The Martian was one of my favorite books in 2015, so when I saw Andy Weir had written a new book called Artemis, I was intrigued and a bit uncertain whether it could possibly measure up to his first book. I should not have been worried. Weir has written another suspenseful, edge of your seat thriller set in space, this time with a bad ass heroine who despite the big chip on her shoulder and her jaded world view, is a heroine worth rooting for!

Artemis is humanity’s first and only lunar colony. Jasmine Bashara grew up in the colony and is now looking for a way to make some money to repay a debt. In addition to her regular job as a porter, Jazz also does a bit of free lance smuggling, so when one of her uber rich clients offers her a lot of money to do a small bit of industrial sabotage, she jumps at the chance. The job requires a unique set of skills including, technical savvy, detailed knowledge of the security which protects the lunar colony, a few carefully placed explosions and a devious and cunning mind all of which Jazz has in spades; making it easy for her to take the leap from small time smuggler to criminal mastermind.

Little does she know however, that her little bit of industrial sabotage is the opening salvo of a war between rival factions trying to take control of Artemis itself. Trapped between the rival factions, pursed by an assassin as well as the security forces of Artemis, Jazz must think of a way to not only save herself, but the colony of Artemis as well.

This was a fun read although at some points the technical details seemed to over power the narration. Despite that, I really enjoyed getting to know this snarky swaggering, Jazz who underneath all her bravado has a heart of gold.

Brenda’s Rating: ***1/2 (3 1/2 out of 5 Stars)

Recommend this book to: Sharon, Marian and Ken

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