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4.5/5

A heist on the moon.

A heist. On THE MOON.

A HEIST ON THE MOON.

A few years ago I read The Martian because my sister forcefully said I had to. So I picked it up, not knowing much about the premise apart from "dude gets stuck on Mars." I was expecting it to be dark and intense. So imagine my surprise when it was, yes, intense, but also a massive sass fest with laugh out loud passages.

So, how can you possibly recreate that magic in The Martian? Answer: with Artemis.

Artemis isn't as funny (though it's still pretty damn funny), but dear god is it intense. The world building of Artemis — the only city on the moon � was crystal clear and thought out so well. I had no trouble following along with locations and the science-y explanations (well, some of the science-y explanations, but it was laid out that if you didn't understand it, it wouldn't take away from the plot).

With every heist story, you need a great cast of characters to pull it off, and we certainly got that. They worked well together (albeit, reluctantly) and all had a clear role to play to complete the job.

Leading the story is Jazz.

Jazz is a dick.

She's an awful, selfish, petty smuggler and I love her. She isn't a good person, but she has a good heart. Her motives are sketchy, but she has morals — even when partaking in illegal activities.

Even better than Jazz is Jazz's father. Such a nice, kind, welder. I want an entire story about him. Please?

I knew I loved this book when one of the characters calls out another for saying Captain Kirk is a sex crazed womanizer (because he totally wasn't and was actually pretty progressive and feminist for a TV show made in the 1960s).

Honestly, this book was so fun.  It was so addictive that I prioritized reading Artemis over drinking coffee (I'm okay, I promise!)

Artemis is out in the wild, growing on bookshelves at a store near you! Why not take a trip to the moon?

Thanks so much to Ebury Publishing for providing a review copy through Netgalley!