I loved this book and couldn’t put it down. It is about love, space travel, friendships, the environment, and much more. Without telling her long-term boyfriend, Kevin, Amber enters a reality contest, to compete to be one of the first two humans to land on Mars. How they …more both cope with the competition makes for an intriguing story. Does Amber really want to leave the planet Earth? What will Kevin do without Amber? How will Amber fare in the competition? This book had been utterly captivated and hooked until the very last page.

I enjoyed the wonderful writing and astute observations about people and our planet made by the author. There were so many memorable sentences. This author is definitely going to be a shining star. (less)