Buckle up cadets because Kristoff takes us on one heck of a quest before throwing us off a cliff. I followed along with an ARC copy as I listened to the narrations of Erin Spencer. This post-apocalyptic young adult tale is filled with danger, robotic gladiators, kick-ass characters, a touch of romance and a mystery that must be solved. LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff is the first book in the wickedly cool science fiction fantasy series, Lifelike. 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. 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. 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. If she's ever had a worse day, Eve can't remember it. 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. 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. Seventeen-year-old Eve isn't looking for trouble-she's too busy looking over her shoulder.

On an island junkyard beneath a sky that glows with radiation, a deadly secret lies buried in the scrap. 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.

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