Howdy do, readers!

Christmas is so close, ieee! I hope you’ve got some fun things planned with your friends and family and that you sneak in some R&R too. Personally I’m dealing with a lot from work lately, so I’m clinging to my sanity like a life raft.

One thing that always keeps me sane is books, so it’s time for another book review!

This time I read Like Father, Like Son (Replica #20) by Marilyn Kaye.

I’ve been disappointed with this series of late, so my recent reads have been a bit of a break. But I couldn’t stay away forever, so here we are!

Let’s see how this one held up!

Series Review Links

Book Review: Amy, Number Seven (Replica #1)

Book Review: Pursuing Amy (Replica #2)

Book Review: Another Amy (Replica #3)

Book Review: Perfect Girls (Replica #4)

Book Review: Secret Clique (Replica #5)

Book Review: And the Two Shall Meet (Replica #6)

Book Review: The Best of the Best (Replica #7)

Book Review: Mystery Mother (Replica #8)

Book Review: The Fever (Replica #9)

Book Review: Ice Cold (Replica #10)

Book Review: Lucky Thirteen (Replica #11)

Book Review: In Search of Andy (Replica #12)

Book Review: The Substitute (Replica #13)

Book Review: The Beginning (Replica #14)

Book Review: Transformation (Replica #15)

Book Review: Happy Birthday, Dear Amy (Replica #16)

Book Review: Missing Pieces (Replica #17)

Book Review: Return of the Perfect Girls (Replica #18)

Book Review: Dreamcrusher (Replica #19)

Blurb

Chris Skinner, Amy’s new boyfriend, comes from a broken home. He hasn’t seen his father in, like, forever. And when his dad finally appears, it isn’t to make up for Chris’s miserable childhood. Mr. Skinner is ill — so ill that he needs a bone marrow transplant. Chris could be the perfect match. Nothing strange in that, except . . .

What if ailing grown-ups could tap into a guaranteed reserve of healthy body parts? What if innocent kids were being harmed? What if you were bred to become an unwilling donor? Amy knows she’s blessed with superhuman genes, but no way, nohow is she going to let herself, or any other kid, fall prey to freakish science-fiction experiments!

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The Review

Not bad, but I’m not super blown away either.

This time around, Amy’s enjoying some time with her boyfriend Chris when his long lost father shows up wanting to make amends. The only thing is, he seems to care much more about Chris helping him improve his health through a transplant than to work on their relationship. To make matters even stranger, several other individuals show up in the local area with a shockingly similar situation. Is there something going on, or is Amy just seeing the worst in people?

This one was a good mix of scifi and some light thrills. At first I thought this story seemed like a waste of time, but when the novel picked up it became a lot more interesting. Once it did there was some mild action and mystery that I liked.

As usual, the writing is super fluid and easy to plow through. I read this one in two quick settings, and I always enjoy that about this series.

I wouldn’t necessarily say that Amy had a lot of character development, but she learned that sinister actions in the world expand far beyond Project Crescent and the extra worldbuilding was appreciated. She also learned some hard truths about Chris and has to exercise some serious patience when she wants to just spill her guts about her truth.

With just a few more books in this series, this one just didn’t take me to that next epic level that I’m looking for. Hopefully the main plot will become a priority soon, but either way I’m going to finish this series. Looking forward to it!

That’s A Wrap!

Well that’s it for this book review. I hope you enjoyed it!

Have you read this book? Are there other similar books you’ve read that you simply have to gush about? Feel free to leave a comment. I’d love to start a conversation!

Have a great day!

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