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    The Loneliest Girl in the Universe

    By Lauren James

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    A surprising and gripping sci-fi thriller with a killer twist

    The daughter of two astronauts, Romy Silvers is no stranger to life in space. But she never knew how isolating the universe could be until her parents’ tragic deaths left her alone on the Infinity, a spaceship speeding away from Earth.

    Romy tries to make the best of her lonely situation, but with only brief messages from her therapist on Earth to keep her company, she can’t help but feel like something is missing. It seems like a dream come true when NASA alerts her that another ship, the Eternity, will be joining the Infinity.

    Romy begins exchanging messages with J, the captain of the Eternity, and their friendship breathes new life into her world. But as the Eternity gets closer, Romy learns there’s more to J’s mission than she could have imagined. And suddenly, there are worse things than being alone….

    Now nominated as a YALSA Quick Pick!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperTeen
    Release dateJul 3, 2018
    ISBN9780062660275
    Author

    Lauren James

    Lauren James was born in 1992 and has a master’s degree from the University of Nottingham, UK, where she studied chemistry and physics. The Loneliest Girl in the Universe was inspired by a physics calculation she was assigned at university. She lives in the West Midlands, UK, and is an Arts Council grant recipient. You can find her at www.laurenejames.co.uk.

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    • 5/5
      I get why people dislike this story, but judging it based on dislike of bait and switch or because it contains horror elements is disingenuous. James wrote this novel based on a time dilation equation she was given at University. If you approach this story as science fiction, and not as yet another fluff romantic YA (for which i can point you to many terrific choices) it fits well into the genre. As YA though, it does function didactically in asking you to challenge government lies and to not be ruled by fear. It's supposed to make you think critically about space/time and perception of reality. On that basis, The Loneliest Girl in the Universe is definitely successful. Expecting all YA to be light beach read romance is doing it a disservice.
    • 4/5
      Teenage spaceship commander Romy Silvers is all alone on her craft, the Infinity, as it speeds through the galaxy looking for another planet like Earth. When a handsome young man on a similar spaceship gets in touch with her, it looks like Romy's long loneliness will finally come to an end. But, as could be predicted, everything is not as it seems. I don't typically read YA novels, but found that this book provided a quick, suspenseful read. Recommended.
    • 4/5
      Awesome suspense sci-fi novel. Quick read, much like The Martian. Sixteen-year-old Romy is the first person born in space. Along with her parents, she is part of a NASA mission to colonize another planet. It will take decades to reach the new planet. One day something goes horribly wrong, and she is left all alone, except for audio messages from her therapist on Earth.
    • 4/5
      There's a lot that was good in this book-- a lot more than the blurb indicates, and I'd actually rate this almost a 4, but for the fact that the ending felt rushed. The suspense aspect was a nice touch. I had an inkling of what was coming, so it was interesting to see how it played out, and what angle the author chose to do it. What I liked best was how Romy learned about herself, and was able to use her strengths to face the challenges she did.
    • 5/5
      Sixteen-year-old Romy Silvers was born on a spaceship headed for a new planet. Her parents have died and the life support system keeping the rest of the crew in stasis malfunctioned so now she is all alone. Her only human contact is via seven-year-old voice mail messages from Molly at NASA. Then, one day she receives the news that another ship has been launched that will catch up to her ship in a year's time. Romy makes contact with the commander of the second ship - a young man called J. Gradually they become closer till Romy finds herself falling in love. But is J really who he seems to be?Lauren James does an excellent job of drawing you into Romy's world. In many ways she is a typical teenager and she often feels overwhelmed by the responsibility of avoiding asteroids, keeping the ship systems running and all that will be involved when she finally reaches Planet HT3485c. There is enough technical detail to make Romy's world believable but the main focus of the story is the very believable Romy and her growing relationship with J. Then, just when you think you know where the story is headed, there is a plot twist that turns it into a nail-biting thriller.
    • 5/5
      This was an incredible science fiction story about a young girl who is alone on a ship on its way to a far distant planet. It wasn't intended that she'd be alone. In fact, it wasn't intended that she would even be born. Her father and mother were supposed to be the first caretakers of the ship and stay awake for five years before waking the next pair of astronauts from torpor and entering torpor themselves until the many year journey is complete.After the torpor system failed and all the other astronauts died, Romy's mother entered a deep depression. When she began to violently destroy the stored embryos, Romy's father attempted to stop her and was accidentally killed. Then her mother put herself in torpor leaving Romy alone at age eleven. Her only contact for the last six years has been a therapist at NASA named Molly. When she is sixteen, Molly tells her that a newer faster ship has been launched with the intention of joining up with The Infinity. Romy is excited that she won't be alone but anxious about not being alone too. She begins sharing emails with the commander of the second ship. J seems like a wonderful person and Romy might be falling love with him.But then she loses contact with Molly, learns that NASA has fallen in a war, and that the new government wants to make some changes to her ship. Romy goes through all kinds of harrowing trials like power failures, limited access to light and water, and cooling temperatures. She is more and more eager for J and The Eternity to catch up to her.But all is not as it seems. Romy has to untangle the truth from the lies if she wants to stay alive. I couldn't put this one down. I was so caught up in Romy's story and the rising tension in the story. Fans of science fiction won't want to miss this terrific book.
    • 4/5
      This was a mashup of science fiction and thriller and boy - was it fun! Definitely a page turner that will keep you reading until the very end.
    • 5/5
      I like the plot! At first I thought it will be romance story, yet it was still good
    • 3/5
      That twist, though!

      So this was kind of a weird one for me. I wanted to love it. The time frame just made me so confused most of the time. It was like how you feel when you start thinking about the vastness of space, and just like what's after space? My kind cannot compute! HA.

      Overall, it was a good story! Was it entirely believable? Nah. Did it make me gasp a few times? Sure did! The ending was kind of a disappointment to me however. This could have benefitted from being made a full story.
    • 5/5
      I loved the characters and writing style, thought about this book the entire time I wasn't reading it and loved it from beginning to end!
    • 4/5
      It took me much longer than it should have to figure out what was going on with J. ? But the story was great. I could never be Romy. Just reading this made me feel sad and claustrophobic. Hahaha.
    • 3/5
      2,8 stars

      Oh boy, what a wild ride. It started off with promise, which was steadily chipped away until the end. This is the kind of Young Adult that gives other Young Adult a bad name.

      Now, I didn't hate the book. I just didn't like it. The writing was mediocre at best, the characters were one dimensional, the plot was weak, and the plot twists weaker. This is the kind of story that could have been great if executed by someone else.

      I feel no great need to pick up anything else of James'.
    • 3/5
      Read this so I could beta a friend's Yuletide fic. It's the story of Romy , who is the last girl alive on a spaceship. I spent most of it enjoying it, but slightly wistful it was what it was, rather than what it could have been. She is a relatable normal teenager obsessed with boys and fanfic, whereas I would have thought her upbringing would have left her with more interesting pathologies (think of the boy in Room), and while it was refreshing that the Bad Guy turned out to be a Bad Guy, his motives were a bit cheesy and unlikely. Still, 10/10 for a female heroine who is casually a maths and physics genius.

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