Review by bookladykd - LIFEL1K3

bookladykd 's review for:

LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff

5.0

I’ve read a lot of YA, a lot of post-apocalyptic sci-fi, and a lot of girl-power sf/f, so honestly it takes quite a clever plot twist to surprise me. And this book did surprise me, several times, and in a big way. I’ll definitely be keeping alert for the sequel.
Slightly spoilerish, maybe?

Spoiler

I got an “aha”sort of thrill when I realized that Ana and her family are all named after the last Russian czars and “Monorova” anagrams to “Romanov”. Coincidence or something more? Makes me wish I knew more about early 20th century in general and the Russian revolution in particular.