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Replica #19
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A sudden storm at an end-of-summer, back-to-school party sends Amy scrambling for cover–but a bolt of lightning hits her as she runs. Next thing she knows, she wakes up in a hospital emergency room. Everything’s fine. Or is it? Suddenly Amy can hear more than she’d like to. She can see things that disturb her. In fact, all her senses are on edge. At first Amy thinks it’s way cool to have extrasensory abilities–until they become more like a curse than a gift. Now she just wants to shut them down for good!
133 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 14, 2001
About the author
Marilyn Kaye
167 books430 followersI was born in New Britain, Connecticut, and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. I also spent a year (5th grade) in Montgomery, Alabama, and a year in Ann Arbor, Michigan(8th grade). As a child, I always wanted to be a writer, but I had lots of other ambitions too. I wanted to be a teacher, a librarian, a movie star, the president of the United States, and a ballerina.
I didn't achieve all my goals. I never became a movie star, the president of the U.S., or a ballerina. But I've been a teacher and a librarian and most of all, a writer. I've been writing for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I always kept a diary. I wrote poems, stories, plays, songs and lots of letters. Writing wasn't easy for me, but it felt natural and right.
I've always read a lot, too. I was an English major at Emory University (I love Shakespeare), and I also received a master's degree in library science at Emory. I earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago, and I taught children's and teen literature at St. John's University in New York for over 20 years. Now, I'm a full-time writer, living in Paris, France - the most beautiful city in the world.
I didn't achieve all my goals. I never became a movie star, the president of the U.S., or a ballerina. But I've been a teacher and a librarian and most of all, a writer. I've been writing for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I always kept a diary. I wrote poems, stories, plays, songs and lots of letters. Writing wasn't easy for me, but it felt natural and right.
I've always read a lot, too. I was an English major at Emory University (I love Shakespeare), and I also received a master's degree in library science at Emory. I earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago, and I taught children's and teen literature at St. John's University in New York for over 20 years. Now, I'm a full-time writer, living in Paris, France - the most beautiful city in the world.
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November 1, 2021
This book was just exhausting to read...
Also, I've noticed this before but it's especially apparent now but Tascha is a bad friend.
Also, I've noticed this before but it's especially apparent now but Tascha is a bad friend.
January 3, 2023
not the best in the series but also not the worst. obviously from the more far fetched end tho, this shit is deep even for a scifi book
December 11, 2023
2.5/5
It feels wrong to give this such a low rating, but I've got some valid reasons for doing so.
Okay, so in a nutshell Amy is hanging out on the beach when she gets struck by lightning. She wakes up in the hospital feeling relatively normal. That is, until she discovers she can hear peoples' thoughts. What's happening to Amy? Can she make this stop, or could this be a new weapon against the organization?
Focusing on this book as a standalone, it's not horrible. It's got mystery and some good twists and turns. The writing is just as fluid as ever as well. The only problem is a little thing called continuity.
You see, in the last book some seriously epic things happened, things that can and should not be ignored. But that's exactly what this book did. Rather than give us information about the aftermath of book #18, we get zero references to the catastrophic happening and Amy just continues on like nothing happened. This wasn't realistic at all.
At the very least, Amy should have had conversations with her mother, Tasha, and Dr. Dave about what happened and next steps that need to happen, perhaps even more meetings with the other clones (which by the way, we have no idea where they went). Things have ramped up with the organization, so why wouldn't they talk about it? It makes no sense.
Also, the characters didn't really shine here. Tasha is extremely selfish with Amy's new ability and the issue isn't properly addressed. Amy doesn't have any lingering thoughts about the organization, which, given the amount of danger she's in doesn't make sense, and Eric is still acting like some stranger without any real explanation as to why he suddenly turned a new leaf besides entering high school.
This just felt extremely sloppy, and to be honest, it upset me. I can understand not wanting to make this series dark like the Animorphs got, but then why did they write #18? I just don't get it.
It feels wrong to give this such a low rating, but I've got some valid reasons for doing so.
Okay, so in a nutshell Amy is hanging out on the beach when she gets struck by lightning. She wakes up in the hospital feeling relatively normal. That is, until she discovers she can hear peoples' thoughts. What's happening to Amy? Can she make this stop, or could this be a new weapon against the organization?
Focusing on this book as a standalone, it's not horrible. It's got mystery and some good twists and turns. The writing is just as fluid as ever as well. The only problem is a little thing called continuity.
You see, in the last book some seriously epic things happened, things that can and should not be ignored. But that's exactly what this book did. Rather than give us information about the aftermath of book #18, we get zero references to the catastrophic happening and Amy just continues on like nothing happened. This wasn't realistic at all.
At the very least, Amy should have had conversations with her mother, Tasha, and Dr. Dave about what happened and next steps that need to happen, perhaps even more meetings with the other clones (which by the way, we have no idea where they went). Things have ramped up with the organization, so why wouldn't they talk about it? It makes no sense.
Also, the characters didn't really shine here. Tasha is extremely selfish with Amy's new ability and the issue isn't properly addressed. Amy doesn't have any lingering thoughts about the organization, which, given the amount of danger she's in doesn't make sense, and Eric is still acting like some stranger without any real explanation as to why he suddenly turned a new leaf besides entering high school.
This just felt extremely sloppy, and to be honest, it upset me. I can understand not wanting to make this series dark like the Animorphs got, but then why did they write #18? I just don't get it.
November 10, 2022
Amy ennustajana.
July 5, 2026
Okej men lite skum 😅
June 8, 2015
This was read because my tween daughter is devouring this series and she wanted to share it with me. Not my cup of tea but perhaps it's because I didn't have enough of the backstory. I can still understand why she enjoys them so much and I must admit that I would probably be in the thick of it with her if I was her age.
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November 12, 2015Muistan tuijottaneeni tuota kanssa paljon. Kenties se oli minulla pitkään kirjastosta lainassa tai luin kirjan moneen kertaan. Taisin pitää tästä, tosin loppu muistaakseni hieman turhautti.
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