Prelim Review: THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX, the precursor to this book, took me by surprise. I picked it up on a whim, because I really liked the cover design (the puzzle cover, which I truly feel fits perfectly for the book) and wanted something a little different (at the time I read mostly paranormal). I enjoyed it a lot, more than I thought possible, and would have been happy if it had remained a stand alone.

However a few months ago someone blogged about the sequel, or more accurately the companion book, THE FOX INHERITANCE and I realized I needed this book. Not to complete Jenna's story, that was completed and didn't require more elaboration in my opinion, but there was so much more to explore.

I did forget just how depressing the story could be at times and THE FOX INHERITANCE is no different (maybe made more so because you can feel how frustrated Kara is and how confused and unsettled Locke is).

Full review to be posted at BSCReview ( )

DNF 38%

Have other books that I really want to read and this is just so so. May come back to it although I am less engaged by Locke's POV so it might stay parked indefinitely.

I have not read the book that precedes this one, but I enjoyed this one nevertheless. The predicament of the main character(s) was an interesting one, as was the future world portrayed in the book. I was interested right away to find out where the book was going and how things would work out for the protagonist. I found the pace just right, and the narration in the audiobook was very engaging. Good YA science fiction, of which, in my opinion, there's generally not enough! ( )

Jenna thought she had destroyed her friends downloads, but unscrupulous men had saved them and brought them back to life. Once again the author grapple with what makes one human... there’s some adventure, some conflict, and sacrifice. ( )

I really liked the first in this series, "The Adoration of Jenna Fox". It was new and different, and was a very fast read. This one was more forced and I waded a bit through the story. Ability to skim so much and stay with the story is not a good thing.

***SPOILERS***

Locke is so irritating that I wanted to slap him. He was passive, meek and lacked the ability to make a decision that wasn't approved by Kara. It would have been acceptable if he had found his voice earlier in the book, but even when he came to the realization of the nature of his existence, he still didn't have the foresight/insight/intelligence to make a rational decision. As a matter of fact, this is my note about 1/2 way through "I'm about to lose my patience for the moron."

Kara, the antagonist of the two, was more relatable because she suffered a fatal flaw from bringing her back. Her decisions I understood, and her ultimate sacrifice meant that much more, because she was able to overcome the monster she had become.

Jenna seemed too good to be true and I still don't trust Meisha; but, I will have to read the next book to know.

Overall, it's not a bad series, even though this one worked on my nerves a little. It is a Young Adult book, and I think the YA reader is a bit more forgiving than I can be. With that said, I will read the next one in the series, "Fox Forever". ( )