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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Going in I knew I was going to love Lifel1k3 mainly because Jay Kristoff wrote it. And I did! The story is basically a road trip adventure set in post-apocalyptic America with a radioactive Princess Anastasia theme and robots. What more could I possibly ask for from Jay Kristoff?
I only took off ½ a star because at times it was a bit repetitive. I kept wondering if somehow I forgot where I was in the book because I was re-reading something I had just read. A lot of the same dialogue over and over got a little tiresome. Also I was able to guess the big reveal right away. However, even if I was able to guess the reveal it doesn’t mean that it wasn’t an awesome reveal so I can’t really fault the story for that.
I absolutely loved the world building. I felt completely immersed in this world while I was reading the story and the landscape was so vivid that it felt like it was real… “lifelike” even. (I’m so sorry. But the pun was there so I had to do it!)
The ending wasn’t at all what I was expecting. If I’m being 100% honest, it felt disingenuous to Evie as a character. I didn’t understand her decisions toward the end. Was she emotional? Yes, definitely. And when people are emotional they make rash decisions. Was she logical? Not really. I remember saying out loud at one point “Well that escalated quickly…” because her reactions and decisions are all over the place and didn’t feel harmonious to who she was throughout the rest of the story. Regardless, I’m still super interested to see what comes next for Evie especially with everything being turned on its head by the end.
I only took off ½ a star because at times it was a bit repetitive. I kept wondering if somehow I forgot where I was in the book because I was re-reading something I had just read. A lot of the same dialogue over and over got a little tiresome. Also I was able to guess the big reveal right away. However, even if I was able to guess the reveal it doesn’t mean that it wasn’t an awesome reveal so I can’t really fault the story for that.
I absolutely loved the world building. I felt completely immersed in this world while I was reading the story and the landscape was so vivid that it felt like it was real… “lifelike” even. (I’m so sorry. But the pun was there so I had to do it!)
The ending wasn’t at all what I was expecting. If I’m being 100% honest, it felt disingenuous to Evie as a character. I didn’t understand her decisions toward the end. Was she emotional? Yes, definitely. And when people are emotional they make rash decisions. Was she logical? Not really. I remember saying out loud at one point “Well that escalated quickly…” because her reactions and decisions are all over the place and didn’t feel harmonious to who she was throughout the rest of the story. Regardless, I’m still super interested to see what comes next for Evie especially with everything being turned on its head by the end.
Review coming soon ... I just need to process this first 😅🙌🏽
Edit: review is online! https://the-readingowl.blogspot.com/2018/06/lifel1k3.html?m=0
Edit: review is online! https://the-readingowl.blogspot.com/2018/06/lifel1k3.html?m=0
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
"Lifelike" hat mich beinahe sofort in seinen Bann gezogen. Am Anfang musste ich mich erst mit den verschiedenen Namen und der Welt auseinandersetzen, danach war ich aber Feuer und Flamme für das Buch und auch für seine Charaktere. Mein persönlicher Favorit ist Lemon Fresh. Von allen Charakteren mag ich sie am liebsten. Cricket und Kaiser finde ich aber auch richtig toll! Wirkliche Charakterentwicklung sehe ich aber leider keine. Das ist jedoch mein einziger Kritikpunkt.
Die Geschichte hält durchaus unerwartete Wendungen für die Leser*innen bereit. Mit einigen Sachen hätte ich wirklich nicht gerechnet, andere habe ich geahnt. Die Dialoge sind teilweise richtig gut geschrieben. Ich mag den Humor!
Das Buch ist actionreich und fesselnd, es macht wirklich Lust auf mehr. Das Ende ist aber auch ziemlich fies. Ich ärgere mich ein wenig, da Band 2 noch nicht auf Deutsch erschienen ist. Vielleicht muss ich den auf Englisch lesen.
Ich vergebe gute 4 Sterne und eine klare Leseempfehlung an alle Science Fiction und Dystopien Fans. Die Hörbuchsprecherin bekommt 5 Sterne von mir.
Die Geschichte hält durchaus unerwartete Wendungen für die Leser*innen bereit. Mit einigen Sachen hätte ich wirklich nicht gerechnet, andere habe ich geahnt. Die Dialoge sind teilweise richtig gut geschrieben. Ich mag den Humor!
Das Buch ist actionreich und fesselnd, es macht wirklich Lust auf mehr. Das Ende ist aber auch ziemlich fies. Ich ärgere mich ein wenig, da Band 2 noch nicht auf Deutsch erschienen ist. Vielleicht muss ich den auf Englisch lesen.
Ich vergebe gute 4 Sterne und eine klare Leseempfehlung an alle Science Fiction und Dystopien Fans. Die Hörbuchsprecherin bekommt 5 Sterne von mir.
4/5
^ See those numbers up there? That's four out of five stars, which means I really enjoyed this book. I'm gonna need y'all to keep that in mind because I prooomise that I really did actually quite like this book a lot, despite the complaints I'm about to drop. But first, the good!
Jay Kristoff is amazing at creating characters. While the MC, Eve, was by far not my favorite, she's still pretty great. The beauty of LIFEL1K3 lies in its supporting cast. Miss Lemon Fresh is one of THE BEST characters I've read in 2018 and I'd honestly like an entire series that focuses just on her getting every person she comes across to unwittingly admit how cute she is. The plucky little- hee hee- robot Cricket is also a delight to read.
LIFEL1K3 is a fast, fun read, with lots of humor. The world building is excellent. I absolutely love the vibe that Kristoff created with this story, while not wholly original, it's definitely something I haven't really seen in YA specifically.
Speaking of originality... There were times that LIFEL1K3 felt so, so derivative. It's SO Blade Runner-meets-Mad Max, but with dashes of Pinnocchio, biblical stories, and another something that I'm not gonna actually say because SPOILERS. And derivative doesn't always mean bad! Everything is derivative of something these days! I just really wanted a bit more Kristoff in this one that I felt like I got. His Nevernight books feel so original, and I guess they've set the bar pretty high for his writing because I feel like LIFEL1K3 just doesn't quite reach that level.
My other complaint is with the character development. I felt like it all happened off the page, before the story even started. I won't go into detail with this one because SPOILERS but I really didn't see many characters grow, either individually or in their relationships with each other, until the very end of the book.
Overall though, LIFEL1K3 is a really fun book to read, with a stellar, if predictable, ending. I can't wait for the sequel, and Jay Kristoff remains one of my favorite authors.
^ See those numbers up there? That's four out of five stars, which means I really enjoyed this book. I'm gonna need y'all to keep that in mind because I prooomise that I really did actually quite like this book a lot, despite the complaints I'm about to drop. But first, the good!
Jay Kristoff is amazing at creating characters. While the MC, Eve, was by far not my favorite, she's still pretty great. The beauty of LIFEL1K3 lies in its supporting cast. Miss Lemon Fresh is one of THE BEST characters I've read in 2018 and I'd honestly like an entire series that focuses just on her getting every person she comes across to unwittingly admit how cute she is. The plucky little- hee hee- robot Cricket is also a delight to read.
LIFEL1K3 is a fast, fun read, with lots of humor. The world building is excellent. I absolutely love the vibe that Kristoff created with this story, while not wholly original, it's definitely something I haven't really seen in YA specifically.
Speaking of originality... There were times that LIFEL1K3 felt so, so derivative. It's SO Blade Runner-meets-Mad Max, but with dashes of Pinnocchio, biblical stories, and another something that I'm not gonna actually say because SPOILERS. And derivative doesn't always mean bad! Everything is derivative of something these days! I just really wanted a bit more Kristoff in this one that I felt like I got. His Nevernight books feel so original, and I guess they've set the bar pretty high for his writing because I feel like LIFEL1K3 just doesn't quite reach that level.
My other complaint is with the character development. I felt like it all happened off the page, before the story even started. I won't go into detail with this one because SPOILERS but I really didn't see many characters grow, either individually or in their relationships with each other, until the very end of the book.
Overall though, LIFEL1K3 is a really fun book to read, with a stellar, if predictable, ending. I can't wait for the sequel, and Jay Kristoff remains one of my favorite authors.
What....what the....what did I just read?! And that ending!!! No. No no. On to book 2, STAT. I NEED ANSWERS.
4.5 stars!
4.5 stars!
Best book I've read in 2018 thus far!
If I could convince you to read a sci-fi book because you would never ordinarily reach for one, this would be my recommendation. I don't normally read sci-fi but just happened to win this one in a giveaway. My mind was blown and I asked a good friend if all sci-fi books were like this and she said not usually. She also told me her friend (I give credit to unknown friend) that "It was like Kristoff had an intense fever dream and turned it into a book." -Kibby's friend. I couldn't put it any better myself because there was never a dull moment in this book.
"I've been thinking about what you said." Lemon declared. About whether your past makes you what you are. That's all our memories are, right? The pieces of our yesterdays that make us who we are today?"
There is so much to love about Lifel1ke, the characters are unique and the plot itself is intense. Earlier I stated that there is never a dull moment and it's true, there is absolutely no downtime in this book. It's adventurous to the point of crazy. It's deep and thought provoking about current situations happening around the world. For a young adult book to present that in such a way that young readers can understand and formulate their own thoughts back to the real world is fantastic and truly brilliant.
Spoiler
Every time I turned around there was literally something going on. Whether it was the random but also not random bounty hunter that kept trying to catch Ana or the giant Kraken that really loved Lemon I just couldn't put this down. I absolutely loved the moment where the preachers dog (blitzhound) blows up. It was hilarious but also sad when Kaiser sacrificed himself. My gut tore in several different places because of this book. I need to know what happens but apparently it won't be until next May. Kristoff why did you do this to me (holds head in hands)!?Eve and Lemon against the world together forever. They have such a beautiful friendship throughout this book. I absolutely adored Lemon she was probably my favorite character in the book. She was feisty, funny, and sometimes made you drop the book and hold your sides because you couldn't stop laughing. Evie was an interesting character trying to find herself in the world. She is described with a Fauxhawk I couldn't picture her that way. Cricket was adorable in every sense of the way. He also was feisty comparable to that with a Napoleonic complex. I'm leaving a few other characters out for the sake of not ruining what their involvement is but seriously you need to read this.
Spoiler
What the hell was that ending.!? Why Kristoff why!? I need the next book in my hands like yesterday. I was just not expecting that big of a twist. As if my heart wasn't racing the entire time I read this book we had to leave it on that note not knowing who or where Ana truly is and for him to just up and walk away. I just had an emotional wave crash over me again, just now, because I forgot that "Ana," or "Evie," or new robot without a name just walked back in and acted like what just happened wasn't a thing. I can't.The end of this book will either destroy you or leave you feeling numb. I don't care if you thought this book was predictable (it wasn't by the way) the ending will destroy you. There will be a second book coming out in 2019 for those who wish to wait. But, you could always re-read and go through the emotional "Braintrauma,"again. (;
Schwupp, schon mit den ersten Sätzen ist man mitten in der Handlung.
Nachdem Prolog lernt man die Welt besser kennen. Eine Welt, die ein einziger Überlebenskampf ist. Von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite war Spannung, Emotionen und jede Menge Überraschungen da.
Grad das Ende war der Wahnsinn und ich habe mir nur gedacht WTH!?
Ich fand das Setting echt gelungen und war für mich mal wieder nach langer Zeit was neues.
Die Charaktere sind mal anders in diesem Fall. Da diese nicht nur menschlich sind. Cricket und Kaiser haben mir bei den Robotern sehr gefallen. Aber auch die Androiden sind hier nicht zu verachten, was sie können und warum es sie gibt.
Ach es gibt so viele Geheimnisse und gegen Ende wurden nur ein paar gelöst.
Diese dystopische Welt ist nicht nur interessant sondern auch brutal, den der Autor ist nicht grad zimperlich mit den Figuren in diesen Buch. Egal ob Haupt- oder Randfigur.
Die Geschichte hat mich auf jeden Fall gefesselt, da sie für mich zu keinen Zeitpunkt langweilig war.
Ich bin gespannt wie es weiter geht, denn das Ende hat doch einiges offen gelassen.
Nachdem Prolog lernt man die Welt besser kennen. Eine Welt, die ein einziger Überlebenskampf ist. Von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite war Spannung, Emotionen und jede Menge Überraschungen da.
Grad das Ende war der Wahnsinn und ich habe mir nur gedacht WTH!?
Ich fand das Setting echt gelungen und war für mich mal wieder nach langer Zeit was neues.
Die Charaktere sind mal anders in diesem Fall. Da diese nicht nur menschlich sind. Cricket und Kaiser haben mir bei den Robotern sehr gefallen. Aber auch die Androiden sind hier nicht zu verachten, was sie können und warum es sie gibt.
Ach es gibt so viele Geheimnisse und gegen Ende wurden nur ein paar gelöst.
Diese dystopische Welt ist nicht nur interessant sondern auch brutal, den der Autor ist nicht grad zimperlich mit den Figuren in diesen Buch. Egal ob Haupt- oder Randfigur.
Die Geschichte hat mich auf jeden Fall gefesselt, da sie für mich zu keinen Zeitpunkt langweilig war.
Ich bin gespannt wie es weiter geht, denn das Ende hat doch einiges offen gelassen.
It was hard to get over the made up words and slang at first, but this turned out to he very interesting and heartbreaking (I'm using that word a lot for the books I've read this year. Maybe I should choose a new genre) I love Lemon, even if I don't agree with her decision to keep that secret. I love Kaiser. Next dog we get I'm petitioning for that to be the name. The Lif3lik3s were interesting to learn about, to try to understand. I don't like Gabe or Faith, but I can almost see why they did what they did. So many people kept secrets from Eve, and I agree with her trying to figure out who she is as a *person* but I'm excited to follow her journey.
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Eve is only trying to survive with her sickly grandpa. She only has a few credits left and fights malfunctioning robots in a mech for money, but a rigged game has her losing and exposing a power to disrupt electronics with her mind. Her power is considered deviant by the Brotherhood and they will stop at nothing to hunt her down. On top of this, a lifelike or android named Ezekiel approaches her calls her by a different name. Then her whole world falls apart around her. Along with Ezekiel, her best friend Lemon Fresh, and her voice of reason bot Cricket, Eve needs to remember her past and save her loved ones.
LIFEL1K3 is like Max: Fury Road, Pinnochio, and Blade Runner all smooshed together. The world is almost unrecognizable. California is its own island because of an earthquake. Corporations are fighting against each other in War 4.0. The Brotherhood rules all with a fantical iron fist. Abnorms and deviates came from proximity to radiation which can result in some pretty spectacular powers. There are all different types of artificial intelligence from lifelikes (now illegal) to logika to bots to blitzhunds, descending in complexity. People can be enhanced cybernetically like Eve is. She was shot in the head as a child, so her eye is robotic along with some of her skull. Technology enhances peoples lives and also irreparably destroys them.
The characters are all lovely people that I rooted for the entire time. Eve has a fauxhawk and a tough attitude with skills to back it up, only necessary living in this time. Her friendship with Lemon Fresh is super supportive, equal, and awesome. Cricket has a bit of a Napoleon complex, but he is the voice of reason throughout the novel. Ezekiel is a literal coin operated boy and developed a relationship with Eve. He's fiercely loyal and fights through anything. This band of misfits (plus a blitzhund) travel around getting into scrapes and fighting their way out of it one way or another. Their dialogue is hilarious to read. Though the story is pretty fantastical and science fiction, the book is at its core about finding where you fit in and choosing your family.
LIFEL1K3 is a crazy in your face science fiction adventure with family and friendship in the center of it all. I did have a few problems with it. Some of the action sequences didn't make sense to me in the way they were described. For instance, there are people shooting pretty close and a storm with literal glass in it, but the main characters get out without a scratch. What??? However, I really loved the ending. It's a bit of a gut punch but totally makes sense and makes me want the next book NOW.
LIFEL1K3 is like Max: Fury Road, Pinnochio, and Blade Runner all smooshed together. The world is almost unrecognizable. California is its own island because of an earthquake. Corporations are fighting against each other in War 4.0. The Brotherhood rules all with a fantical iron fist. Abnorms and deviates came from proximity to radiation which can result in some pretty spectacular powers. There are all different types of artificial intelligence from lifelikes (now illegal) to logika to bots to blitzhunds, descending in complexity. People can be enhanced cybernetically like Eve is. She was shot in the head as a child, so her eye is robotic along with some of her skull. Technology enhances peoples lives and also irreparably destroys them.
The characters are all lovely people that I rooted for the entire time. Eve has a fauxhawk and a tough attitude with skills to back it up, only necessary living in this time. Her friendship with Lemon Fresh is super supportive, equal, and awesome. Cricket has a bit of a Napoleon complex, but he is the voice of reason throughout the novel. Ezekiel is a literal coin operated boy and developed a relationship with Eve. He's fiercely loyal and fights through anything. This band of misfits (plus a blitzhund) travel around getting into scrapes and fighting their way out of it one way or another. Their dialogue is hilarious to read. Though the story is pretty fantastical and science fiction, the book is at its core about finding where you fit in and choosing your family.
LIFEL1K3 is a crazy in your face science fiction adventure with family and friendship in the center of it all. I did have a few problems with it. Some of the action sequences didn't make sense to me in the way they were described. For instance, there are people shooting pretty close and a storm with literal glass in it, but the main characters get out without a scratch. What??? However, I really loved the ending. It's a bit of a gut punch but totally makes sense and makes me want the next book NOW.