Language: R (0 swears, 6 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG-13 (passionate kissing, implied sex) ; Violence: G (none)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SOME
17yo Will and Paige have been rivals since they first set eyes on each other in grade school. Will, as the heir apparent to her noble father, is most concerned with keeping the Eden Space Station of 3000 humans running safely and smoothly. This year is a fateful 25th year - the year 36 teens are chosen by lottery to pilot the Laika spaceships to check on the terraforming projects Earth started around the galaxy before everything went south. As a noble, Will might be exempt, but her rivalry with Paige spurs her to enter her name anyway. Now she, with Paige as her co-sojourner, are one of the pairs being sent out on what most likely be a one-way mission.
So hard to know what I can talk about without spoiling the book. English gives us a good mix of science fiction content and an enemies-to-lovers romance between the girls. I am not a fan of that trope, but this mostly involves un-acknowledged yearnings on Will’s part (you never see the romance from Paige’s point of view). I would hope there is going to be a sequel, as English leaves us on a giant cliff-hanger - giant enough that it made me angry. But now I’m invested in the science fiction part of the plot. BTW - each one of the “f-words” was perfectly placed.
According to the cover, Will is white and Paige is brown, but the only thing ethnic about Paige is her hair, which is constantly mentioned.
I listened to the audiobook narrated by Sophie Roberts courtesy of libro.fm
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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