This book was really refreshing. Mostly because of the choices that the main character Pia made throughout the book, but also because it stands alone. I could be wrong Jessica Khoury could be planning on writing 100 more books about Pia, but the ending really suggested to me that Origin was it, and I love that. Sometimes it is so great to read a really good book and to have closure at the end rather than feel like you have to wait another year to find out what happens. Don't get me wrong I love a good series, but Origin was just so satisfying in itself and it's really impressive that Khoury was able to write such a stunning book as her debut at 22 no less.
I loved Pia. I thought she was a really interesting character. She is immortal, and she lives in the facility where she was created by scientists who have spent their entire lives trying to create her. One day Pia finally breaks free from the fence by which she is surrounded to go into the jungle and explore. There she meets Eio a boy who has grown up in the jungle and her life changes direction quite rapidly from there. When we first meet her Pia's main goal is to become a part of the team that is working on creating other being like her. Other immortals so that she won't have to be alone anymore. Once she meets Eio and the other denizens of the jungle she slowly begins to realize that being a scientist and behaving 'rationally' are not all that they seem to be. Something is not right.
A wonderful story with a great cast of characters, which creates some worrying thoughts about the world we live in and the lengths that people might go to in order to become immortal.
Enjoy!
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