I won this through a first reads giveaway.

I thought the book was fairly entertaining, but needs some editing. Also, the cloning premise was a bit much, without either putting it way in the future, or maybe on a smaller, more believable level. The mix of science, religion, and romance is hard to do well and this book didn't live up to my expectations. Martyr, who should have been the hardest character to write was more believable than the dad, daughter or evil scientist. I found myself just wanting to get through it so I could write the review. ( )

I enjoyed Replication: The Jason Experiment a lot more than I was expecting. I was pulled into the mystery and the what if this really was happening. It makes you start thinking about that. I like all the characters and would love to read a follow-up book to this one. I will be checking out other books by Jill Williamson. Good book ( )

I was completely captivated by the premise of [b:Replication: The Jason Experiment|12078469|Replication The Jason Experiment|Jill Williamson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1325182785s/12078469.jpg|17046309]. It sounded absolutely fascinating and exactly the kind of thing I enjoy to read. I've been really getting into science fiction novels lately so was very eager to try this one out!

It wasn't perfect but it was actually pretty good. I thought it had a very strong start and I was finding it very hard to set the book down for even a second. I was very much drawn into the whole world and very excited to find out how it would all play out. I liked that we were given enough information to keep us interested but there was still an element of mystery throughout the whole book.

The writing itself was very good, I thought. It flowed well and was a easy to read. I am very picky when it comes to changing POVs in books. I think it only works when the characters are very different. Thankfully, that was exactly the case in this one! I liked getting the story from both sides and I especially enjoyed Martyr's view of the world.

Replication does not live up to other books in this genre that I have read but it was good and I'm sure a lot of people will get something out of it. ( )

This is definitely not a book for someone who doesn't care for Christianity in their reading. It does do a great job of combining both religion and science in a nice way since Abby has the heart of a scientist but is very religious and only touches very slightly on the morals of practices rather than the constant battle between the two.

The thing I disliked the most was the first 100 pages of interaction with JD and Abby. Talk about a character made for annoyance. Their dialogue and actions seemed petty and not really critical to the story at all beyond the bit where you get that he's an arrogant jerk, but then it just drones on and on between the two characters until things actually start to happen.

Sometimes it seems as if some of the characters sort of meld. They don't have entirely their own voice so that you really recognize them as being substantial and unique.

It definitely does have the feel of the movie The Island, so if you like that and want a teenage and religion mix, it's an entertaining read. I'd read a sequel in hope that Jill Williamson expands on Abby and others to really cement them into their own being, in the way that Martyr really came to life. ( )

I loved this book~ Would like to see this one made into a movie for the big-screen. I had a hard time putting this one down and finished this book in two days or so- This will be a favorite of 2012 for me. Reesa*** ( )