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A review by shhchar
Adaptation by Malinda Lo
4.0
Adaptation was a marvelous sci-fi/conspiracy novel. While the action was light at times, it still managed to keep me turning pages and wanting more. The addition of an unorthodox love triangle that was written with so much ease and normality really set the book apart from others.
The exposition opened wonderfully up into some mild action. The action only sped up more as the book went on, but I do think the majority of it was in the first half of the book. The second half of the book was more focused on figuring things out and wrapping up ends. While there was a climax, I think the beginning's action was more dramatic. The second half could have used more action.
Even though I have a love-hate relationship with more than one of the characters, I still related to all of them and felt for them during their plights. Reese was a good protagonist, not great, but still likable. I admired that she still stood up for herself even when put in dangerous and scary situations. I loved David, but I still don't feel like the reader knows much about him. Amber was very interesting, and I LOVED her relationship with Reese. This book did what seems almost unthinkable in YA lit: it had a normal, (well mostly, ignoring the obvious sci-fi stuff) sexually-flexible character. (Reese herself doesn't label it, so neither will I.) For once, I LOVED the love triangle!
Other things I loved: the articles and lab reports, all the conspiracy and political stuff, and Julian. I definitely recommend this book to any fan of YA sci-fi!
The exposition opened wonderfully up into some mild action. The action only sped up more as the book went on, but I do think the majority of it was in the first half of the book. The second half of the book was more focused on figuring things out and wrapping up ends. While there was a climax, I think the beginning's action was more dramatic. The second half could have used more action.
Even though I have a love-hate relationship with more than one of the characters, I still related to all of them and felt for them during their plights. Reese was a good protagonist, not great, but still likable. I admired that she still stood up for herself even when put in dangerous and scary situations. I loved David, but I still don't feel like the reader knows much about him. Amber was very interesting, and I LOVED her relationship with Reese. This book did what seems almost unthinkable in YA lit: it had a normal, (well mostly, ignoring the obvious sci-fi stuff) sexually-flexible character. (Reese herself doesn't label it, so neither will I.) For once, I LOVED the love triangle!
Other things I loved: the articles and lab reports, all the conspiracy and political stuff, and Julian. I definitely recommend this book to any fan of YA sci-fi!