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ihateprozac's review
4.0
This book follows Locke and Kara as they awaken 260 years after their infamous accident. Given new BioPerfect bodies with the help of a shady scientist, Locke and Kara soon break out and try to track down the infamous Jenna Fox. They discover that the world has changed a lot in the last 260 years.
Surprisingly, medical science hasn't changed a lot in the last 2.6 centuries. While society has become relatively accepting of BioGel bodies, only the slightest of progress has been made in the field. The genetic engineering and tampering with native species appears to have stagnated for the time being. But while the medical community have come to a standstill, society as a whole has seen massive change.
The United States has seen another civil war, of which the cause is unknown, that has divided citizens not geographically, but ethically. Rather than splitting the country into North vs. South or East vs. West, the author sums it up perfectly in saying that 'each citizen got to choose which parent they sided with in the divorce'. From what the author shows us, citizens live in relative harmony despite having chosen different sides.
While you'd expect that people on the losing side of a war would live in relative poverty, that's not the case here. Regardless of which side they chose, American citizens have access to wealth and a wide range of public services. It's those that refused to choose a side who are now marginalised. Referred to as 'Non-Pacts', this group are excluded from most aspects of public life, living on the fringes and often resorting to crime.
I've read a number of dystopian texts in which war is a major theme, but I've never seen it done in this way! It's so fascinating that there are no geographic borders, and that it doesn't matter which side you picked during the war, so long as you picked one. People from either side are equally welcome to food and shelter, and somehow manage to live in harmony despite knowing they fell on opposite sides of the fence. But if you decided that both sides were wrong, you're a non-citizen and are relegated to the sidelines forever.
I hope the war and its effects on society are explored further in the next book. I'm curious as to what they were fighting over, especially considering it was something that had people refusing to take a side. I'm also curious as to how people can live peacefully together, when they believe that their neighbour was wrong. Surely there are times when peoples' opinions cause them to come into conflict!
I also hope we see more Bots with feelings in the next book, because I absolutely fell in love with Dot. She reminded me of Alice from Twilight: while the series as a whole was infuriatingly bad, thinking about Alice and her fun personality never fails to make me smile. Dot is the same. While the first book ended atrociously, the image of her in a wheelchair with a sombrero and a smile is enough to redeem the whole series for me. I'm not too embarrassed to admit that I shed a tear when she passed away, and I sincerely hope we see more delightfully devious Bots in the next book.
One thing I hope the author never revisits is Kara and Gatsbro. I've read enough [b:Pretty Little Liars|162085|Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars, #1)|Sara Shepard|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1284559818s/162085.jpg|2191061] that I've learned to never put my guard down when an author doesn't provide cold hard proof of a villain's death. We never got an explanation as to how Gatsbro was revived after being bludgeoned with the paperweight, and we learned that BioPerfect is capable of adapting and evolving. I wouldn't put it past Gatsbro and Kara to magically grow gills and come back with a vengeance.
I'm curious about where the next book will take Locke. Though I don't think he's emotionally strong enough right now, I hope that he can eventually follow in Karden's footsteps and mount a resistance. I think Allys will then become his second in command and they'll fall in love. Locke thinks that he's in love with Jenna, but the author has been steadily planting the seeds for some Locke/Allys romance. They've got the cute flirty banter downpat, and Locke has commented on how Allys doesn't seem to have found true love yet, as evidenced by her 6 husbands. Jenna seems intent on not outliving Kayla, so it'd just make sense for Locke and Allys to get together.
The first and second book have varied so much in tone that I don't know what to expect of the next one. The first book focused so heavily on the medical industry, but this took a backseat as the second book became a stock standard sci-fi action flick. It's almost as if the books were written by two different authors. I felt that The Fox Inheritance was better written than The Adoration of Jenna Fox, but the mythology in the second book was lacking.
Sure, there's only so much you can do with sci-fi, but it just felt so generic to me. Robots, guided cars, ID that must be kept on your person at all times, touch screens embedded in your palm...I felt like I'd seen it all before. The original take on the civil war redeemed the book a little, but I hope the author can step it up in the next book.
Overall: While The Fox Inheritance provides us with better quality writing and fewer plot holes, the tone of the story and mythology of the universe take a huge hit. It's as if there are two different authors here, taking the medicine-driven The Adoration of Jenna Fox and turning it into a generic B-grade sci-fi action story. The original take on civil war is fascinating, but needs to be explored more in the next book to make this saga stand out.
Surprisingly, medical science hasn't changed a lot in the last 2.6 centuries. While society has become relatively accepting of BioGel bodies, only the slightest of progress has been made in the field. The genetic engineering and tampering with native species appears to have stagnated for the time being. But while the medical community have come to a standstill, society as a whole has seen massive change.
The United States has seen another civil war, of which the cause is unknown, that has divided citizens not geographically, but ethically. Rather than splitting the country into North vs. South or East vs. West, the author sums it up perfectly in saying that 'each citizen got to choose which parent they sided with in the divorce'. From what the author shows us, citizens live in relative harmony despite having chosen different sides.
While you'd expect that people on the losing side of a war would live in relative poverty, that's not the case here. Regardless of which side they chose, American citizens have access to wealth and a wide range of public services. It's those that refused to choose a side who are now marginalised. Referred to as 'Non-Pacts', this group are excluded from most aspects of public life, living on the fringes and often resorting to crime.
I've read a number of dystopian texts in which war is a major theme, but I've never seen it done in this way! It's so fascinating that there are no geographic borders, and that it doesn't matter which side you picked during the war, so long as you picked one. People from either side are equally welcome to food and shelter, and somehow manage to live in harmony despite knowing they fell on opposite sides of the fence. But if you decided that both sides were wrong, you're a non-citizen and are relegated to the sidelines forever.
I hope the war and its effects on society are explored further in the next book. I'm curious as to what they were fighting over, especially considering it was something that had people refusing to take a side. I'm also curious as to how people can live peacefully together, when they believe that their neighbour was wrong. Surely there are times when peoples' opinions cause them to come into conflict!
I also hope we see more Bots with feelings in the next book, because I absolutely fell in love with Dot. She reminded me of Alice from Twilight: while the series as a whole was infuriatingly bad, thinking about Alice and her fun personality never fails to make me smile. Dot is the same. While the first book ended atrociously, the image of her in a wheelchair with a sombrero and a smile is enough to redeem the whole series for me. I'm not too embarrassed to admit that I shed a tear when she passed away, and I sincerely hope we see more delightfully devious Bots in the next book.
One thing I hope the author never revisits is Kara and Gatsbro. I've read enough [b:Pretty Little Liars|162085|Pretty Little Liars (Pretty Little Liars, #1)|Sara Shepard|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1284559818s/162085.jpg|2191061] that I've learned to never put my guard down when an author doesn't provide cold hard proof of a villain's death. We never got an explanation as to how Gatsbro was revived after being bludgeoned with the paperweight, and we learned that BioPerfect is capable of adapting and evolving. I wouldn't put it past Gatsbro and Kara to magically grow gills and come back with a vengeance.
I'm curious about where the next book will take Locke. Though I don't think he's emotionally strong enough right now, I hope that he can eventually follow in Karden's footsteps and mount a resistance. I think Allys will then become his second in command and they'll fall in love. Locke thinks that he's in love with Jenna, but the author has been steadily planting the seeds for some Locke/Allys romance. They've got the cute flirty banter downpat, and Locke has commented on how Allys doesn't seem to have found true love yet, as evidenced by her 6 husbands. Jenna seems intent on not outliving Kayla, so it'd just make sense for Locke and Allys to get together.
The first and second book have varied so much in tone that I don't know what to expect of the next one. The first book focused so heavily on the medical industry, but this took a backseat as the second book became a stock standard sci-fi action flick. It's almost as if the books were written by two different authors. I felt that The Fox Inheritance was better written than The Adoration of Jenna Fox, but the mythology in the second book was lacking.
Sure, there's only so much you can do with sci-fi, but it just felt so generic to me. Robots, guided cars, ID that must be kept on your person at all times, touch screens embedded in your palm...I felt like I'd seen it all before. The original take on the civil war redeemed the book a little, but I hope the author can step it up in the next book.
Overall: While The Fox Inheritance provides us with better quality writing and fewer plot holes, the tone of the story and mythology of the universe take a huge hit. It's as if there are two different authors here, taking the medicine-driven The Adoration of Jenna Fox and turning it into a generic B-grade sci-fi action story. The original take on civil war is fascinating, but needs to be explored more in the next book to make this saga stand out.
rrekhaa's review
3.0
2.75
Meh
This felt really unnecessary. I would have rather seen Jenna and Alyss living their lives as the world changes over the many, many years. I did not like Locke and Kara at all. I could not connect with them, and I know they went through hell in the black void or whatever but I didn't enjoy those bits when they described their he'll because they didn't feel even a little bit real or believable to me. I might read book 3, depends on my mood but I'm not too keen on doing it immediately.
Meh
This felt really unnecessary. I would have rather seen Jenna and Alyss living their lives as the world changes over the many, many years. I did not like Locke and Kara at all. I could not connect with them, and I know they went through hell in the black void or whatever but I didn't enjoy those bits when they described their he'll because they didn't feel even a little bit real or believable to me. I might read book 3, depends on my mood but I'm not too keen on doing it immediately.
lorilaws's review
3.0
I really, really loved The Adoration of Jenna Fox. I read it at a time when my only experience with dystopian was The Hunger Games, and I devoured it all in one sitting. Although it's been a few years since I read Jenna Fox my love for it hasn't waned. I still recommend it often. So it goes without saying that I was thrilled to hear about the sequel and all of that might have lead to my ultimate disappointment with this book.
Like I said it's been years since I read Jenna Fox, but I remember feeling very satisfied with the ending. I never even fathomed that it would have a follow-up of sorts. So maybe that's why I just didn't like The Fox Inheritance as much as I wanted to. Plus, it was just very different.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox is told from Jenna's point of view. It was very introspective and emotional. It was almost horrifying to step into Jenna's shoes. With this book those emotions weren't there. The book is told from Locke's point of view and it starts out a year after he has been 'woken up' or placed into a new body. This book focuses more on action than emotions. That's what I missed the most.
All of that being said, I still enjoyed the book. I just wish I wouldn't have went into it expecting something like the first book. This one is filled with intense action and all of the sci-fi creativity that was only hinted at in the first book. Mary E. Pearson does have a knack for the sci-fi elements and I really enjoyed all the talk of bots and new technology.
Overall, this was just an okay book for me. I suggest that if you were a huge fan of the prequel go into this one expecting a totally different book.
Like I said it's been years since I read Jenna Fox, but I remember feeling very satisfied with the ending. I never even fathomed that it would have a follow-up of sorts. So maybe that's why I just didn't like The Fox Inheritance as much as I wanted to. Plus, it was just very different.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox is told from Jenna's point of view. It was very introspective and emotional. It was almost horrifying to step into Jenna's shoes. With this book those emotions weren't there. The book is told from Locke's point of view and it starts out a year after he has been 'woken up' or placed into a new body. This book focuses more on action than emotions. That's what I missed the most.
All of that being said, I still enjoyed the book. I just wish I wouldn't have went into it expecting something like the first book. This one is filled with intense action and all of the sci-fi creativity that was only hinted at in the first book. Mary E. Pearson does have a knack for the sci-fi elements and I really enjoyed all the talk of bots and new technology.
Overall, this was just an okay book for me. I suggest that if you were a huge fan of the prequel go into this one expecting a totally different book.
vic_to_ria's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I will say that this second one feels like the first book and the first book felt like a prequel book but overall the story came together really nice and had a lot of adventure and world building that was really interesting.
kirstenrose22's review
4.0
This felt like an action movie, but in a good way. A few plot twists were telegraphed well in advance, but it was still fun and exciting. A good quick read, with some real meaty questions underlying the whole.
thelibrarylady42's review
3.0
2.5 rather than 3. The Fox Inheritance is a sequel to The Adoration of Jenna Fox which I loved. This one not so much. Where Adoration was a powerful look at how far you would go for your children and what it means to be human Inheritance is a lame attempt to further that theme. It's not as powerful and meaningful and I can't really put my finger on why. Maybe it was because it was predictable, or maybe it was because the characters were flat and under developed, or maybe it was because there was no one to care about Locke and Kara the way there was for Jenna. I was disappointed in the unworthy conclusion to a fantastic story.
lindseyembry33's review
4.0
This sequel to the Adoration of Jenna Fox takes you in a different direction than the first book but the first book was necessary to get to this one. The story picks up with Locke and Kara. Not expected but brilliant. The suspense will keep you running in your seat. I can't wait for the third one to come out so I can know exactly where all of the characters end up.
krissew21's review
4.0
Most certainly not as good as the first one, but I am still glad she wrote it. She still did a awesome job with the twists and turns! This book still had surprises that I didn't even know were coming which I appreciate in a book. I love unpredictability! I kind of get the feeling there should be another one..
pakrat1237's review
2.0
Honestly, it's an unnecessary addition to the Adoration of Jenna Fox - it continues the theme of exploring the ethics and morality of medical advancements, but not nearly as well as it's predecessor...