The Darkness Outside Us

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Eliot Schrefer

They Both Die at the End meets Gravity in this mind-bending sci-fi mystery and tender love story about two boys aboard a spaceship sent on a rescue mission, from two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer. Stonewall Honor Award winner!Two boys, alone in space. Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission.Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor with no memory of a launch. There’s more that doesn’t add up: evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship’s operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed—not when he’s rescuing his own sister.In order to survive the ship’s secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other . . . especially once they discover what they are truly up against. Love might be the only way to survive.* Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of the Year * A Booklist Editor's Choice of the Year * A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book of the Year * A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Book of the Year *

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Author

Eliot Schrefer

Pages

416

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published Date

2021-06-01

ISBN

0062888250 9780062888259

Ratings

Google: 5

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"This book.... went to a very dark place. I do recommend it, because it took an interesting approach to space travel, duty, sacrifice, and the vagrancies of human nature. I feel though, that it didn't go far enough. The mission should have failed. Not just because it would have fit the themes better, but because the mission design was flawed to begin with. Two humans can't possibly found a viable space colony."

Jennifer

"i have so much to say about this book. it was nothing like i expected and unlike other sci fi books i’ve read. it was a rollercoaster with the biggest plot twist i’ve ever read and made me cry at times. a very interesting book and concept!"

Camryn Brown

"Heart wrenching but the ending makes all the heartbreak worth it😭😭😭😭"

Nicky 🏳️‍🌈📚

"super depressing mindfuck- SUPER worth the read, PLEASE read it. the writing is incredible, the characters are beyond loveable, and the plot is compelling and never dull"

K McConnell

"Pardon my language, but this book was a mind f*ck. I was going into it with the thought that it was your typical gay enemies to lovers story…boy was I wrong. This book has made me question my entire existence and I can never look at life the same way again. It made me ask myself, “am I really even real?’. If you read this book, get ready for some eye-watering moments where you may even have to put the book down. I wish I could read this book for the first time."

Nhaya Henley

"I was VERY CLOSE to giving it a five star, but I feel like the book nearing the end should’ve been longer. I kind of wanted to see them grow more with each other, but still a good book nonetheless. I can typically predict a lot of books, but this one had me surprised quite a few times. I would definitely recommend. "

Quinno Wuinno

"oh my god. i was not prepared for what this book would do to me. i laughed, i sobbed, i stayed up late because i just had to finish it. this one is going to stick with me."

catherine!!

"THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD. it’s kinda slow at the beginning tho but it picks up fast. I fully wasn’t expecting what was actually happening and it caught me totally off guard but I might be dumb tbh. This book made me emotional as **** at times and I was rlly rlly into it. Honestly it made me rlly think ab life and humanity a lot and I loved the relationships and the characters stories it was beautiful."

Bianca Aguirre

"i read this thanks to a recommendation here on likewise and i absolutely LOVED IT!!! i don’t read much sci fi so that put me a bit out of my comfort zone which really paid off! thanks likewise 💙"

alicia

"😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 this book was heartbreaking, and beautiful, and lonely, and sweet, and longing, and extremely intense, and hopeful. It was exactly what I wanted it to be and way, way more. And it saved me from a reading slump! Everyone go read it so it can become a movie someday!! (Pro tip: listen to the Interstellar soundtrack while you’re reading it for extra heartache and hope 🥲👌)"