is damage some equipment.....just a bit of sabotage without getting caught. Of course she can do it. But, little does she realize that the job is actually a bid to take over control of Artemis, and Jazz will have to put her wits to the test to save herself and everyone else.

I loved Weir's The Martian. And I jumped at the chance to read this newest book. I liked it -- it was completely different than what I thought it was going to be. But, the story is great & Jazz is a quirky, strong, resilient character. Not to mention some seat-of-your-pants action as well. A fun space romp! I liked the fact that Jazz is a bit of a fringe-y character.....she's a smuggler, an opportunist. But she doesn't hurt anyone....she's not a thief or a scavenger. She just sees opportunity and goes for it. She has her network of friends who help her complete jobs, and knows how to work behind the scenes of Artemis to make a living. But then things get out of hand......and she has to put her wiley ways to work in order to stop a dangerous scheme. That's all I'm going to say.....avoiding giving anything away. No spoilers from me!

Fun read. Lots of action and great characters!

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**I voluntarily read an advanced readers copy of this book from Crown Publishing via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.**

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3.5 stars
I smacked the side of my head a few times when I never got around to reading The Martian by Andy Weir a few years back. The fact that so many of my friends liked the sci-fi story that included a bit of humor (at least that’s the way I heard it was told), when I saw Mr. Weir was coming out with another sci-fi story, I leapt at the chance to read it. I’ve got to say, Mr. Weir is one technical dude but I liked the story he told.

Set on the moon, Artemis is the “city-state” established on the moon in the future. Using by-products of mining on the moon, scientists are able to create a sustainable environment within multiple domes on the surface.

Jazz and her father moved to the moon when Jazz was a very young girl and because her only family is on the moon and her body has adjusted to the gravity, she has absolutely no desire to go back to Earth. She’s not the most “honest” girl in the small “village” of locals on the moon but Jazz is super intelligent. When she can’t catch a break working the legal way, she always resorts to ill-gotten ways.

One particular “too good to be true” scheme turns out to be more than she anticipated and gets Jazz knee-deep into a conspiracy that even Jazz isn’t sure what is at stake.

I absolutely LOVED Jazz! When I saw that Rosario Dawson was narrating the audio I thought, “Well, they nailed that voice down perfectly!” Jazz is of middle eastern decent and you see a lot of that discussed in the story, along with how her father’s faith clashes with her lack of. I loved that she was brainy smart and never looked wrong at someone who was different. I adored how her relationship with Svoboda changed by the end of the book 🙂

The conspiracy part of the story was very good. I actually wish more time was spent on that rather than all the technical details of welding a seal around barrier or whatever. A little technical jargon is fine by me, but by the end, I wanted the action to flow faster. So, yup, I skimmed some of that jargon. Had to be done. I wanted to know what was up with who was doing what and why!!!!

My other gripe with the story? Under-utilized characters. Rudy? I hardly knew ya. What was up with him and where did he go? And Kelvin? I was disappointed with how that trope panned out. But that one is on me personally. I just thought it was “meh”.

Overall, this was just a middle of the road read for me. I’m sure readers who read the directions to IKEA furniture assembly would love this book. Me? I make my hubs put the dresser together while I watch.

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Definitely outside of my comfort zone on this one, It was interesting and engaging, thought the plot was a bit slow. Science fiction does not seem to appear to be my genre but I'm sure this book would be enjoyed by those that enjoy it.

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Can’t believe I DNF’d this one! I was so excited about its release. I think I made it about halfway through before I stopped reaching for this book... which is never a good sign. Just couldn’t bring myself to care about the main character (immature, cares only about herself, wants to make money and is a genius yet can’t bring herself to make a single good decision that may lead to the improvement of her future, etc...) and found the plot hard to get behind.

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I was pleasantly surprised by this book because it was much lighter and funnier than I expected. I think it really should be a YA book because it's about a young girl that lives on the moon. She's a tech geek, and reminds of the girls on the robotics teams. Anyway, she is an underachiever and gets involved in smuggling goods and other nefarious activities to make money. The character is cute, witty and likeable, and the book would make a good gift for a teenage girl.

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I absolutely love Andy Weir. His books are amazing. They are action packed and most importantly pretty scientifically sound. I hate reading a book, and being completely involved and then the writer throws something in because it suits the story but could in no way ever happen because the author just broke every law of physics. Andy Weir's books are action packed and keep you on the edge of your seat, and the spell of the story isn't broken by crappy science. I can't wait for his next book!

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I’m one of many who went absolutely gaga over The Martian, so it should be no surprise that Artemis is one of my most anticipated books of 2017.

Instead of Mars, Weir transports us to the moon where humans have built a city called … you guessed it … Artemis! I really like the setting and how plausible it feels. I would totally vacation on the moon!

(the rest of the review can be found on my blog & Goodreads)

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I see no good reason why Andy Weir's Artemis should not be a popular book. Its standout quality is that it makes you seriously consider the logistical plausibility of a society on the moon. And even at its worst, it's merely a forgettable page-turner that chooses to skirt around some of the stickier issues it raises rather than engage with them. It's accessible science fiction with a sharply sarcastic female protagonist. I enjoyed the ride. It just didn't do much more for me. Do I have unreasonably high standards? Maybe.

The book's protagonist, Jasmine (Jazz) Bashara, has lived on the moon since age six and works a low-paying job as a porter with a smuggling operation on the side. When one of her super-rich clients offers to hire her to sabotage Sanchez Aluminum's ore harvesting operations as part of a bid for the city's oxygen supply contract (oxygen being a by-product of aluminum production), Jazz is persuaded by the promise of wealth. It's about as straightforward a premise for a caper novel as it gets.

In my (admittedly limited) understanding of SFF caper/heist stories, setting is key, so it is fitting that the true star of this book isn't really Jazz, but the city of Artemis itself, a lunar colony founded and operated by a megacorporation based in Kenya, a country that attracted the space industry by being on the equator and relaxing regulations. (Here's a very relevant article published a few days ago by the NYTimes: If No One Owns the Moon, Can Anyone Make Money Up There?.) Consequently, Artemis is a city with civilian residents, but not citizens, and rules and regulations, but not laws. The "government" is basically one woman (Administrator Ngugi, appointed by the Kenya Space Corporation), "law enforcement" is just one guy (his name is Rudy), and the "currency" is a system of credits called "slugs" that aren't actually legal tender. Artemis is a tourist hotspot with a relatively small local population, and it seems to "work" just fine... but Jazz's criminal activities eventually reveal a major organized crime threat, money laundering, and serious safety concerns.

Jazz may legally be a Saudi citizen, but she is adamant that Artemis is her true home, and her insistent loyalty to her city is used as a redeeming character trait in the face of her increasingly outrageous criminal behavior. But it also means that the ethical failings of the model upon which Artemis is built are never seriously called out, even though they are absolutely central to the plot, and I found this contradiction incredibly frustrating at times. There are some frightening implications if you stop and think about them, but even when presented with all the facts, Jazz explicitly chooses not to do that thinking, and it feels like a narrative cop-out.

The flip side of this setting for a lunar caper is the technical side. How does Artemis sustain life, how do its industries and residences function, and how is it prepared (or not) for assorted technical failures? Though we see it all through the lens of Jazz's nitty-gritty heist science (of which we are treated to plenty), one of the most exciting aspects of the book is how possible Weir makes civilization on the moon seem. The technology isn't wild, far-future speculation... Artemis makes it feel like we could actually go colonize the moon soon.

Jazz herself gets sufficient character development to carry the story. This takes the form of a contentious relationship and eventual reconciliation with her upstanding and devout Muslim father, the utilization of her seemingly squandered "potential," a series of correspondences with a pen pal-turned-business-partner on Earth, and a really half-hearted romance, but at its heart Artemis is a plot-driven book, and I could never quite bring myself to care all that deeply about Jazz Bashara's Increasingly Crappy Heist Week, even if it did keep the pages turning.

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I read THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir last year and loved it. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on ARTEMIS. I almost wish I had read this books first. ARTEMIS is good, but it is a completely different type of story.

Jazz Bashara is a low-level porter. She is living on the first colony on the moon called Artemis. This lunar colony is the first of it’s kind. The people living there were all chosen for their skills. Jazz was moved there because of her father’s skills. Jazz and her father had a falling out so now she dreams of having a place of her own and does some smuggling on the side to make ends meet. When a deal comes up that is too good to pass up, Jazz steps up to become Artemis’ most wanted. Jazz finds herself wanted by more than just the Artemis cops when she stumbles upon some information that shows her little colony is full of corruption.
The good news about ARTEMIS:

The science is still there. In THE MARTIAN, I almost felt overwhelmed by the science, I admit that I was confused at times. The science was a lot over my head. I loved that about the book, but it was a bit much. In this book, there is less science and more of a story. Science still plays a huge role in this book but that isn’t the only thing going on.

Jazz is a really interesting character. She is fully grown and knows who she is. She has big aspirations and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants in life. Jazz is witty, snarky and very sure of herself. She isn’t shy about her sexuality or the fact that she is is surrounded by men most of the time. She is proud of the place she lives and her love for Artemis is infectious.

This story is fast paced. It isn’t long before we are in a high stakes game of life or death with Jazz. There is real danger for Jazz. Well, there is danger for the whole colony in this tale at some point. The author doesn’t let us forget that we are on the moon. There are many details weaved into the story that remind the reader that outside of this colony is the vacuum of space. Space walks happen and not everything is picture perfect.

Humor happens in this story and it is well timed and appropriate. This book is written for adults, about adults. Expect Jazz to show up in a bar and talk about her sexual promiscuity. There were quite a few funny moments in this story. I didn’t laugh out loud but I smiled as I read and related to Jazz as someone who speaks fluent sarcasm.

Artemis has a small town feel and a real sense of community. I loved the descriptions of what living in a colony on the moon might be like. Living space in this colony of 2,000 people is at a premium and even hotels do not offer loads of space. There are hotels in Artemis, of course, for the earth-living folks to come visit and see the site where the first men walked on the moon. Artemis is a place that appealed to me even with the cramped living.
The not so great news about ARTEMIS:

Well, I would be a complete liar of I said this book was completely perfect. Jazz is great but, I didn’t find her very relate-able. She doesn’t talk, think, or act like any woman I have ever met or read about. She sounds, acts, and thinks more like a man.I kinda liked that about her but I know some readers will have issues with a woman so confident.

Jazz’s confidence is through the roof, so she takes chances a person with a shred of doubt would never consider. She suffers a bit from overconfidence. Maybe Jazz is a bit narcissistic. She is smart but that works against her at times. Jazz gets into some terrible situations. These situations are mostly unbelievable. I hate to say that, but since we were already living on the moon I had to go with it.
Final verdict:

For any science fiction you have to put some reality aside. I was able to do that for the most part with this book. I enjoyed the action and the character of Jazz, even if she was a little unbelievable. This was a fantastical story about what living on the moon might look like if all the wrong people ended up there. I would recommend this to science fictions fans with the warning that this is not THE MARTIAN. This is a story all it’s own.

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Any Weir's second published novel was always going to be a hard follow up after The Martian. Its better written than his first and that bodes well for future work from him. Not as exciting as The Martian and that is a good thing. Too many writers try to over top their break out book by adding more action to their later novels. They all suffer when that happens. This novel does what it needed to do. Establishes that Mr. Weir is not a one hit wonder.

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After the runaway success of The Martian, it would have been easy for Andy Weir to publish his grocery list and have it race to the top of the bestseller list.

Instead, Weir made fans wait what seemed like an eternity for his sophomore effort, Artemis. Good things come to those who wait.

While not as immediately engaging as The Martian, Weir’s Artemis avoids a sophomore slump by delivering an entirely new narrator and story. Set in the near future, Artemis introduces us to Jazz, a citizen of the lunar colony Artemis. Jazz wants to help guide tours of the lunar surface, but while she trains for that role, she makes ends meet by running the lunar black market. This leads her to a complicated plot to pull off what should be a perfect crime and earn a reward that will see her set for life.
But as with all things in life, things don’t go according to plan and Jazz soon finds herself at the center of a revolution on the moon.

In many ways, Artemis feels like a spiritual successor to Robert A. Heinlein’s The Moon is a Harsh Mistress with its tale of lunar rebellion in the near future. What sets Artemis apart from the works of Heinlein is Weir’s attention to detail and emphasis on world-building. Weir reportedly spent a year researching and creating the world for Jazz and her fellow characters to inhabit before he began writing Artemis. And that attention shows through throughout the novel. Artemis feels like it’s taking a page from Breaking Bad and giving us the in-between details that other sci-fi books might overlook.

It all makes for an entertaining, crowd-pleasing science fiction thriller.

I will admit that one thing that held me back from embracing the novel in the early stages was the first-person narration from Jazz seemed a bit too Mark Whatley-like. While I can see why Weir chose to tell both stories in the first-person, I can’t help but wonder what a third-person narrated novel from Weir might look like.

For now, I’ll have to wonder about that. And be happy that Weir avoids the sophomore slump.

In the interest of full disclosure, I received a digital ARC of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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I was really looking forward to it...and was a little disappointed. It wasn't bad by any means, but it just didn't live up to the expectations set by The Martian. His books are so cinematic, however, that maybe if I listened to it on audio I'd be more engrossed in the action.

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I LOVED The Martian by Andy Weir so much and thought this would be just as good, unfortunately that was not the case. The setting was super interesting and I think the storyline had potential but the rest was not my cup of tea. The main character Jazz was So annoying and unlikable. She had too few redeeming qualities to root for and most of her opinions seemed very childish for a grown woman. Also her inner dialogue was like that of a teenage boy not an adult woman. Weir clearly cannot write women...which is so sad because I loved Mark Watney so much. Jazz just seemed like a 2-dimensional character that Weir tried to make the female Mark Watney and failed miserably. The plot itself was also very lacking...it was so fast paced that it didn't seem like the story could develop enough and there was no build up. Overall, i was disappointed but I'm still holding out hope for Weir's next book. Maybe there is still some Martian magic left...

I received an ARC of the novel via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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My Thoughts:
A couple of years ago, we gave Weir's The Martian to Mini-him for Christmas. He read it, passed it along to us, and it sat on the shelf for two years. Until a couple of months ago when I read it and thoroughly enjoyed it. Just in time to find out that Weir's latest, Artemis, was available for review so I immediately downloaded it. Then got very nervous that it wouldn't live up to its predecessor. So, how did it live up to my expectations?

Set in space? Check.

Yes, yes, I know the whole point of grown up books with descriptive words is to paint a picture in the reader's mind of what the scenes look like. But, dang, I really wished this was a picture book so you know I can't wait until this gets turned into a movie. Which you know it will be.

Filled with humor? Check.

It's official. I'm pretty much in love with Andy Weir's sense of humor.

Loaded with tension? Check.

This time the it's not just space that's trying to kill our hero. There are actual people with actual weapons. And there's murder, and chase scenes, and a cop trying to take down our girl.

Also loaded with science? Check.

As with The Martian, I have no idea if all of the science rings true. It mostly sounds plausible enough and Weir writes it interestingly enough to make me want to read it and try to understand it.

But, this is also the only real problem I had with Artemis. It's set 100 years from now, right? But, on several occasions, Weir refers to devices and such that we use now. Based on the way that the world has changed in the past 100 years, I can't help but think that people wouldn't still be watching cable TV; that even for the older generation, laptop computers might be archaic; and that fiber optics might have been replaced by something we can't even imagine yet. Still, that's all a small enough thing, because...

Book I couldn't put down because it was so much fun? Check!

I adored Jazz, with all of her faults. And this time, Weir's lead character got to have real interactions with his other characters and I thoroughly enjoyed the relationships Jazz had with the men in her life. Did I like it as much as the first book? Maybe not quite; but, to some extent, that was only because I knew something of what to expect from Weir. Still, it's a a book I will happily recommend to anyone who enjoyed The Martian.

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Andy Weir has done it agin. Artemis is a delectable space heist taking place on the moon. Jazz is a enigmatic heroine who is highly intelligent and a skilled smuggler to boot. Jazz just wants to be rich and smuggling is how she’s going to make it happen. When a opportunity arises to make some major coin despite the danger she says yes. Then begins the planning for how to stealth plant that is producing all the oxygen for the citizens of Artemis base.

Like Weir previous main character Jazz is whip smart and full of scientific information. Weird ability to explain the science without bogging the readers down in techno-speak is truly unique. Supporting characters in Artemis give the world a rich feel and like Mars make me appreciate the simplicity of planet Earth,

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I’ve just recently become obsessed with all things about space and that is partially due to Andy Weir’s first book, The Martian, which I read back in 2015 and ended up absolutely loving. So, of course Andy’s newest book, Artemis, was one of my most anticipated I wanted to read this year. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book, and having just finished it, I can honestly say, I loved it just as much as The Martian!

Can I start off by saying that there are SO many fun characters in this story, including the main character, Jazz, who is a pretty awesome bad-ass. Yeah, she may be kind of a criminal, but really more of a harmless smuggler, who is actually way smarter than I feel she gives herself credit for. There’s so much to love about her; her confidence and determination, and her ability to keep calm in difficult situations are just a few. She doesn’t always make the best of decisions throughout the story, but she has a way of making things work the way she wants them to, and you have to give her that! She’s seriously pretty awesome, as are so many of the other characters in the story. Read the book so you can meet them for yourself!

As I mentioned above, I’m pretty obsessed with The Martian, (both the book and the movie), and I was super excited to see how Artemis would compare. Of course I knew the story would be completely different, but the writing was so familiar as well, the style reminded me very much of that in The Martian. And, either Andy is super smart about science, or he *really* does his homework beforehand, because he does a great job at explaining all the science-y things that I don’t have a clue about. One would think I would completely space out at these parts, but instead I find them completely fascinating. I also love that the story had me in giggles more than a few times as well as I flew through the pages. That just made me love the story even more. Basically I loved everything about this book, and I ended up reading it in just a few hours time! (That doesn’t happen very often lately, so you KNOW it had to be an enjoyable read for me.)

Overall; I really enjoyed reading Artemis! I love the book just as much as The Martian and I hope they end up making a movie for this one as well. I’m patiently waiting for my library to get the audiobook in, which is narrated by the amazing Rosario Dawson, and I totally plan to listen/read the book again as soon as possible. If you’re a fan of The Martian, do check out Artemis! I know you’ll enjoy it as well.

Happy Reading!

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My Review:

I'd like to preface this review with how much I REALLY wanted to LOVE this book! I'd read so many glowing reviews for The Martian and having missed that spaceship, figured maybe this would be the one to get me wanting to read all things Weir...sadly, this wasn't the case. This doesn't mean I won't be reading The Martian, it actually has me all the more curious to see whether this was just a case of...well let's just get into it shall we. Artemis is based on a heist that is pulled off by our MC Jazz Bashara, a Saudi Arabian who was born and raised on the Moon city. As soon as I met Jazz, we hit it off! I love me a good sarcastic character who as they say has no hair on her tongue. Jazz is intelligent, resourceful, cunning, and at the very heart a HUSTLER! haha! she is after the $$$ & has pretty much got the business of smuggling in illegal goods on lock. There isn't anything that enters Artemis without her knowledge. With the exception of drugs, Jazz will get you anything you need for the right price. Jazz mentions a specific dollar amount (astronomical) that she MUST earn in order to something...it's never quite disclosed to the reader & I kept reading hoping that by the end it would be revealed only it never was. She has some high profile clients on the Moon & one of them recruits her to pull off a big heist. I won't reveal what that actually entailed since that would be spoilery but I could've used more heisty action.

We follow Jazz as she makes her rounds working her legit regular day job which isn't anything fancy or high paying, as well as her side hustle. It is inferred that Jazz is so intelligent, she could have an amazing career if she only cared to apply herself. We do see Jazz get herself out of some sticky situations using brilliant ingenuity. I really enjoyed meeting some of the supporting characters in this world & then others not so much. Although I began enjoying Jazz & getting used to her self-deprecating humor, I soon became aware of how excessively male characters were pointing out her promiscuity. Jazz rolls with the comments & never denies anything & yet she has no sexual encounters in the book whatsoever which left me a bit confused as to why she's depicted as being Queen of casual sex. So, I think it's safe to say that I was a bit dissapointed with the representation of women. I cannot draw comparisons with the well loved Mark Wattney in The Martian, but I also won't ignore what I do know of that character & how eerily close Jazz resembles him.

Here's where it gets a awkward...besides the fact that the only other two women in this book were at odds with Jazz, upon meeting one of them, Jazz assumes the woman is Latina due to having a "Latina complexion." This left me a bit confused as to what that looks like exactly being that I'm a Latina woman with family from Puerto-Rico, Salvador, and Argentina...over the holiday weekend we took a family photo and the range of skin tones ranged from white to olive to black with blue, green, and brown eyes. In another scene, the author breaks the fourth wall to assume we the readers don't know what a niqab is by stating "Okay, you can stop pretending you know what a niqab is. It's a traditional Islamic headwear that covers the lower face." which again left me with a raised brow and a icky feeling. I was prepared to give this book all the love for it's diversity but by the end saw how left it went with its efforts and assumptions.

One of things that lured me to request Artemis on Netgalley was its setting...who doesn't want to read a heist that takes place on the Moon?!?! Over joyed to dive right into the world building, I went in confident this book would suck me in. I LOVE world-building & it only comes second to my love for well fleshed out characters. The city of Artemis is 1 of I believe 5 dome-like cities. The book comes with a pretty cool map that gives you a better idea of what it looks like. Since Jazz is very mobile all throughout the book, we get to familiarize ourselves a tad bit better with this world & I really enjoyed seeing some of the other cities. Now, there is mention of Artemis being the property of Kenya but unfortunately that's as far as we get in terms of info. which I was a bit bummed out over because I wanted more on that connection. On the writing front, I will admit that I struggled with info dumping. The many scenes where we get Jazz walking us through the particulars of welding & the science behind it left me wanting to get back to the main story line in a hurry. I have a love for the subject of science however, the focus on welding took some of the fun away from the fact that we were on the Moon. The ending left me feeling as if there is potential for more story & I'd be lying if I said I wasn't still interested in Jazz's story, which means I guess you you can say I'm conflicted...

*Many thanks to Crown Publishing Group, Netgalley, Goodreads (also won a physical copy) and Andy Weir for the eGalley copy of Artemis in exchange for an honest review.

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Jazz Bashara wants a life of luxury, complete with real bed, a bedroom she can stand up in, and a private shower. On the moon's only city, that's asking for a lot. And despite being a border-line (if not actual) genius, Jazz doesn't want to tax herself beyond making 416,922 slugs with her on the side smuggling business and part-time portering job. But when a wealthy client offers her one million slugs to destroy rock harvesters for a shady aluminum company, Jazz agrees—and her entire world is turned upside down.

It's fun. It's political in places. It's a caper in places. It's a book where the MC's world erodes away and she must pull it together—first to save herself, then her family, and then the entire city. It's billed as a heist space-caper, but it's really just an adventure on the moon with lots of science thrown in to make it plausible. This novel is really nothing like The Martian aside from an incredibly snarky heroine. While I liked Jazz, there were a lot of times where it was hard for me to believe she was female, based on her attitude and some of the comments she made and how she described herself. Aside from that, I liked the snark and the sarcasm, and I enjoyed that she wasn't an entirely trustworthy narrator.

I loved the city and the world-building, although I was super confused why the Kenya Space Corportation named all of their domes after American space pioneers instead of, oh, another country that also did space-y things...first.

I received this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.

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If you can get past the fact that this character feels the same as Weir’s main character in The Martian (I was able to) I think you’ll enjoy this story! I loved the adventure of it and the setting of the lunar town, Artemis.
Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher!

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