'Artemis' by Andy Weir

 Artemis, Andy Weir (3.5)

Andy Weir loves a stranded MacGyver-like protagonist! This time it’s a young smuggler, Jazz. She lives on the moon-base, Artemis, with a goal of making enough money to move out of her ‘coffin’ apartment. Weir does a great job at the details of life on the moon – from the basics of everyday to the specifics when something goes awry (i.e. fire at a factory!). The plot moves along well, and the journey is interesting. I prefer ‘Martian’ for the raw fear it induced and ‘Project Hail Mary’ the most for his imagination and the surprises along the way.