Name: Origin
ISBN: 9781595145963

Jessica Khoury

When Pia discovers a hole in the electric fence surrounding the secret laboratory she's grown up in, she sneaks outside the compound meeting Eio, a boy from a nearby village, and they embark on a race to discover the truth of Pia's origin.

Origin

"Pia has grown up in a secret laboratory hidden deep in the Amazon rain forest. She was raised by a team of scientists who have created her to be the start of a new immortal race. But on the night of her seventeenth birthday, Pia discovers a hole in the electric fence that surrounds her sterile home--and sneaks outside the compound for the first time in her life.  Free in the jungle, Pia meets Eio, a boy from a nearby village. Together, they embark on a race against time to discover the truth about Pia's origin--a truth with deadly consequences that will change their lives forever"--

"An immortal girl is raised in the depths of the Amazon only to discover that there is more to life than forever"--

Monicap

I had a really bad case of the Just-One-More-Chapter syndrome last night.
Plot: 5/5
This book had SUCH A UNIQUE plot. You have to give this book the first 100 pages. Not a lot happens. There’s a lot of world-building, and a lot of really good plot points are introduced, but not a lot of action happened.
But after that first 100 pages, stuff starts going down. A lot of mysteries get unraveled. Honestly, when I say action I don’t mean like fights action. I mean, like, a lot of internal conflict. A lot of figuring things out.
But it’s really good.
This book is an amazing blend of science and mythology, something I’ve never really seen done before, but it was done here so well. 
I HIGHLY recommend this book.

Characters: 4.5/5
Pia: I really love the way that she thinks, and the way she thinks about herself. Given her history, especially. The only thing I didn’t like about her was the way she seemed to blurt things out as she figured them out. Fortunately, she only blurted to characters who we were fairly certain were good, but still… she needs a filter in her brain.
Eio: At one point, Pia said something along the lines of: He’s different from anyone I’ve ever known. He’s the same age as me, and that’s different, but that’s not what makes him different.  To which I responded very skeptically, “are you SURE that’s not it?”
Harriet Fields: My god, I ADORE this woman. I’m gonna she’s my favorite character in this book. Even with the thing that happened at the end.
Uncle Antonio: I wish we’d seen more of him. I mean, we learned a lot about him in the beginning, and then in the last half he was pretty important, but in the middle, we pretty much only had Harriet, Eio, Paolo, and Mother.
Mother: I still don’t get it. Why was she hugging Pia in the beginning and then to the end? I need some bridging of this character. I mean, I know why she did what she did at the end. But then why was she hugging Pia in the beginning? That’s what’s tripping me up. You can’t have her be one way when you’ve already presented evidence to the contrary. 
Uncle Paolo: Well, here is a fairly despicable man. And you all know that I do love a good villain. 
The romance: 5/5
Well, I did love all the interactions between Pia and Eio. All there Dialogue was just so good and funny but serious and I… wow. Also, it’s worthy to note that there WAS NO LOVE TRIANGLE. That was sich a fresh breath of air, you know?

Overall grade: 14.5/15
Overall, this book was unique on so many levels. There were some slow bits and some bumps in the road and a couple problems with characters development, but it was an amazing book that I will recommend. It’s a little out there, and definitely not for everybody, but I enjoyed it a lot and it has earned it’s spot on my favorites list, and one day, I hope to own it on my shelf.

Beatrix Haase

That was a lot better than I expected it to be. Full Review To Come and like always I am behind on all my reviews so....

xoxo,
Bebe

Amanda Kordeliski

What started with such a great original premise quickly spiraled down into another sappy immortal teen romance with more plot holes than you can imagine.

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