Hello Bookworms, and welcome to 2024!

I hope you are feeling rested and ready to take on the new year. I sure am! Today I’m reviewing the last book that I read in 2023. It was close. I just had hours before the new year, but I did it!

This time I read Amy, On Her Own (Replica #24) by Marilyn Kaye.

Okay, so I have a lot of conflicting thoughts about this series, but I was hellbent on finishing the series to free up my TBR queue a bit (this is the last book in the series). The past few books have been a bit lackluster, so I came into this read with cautious optimism. How did it go? Let’s find out!

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)

Book Review: Like Father, Like Son (Replica #20)

Book Review: Virtual Amy (Replica #21)

Book Review: All About Andy (Replica #22)

Book Review: War of the Clones (Replica #23)

Blurb

The chilling FINALE of the Replica series!

Something is happening to Amy. It begins with the fading of the crescent moon mark on her shoulder. And as reports trickle in from sister clones who are encountering their share of sudden physical problems, Amy realizes that none of this bodes well.
How can the Amys be developing genetic abnormalities? How can they be losing their extraordinary powers? How can the deterioration be stopped? Amy is stumped by the questions racing through her head. For so long, she has wanted to be “normal”–but that was before she risked losing everything that makes her special. . .

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The Review

Just like other recent books in the series, this finale of Replica left me with some conflicting thoughts, some good, some bad.

In the aftermath of toppling the Organization, Amy and her allies resume life as normal. Only it’s not so normal. Amy’s abilities are fading away, and when other Amy’s and Andy verify they are experiencing it too, she is determined to get to the bottom of things.

What I think worked best in this novel was the characterization of Amy. Finally we get a book where her thoughts don’t seem so juvenile. There is more of an existential crisis Amy is going through given the synopsis. Being extraordinary is all she’s known, and without that she doesn’t know who she is anymore. This was very believable.

Despite this, I feel that Tasha’s character confirmed some things that made me see her in a more negative light, and I think maybe the other Amy’s and Andy’s accepted their new fate too easily. It was kind of hard to believe that Amy 7 is the only one questioning her identity and how to move forward.

I’m still on the fence on whether I believe this book was needed after what happened in #23. We did get a feeling of conclusion in this and I actually really liked the ending (no spoilers!) because I didn’t think it would go in that direction. If you’ve gotten through this many of the novels, you might as well finish what you started, but will you feel great about the series afterwards? I feel most people will have some mixed emotions.

Fun series, a little disappointing overall, but nonetheless fun.

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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