Artemis by Andy Weir- Book Review

I was blown away, like most people, by The Martian. It was hard to believe it was a self published book that just blew it out of the park. The characters were so well developed and the technical aspects were interesting and moved the story along nicely. When I received notice I was getting an ARC of Weir's sophomore book, I was over the moon, so to speak. Would it hold up?

Artemis takes place on the moon which has become a haven for rich tourists. Jazz is a local to the moon. She lives in a small alcove and has unsuccessfully tried to get a real job on the straight and narrow rather than her current smuggling job. When she fails again, she gets a proposal from a "friend." He is going to purchase a company that seems like it is failing and he wants Jazz to destroy the machines of a competing company- a simply job.

As one can guess, things go horribly wrong and Jazz must now get herself out of a nightmare predicament on an isolated planet.

I will tell you up front, I wanted to love this book, but something did not work for me. It had all the right elements- the technical, the humor, and a good story, but something just did not click for me and I think it was Jazz.

Jazz was meant to be a street wise 20 year old, but often comes off as an inexperienced 13 year old. In fact, I thought she was a kid and often forgot she was 20. When the protagonist doesn't hold the story, it hurts the book.

I also thought the smuggling story and the escape portion just kind of ok. I really don't enjoy reviewing books that I didn't care for, but this was an ARC and I had to.

I gave this one 2.5 stars.

*I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*