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Freak of Nature by Julia Crane
2.0

Kaitlyn is a cyborg and currently living at a top secret facility owned by IFICS which happens to be run by a wealthy guy (Harrington) who decided that he wanted to create a tool that could be used for whatever purpose necessary.

Lucas is the scientist who does all the work on her…testing, computer upgrades, etc. While interacting with her, he has always wished a piece of her humanity existed within. Little does he know, Kaitlyn has been hiding the fact that she has feelings and emotions and when he finds out, he helps her to become more than a weapon to be sold to the highest bidder.

I honestly thought I was going to get more action and science fiction in this book so I was a bit disappointed when most of the focus was on Kaitlyn and Lucas trying to figure out their feelings and relationship. I also would have liked to read more about what really happened to her. She donated her body to science but then what? I also didn't get the memory thing. How did they have them stored on a chip if she died before she was given over to Harrington. That didn't really click for me and it wasn’t really explained.

I thought Crane did a great job of taking the reader into the mind of someone who doesn't necessarily “get” all the things that I myself take for granted in knowing like slang and facial expressions. Kaitlyn was truly not equipped to understand some of the things that happened around her until her friend Quess mentioned it as a possible upgrade.

Overall I thought this one was ok. Perhaps it was the length that limited the content and it appears we may see more of these characters as Kaitlyn begins her new role. This was a quick read and there is some action and going forward into the next phase of the story, I expect there will be even more.