There was so much chemistry and general science intermingled within the pages of Artemis! I absolutely loved it! At one point they were discussing molarity of substances within a closed environment, temperature changes during a phase change, and yet another they were talking about radiation.Jazz should have probably been deported, or at least had a better way of convincing the Administrator to let her stay other than so she could continue her smuggling operation. As a whole I felt like the ending was just too clean.It seems like they would eventually take terrible revenge out on Artemis, specifically Loretta (working for the new owners), Lene, and Jazz. At the end of the novel it seems like O Palacio gave up way to easily after the initial fight they gave.Overall, Artemiswas a highly amusing read that will keep readers enthralled throughout as they embark on a harrowing adventure taking place within a city that calls the moon home. Toward the end of Artemis, I found myself having comparable exasperated feelings as when I read The Martian, with regard to the myriad of disasters our protagonists would find themselves in only to have just the right tool or the right problem solving epiphany in the knick of time. The supporting cast is equally delightful, including a Ukrainian scientist that contains all of the stereotypical tendencies that are associated with that career, and a head of security that dresses like a Mountie with the law enforcement philosophy of a Wild West sheriff. Jazz, whose foul mouth ranges the full spectrum of cringe worthy to literally causing the reader to laugh out loud. Taking the place of the memorable Mark Watney is the spunky, funny, equally innovative and intelligent Jasmine Bashara, a.k.a. Regardless, based on my initial love of Weir’s work, I was ecstatic to be sent an ARC copy of his sophomore novel. It almost makes me want to reread The Martian so I can update the formatting of a book I so thoroughly enjoyed. The Martian was my first book every reviewed on The Critiquing Chemist, and I hesitated to link my review because my formatting has evolved so much from day one.
Weir’s second novel doesn’t disappoint, especially having to follow up the wild success of his debut novel, The Martian. Artemis, chock full of action from page one, will quickly draw the reader in for an out of earth adventure on the moon colony that shares the name of the novel. It has been quite a long time since I’ve been so absorbed within a book that I was compelled to literarily devour it from cover to cover within twenty four hours.
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