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A review by brandiraefong
Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff
This was really well done science fiction. It was fast paced, but not at the sacrifice of character development or world building. It will take readers a little bit to get used to the slang and jargon, but it's not overused and Kristoff uses good context clues to help the reader adapt quickly to their meanings and to the world.
Eve is a strong female lead, who doesn't become helpless when a guy shows up (pg 158 "Truth was, she could curl up and cry her little heart out or stand up and fight..."Okay. Enough of the pity party."" pg. 169 "That's real sugar-sweet of you...but I'm not a fair maiden trapped in a tower..When I want your help, I'll ask for it")
There is a bit of romance, but it's it has a sensible grounded purpose and is done in a non-insta love way.
I will say, it wasn't until it was clearly revealed that this seems to be a science fiction retelling of the Romanovs, however, even if readers never pick up on it, it won't effect the reading or enjoyment of the story.
This has kind of flown under the radar of a lot of readers at my library (and I have many looking for science fiction), and I think that's due to the jacket copy and the cover. It doesn't emphasize the epic robot fight scenes and the questions of AI, what makes a human vs. robot themes. Recently I was reading Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful, which also focuses on human vs. robot and genetics, and when I mentioned it to teens, they were fascinated by the subject, so there is a teen audience out there for this.
Eve is a strong female lead, who doesn't become helpless when a guy shows up (pg 158 "Truth was, she could curl up and cry her little heart out or stand up and fight..."Okay. Enough of the pity party."" pg. 169 "That's real sugar-sweet of you...but I'm not a fair maiden trapped in a tower..When I want your help, I'll ask for it")
There is a bit of romance, but it's it has a sensible grounded purpose and is done in a non-insta love way.
I will say, it wasn't until it was clearly revealed that this seems to be a science fiction retelling of the Romanovs, however, even if readers never pick up on it, it won't effect the reading or enjoyment of the story.
This has kind of flown under the radar of a lot of readers at my library (and I have many looking for science fiction), and I think that's due to the jacket copy and the cover. It doesn't emphasize the epic robot fight scenes and the questions of AI, what makes a human vs. robot themes. Recently I was reading Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful, which also focuses on human vs. robot and genetics, and when I mentioned it to teens, they were fascinated by the subject, so there is a teen audience out there for this.