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amarieads's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nerdgirllin's review against another edition
3.0
So I'll preface this review with I usually don't read young adult books. This one was enjoyable. The pace was good, and I liked the characters. I liked that the ending wasn't immediately obvious (at least to me, my sisters are great and sussing these things out). I kept changing my opinion on the "who dunnit" through out the entire book. This book kept me on toes. I liked that.
kseftila's review against another edition
4.0
(3.5)
We are the destroyers of this world
Much thanks to the author for sending me an e-arc ❤
Girl of Flesh and Metal follows the story of Lena Hayes,a supporter of the anti-tech community who after a car accident has her arm replaced by a metal one. Soon, an event will turn Lena's life upside down and have her unable to sleep at night.
I'll try to keep this review as short as possible:
The writing and the pacing was okay. The characters were well-written,you could definitely see them as real people.
What I didn't like was the love interest. I felt it was unnecessary and would rather have the love interest as Lena's friend. Also, I didn't really like that reveal at the end. Don't know why,it just didn't satisfy me.
Not sure how this book will have a sequel (this is a series, right?)and how the story will be continued,but I hope it'll get better and better!
We are the destroyers of this world
Much thanks to the author for sending me an e-arc ❤
Girl of Flesh and Metal follows the story of Lena Hayes,a supporter of the anti-tech community who after a car accident has her arm replaced by a metal one. Soon, an event will turn Lena's life upside down and have her unable to sleep at night.
I'll try to keep this review as short as possible:
The writing and the pacing was okay. The characters were well-written,you could definitely see them as real people.
What I didn't like was the love interest. I felt it was unnecessary and would rather have the love interest as Lena's friend. Also, I didn't really like that reveal at the end. Don't know why,it just didn't satisfy me.
Not sure how this book will have a sequel (this is a series, right?)and how the story will be continued,but I hope it'll get better and better!
destdest's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Refreshing!
I really enjoyed this. Lena had an excellent narrative voice and didn't feel like a blank sheet of paper. Her rebellious attitude against the digitalization of society coupled with machinery becoming an actual part of her was a super fun conflict.
There's a sizeable slice of mystery and a dollop of thriller, but the sci-fi nature stays consistent throughout. I'll read the next book for sure!
I really enjoyed this. Lena had an excellent narrative voice and didn't feel like a blank sheet of paper. Her rebellious attitude against the digitalization of society coupled with machinery becoming an actual part of her was a super fun conflict.
There's a sizeable slice of mystery and a dollop of thriller, but the sci-fi nature stays consistent throughout. I'll read the next book for sure!
readingwitherin's review
medium-paced
4.0
Lena is a young woman whose parents are very into tech and run a tech company that specializes in robotics, and have also started working on making robotic limbs for people that will act and eventually look exactly like real body parts do. Lena is very against this and is anti-tech for the most part, but her entire world ends up changing when she gets into an accident that causes her to have a robotic arm.
She is understandably upset about this considering her views on robotics, but things get worse as her 'friends' abandon her. She does make new/old friends again though and these two end up helping her not only deal with accepting her arm but also figure out what is happening to her and why people who work in her parent's companies' children are ending up dead. Lena is also dealing with her arm doing things she doesn't want it to do at times and is also living off of very little sleep which makes everything far more complicated. She has no real adult to turn to during this time, leaving it just to her and her new friends to figure it out on their own.
Overall I loved this book and couldn't get enough of it. Lena is a character that I loved, she was extremely smart and was piecing things together before anyone else was. Of course, she does make some questionable decisions because she's a teenager but those were to be expected especially considering the position she was in. All of the robotics stuff mentioned in the story was very easy to follow along with, even the programming talk. We got to see how/why her arm was doing certain things after a while and how it pertained to the other things that we're having to do with her life. Now for the mystery part of this story and what helped me love it so much. Now I thought it was several different people throughout the book that was murdering the kids of her parent's company given the clues that Lena and her friends found. I didn't figure out who the killer was, and I loved that. Not knowing the entire time and figuring out what was happening and why it was happening alongside Lena was fun.
I'm very interested to see where the next book in the series go and I have already pre-ordered it!
Girl of Flesh and Metal not only shows a different very high-tech world, but it also has a mystery of who is killing off these teenagers of Lena's parent's employees and why they were doing it.
She is understandably upset about this considering her views on robotics, but things get worse as her 'friends' abandon her. She does make new/old friends again though and these two end up helping her not only deal with accepting her arm but also figure out what is happening to her and why people who work in her parent's companies' children are ending up dead. Lena is also dealing with her arm doing things she doesn't want it to do at times and is also living off of very little sleep which makes everything far more complicated. She has no real adult to turn to during this time, leaving it just to her and her new friends to figure it out on their own.
Overall I loved this book and couldn't get enough of it. Lena is a character that I loved, she was extremely smart and was piecing things together before anyone else was. Of course, she does make some questionable decisions because she's a teenager but those were to be expected especially considering the position she was in. All of the robotics stuff mentioned in the story was very easy to follow along with, even the programming talk. We got to see how/why her arm was doing certain things after a while and how it pertained to the other things that we're having to do with her life. Now for the mystery part of this story and what helped me love it so much. Now I thought it was several different people throughout the book that was murdering the kids of her parent's company given the clues that Lena and her friends found. I didn't figure out who the killer was, and I loved that. Not knowing the entire time and figuring out what was happening and why it was happening alongside Lena was fun.
I'm very interested to see where the next book in the series go and I have already pre-ordered it!
Girl of Flesh and Metal not only shows a different very high-tech world, but it also has a mystery of who is killing off these teenagers of Lena's parent's employees and why they were doing it.
sielantgem's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
This was a single point of view narrative from the main characters, Lena’s lens. I really enjoyed the world building. Definitely gave me iRobot vibes especially with the both main characters from the movie and book having a disdain of AI technology. I’m not sure if I liked Lena because her constantly needing to repeat that she did not approve of AI/tech but not giving the reader her own points of view why she felt this way was annoying. You do see a small shift in her beliefs as the story progresses. Either way it was a enjoyable ride. And the plot twist I did not see it coming but I had a small inkling of it. Not sure about her love interest choices, there is a love triangle. Plan to read the next book in the series.
outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Lena's parents own CyberCorp, a company which is on the brink of mass producing the first batch of humanoid robots to carry out the more mundane aspects of daily life, but Lena is old-school. She hates the technology and when she is involved in a car accident that leads to her being fitted with a more advanced cybernetic arm, she is furious with her parents. The other passenger in the accident ex-boyfriend, Jackson, is more amenable to the technology, but Lena can't shake the terrible headaches, then she starts sleepwalking. When the children of CyberCorp employees are murdered, Lena realises to her her horror that she doesn't have alibis for the murders because she was sleepwalking when they occurred. Is Lena guilty of murder and if she is, why is she killing them?
First of all let me tell you that I bought this book initially for the cover - it looks amazing on the Kindle version - the photo on here doesn't do it justice. The story itself is an interesting one, examining the ever-closer arrival of humanoid AI, what is means to be human, and the arguments from both sides. Lena is definitely one of the 'Against' camp and this is only heightened by her experiences following her accident.
I actually really enjoyed the sci-fi/thriller parts of the story but I found Lena to be a bit irritating at times, for example she blames her parents for the car accident with no mention of the fact she had been out partying with friends and lost concentration whilst driving. I did enjoy it enough that I will be checking out the sequels.
First of all let me tell you that I bought this book initially for the cover - it looks amazing on the Kindle version - the photo on here doesn't do it justice. The story itself is an interesting one, examining the ever-closer arrival of humanoid AI, what is means to be human, and the arguments from both sides. Lena is definitely one of the 'Against' camp and this is only heightened by her experiences following her accident.
I actually really enjoyed the sci-fi/thriller parts of the story but I found Lena to be a bit irritating at times, for example she blames her parents for the car accident with no mention of the fact she had been out partying with friends and lost concentration whilst driving. I did enjoy it enough that I will be checking out the sequels.
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