The Loneliest Girl in the Universe

Romy Silvers was born in space. Her parents were part of a long voyage to a new planet that is suspected to be habitable by humans. On this voyage, they had Romy. After an unfortunate turn of events, Romy ends up alone as captain of the ship at age 11. She has been alone ever since. When she learns of a ship on it's way to join her that she is able to communicate with, she becomes ecstatic. She finally won't be alone. But with a war on Earth affecting how she runs her ship, Romy isn't sure what the future holds.

This book is INCREDIBLE. It starts off kind of slow, but James leaves enough unknown that you have to keep reading. The pacing was incredible. The slow start really added to how we ramped up the pace until the end, where my heart was pounding. I felt like Romy was a very believable character. You could tell she had spent a lot of her life alone. She starts off the book full of naivete. The plot twists in this book were NOT expected AT ALL. I had no idea this book was going in the direction it did. It quickly got very dark and very suspenseful. I technically finished this 3 days ago, and I haven't been able to get it out of my head since. It is such an incredible story of hope, loss, love, and survival. Everyone should read it.

TW: alcohol, anxiety, anxiety attack, attempted murder, blood, bones, death, emotional abuse, manipulation, gore, hallucinations, murder, needles, gaslighting, violence