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A review by gbooks29
Origin by Jessica Khoury
2.0
Okay I've come to this conclusion: This is a semi-entertaining read, but a crappy piece of literature.
It tells the story of Pia, an immortal sixteen year old girl, who lives in the Amazon rainforest, imprisoned by scientists. Her destiny is to populate an immortal race in the future. She falls in love with a young villag boy who pleads with her to escape her cage. Along with him, Eio, they discover her true origin.
Doesn't that sound just a little bit intriguing? I'll admit, it did to me when I read the blurb. Problem? It sinks itself in the most boring dystopian trend I've ever read. It reminded me a bit of Runes, which I read in January and hated. Both are entertaining to read, and engrossing, just horrible in general. This book has the most unfortunate and incredulous insta-love story I've read in a while. The whole secret behind her existence is predictable and rather boring, as is the conclusion and ending.
The villain is cliche and nothing new, and Pia's personality, in general, is plain and boring. If it were me, I'd see Eio more of as a stalker than a love interest (just like Edward, and Patch, but whatever).
The reason I give it two stars, and not much lower is the intriguing plot premise and only one character that made the story interesting.
Overall, it was really disappointing of an interesting moral to tackle (immortality and love), with a decent start, that lead to a slow and dull road to the cliche dystopia and boring love interest that makes this story forgettable.
It tells the story of Pia, an immortal sixteen year old girl, who lives in the Amazon rainforest, imprisoned by scientists. Her destiny is to populate an immortal race in the future. She falls in love with a young villag boy who pleads with her to escape her cage. Along with him, Eio, they discover her true origin.
Doesn't that sound just a little bit intriguing? I'll admit, it did to me when I read the blurb. Problem? It sinks itself in the most boring dystopian trend I've ever read. It reminded me a bit of Runes, which I read in January and hated. Both are entertaining to read, and engrossing, just horrible in general. This book has the most unfortunate and incredulous insta-love story I've read in a while. The whole secret behind her existence is predictable and rather boring, as is the conclusion and ending.
The villain is cliche and nothing new, and Pia's personality, in general, is plain and boring. If it were me, I'd see Eio more of as a stalker than a love interest (just like Edward, and Patch, but whatever).
The reason I give it two stars, and not much lower is the intriguing plot premise and only one character that made the story interesting.
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Uncle Antonio, who unfortunately diedSpoiler
Overall, it was really disappointing of an interesting moral to tackle (immortality and love), with a decent start, that lead to a slow and dull road to the cliche dystopia and boring love interest that makes this story forgettable.