From the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Illuminae Files comes the first book in a new series that's part Romeo and Juliet, part Terminator, and all adrenaline.
On an island junkyard beneath a sky that glows with radiation, a deadly secret lies buried in the scrap. Seventeen-year-old Eve isn't looking for trouble--she's too busy looking over her shoulder. The robot gladiator she spent months building has been reduced to a smoking wreck, she's on the local gangster's wanted list, and the only thing keeping her grandpa alive is the money she just lost to the bookies. Worst of all, she's discovered she can somehow destroy machines with the power of her mind, and a bunch of puritanical fanatics are building a coffin her size because of it. If she's ever had a worse day, Eve can't remember it. The problem is, Eve has had a worse day--one that lingers in her nightmares and the cybernetic implant where her memories used to be. Her discovery of a handsome android named Ezekiel--called a "Lifelike" because they resemble humans--will bring her world crashing down and make her question whether her entire life is a lie. With her best friend Lemon Fresh and her robotic sidekick Cricket in tow, Eve will trek across deserts of glass, battle unkillable bots, and infiltrate towering megacities to save the ones she loves...and learn the truth about the bloody secrets of her past.
** Buddy Read with the lovely, the wonderful, the amazing Malanie **
This book. THIS! BOOOOKKK!!!! It blew my freaking brain out of my head, out the door, and down the street for like, five miles. I haven't read anything by Jay Kristoff before, so this was my induction, and what an induction it was. I can safely say that I have been converted and will be picking up more of Kristoff's work in the future.
A brief and non-exhaustive list of the things I loved:
- Lemon Fresh.
-Great dialogue and witty banter.
-Lemon Fresh.
-The immersive worldbuilding and the amazing usage of made-up slang.
-Lemon Fresh.
-THOSE TWISTS THO. I DID NOT SEE THEM COMING. LIKE. AT ALL.
- Oh, did I mention Lemon Fresh?
-The unique writing style.
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