So nobody is going to be surprised that I loved Illuminae. Nobody. Just like nobody would be surprised if I said that I loved Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman. My love for them is almost as synonymous with me as my name is. I want to be fair and accurate in my reporting of this book though, because even though we promote Jay and Amie fairly often on the blog here, that doesn't mean they're above scrutiny. I don't want to lose credibility and be considered a fangirl who can't distinguish good from bad because I'm blinded by my love. So I'm going to be completely objective here and analyse every aspect of this giant, mammoth of a book. Gah! I just can't do it. Thing is, I just really, really enjoyed this book. And there's no appreciable criticism I could give it. Sure Aidan waffles on a little bit at times, and the book itself could choke a whale, but the story moves so fast, and it's so snappy, that I fell in love with the witty dialogue and the heartwarming moments that were often