I enjoyed reading that aspect of the book because I think it is a subject people need to be more aware of. With Fractured Innocence, it was more obvious to me that it was more a New Adult read it deals with some heavy content that not everyone will be comfortable reading.įractured Innocence touches on a subject that not a lot of Young Adult/New Adult books do. At first I labelled it as a Young Adult read but it was a much more mature Young Adult read in terms of sexual content. To me, Freak of Natureseemed to be struggling with identifying itself as a Young Adult read or a New Adult read. Two completely different takes on a similar Science Fiction element. Both are extremely similar novels but I found that Freak of Naturefocuses more on the romantic side of things and more on Kaitlyn’s relationships with other people while Mila 2.0 focuses more on the action and what it means to be human. While reading Freak of Nature, I kept drawing parallels to Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza. The plot was very singular in its delivery: there really isn’t much going on other than Kaitlyn learning the truth about her human past. It seemed like an extended novella of sorts because it really set the stage for the world the series is set in. This was especially important in Fractured Innocence–and one of my favourite parts of the book.įreak of Nature was interesting, just slow to me. Plus, it added to the story to get a feel for what was happening around Kaitlyn when she wasn’t there. I think it would be hard to read the series as a first person POV from Kaitlyn given that she doesn’t fully think like a human. While third person narration is not my favourite POV form, it works well for this series.

It was easy to follow and more importantly flowed smoothly. The writing in Freak of Nature is much smoother than it was in Coexist. But I am all for second chances and when I read the synopsis for Freak of Nature, I knew this book was more my tastes.

The writing was choppy and the story just didn’t grab my attention the way I was hoping. My previous exposure to Julia Crane’s work was with the Keegan Chronicles and that wasn’t a totally positive experience. I was contacted by her assistant publicist to do a review on the first two books of the series. PLEASE NOTE: This review is a part of review blitz for the IFICS series put on by Julia Crane’s publicist.

Heat Rating: really warm (for a young adult novel) Genre: Young Adult/New Adult, Science Fiction, Romance, Action # of Books: 3 (Freak of Nature, Fractured Innocence, Fatal Abduction)Ĭomplete?: No, Fatal Abduction is to be published Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below:

Freak of Nature by Julia Crane