Mosquitoland

Mosquitoland by David Arnold is a Young Adult, roadtrip based novel.

The book joins the main character Mim Malone, having difficulties with her Dad and Mum splitting up and a new Step Mum being on the scene. Mim, who is living with her Dad, overhears one day her Mum is ill and this leads to Mim hopping on a Greyhound bus to find her.

I rated this book a 3.5/5 stars. Some of the book I highly enjoyed such as

The Martian

The Martian by Andy Weir, follows the third manned mission to Mars.

During the mission a freak sandstorm hits which requires the crew to leave early. However, something happens to the main character, Mark Watney, which gives the impression to the crew that he is in fact, dead.

The novel embraces themes such as survival and human intelligence as well as, science know how and sci-fi elements.

I had the pleasure of reading this book over the period where New Horizons succeeded in it's mission of a Pluto Flyby. I finished the book the day after the Flyby to put it into perspective. Honestly, I couldn't have picked a better time to read it.

One of my favourite things about this novel