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Mad Science Institute
by
Sechin Tower
Science fiction / urban fantasy
Sophia "Soap" Lazarcheck is a girl genius with a knack for making robots-and for making robots explode. After her talents earn her admission into a secretive university institute, she is swiftly drawn into a conspiracy more than a century in the making. Meanwhile and without her knowledge, her cousin Dean wages a two-fisted war of vengeance a...more
Sophia "Soap" Lazarcheck is a girl genius with a knack for making robots-and for making robots explode. After her talents earn her admission into a secretive university institute, she is swiftly drawn into a conspiracy more than a century in the making. Meanwhile and without her knowledge, her cousin Dean wages a two-fisted war of vengeance a...more
Paperback, 310 pages
Published
December 6th 2011
by Sechin Tower
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I like the idea of this book — a YA story premised on science rather than magic, with smart, young adult heroes, passionate about learning and discovery who find themselves in an environment where they can pursue their interests. It reminded me a bit of another book I read and reviewed not long ago, Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks. There should be more stories in settings like this.
The plot of this one is the classic ‘good guys versus bad guys bent on taking over the world.’ The pacing is good, w...more
The plot of this one is the classic ‘good guys versus bad guys bent on taking over the world.’ The pacing is good, w...more
The Mad Science Institute was a fun read for me. It was a very easy book to just sit down and get into. I feel like Mr. Tower has crafted a very thoughtful and well written book.
Plot: The plot was very well done in this book. It's a deviation from just about everything else that's out there right now. I like the fact that Mr. Tower went out on a limb and created something that isn't popular in the mainstream right now. There aren't a lot of folks talking about mad scientists trying to take over...more
Plot: The plot was very well done in this book. It's a deviation from just about everything else that's out there right now. I like the fact that Mr. Tower went out on a limb and created something that isn't popular in the mainstream right now. There aren't a lot of folks talking about mad scientists trying to take over...more
A fun romp in a world full of super scientists, ancient civilizations, chupacabras, plots to rule the world, and the perils of being a college dean.
Sophia is a 16 year old genius with the bad habit of making her latest experiments explode. One such failure puts her father in debt to the point of eviction. Luckily she's won a scholarship to a college in a town lovingly named Bugswallow. She's now part of what is called the Mad Science Institute, along with fellow teen scientists Viktor and Nikki....more
Sophia is a 16 year old genius with the bad habit of making her latest experiments explode. One such failure puts her father in debt to the point of eviction. Luckily she's won a scholarship to a college in a town lovingly named Bugswallow. She's now part of what is called the Mad Science Institute, along with fellow teen scientists Viktor and Nikki....more
"It’s been a while since I read a young adult novel, and I am so glad I did here. Mad Science Institute was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed the ride while it lasted.
The story is of 16 year old Soap, who is exceptionally smart for her age, but a little bit of an awkward teenager. But what she lacks in social skills she makes up for ten fold with her inventions, brains, and heart. She is admitted to the Mad Science Institute at a young age, and for a while feels kind of like an outsider to all the old...more
The story is of 16 year old Soap, who is exceptionally smart for her age, but a little bit of an awkward teenager. But what she lacks in social skills she makes up for ten fold with her inventions, brains, and heart. She is admitted to the Mad Science Institute at a young age, and for a while feels kind of like an outsider to all the old...more
This was a great book with some definite laugh out loud moments. Full of action, mystery, science, and awkward teenage moments, it was a good read.
I'm an elementary language arts teacher, so I'm always reading good youth fiction. I had a hard time putting a finger on the intended age bracket for this book. It was definitely would be above an upper elementary level, so I would place it as middle school or lower high school.
The main character is a 16 year old girl who gets an early acceptance in...more
I'm an elementary language arts teacher, so I'm always reading good youth fiction. I had a hard time putting a finger on the intended age bracket for this book. It was definitely would be above an upper elementary level, so I would place it as middle school or lower high school.
The main character is a 16 year old girl who gets an early acceptance in...more
Expertly written. Soap is my favorite character EVER! Who knew circuitry and robots could be this fun? This book seriously blew all of my expectations out of the water. I openly acknowledged being a reluctant science-fiction reader, but Mad Science Institute is changing that and I cannot wait to read more.
The stilted dialogue in the beginning was imperative in creating Soap's shy and awkward character. Through the narration, we know she is a typical teenager, but struggles to outwardly make conn...more
The stilted dialogue in the beginning was imperative in creating Soap's shy and awkward character. Through the narration, we know she is a typical teenager, but struggles to outwardly make conn...more
I was happily surprised with this book! Soap is as queer as her inventions, and her life just got queerer when she is offered a full scholarship at the Mechanical Science Institute (the unofficial but more popular name being the Mad Science Institute). The school is located in a weirdly named town of Bugswallow, Minesotta. There, Soap adds to the grand total number of MSI students: 3 ! Soap tries to fit in with the other two geniuses Viktor and Nikki, even as she discovers the big & secret e...more
Jul 08, 2012
Opal
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Shelves:
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(I received a free copy of this book for an honest review.)
While this book is well-written, I had several problems with it. The heroine “Soap” was unreasonably naive. She receives ten thousand dollars in cash for a job and believes it to be a student job. I have a hard time believing even a naive girl genius would think that. She was not only extremely naive, she was also very awkward and immature.
I had less of a problem with Dean. Although I did find it hard to swallow that he’d propose to an e...more
While this book is well-written, I had several problems with it. The heroine “Soap” was unreasonably naive. She receives ten thousand dollars in cash for a job and believes it to be a student job. I have a hard time believing even a naive girl genius would think that. She was not only extremely naive, she was also very awkward and immature.
I had less of a problem with Dean. Although I did find it hard to swallow that he’d propose to an e...more
MSI sucked me in very quickly. I love learning while also being entertained (I don't ask for much, do I?) and this book hit the spot for that! I even had to "Wiki" search a couple things just for more background information! Sophia (Soap as everyone calls her) is an extremely lovable and goofy character. You find yourself cheering for her right away! There was romance, thrills, action, food for thought, and tons of humor in this book. the end was a cliffhanger so I'm anxiously awaiting the seque...more
I have to admit, I really like this book. Sophia "Soap" Lazarcheck is geeky, clumsy and socially-awkward, but has the brains to create world-changing machines. She finds herself a pawn to a madman called "The Professor" and a member of a secret college where kid-geniuses rule. She has to overcome all her fears, the least of which is a germ-covered wad of gum(one of my favorite scenes for some reason), to stop the Professor from doing massive damage to life on Earth. In the midst of it all, she h...more
A sort of Harry Potter with advanced physics, Mad Science Institute is a fun, action packed novel suitable for children and adults alike. Heroine Soap is a likeable geek who has to rely on her unusual engineering skills to derail an evil genius.
Not only is this an entertains novel with likeable characters but it has believable inventions based on actual scientific theory that is easy and clearly explained for the lay person.
Looking forward to a sequel
Looking forward to a sequel
Very easy to read and quite entertaining, but too short: everything happens much too fast. Some legal and scientific incongruities. I would think this story may appeal more to teenagers.
This is the first book I've read on my kindle and it's. a really enjoyable read. If another came out in this series I would definitely check it out.
Excellent YA novel which is a little bit Animal House and quite a lot Eureka (the television series).
Within The YA genre this book had good characters, a nice pace and was an enjoyable read.
FUN!!! Good pace. Great characters. Hope to read more about Soap and the rest of the crew
This was pretty good. Very promising first book of a YA series limited now and then by flawed details.
Kindle free download 4/10/13.
Really good fun to read. A little obviously plotted in places, but that didn't detract from the whole. Recommended.
Eh? more romance than I expected, especially for a book that could be mistaken for a YA book.
Apr 20, 2013
Christal
marked it as to-read-freebies
Apr 16, 2013
Jason Manford
marked it as to-read
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