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A review by daffz
Adaptation by Malinda Lo
4.0
Before I say anything else about this book, I just want to say how happy I am to see a bisexual main character and have the word bisexual actually used in the story, multiple times. Honestly, having that in a book is nearly enough for me to just say that I love it, but it was a pretty great book regardless.
A problem that I often have in books where an ordinary person with an ordinary life has something amazing/magical/supernatural thing happen to them, is that their "normal life" often feels sort of fake and undeveloped to me. It's usually skipped over a bit to get to the amazing/magical/supernatural thing, which is understandable but annoying.
Adaption didn't have this problem. Even though not too much of the book was spent at Reese's home, it was enough to give a good idea of what her regular life was like. I liked Julian and her mother a lot, their characters were a large part of what made it feel so realistic.
Reading this, I discovered that I have a much higher tolerance for love triangles when they're bisexual love triangles. More of these, please.
I honestly liked both the love interests a lot, which doesn't happen often to me. I'd be happy if Reese ended up with either of them. I liked how the romance didn't take over the plot, it was just the right balance.
I'm very curious about the next one. This series is making me want to read more books with aliens in them.
A problem that I often have in books where an ordinary person with an ordinary life has something amazing/magical/supernatural thing happen to them, is that their "normal life" often feels sort of fake and undeveloped to me. It's usually skipped over a bit to get to the amazing/magical/supernatural thing, which is understandable but annoying.
Adaption didn't have this problem. Even though not too much of the book was spent at Reese's home, it was enough to give a good idea of what her regular life was like. I liked Julian and her mother a lot, their characters were a large part of what made it feel so realistic.
Reading this, I discovered that I have a much higher tolerance for love triangles when they're bisexual love triangles. More of these, please.
I honestly liked both the love interests a lot, which doesn't happen often to me. I'd be happy if Reese ended up with either of them. I liked how the romance didn't take over the plot, it was just the right balance.
I'm very curious about the next one. This series is making me want to read more books with aliens in them.