This book was pretty great, filled with drama and sort of epicness. I really enjoyed the story and the characters.
Sometimes i even wanted to just give them a hug, tell them everything would be alright.

Kids who enjoy sci-fi are going to enjoy this little romp across the universe! I'd recommend it as a purchase for a collection or a gift.

This was such an easy, fun read. I enjoyed the world that was created and placed in the future. The characters were easy to relate to and cheer for. The pace of the novel could hold your interest while not going too quickly. Can't wait to read more from this series.

<i>My Best Friend Runs Venus</i> by Katrina S. Forest was...okay. And frankly, that's really just the best way to put it. This book had a rather fascinating premise, that of a somewhat matrix-like world where all of humanity is now living in little pods and controlling robotic bodies across space. Adults, unfortunately, struggle to remain in control of robotic bodies for extended periods of time and therefore spend a lot of time sleeping. Children, however, are able to control their bodies for what seems like an indefinite period of time. Oh, and none of the kids know what death is and their robot bodies can get hacked.

I had a lot of fun reading this book, but I wouldn't say it was anything amazing. There were some intriguing facets to the whole story, but nothing was really explored in-depth. And, to be fair, this is a children's novel so perhaps that expectation might have been a bit high. There's definitely a juvenile feel to the entire book and plot. Even the villain seems rather young minded, despite being an adult. But it was interesting enough to keep me engaged and entertained.

I think the problem I had with <i>My Best Friend Runs Venus</i> really just comes down to the level I felt that I was reading. It seems to be a book for a higher age interest level, but I would probably read this to a younger kid, if I read it to them at all. I really enjoyed the artwork peppered throughout and I adored the premise of the plot. The characters were all okay, barring Princess Nyx who I <i>loved immensely</i>. I also thought she was kind of tragic and didn't get nearly enough "screen time."

Overall, it was an enjoyable read, but it was nothing brilliant.

<i>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</i>

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A cute read. The story is great for younger readers being easy to read and follow. The ideas in the plot are enough to keep some older readers interested as well. The concept of the story is a nice fresh look at future life possibilities with settlements on other planets. Tamika and Kade are great characters for youth to follow, getting into trouble and then needing to figure things out on their own will resonate with early to mid teen readers. Some subtle lessons about appearances, age and status are neatly woven in so they may not even notice lessons being hinted at.

I received an arc of this book on netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I got pretty confused about what was happening, and i'm not sure how appealing this one is, because it is definitely one of the more ''out of the box'' space books i've read recently. Also, I get that the kid was kind of numbers obsessed but it got kind of annoying after a while.

I appreciate having had an opportunity to read this book in ARC form. The appeal of this particular book was not evident to me, and if I cannot file a generally positive review I prefer to simply advise the publisher to that effect and file no review at all.