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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
This is my second time reading, and it’s still surprising and such a fun ride!
I absolutely love these characters, and Lemon Fresh is my girl! I can get enough of her!
If you love the shit Jay puts us as readers through, this story is no different and you will absolutely love it!
I absolutely love these characters, and Lemon Fresh is my girl! I can get enough of her!
If you love the shit Jay puts us as readers through, this story is no different and you will absolutely love it!
What the entire . . .
What did I just listen to? Why is this the ending of book one. If this were a physical book I'd throw it (but I need my phone). The last hour literally killed me. I am officially grief stricken. Do not attempt to contact me for the next 24 hours.
4.5 Stars (lost half a star because of the mental torture I'm currently in)
What did I just listen to? Why is this the ending of book one. If this were a physical book I'd throw it (but I need my phone). The last hour literally killed me. I am officially grief stricken. Do not attempt to contact me for the next 24 hours.
4.5 Stars (lost half a star because of the mental torture I'm currently in)
Romeo and Juliet meets Mad Max
That comparison had me super interested but honestly, I should’ve known better. Romeo and Juliet doesn’t belong in the world of Mad Max, and vice versa, but my interest in the Mad Max aspect overruled the rational side of my brain. Set after the devastating effects of a nuclear war, Eve pilots a robot to battle in the dome against other robots (very much like Real Steel), in an effort to pay for the medicine keeping her grandfather alive. She earns a price on her head after she reveals she has the power to destroy robots with her mind and has to go on the run with her best friend Lemon to stay alive. Amidst their escape, they encounter a lifel1k3, an advanced android, named Ezekiel who vows to protect her.
The worldbuilding was initially so fun (despite the strange jargon — it was easier to listen to than I guess it would’ve been to read it) and I loved the battling robots in the dome (definitely understood the Mad Max comparisons) but then it all went downhill. And that’s where the Romeo and Juliet comparisons came into play and completely overshadowed the plot. The instalove is essentially avoided by providing the duo with a backstory that is only glimpsed momentarily, but it still wasn’t enough for me to get on board with it. Add to that there were some really cringe-worthy lines:
“You were my everything. You still are. And you always will be.”
“Loving you was the only real difference between me and them.”
“They have only one thing left to take from me. The last and most precious thing. Not my life, no. My love.”
You can officially count me out for the subsequent installments.
I received this book free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
That comparison had me super interested but honestly, I should’ve known better. Romeo and Juliet doesn’t belong in the world of Mad Max, and vice versa, but my interest in the Mad Max aspect overruled the rational side of my brain. Set after the devastating effects of a nuclear war, Eve pilots a robot to battle in the dome against other robots (very much like Real Steel), in an effort to pay for the medicine keeping her grandfather alive. She earns a price on her head after she reveals she has the power to destroy robots with her mind and has to go on the run with her best friend Lemon to stay alive. Amidst their escape, they encounter a lifel1k3, an advanced android, named Ezekiel who vows to protect her.
The worldbuilding was initially so fun (despite the strange jargon — it was easier to listen to than I guess it would’ve been to read it) and I loved the battling robots in the dome (definitely understood the Mad Max comparisons) but then it all went downhill. And that’s where the Romeo and Juliet comparisons came into play and completely overshadowed the plot. The instalove is essentially avoided by providing the duo with a backstory that is only glimpsed momentarily, but it still wasn’t enough for me to get on board with it. Add to that there were some really cringe-worthy lines:
“You were my everything. You still are. And you always will be.”
“Loving you was the only real difference between me and them.”
“They have only one thing left to take from me. The last and most precious thing. Not my life, no. My love.”
You can officially count me out for the subsequent installments.
I received this book free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
LIFEL1K3 was quite an entertaining read, highly unpredictable (that reveal at the end took me by complete surprise) with a solid cast of characters.
Though I feel like the "bad guy" arc flow was a little lacking. The Preacher was pretty dull in general and would have liked to seen the actual antagonists been a bit more prominent in the current day timeline instead of just showing up at the end.
Though I feel like the "bad guy" arc flow was a little lacking. The Preacher was pretty dull in general and would have liked to seen the actual antagonists been a bit more prominent in the current day timeline instead of just showing up at the end.
You can really see how influential Daughter of Smoke and Bone was on this, but it’s not Kristoff’s best work. Chaotic and shallow.
The first 95,8% of this book (exactly) was a solid 2 stars and then....oh, boy. Talk about "I didn't see that coming" and "I need the sequel NOW"
The possibilities, the potential for greatness that this ending irradiates!
Loved. It.
I can't ignore that initial 95,8% of MEH, though.
The possibilities, the potential for greatness that this ending irradiates!
Loved. It.
I can't ignore that initial 95,8% of MEH, though.
2.5, but rounded down because I kept getting so annoyed. I really liked the plot -- lots of stock stuff for post-nuclear dystopian teen novels, but there was a least one unexpected element. But this book had so much potential in exploring free will and what it means to be human, and it pretty much fell flat. Not for lack of trying, though, because the author kept trying to drive the point home with a sledgehammer. It just didn't feel as real or nuanced to me as it could have. I won't read the next one, but I might look up the synopsis just to see how it turned out.