bxermom's review against another edition
3.0
This second book in the Skinned series moved along at a slow slow pace until I was about halfway in...that's why the 3 stars. I didn't think I was going to be able to finish it, but finally the action and story picked up and once again I was not disappointed. Its really hard to right a review on this series as its almost impossible to not mention spoilers...but I will say this...Lia's growing up, making choices, facing trouble, and still has a long way to go in adjusting to her new world. A must read!
kendracurless's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as the first, but still a good read. Reminded me a lot of Scott Westerfeld's Uglies Series, though there are not as much fun futuristic tidbits. I was interested up until the end for some odd reason. I think it's just because it was hard to relate to the characters because they are robots. Or because I started a different book before finishing this one.
silodear's review against another edition
3.0
Hm. I'm till intrigued by this series and I'm continuing to ponder what the message of the author might be... but I'm decidedly less overwhelmed by the conflict in my brain. This book was a decent second-book-in-the-trilogy. I still want you all to read it and help me make sense of what's happening.
stephhreads's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed Crashed while I read it, but it ended on an "ugh" note for me. I find the whole concept and debate on what it means to be a "person" or even a "human" very interesting. But I felt a bit uncomfortable reading Crashed. It made me want to squirm in my seat.
l1brarygirl's review against another edition
5.0
good second book! was intrigued by the relationships Lia has! did not see the relationship with riley coming at all! thought she would end up with Jude!
myeverskye's review against another edition
3.0
Ok, this book was irritating. I found myself wanting to punch the majority of the characters. They're all selfish, self-sabotaging, whiny & liars. In the first book, I was a little annoyed with Lia's self-absorbed rich girl attitude, but thought maybe as the series went along her character would develop a little more maturely. And no, she's not obsessed with her social status or being the hottest girl anymore, but only because she has no social status as a mech & can't revel in her beauty because it's not her body. And there are moments when it looks like she'll actually do the right thing & then she won't. And the lies.. Even though it's obvious it's a better choice to tell the person involved something she doesn't. And half the time it's not something so majority huge that she keeps from them but by not telling them it blows up in her face. I think the main thing that bugs me about this series, especially in this book is there's no one to root for. Once you start thinking ok, I like this character they go & do something stupid & you want to kick them. I get that the story is supposed to be about miserable people who have died & are stuck in a downloaded version of themselves. But it's like for one reason or another each character is so absorbed in their pity parties that they're turning into just rotten people in general. I'm still reading the third book because the general storyline is interesting, but I hope the characters develop more.
jmfernandez's review against another edition
3.0
It was pretty good =) Not as good as the first, but very interesting. And far from Cliche, too. Reading, I honesly had no idea what was going to happen. Very nice.
issamshahid's review against another edition
3.0
An improvement over the first book. Where 'Skinned' is really just an origin story, 'Crashed' is a better representation of this futuristic society, showcasing the many layers of lifestyle, structure, technology, and politics in Lia's world, both as an 'org' or a 'skinner'. The corporate/political conflicts involved here were also much more dramatic and larger in scale this time around, and the implications and growing tensions of those displayed by the public were interesting to read.
I also want to make a special note and give props to the author on doing a great job of writing from Lia's perspective. It can't be the easiest thing in the world to write from the point of view of a person that can't feel, touch, or experience (the good and bad) as the rest of us orgs, yet still convey plenty of emotion throughout.
However, saying that, the book as a whole still can feel very detached because of this, but I believe that it's completely intentional, as a means to only help better serve as a purpose to properly understand Lia's standing in this story and situation. The narrative and conflicts presented in this book are still interesting to go through, regardless of this, and I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoyed the first book.
I also want to make a special note and give props to the author on doing a great job of writing from Lia's perspective. It can't be the easiest thing in the world to write from the point of view of a person that can't feel, touch, or experience (the good and bad) as the rest of us orgs, yet still convey plenty of emotion throughout.
However, saying that, the book as a whole still can feel very detached because of this, but I believe that it's completely intentional, as a means to only help better serve as a purpose to properly understand Lia's standing in this story and situation. The narrative and conflicts presented in this book are still interesting to go through, regardless of this, and I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoyed the first book.
rs4soccer's review against another edition
3.0
it was better than the first one..
waiting for the next one.......
waiting for the next one.......