By Johan Harstad
A contest from NASA surprises the world: 3 lucky teenagers will accompany astronauts to the moon.
The Winners: Mia from Norway, in a punk band, wants to be musician-famous; Midori from Japan, wants to get away like her big sister and the moon is just the start; and Antoine from France, who wants to put the heartache of a breakup behind him.
Things go wrong.
*shudders*
Finished this in a day for the Cramathon. I am pleased I chose to read this, it zipped by once their rocket left Earth. A little more than the first third of the book is setting up the actual 'going into space'. I might have wished to go sooner, but I get it: there's three main characters, scattered with a few more other points-of-view, to set up beforehand.
All chugs along as normal. All teenagers are unsatisfied with their current lives. Their chance to go to the moon is the perfect way to change that. While their characters are being set up, there are scenes with Heads of NASA and an old man who remembers more than he thinks. Under all of this, waves of tension crash and unnerving alarm bells ring.
Cleverly built, when things start to go wrong the reader is forced to experience these very odd, creepy scenes. Not ever are we really given a full explanation. AND THAT WORKS!
The last 40 pages or so, hold onto your chairs, there's going to be turbulence.
The ending scenes are incredibly vivid and I keep replaying them over and over in my head.
*shudders*
A cool use of the WOW! Signal.
Highly recommend.
4.5/5 STARS
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