The Loneliest Girl in the Universe

By: Lauren James

Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo

A surprising and gripping sci-fi thriller with a killer twist

The daughter of two astronauts, Romy Silvers is no stranger to life in space. But she never knew how isolating the universe could be until her parents’ tragic deaths left her alone on the Infinity, a spaceship speeding away from Earth.

Romy tries to make the best of her lonely situation, but with only brief messages from her therapist on Earth to keep her company, she can’t help but feel like something is missing. It seems like a dream come true when NASA alerts her that another ship, the Eternity, will be joining the Infinity.

Romy begins exchanging messages with J, the captain of the Eternity, and their friendship breathes new life into her world. But as the Eternity gets closer, Romy learns there’s more to J’s mission than she could have imagined. And suddenly, there are worse things than being alone….

Now nominated as a YALSA Quick Pick!

More like Dark Horror Sci-fi

Did we all read the same book? This was a bit too horror for me. Yes, the narrator should have toned it down a bit to allow for some variation of tone and maybe some build up? The never-ending panic and fast talking got on my nerves after a few hours and I ended up fast forwarding a bit just to get the prattling over with. Not a good sign.

The story is creepy, dark mysteries, ghosts, monsters. The weird 'romance' with a character she barely knows and in reality has no connection to is childish and off-putting. The total lack of curiosity she has about the world outside of her spaceship is strange. The whole book is strange but thats a bit of its appeal. I kept thinking she would discover she was in a program or WAS a computer program or something. In the end I was disappointed and the character never did make any sense to me. I did listen to the whole thing though so I did enjoy it I just would not listen to it a second time. Too much horror for my taste.

Kind of boring at first

This book Took a while to get good. I Really enjoyed the suspense though. I just wish there had been more going on in the first half.

loved it

engaging well done story that keeps you hooked from early on. I was sad the book ended and already am on the authors other book the quiet at the end of the world which is starting off just as strong

A quick and exciting listen.

The less you know about this before you experience it the better it is. I actually had to stop listening to calm myself down at one point.

Loved this

A great YA, sci-fi, coming of age story. There’s more than one mystery to try to string together. Heads up for the meek / squeamish: some disturbing sequences but they’re not long segments and much more psychological thriller than gruesome slasher.