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Vitro

(Corpus #2)

Jessica Khoury (Goodreads Author)

3.65 · Rating details · 3,808 ratings · 500 reviews

On Skin Island, even the laws of creation can be broken.

On a remote island in the Pacific, Corpus scientists have taken test tube embryos and given them life. These beings—the Vitros—have knowledge and abilities most humans can only dream of. But they also have one enormous flaw.

Sophie Crue is determined to get to Skin Island and find her mother, a scientist who left Sophi ...more

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Jul 17, 2013 Giselle rated it liked it

Shelves: arc, own

Closer to a 3.5 star.

While I didn't like this one quite as much as Origin, it was still an exciting read set on an isolated island full of secret experiments and shady operations. Even if you haven't read Origin, this is not actually a sequel; both are independent of each other. You could even say Vitro is more or less a refitted version of Origin. They both have a similar setting and mirroring scientific conspiracies. And Sophie, after a distressing email from her mother, gets trapped into its Closer to a 3.5 star.

While I didn't like this one quite as much as Origin, it was still an exciting read set on an isolated island full of secret experiments and shady operations. Even if you haven't read Origin, this is not actually a sequel; both are independent of each other. You could even say Vitro is more or less a refitted version of Origin. They both have a similar setting and mirroring scientific conspiracies. And Sophie, after a distressing email from her mother, gets trapped into its web of genetic alterations and unethical experiments.

What I found to be the best part of this novel is the vividly detailed setting. You get fully transported to this island that quickly becomes the heart of the story, and the claustrophobia of being stuck on this tiny piece of sinister land holds your attention throughout. The atmosphere gets increasingly darker as the plot races on, twisting itself into a freaky, spine-chilling story. I did suspect most of the twists this book had up its sleeve, but I was still disturbed by the confirmations, and because it's told through several point-of-views, we're given a complete view of the happenings on this island which makes it all the more fun to read.

The writing is one that has such an easy flow to it you suddenly realize you flew through the whole thing. The characters is where I wish more time would have been dedicated. I found they were just shells of the type of cast wanted for this book. You have the childhood friend, the girl with abandonment issues, the psychopath who seems to be behind it all, but nothing that really solidifies them. It's possible the third person narration is to blame, but I never could get a true grasp on the characters. I also found some of it had to be taken with a grain of salt - similarly to action-oriented films. For instance, it only takes a couple of obscure sentences via email for Sophie, a teenager, to fly to an island that seems to not even exist. Plus, a blind mouse could see this was a setup!

All in all, with a rich setting and a twisted, action oriented plot, Vitro is a fast read that can fill up a few hours with entertainment.

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Feb 19, 2014 Darth J rated it it was ok

Shelves: disappointing, longer-than-necessary

Solid 2.5 stars

This book started out promising then went downhill fast. The blurb and cover are really interesting and grab your attention, but sadly they just don't hold it. Don't get me wrong, the premise starts out strong but just seems to lose you at less than a third of the way in.

Not only are the characters bland with too much unnecessary background information that comes in walls of text, but this book is rife with mommy issues. Both main characters (Sophie and Jim) were abandoned by the ...more

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Apr 24, 2013 B rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2013-reads, 2013-favorites, awesome-world-building, didn-t-see-that-coming, brb-biting-my-nails, fuck-yes, freaking-brilliant, i-totally-saw-that-coming, clever-plot-twists, print-arc

Vitro has pretty much all the key components necessary for a really fun action/adventure hit: we start with the setting and atmosphere of the creepy desert island (by the name of Skin Island, no less), which Jessica Khoury nails; then there's the handful of interesting conspiracies and twists, and behind it all, a villain whose motives are entirely believable (which makes everything even more spine-tingling). All of this, and more, make Vitro a really fun, action-packed read.

However, like most a Vitro has pretty much all the key components necessary for a really fun action/adventure hit: we start with the setting and atmosphere of the creepy desert island (by the name of Skin Island, no less), which Jessica Khoury nails; then there's the handful of interesting conspiracies and twists, and behind it all, a villain whose motives are entirely believable (which makes everything even more spine-tingling). All of this, and more, make Vitro a really fun, action-packed read.

However, like most action/adventure hits, suspension of disbelief may just be necessary for you to enjoy this novel. Off the top of my head, I can think of a bunch of nagging questions and holes that could have kept me from enjoying Vitro as much as I did. But for the most part, you're going to have to roll with what you're given in regards to explanations that may not entirely make sense (but most of them really do make a lot of sense, and are really quite clever, especially towards the end).

Also like most action/adventure books and movies, character development is not exactly Vitro's forte. Since it's written in third person, and we're thrown into the action fairly soon, we don't really get to know the characters for who they really are until later on. As the novel progressed I found that I was more invested in the relationships of the characters than the characters themselves--at least in regards to the main character, Sophie, with whom i never truly connected. Sophie is stubborn (but not in a bad way, necessarily) and is willing to do anything to prove herself to the mother who had left her; and although I did find her likable as a whole, I can't say I came out of this novel knowing much about her other than those two points above, really. I just feel like she could have been so much more.

The same goes for the other main character, Jim, except to an admittedly much lesser extent. With Jim, what we know is that he's charming, willing to help anyone he cares for, but is also pretty damaged by his relationships with his parents. I hadn't really connected with Jim until about three quarters through the novel, when he had an entire chapter focused on how largely he was affected by the abandonment of his mother (not a spoiler), and his entire stance on how he viewed love. It was a very powerful chapter for me, and added a great layer of depth to his character that was not there before.

The next character in the novel would have to be my favorite, but unfortunately, there isn't much I can say about her without spoiling some pretty crucial stuff for you all. But, what I can say is that her name is Lux, and she is a Vitro. Since I don't know what to disclose about Vitros and what not to disclose, I'm just going to say nothing in particular and tiptoe carefully around what I loved about her perspective. A big conflict in this novel is in regards to humanity, and how much of it Vitros actually have, so I loved that Jessica Khoury included chapters from a Vitro's perspective into the novel. It made me understand the mental state of Vitros much more than I would have without Lux's chapters, and made many things more emotional for me as the novel progressed. Also, Lux is just an adorable character, so that obviously helped.

Now, to the aspects of Vitro that were especially awesome, because I spent far longer than planned discussing characters and this review is getting far too long. As I mentioned earlier, Jessica Khoury really nails the atmosphere of Skin Island; her writing style is sharp and vivid, and the imagery of the tropics was brilliant. The twists were well thought out and executed, and although one was extremely predictable, the others took me by surprise and each added something genuinely unique to the story. I loved that the novel was split into three perspectives--Sophie's, Jim's, and Lux's--as they were all at different locations on the island, dealing with different people and situations. It provided me with a full scope of what was going on around the island, as opposed to the one-sided knowledge I would have had if it were told by, say, just Sophie's perspective. The action scenes are really well-written and thrilling, and some were even heart-wrenching by the end.

Like all great action/adventure books and movies, Vitro was virtually unputdownable for me. Despite its rough start, and some issues with characterization, I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, and there are some things about it that I think might stick with me for a bit. With Vitro, Jessica Khoury manages to balance fun action and adventure with some pressing questions concerning science and morality, which really struck home with me and added something fairly complex and intellectual to the novel; with that having been said, Vitro has nearly everything necessary for a fun, quick read with some interesting questions to pressing issues, and I highly recommend it for readers looking for their next escapism read. ...more

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Mar 17, 2013 ♥ Rebecca ♥ rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: fans of Michael Crichton

Shelves: mystery-suspense, romance, young-adult, sci-fi, own-physical-copy

This book was nothing like what I expected. I think it deserves a 3.5/5. I was expecting it to be more like Origin. I expected great characters, heart-stopping suspense, and heart-melting romance. And although the story was still great and there was a lot of action.

Sophie and Jim are cool, but I did not love them like I did Pia and Eio. And I will not even categorize this as a romance. There are signs that Sophie and Jim like each other and we can assume something came of it in the future. Most ...more

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May 31, 2014 Michelle Wrona rated it it was ok

Shelves: made-me-feel-gross, weird, meh, book-by-author-i-read, from-library, ew, would-never-pick-up-again, what-happened, where-is-the-happiness, disturbing

"It seemed an eternity later, though in fact it was just a minute, that he opened his eyes and turned his head to look at Sophie. Her eyes were open, and she was staring directly back at him."

And not in a good way. Jessica Khoury has previously stunned me with her debut novel, Origin. It was moving, it was everything I was looking for in an unique dystopia-science fiction romance book. But in her second book that somewhat relates to Origin's events, I was very disappointed.

Sophie is liv ...more

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Dec 29, 2013 Aimee ♥ | Aimee, Always rated it liked it

Shelves: no-chemistry, predictable, love-triangles, covergasm, ending-sucked

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2.5, really.

This is one of those books that I picked up as a spur of the moment kind of thing. I saw the spine, recognized the novel from one of my Goodreads searches and bought myself a copy. I guess I could say that it was well worth it, although I would better recommend you borrow this at the library rather than buy it if you're interested, since it wasn't an amazing read.

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Oct 12, 2013 Sara Grochowski rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary, mystery, january-2014, penguin, scifi, young-adult, crossover-appeal, genetics

The author of Origin, Jessica Khoury, takes readers to a new locale and a new scientific experiment with her newest novel, Vitro.

Sophie Crue has spent most of her life living with her father in the United States, seeing her mother only a handful of times and only during exotic vacations, but before her parents divorced, they lived on a remote island in the Pacific. Her mother remained on the island after Sophie and her father set off for the States, staying behind to devote her life to making hu ...more

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Apr 22, 2013 Holly marked it as to-read

YAY!! Can't wait to read this follow-up to ORIGIN! I enjoyed that book so much (more than I thought I would, in fact) and really look forward to this one!

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Mar 18, 2013 Jon rated it it was amazing

Shelves: science-fiction

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Jessica Khoury is easily one of the best sci-fi writers for young adults and Vitro is a testament to her extraordinary writing abilities. I was extremely impressed with Khoury's debut, Origin, but nothing could have prepared me for Vitro. I definitely believe that Vitro is a stronger book than Origin and it does an excellent job of raising ethical questions about scientific discovery.

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Jessica Khoury is easily one of the best sci-fi writers for young adults and Vitro is a testament to her extraordinary writing abilities. I was extremely impressed with Khoury's debut, Origin, but nothing could have prepared me for Vitro. I definitely believe that Vitro is a stronger book than Origin and it does an excellent job of raising ethical questions about scientific discovery.

When Sophie Crue receives a letter from her mother telling her to come to Skin Island. Sophie enlists the help of her childhood friend, Jim to take her to Skin Island and little do they know, that they are endangering her lives. On the island, scientists have created humans in test-tubes called Vitros, these Vitros were created for lives of servitude.

I love reading about Sophie Crue because she's a pretty average girl who just wants to capture the attention of her estranged mother. Sophie is extremely brave and selfless to the point where she kept putting others like Lux and Jim before herself. I was impressed by Sophie's resourcefulness and ability to adapt to even the most horrific of situations.

Sophie and Jim have known each other since they were little kids and I was a huge fan of their relationship. Even though, Sophie and Jim did their best to conceal their feelings from each other at times, I couldn't help but root for them to fall for each other. I really enjoyed banter that made up their conversations and I think that Sophie and Jim are one of my favorite YA couples.

I love when science fiction novels are plausible and these novels are always extremely frightening to read. The thought that scientists could be creating humans in test tubes was a shocking revelation. Khoury takes very complex science and makes it extremely appealing and easy to comprehend even for readers with minimal scientific knowledge. Vitro raises so many thought-provoking questions like: When does science go too far? What makes us human? Should people try to tamper with the laws of creation? Khoury never gives the readers a clear-cut answer, but she gives readers much to think about.

Jessica Khoury is an incredible storyteller. Few authors possess the ability to create such vivid, life-like environments and settings like Jessica Khoury does. Readers will feel like they have been transported to Skin Island while reading Vitro because of Khoury's wonderful prose. I felt the intense sense of danger that lingered throughout Skin Island, as well as the raw beauty of the island.

Vitro is an extremely-fast paced novel and entertaining novel that sets a new standard for sci-fi novels. Jessica Khoury is quickly becoming the Queen Of YA Sci-Fi, at-least in my eyes and I truly hope that there is another Origin novel set to be published. Though Jim, Sophie, and Lux's story is over, I would love to read another book set in this world! ...more

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Sep 18, 2013 Jeann (Happy Indulgence) rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult, sci-fi

I wish I enjoyed this more, but Vitro seemed kind of average for what it was. The heroine and her love interest, Jim were kind of bland and one dimensional and I didn't really feel anything for the characters at all.

Skin Island had some pretty interesting secrets but my problem was that I never felt any excitement while reading it. It was executed in a really bland and boring manner. The only interesting part about it when the novel really picked up was when we met the Vitros, especially Nichol ...more

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May 16, 2015 Laphini rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Wow, this book is just wow!!
The plot, the characters and the twists-
All of it!!!
This story follows Sophie Crue, Jim Julian and Lux Crue as they discover all the mysteries of Skin Island and themselves.
Sophie grew up with her parents for most of her life until her Mum moved to Skin Island to work 10 years prior to the story. She receives an e-mail from her Mother, saying it's an emergency and she has to get to Skin Island immediately. With the help of her old friend, Jim Julian, the two go on a ...more

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Sep 28, 2016 Charlie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: death-involved, read-2016, female-pov, kindle, multiple-pov, in-a-series, violence, mental-health, relatable, mixture-of-all-fantasy

3.5/5 Stars

So while I loved the first book, Origin, I didn't love this. Though I did still enjoy in it's own way!
So this leads on from the first book, although it could also be read as a standalone if the reader wanted.

This story was good, I enjoyed it, however I didn't get the feels that I did with the first, perhaps it didn't help that this time the story was told from multiple POV's and third person rather than first, therefore not connecting the full relationship between reader and charact ...more

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Oct 10, 2013 Steffi rated it liked it

Shelves: awesome-covers, read-in-english, read-2014

2.5-3.0/5.0

First of all: the cover is amazing and what had me drawn first to this book. The premise did sound interesting too.

Unfortunately the book couldn't live up with my expections. The story couldn't really grab me from the first chapters and continues throughout the whole book.
I felt no connection with the characters: some of their actions felt illogical to me. The protagonist stayed shallow over the whole book. I didn't see any progress in their actions and feelings.

The story was really s ...more

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Jul 08, 2014 BookCupid rated it it was ok

Shelves: sci-fi, own

How far would you go to save someone you barely know?

After a disarming email from her absentee mom, Sophie flies off to Skin island (a.k.a the island of no return) with an old pal named Jim. Together, their morals will be put to the test as they discover the atrocities that occur on the island. When everyone isn't who they claim to be, who can you trust?

This book had me feeling like I was watching A-Ha's Take on me video on a loop: boy saves girl, bad guys try to stop them, boy saves girl, and s ...more

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Aug 14, 2015 Nora rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: bitter-betrayal, male-pov, to-review, androids-cyborgs-robots, badass-heroines, creepy, made-me-chuckle, bored-me-to-tears, be-my-husband, spin-offs

And to think I almost DNFd this. Review to come.

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Feb 24, 2014 Charnell (Reviews from a Bookworm) rated it it was ok

Shelves: reviewed-on-blog, edelweiss, read-2014

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Title: Vitro

Author: Jessica Khoury

Publisher: Razorbill

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On Skin Island, even the laws of creation can be broken.
On a remote island in the Pacific, Corpus scientists have taken test tube embryos and given them life. These beings—the Vitros—have knowledge and abilities most humans can only dream of. But they also have one enormous flaw.
Sophie Crue is determined to get to Skin ...more

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Mar 19, 2013 Celeste_pewter rated it liked it

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Vitro is one of those books where I end up sitting on my review for months on end, largely because I'm of two minds about the book. On the one hand, Jessica Khoury's writing, plotting and world-building are absolutely superb in her sophomore novel.

Khoury introduces us to Sophie, a girl on a mission. After receiving an alarming message from her scientist mother, Sophie is now on her way to her mother's work base of Skin Island to try and figure out what's going on. However, once Full review:

Vitro is one of those books where I end up sitting on my review for months on end, largely because I'm of two minds about the book. On the one hand, Jessica Khoury's writing, plotting and world-building are absolutely superb in her sophomore novel.

Khoury introduces us to Sophie, a girl on a mission. After receiving an alarming message from her scientist mother, Sophie is now on her way to her mother's work base of Skin Island to try and figure out what's going on. However, once she arrives, Sophie quickly learns that there are hidden dangers around every corner, and Corpus scientists may have given life to elements that cannot be contained.

Like Origin, Khoury builds a world that immediately draws the reader in from page one. Sophie's desperate attempts to reunite with her absent mother will immediately make readers empathize with her, especially as she goes to extraordinary lengths to reach Skin Island.

Once there, Khoury expertly weaves cliffhangers, insurmountable dangers and horrifying discovers that will not only keep readers riveted, but horrified as Sophie discovers the lengths that Corpus scientists have succumbed to, in order to create cutting-edge science. I was fairly riveted from beginning to end, and couldn't stop reading.

However, Khoury's writing is entertaining, there are two issues with Vitro that more or less contributed to my decision to sit on my review. Like Origin, Khoury seems to present an anti-science bias throughout Vitro. There's always an underlying emphasis on the idea that it's science, rather than the individual scientist which allows antagonists to indulge in their worst instincts and create some of the dangerous experiments on the island. As someone with a strong appreciation for science, this didn't sit particularly well with me.

Second, similar to Origin, there is also insta-love in Vitro. Without giving spoilers away, characters seem to fall in the love at the drop of a hat. While it's plausible given the situation, it doesn't necessarily make for interesting characters. I spent a lot of time thinking, "Well. They're probably not going to stay together," while reading.

But even with these two issues, it's hard to deny that Vitro remains a highly enjoyable book. Khoury has a gift for spinning yarns that pull readers in, and completely immerse them in a world full of danger, intrigue and discoveries at every turn.

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Final verdict:

Though some readers may find issue with Khoury's tendency toward insta-love and her stance on the dangers of science, Vitro is still a highly enjoyable book. The writing, plotting and world-building make for an action-packed tale that will enthrall readers from beginning to end.

I recommend this book for fans of Minders, Mila 2.0, Elusion and The Well's End. ...more

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Nov 12, 2014 Cheyenne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, books-i-own-and-read, read-2016

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Aug 07, 2013 Dalene rated it really liked it

I loved this book so much! I read "Vitro" right after reading "Origin" and I had some high expectations. Jessica Khoury though knows how to write a book. I still love "Origin" more but this book captivated me from the very beginning and I couldn't wait to see how the story ended for Sophie and Jim. There are some twists and turns, just like in "Origin". Some things happened that I was not expecting at all, which was a nice surprise. All in all a great novel. Make sure and add Khoury to your TBR ...more

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Nov 02, 2013 Emily rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned-books, science-fiction, arc

After reading Origins, Jessica Khoury's first book, I had high expectations for Vitro and it definitely hit the mark. I'm always intrigued by sci-fi books about genetics; there are many different ways to tell that story and Vitro tells it wonderfully. The book has excellent world-building, is fast-paced, and has enough twists to keep you on the edge of your seat. I also loved the cover; it's a refreshing change from most YA novel covers and will definitely stand out on the shelves.

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Dec 06, 2014 Colleen Houck added it

Shelves: ocean, science-gone-wrong

I'm still wigged out about the whole idea but Vitro is wonderful! I love Jim. The name invokes old school James T. Kirk and I pictured his cheeky smile almost the whole time. The characters were so believable and they all invoked such emotion. Can easily picture this as a movie.

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Nov 16, 2015 Jessica (novelcravings) rated it did not like it · review of another edition

DNF
I really liked Origin by Jessica Khoury, but I just lost interest in this book. I felt like it ran out of steam, people were just chasing each other around an island - and I really disliked the chapters from Lux's point of view. This one just wasn't for me.

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Jul 29, 2013 Alicia marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, young-adult

I already have more review copies than I can handle at the moment, so I'm going to restrain myself from requesting this on Edelweiss.

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Jan 03, 2014 Lisa rated it it was ok

Shelves: ya

This is a companion novel to Origin, which I liked better. I have so many issues with this book, I don't even know where to begin. Next!

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Feb 26, 2020 sydney kueber added it · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Sophie never grew up with her ¨mom¨ she never really knew her until she got an email from her saying that she needed Sophie´s help. Sophie met up with an old friend who was a pilot (Jim) and who would take her to her mother or Skin Island. When Jim and Sophie crash on the island and they are greeted by Nicholas who is a Vitro or an experiment gone wrong. He says he was sent by Sophie's mother to go and get her but she realizes real fast that he was not sent. Jim stayed back to try and fix their Sophie never grew up with her ¨mom¨ she never really knew her until she got an email from her saying that she needed Sophie´s help. Sophie met up with an old friend who was a pilot (Jim) and who would take her to her mother or Skin Island. When Jim and Sophie crash on the island and they are greeted by Nicholas who is a Vitro or an experiment gone wrong. He says he was sent by Sophie's mother to go and get her but she realizes real fast that he was not sent. Jim stayed back to try and fix their plane so that they would be able to leave, Sophie said that after she found her mother she would come back. Well she never did. So Jim went looking for her. He found a girl who looked exactly identical to Sophie but she was in a hospital gown and had tubes hooked up to her. Jim thought it was Sophie so he took her and headed toward the plane. But he soon realized it was not Sophie, it was a replica of her or her twin. And when the girl woke up she had an imprint on Jim and everything he tells her to do she does. Meanwhile Sophie finds her mother but has to act like a Vitro inorder for the doctors to not realize that she's human. When Sophie's mother realizes it's her daughter she sneaks her around the facility so that Sophie doesn't get killed by Strauss (The head scientist).The work that her mom is doing is supposed to be kept a secret. Her mom is working to create people or kids. She would take one embryo from twins and grow them up at Skin island, then implant a chip and put them up for adoption to be then sent to live a normal life, when they turned 17. That was her mother´s original intention but then she started creating ones that would imprint on someone and become their slave and of everything they say to do . That's what happened to Lux, (Sophie's twin, or the one Jim thought was Sophie). Sophie is caught and so is Jim and Strauss threatens to kill them… On the other hand Nicolas ( A Vitro that went wrong) is running around trying to ruin every experiment, or Vitro. Since her mother is working on making the Vitros have an imprint on whoever the Vitro sees first, Nicolas goes and activates the Vitros and they get an imprint on him and he tells them to go jump off the island. And so that's exactly what they do. Moira ( Sophie's mother) finds this out and tries to put it to an end. But then Strauss takes matters into her own hands and puts Jim, Lux (Sophie's twin sister) and all of the Vitros into a gas chamber and tries to kill them all. Sophie, Moira, and other scientists find this out and get them all out. Lux breaks her connection to Jim and at the end of the book Sophie leaves the island to get back to Corpus ( the headquarters of Strauss) before Strauss can, and tells them a twisted story and shut down the whole experiment. She leaves with Jim, and some other scientists. Sophie received an email from Moria; that Lux is helping Moira create new things and Corpus didn't shut down the experiment. In conclusion I really liked this book. The POV´s changed and it made for the book to be more interesting because it didnt just focus on what Sophie was doing or what Jim was feeling or what Lux was thinking. It was varied. I really enjoyed this book. And would recommend it to anyone. ...more

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Apr 08, 2013 Anita rated it liked it

Shelves: owned-e-book-kindle, 2015-reading-challenge, authors-read-khoury-jessica

I am actually quite conflicted with whether or not I liked this book. In the end, I can only say that I found it entertaining and gripping, maybe enjoyable. However, really liking it is a bit of a stretch. The story's progression was consistently forward moving without any room for breath--there was constant action and constant activity, and everything was just moving so fast you don't get much of a chance to think about anything.

Jessica Khoury's writing is great and the premise of Vitro an atte ...more

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May 19, 2019 Laura rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: dnf

DNF @ Chapter 10

Story felt formulaic and unbelievable, and the characters just felt stereotypical. I was not at all intrigued by the obvious "mystery."

Unfortunate, because I really enjoyed Origin.

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May 15, 2020 Brittany (brittany.and.the.beast) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was a good read that took me by surprise! It's full of action and mystery. Also, Jim. What a guy 🥰

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Aug 02, 2020 catalina rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: owned-to-read

hmm. well i didn’t really like it. maybe i would like it if i was a couple years younger. it was an ok start but it got really boring after that. i don’t know how to explain but it felt forced i guess and not that interesting?

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Jun 22, 2017 Polly Roth rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: to-review, boring

1.5 Stars

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About Jessica Khoury

Jessica Khoury

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Jessica Khoury wrote her first book at age 4, a fan fic sequel to Syd Hoff's Danny and the Dinosaur, which she scribbled on notebook paper, stapled together, and placed on the bookshelf of her preschool classroom. Since that day, she's dreamed of being an author.

When not writing, Jess enjoys spending time with family, playing video games, and oil and watercolor painting. She is also a professiona ...more