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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Lifel1k3 (Lifelike) by Jay Kristoff
5.0
Apart from buying new books I also like browsing secondhand bookstores. Especially De Slegte, in the big cities in the Netherlands and Belgium, quite often has a really nice selection of books. Once in a while I stumble upon a book from my wishlist for a very reasonable price. This was one of those books. I was doubting a little if this book would be for me, but I did enjoy other books by the author so it was on my wishlist. Last week I decided to start reading.
It was love at first sight! This book was amazing and everything I want my science fiction novels to be. I was quite positively surprised too when I discovered that this story was an Anastasia Romanov retelling. I of course don't want to give everything away, but the moment our heroine started to have flashbacks where her name was Ana and her entire family was shot, it was quite clear what had inspired the author to write this story.
However, this is far more than "just" a retelling. Especially because of the science fiction elements. This entire book takes place in a futuristic world where the line between robots and humans is becoming vaguer and vaguer. Our heroine fights in real life robot fights to earn some money for her sick grandfather and once she discovers she has a special power the robots and AI's are coming from literally everywhere and the story becomes more and more interesting.
I also really loved the finale of this novel! This book is clearly building towards this big moment and the author absolutely does take the time to get there, to make sure we're excited and to then throw in an amazing surprise. And although the book doesn't exactly end with a huge cliffhanger, it doesn't exactly end with a happily ever after either. It's quite clear the real journey has only just begun. I can't wait to see where it's going.
It was love at first sight! This book was amazing and everything I want my science fiction novels to be. I was quite positively surprised too when I discovered that this story was an Anastasia Romanov retelling. I of course don't want to give everything away, but the moment our heroine started to have flashbacks where her name was Ana and her entire family was shot, it was quite clear what had inspired the author to write this story.
However, this is far more than "just" a retelling. Especially because of the science fiction elements. This entire book takes place in a futuristic world where the line between robots and humans is becoming vaguer and vaguer. Our heroine fights in real life robot fights to earn some money for her sick grandfather and once she discovers she has a special power the robots and AI's are coming from literally everywhere and the story becomes more and more interesting.
I also really loved the finale of this novel! This book is clearly building towards this big moment and the author absolutely does take the time to get there, to make sure we're excited and to then throw in an amazing surprise. And although the book doesn't exactly end with a huge cliffhanger, it doesn't exactly end with a happily ever after either. It's quite clear the real journey has only just begun. I can't wait to see where it's going.