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3.7 stars(view spoiler)[OMG IT'S FROM AMBER'S POV! Though I'm still a bit wary with her for lying.It's nice to know a bit about her planet, Kurra. It's very different from Earth. I thought they might be more or less the same since they look the same like human.I'm a bit disappointed honestly. I thought I might be able to read about Amber's thoughts on Reese when they first met. (hide spoiler)]
This is Amber's coming of age (on Kurra) and coming out (on Earth) story. There are hints as to where the larger Adaptation/Inheritance story will go. Excellent writing. I already adored Amber, and now I do even more. Can't wait for the last book!
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*If Dean Winchester approves who are we to say otherwise? ;)This is why novellas are taking the world by storm and have become such an expected thing nowadays. In Natural Selection we get to see the world through Amber's eyes. While sometimes the format of the novella itself led to some headache (for some example when Amber was going from telling things from her past and then to the present) the story is one you don't want to miss, not if you plan to read Adaptation's sequel Inheritance."It was
I read this immediately after reading Adaptation...like, literally within an hour of finishing Adaptation, I had found this in ebook format and started reading it. This was a perfect time to read it; it gave some really beautiful and compelling backstory that was really useful to have right after reading Adaptation. What a treasure of a series. I'm so excited to read the next book. And then everything else the author has ever written.
Wow wow wow! Malinda Lo's writing tends to be kind of EH, but this was spectacular. This novella tells two different stories in alternating chapters, which was a little bit hard to follow, but both stories are amazing. In one we feel the pain of rejection and an untrue friend, and in the other the discovery of a new friend and finding acceptance. Both are told in the context of a sort of "coming of age" trip - one from earth, and one from her planet. All the parallels and symmetry were fantastic...
This novella fits between Adaptation and Inheritance (which I have not yet read), giving us Amber as a first person narrator. Readers who haven't tried the first book would not be confused, but certain discoveries would be spoiled. It's a tightly written story, the structure underscoring Amber's dual nature, as a supposed human from Earth, and as an Imrian. The story steps between Amber's preparation for, and her undergoing, the every-fifteen-years ritual expected of her people, while she reflec...
Brilliant! I thought I loved Amber before, but this just solidified it for me. And learning more about the Imria was a nice plus as well because obviously Adaptation left us hanging on a delightful cliffhanger without much to know about anything. This way, at least, we're a little ahead of Reese in the information game.
This was such a great look at how the different worlds interact. This also added another layer to Amber and made me love her all the more. This insight in Imrien culture was a great way to explain Ambers background and how she functions.
I with there was more in this little book. I would love a series just about Amber.
Probably the best book I've ever read. I don't expect a lot of people to agree with that sentiment, but it's true for me.
Short and sweet
Wow.....I read this automatically after finishing ‘Adaption’. Let me tell you...it’s so nice to see Amber’s side and how life was for her. I now get the title and I love way of Imrians. They change every 15 years. I also like the forward thinking there. I’m sad that she had to lie to everyone else around her . But apparently there’s people, who don’t like strange things or not understanding. I’m so pumped to read ‘Inheritance’ but I’ll be 1000% sad when I’m finished with the duology.
3.5 starsA lovely, little novella giving us a little insight into Amber Gray’s backstory. I really liked learning how Amber Gray became known as Amber Gray. :)
Novella - enjoyed this better than Adaptation, it was refreshing to learn about Amber this way. Looking forward to the next part of the series now, more than I was before.
