Review: Freak of Nature

Title: Freak of Nature

Author: Julia Crane

Rating: 3 stars

The Blurb:

Donate Body to Science. Check.

When seventeen-year-old Kaitlyn checked the box, she never suspected she’d have her life–and her body–stolen from her. She awakens one day in a secret laboratory to discover that her body is now half-robot and is forced to hide her own secret: that she still has human emotions and a human mind. If the scientists who made her find out, they’ll erase what remains of who she was.

Kaitlyn finds an unlikely ally in Lucas, a handsome, brilliant scientist who can’t get over the guilt he feels knowing she was once a vibrant, beautiful young woman. He never expected a science project to affect him the way she does. As he tries to help her rediscover her past, he finds himself falling for the brave girl struggling to find her place and acceptance between the human and computer worlds.

The Review:

I was really excited to read this book about a girl who has had her life turned upside down because she decided to donate her body to science. A story about a girl who one day wakes up to find she has no memory of her old life and that she is now half robot. 

I was somewhat disappointed to find out this book put pretty much all of it's focus in the romance. I really would have liked a bit more science in this science fiction book. I was also disappointed because Kaitlyn, one of the main characters, was a bit dull. Yes she is a robot who has emotions that she has to hide, but those emotions were mainly just romantic ones. I would have liked her to have more feelings because she honestly just wasn't very interesting. 

I did however love Lucas, the other main character and the scientist who helped turn Kaitlyn into what she is. He was so much more complex and conflicted. He had terrible guilt over what he had done to this girl. He also felt awkward because he was developing feelings for her. If the whole book had been told from his POV it would have been a lot more interesting.

I feel like Kaitlyn should have been more focused on escaping the lab but she was to embroiled in her romance with Lucas to even entertain that idea. It also bothered me how she was totally fine falling in love with someone who helped turn her into this "freak of nature." Even Lucas felt guilt over what he had done, it just seems more logical that she would have to work through her emotions to finally be able to love him. 

The ending was wrapped up a little too easily for me. It was like the author couldn't think of a way to end the story so she took the easy way out.

This book was a fun read. It's not the greatest book, but it is worth checking out. If you're looking for a book that doesn't have too much substance then I would recommend it.

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