LIFEL1K3

Hey reading owls, I’m back with a nice review (no spoilers btw)

My book arrived at 17^th May and I started reading it on 22^nd and LET ME TELL YOU: I’m thankful that I had the opportunity of being able to read it. 29^th May was the release date and that was the day I finished reading it. If you want to know some of my thoughts, read my initial non-spoilery thoughts on Goodreads! But here comes the review, which isn’t as emotional like my thoughts while I was reading.

Usually I’m not into the science fiction genre. It’s not what I like and after failing at understanding Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufmann, I thought it was a genre I’ll never get into – appearently that was a stupid assumption, because here I am (or here I will be?) raving about this amazing book, which happens to not only be one of my now-favourites and a Jay Kristoff book, but a – get a stool – SCIENCE FICTION BOOK!

It’s difficult to truly explain what this book is about, because no matter what I say, it could be seen as a spoiler and I like myself better alive … But there are some keywords that I associate with this book:

• Mad Max-Fury Road: I watched this movie, back when it was released, and I SWEAR there were some scenes in LIFEL1K3 that reminded me of this movie. Later on, I read Mr. Kristoff’s description of what the book is about and I was, in fact, right.
• Robots, robots, robots, rob- …: FIRST book ever to make me understand and actually like robots and all their types – that says something
• Forbidden Love
• Friendships
• Memories
• Lies
• PLOT TWISTS!!!! A whole lot of them

The tiny list above is, in fact, not really a description, I know, but these are the things I have in my mind while thinking about this masterpiece!

Now, we should talk about the characters. Just shortly, who they are and how I feel about them.

• Eve – I liked her. She’s our main character. A fierce, fighting, 17-year-old (I think) teenager who has sometimes self-doubts, as every being does at times. Also, she’s loyal to the point, where she would rather die, than let something happen to her friends (human or not). But what I liked about her most, was that she has flaws and is not perfect. Neither her looks, nor her actions are flawless, and that makes her real, in my opinion.

“This is not the end of me.This is just one more enemy.”

• Lemon Fresh – 15 years old and my little freckled cutie, who could probably kill me. Well, well … she’s flawed, too and she’s selfish at times, but like all of Mr. Kristoff’s characters, she feels real and relatable. Lemon is Eve’s best friend, partner in crime and where Eve is, Lemon isn’t far behind. And the other way around.

“I’m too pretty, to sweat.”

• Gandpa Silas – that old man melted my heart and I think you’ll like him, too.
• Cricket – I want someone like Cricket … right now (won’t say anything else – when you decide to read this book, you’ll understand)
• Ezekiel – Oh Ezekiel … what can I say … nothing really, because I’d spoiler you all. He is an android. A robot that looks, feels, acts like a human being and was created based on an actual person. He bleeds, thinks and feels. But his kind has to follow the Three Laws all robots have to. (You’ll get to know them in the books)

“It’s simple to love someone on the days that are easy. But you find out what your love is made of on the days that are hard.”

As I said, Jay Kristoff actually succeed at making me understand the robot, mechanic and science fiction stuff. That’s why I ordered Gemina and Obsidio so I can devour those as well.

But before I do, I want to tell you how much I loved this book. Jay Kristoff has this way of using language to his benefit and creating a whole new world and a ton of feelings. His characters feel alive and relatable. The plot shocked me THREE times and that says something, because most authors can’t even shock me once. The friendship between Lem and Eve is amazing, I really love it. It’s not all rainbows and sunshine. There is jealousy, there are arguments – but the good stuff is there, too.

Eve smiled. “Stronger together.”Lemon nodded. “Together forever.”

I truly recommend LIFEL1K3. Not sure into which genre to assign it, but I would say it’s a YA science fiction read. There are some brutal scenes, but I think we pretty much familiarised ourselves with fighting scenes, etc. in YA books.

I hope you’ll consider reading it, because I’m sure you won’t regret it. It’s a masterpiece, a lingual artwork and I can’t wait to get my hands on the sequel that is supposed to be out in May 2019. Can’t wait to follow the journey these characters are going to make.

Okay, that was it for today. Love you, my reading owls and I promise I’ll try to post more.