The Final Six

By: Alexandra Monir

Narrated by: Alexandra Monir, James Fouhey

Set in the near future, this action-packed YA novel—already optioned by Sony Pictures—will take readers out of this world and on a quest to become one of six teens sent on a mission to Jupiter’s moon. This is the next must-read for fans of Illuminae and The Martian.

When Leo and Naomi are drafted, along with twenty-two of the world’s brightest teenagers, into the International Space Training Camp, their lives are forever changed. Overnight, they become global celebrities in contention for one of the six slots to travel to Europa—Jupiter’s moon—and establish a new colony, leaving their planet forever. With Earth irreparably damaged, the future of the human race rests on their shoulders.

For Leo, an Italian championship swimmer, this kind of purpose is a reason to go on after losing his family. But Naomi, an Iranian-American science genius, is suspicious of the ISTC and the fact that a similar mission failed under mysterious circumstances, killing the astronauts onboard. She fears something equally sinister awaiting the Final Six beneath Europa’s surface.

In this cutthroat atmosphere, surrounded by strangers from around the world, Naomi finds an unexpected friend in Leo. As the training tests their limits, Naomi and Leo’s relationship deepens with each life-altering experience they encounter.

But it’s only when the finalists become fewer and their destinies grow nearer that the two can fathom the full weight of everything at stake: the world, the stars, and their lives.

the most common teen romance

The plot is a cookie cutter teen romance with very little science. A teen girl that loves her sick brother so much she invents something very important. She meets this guy and everything is not as terrible anymore. The storyline is so predictable and the cast of characters is as common as a day time TV. Bleh.

Good book

I liked the book but near the end therr were some words that went completed in the audio. I hope there will be a second book.

Truely wonderful story

This book kept me interested between another book and its sequel. That being said I had to make it through the sequel of it too. I would recommend this book to everyone with a passion for suspense.

The transition between pov's was incredible

the story and the loops that I never expected... solid 100/10, definitely my favorite book so far

Interesting retelling of an old story

As many great writers have done, the author effectively retells an age old story in a current culture setting. The well told story is worth the read. The only downside to the story is the repeated comments about global warming being solely caused by humans. Although global warming is a great pretext, the ongoing blaming detracts from the story ever so slightly.