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A review by jerseygrrrl
Implanted by Lauren C. Teffeau
3.0
This isn't a novel. It's a video game!
Pros:
* Strong female lead
* Interesting exploration of how tech might advance
* Lots of action
Cons:
* Logic takes a back seat to action. The reader has to make many cognitive leaps that make no sense, just because the characters have decided that they're right.
* The strong female lead makes *terrible* decisions constantly. Maybe she wasn't meant to be smart (or maybe she was supposed to have a cognitive disorder?). I was surprised by how badly she navigated the choices available to her. I found myself rolling my eyes and saying "really?"
* The writing style is choppy and the plotting is disjointed. But this is Teffeau's debut novel, so I'm sure this will improve.
* One more thing: I was shocked by how little she worried about her parents. I would have understood that more if there was some backstory (maybe they were terrible people?). But without explanation, it was just implausible how little she cared for people other than her love interest and one friend.
Pros:
* Strong female lead
* Interesting exploration of how tech might advance
* Lots of action
Cons:
* Logic takes a back seat to action. The reader has to make many cognitive leaps that make no sense, just because the characters have decided that they're right.
* The strong female lead makes *terrible* decisions constantly. Maybe she wasn't meant to be smart (or maybe she was supposed to have a cognitive disorder?). I was surprised by how badly she navigated the choices available to her. I found myself rolling my eyes and saying "really?"
* The writing style is choppy and the plotting is disjointed. But this is Teffeau's debut novel, so I'm sure this will improve.
* One more thing: I was shocked by how little she worried about her parents. I would have understood that more if there was some backstory (maybe they were terrible people?). But without explanation, it was just implausible how little she cared for people other than her love interest and one friend.