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Lifel1k3
by Jay Kristoff
I’ve heard really middling things about this book, so I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Jay Kristoff manages to build detailed, interesting worlds populated by crass and mesmerizing ne’er-do-wells, and every single time I am totally here for it. (I won’t read that one series of his, though—the one we don’t talk about.) Something I didn’t realize when I picked it up is that it’s a sort of vague retelling of the legends of Anastasia Romanov, except set against a post-apocalyptic necro-capitalist American Southwest. It’s a little bit Cinder, a little bit Ready Player One, except way better written than either of those books. It’s dark and funny and interesting, though I wouldn’t say it’s doing anything particularly new or innovative. It’s just a fun story about hot androids and sarcastic engineers fighting for their lives! What’s not to like?