Not as good as the Martian, but more like a mystery set on the Moon. ( )

Classic Weir, lots of science is worked into the story. Jazz is a young woman who was raised on the moon and who has opted not to apply herself. She operates just at the legal boundary, smuggling things for the moon's ultra rich. ( )

This was a fun, light read. It wasn’t quite as good as The Martian, largely because that had a more realistic feel to it, as well as being a more inherently suspenseful man-vs-wilderness story. However, this book did a reasonable job of using a lot of the same style (random science in outer space, this time on the Moon) to craft a different, more lighthearted story.

Cons: Jazz’s friends asked almost no questions, and were surprisingly amenable to all of her extremely insane plans. Character development of secondary characters was pretty mediocre (Tyler? Where was that guy?). Side stories felt a bit forced.

Pros: Main story was fun, well paced, and not too long. Happy-go-lucky style matched well with the story.

Overall 4 stars, and a good vacation read, but nothing that will blow your socks off. ( )

Weir has cemented himself as one of my favorite authors. I devoured The Martian and would have done the same with Artemis had life and work responsibilities not gotten in the way. I like the amount of action, science, and adventure that takes place in his books. Artemis had me thinking I knew how it would end and then Jazz kept getting in deeper and deeper situations. Very happy I picked this one up! ( )

“Cute” and an ambitious mix of pieces to work to but not convincing in that the characters feel somehow stereotypes rather than real. Still amazing mastery at weaving hard sci-fi into the novel.

The story feels like it is aimed at a teen audience but this is not so evident in cover etc… ( )