The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
Binding: Paperback
Imprint: Walker Books
Age 13+
Science Fiction Romance & Relationships Stories Adventure Stories
A sci-fi thriller with a killer twist from the beloved author of The Next Together series
Romy Silvers is the only surviving crew-member of a spaceship travelling to a new planet, on a mission to establish a second home for humanity. Alone in space, she is the loneliest girl in the universe until she hears about a new ship which has launched from Earth – with a single passenger on board. A boy called J.
Their only communication is via email – and due to the distance between them, their messages take months to transmit. And yet Romy finds herself falling in love.
Can you fall in love with someone you've never met, never even spoken to – someone who is light years away? But what does Romy really know about J? And what do the mysterious messages which have started arriving from Earth really mean? Sometimes, there's something worse than being alone...
Creators
Lauren James was born in 1992, and graduated from the University of Nottingham, UK, in 2014, where she studied chemistry and physics. Her first novel, The Next Together, a YA reincarnation romance, has been translated into five languages worldwide. It was also longlisted for the Branford Boase Award, a prize given to recognize an outstanding novel by a first-time writer. Lauren is also an Arts Council grant recipient. She lives in the West Midlands. You can find her on Twitter at @Lauren_E_James or her website laurenejames.co.uk.
Reviews
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe takes the lone survivor in space and carves out a unique masterpiece with fantastic twists and shocking revelations to keep you on the edge of your seat the whole time.
Bookish Kirra
The Loneliest Girl In The Universe was a fantastic suspenseful mystery. The characters were really funny, unique and really relatable!
Pocket Full of Pages
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe was a fantastic read that I’m going to remember for a while.
Jessica's Bookworld
The Loneliest Girl In The Universe was a breathtaking read. Lauren James has written an impressive sci-fi about a girl travelling in space all alone after the death of the crew. It was a raw and real read that had me gripped from the first page.
Inside My Words
This book was really great, throwing me into a world that for now, I can only dream of.
PasoMadie
Beautifully written, totally believable and some of the cleverest plot lines I have ever read. If you miss this one you will kick yourself.
Bob's Books
Wow, what a page turner.
The Adventures of Sacakat
This was the book I’d been waiting for, to suck me in and not let me go until I was finished. I felt more connection to Romy than I have any other protagonist.
100% Rock Magazine
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe had me hooked from the start.
My Life in Books
Lauren James does an excellent job of drawing you into Romy’s world
Bookrapt
Packed with suspense, action and a thrilling ending, this has to be one of the most clever and well researched books I’ve read in a while.
Kids Book Review
Seriously, this book NEEDS to be made into a movie
Southern in Law blog
Featured/Recommended for top 10 book club recommendations
Kelly Rimmer (Author of Before I Let You Go) - Better Reading
This book had me on edge and glued to the page the entire time.
Bookish Kirra
There was a twist in this book that I really wasn’t expecting and it caught me completely by surprise but that was the most amazing part. It’s been a while since a story caught me so much by surprise!
Weaving Life
The twist in the book was wonderful, and one that I didn’t foresee.
Jess Just Reads
With a mixture of the Sci-fi, romance and thriller genre for teens, this is a wonderful book to recommend.
Read Plus
Packed with suspense, action and a thrilling ending, this has to be one of the most clever and well researched books I’ve read in a while.
Kids Book Review
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe delivered such an unexpected read for me that I devoured in one sitting! I absolutely adored it.
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