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Lifel1k3
by Jay Kristoff
So this book was a ridddeeeee! It's actually the very first stand alone Jay Kristoff book I've read. The setting, style, and characters were incredibly vibrant, and I just loved the story that was created. I was thrown off at the beginning by the slang the characters use, but eventually I got used to it, and I recognized it as a world building technique. And the best part is that it wasn't done in a tacky way. Sometimes slang can really take me out of a story or it kinda fades halfway through, but that didn't happen here, luckily! I thought it fit very well with the world.
Speaking of, again, I loved the world! It was dystopian, but the kind I love--so post civilization that it's almost like a fantasy world. The story gave me MEGA Mad Max vibes, which I LOVED. I would say my favorites were ABSOLUTELY Ezekiel and Lemon Fresh--they were both such lovely and pure characters. <3 I enjoyed our main character too, but she was a bit too tumultuous for my taste...
The only reason this has 4 stars is kinda ironic: I predicted what was going to happen throughout most of the book, but then the ending kinda rocked me a little bit, and not in a good way. So the star was docked for both predictability and the weird plot twist! I'm not going to give anything away, but everything really got turned on it's head. Like, not in a way that I HATED, but not in a way I'm totally loving, either. I just hope the next book goes in a good direction because I have a baaadddd feeling about some things. o-o
Speaking of, again, I loved the world! It was dystopian, but the kind I love--so post civilization that it's almost like a fantasy world. The story gave me MEGA Mad Max vibes, which I LOVED. I would say my favorites were ABSOLUTELY Ezekiel and Lemon Fresh--they were both such lovely and pure characters. <3 I enjoyed our main character too, but she was a bit too tumultuous for my taste...
The only reason this has 4 stars is kinda ironic: I predicted what was going to happen throughout most of the book, but then the ending kinda rocked me a little bit, and not in a good way. So the star was docked for both predictability and the weird plot twist! I'm not going to give anything away, but everything really got turned on it's head. Like, not in a way that I HATED, but not in a way I'm totally loving, either. I just hope the next book goes in a good direction because I have a baaadddd feeling about some things. o-o