Summing Up "Vitro"

Now that I've been bitten by the book-survey writing bug, I wanted to summarize the last books I read in 2016 :)

• Why I Chose This Book:  Since Book Traders in Winter Haven closed, pretty much the only bookstore I like to go to is Books-a-Million in Lakeland - and a lot of times, I end up there with my mom.  In December, while we were out Christmas shopping, we found ourselves in BAM in the Clearance section.  And this book jumped out at me (not literally, because that would be weird.)  So I thought I'd check it out.
• Book Rating (1-5 Stars):  I'd give this book 3 stars.  It was slow-starting and hard to really get into.  I felt like it took way too long to develop, and not enough really happened in the book for my taste.
• Setting of the Book:  On a remote island in the Pacific
   
• About the Author:  There's not much about Jessica Khoury, even on her website.  She lives in Colombia, SC, and has wanted to be a writer ever since she was 4 years old.  She has a BA in English, and she loves traveling the world to follow soccer.
• Plot of the book in one sentence:  A girl named Sophie and her childhood friend, Jim, travel to a mysterious facility on an unknown island to save Sophie's mom who works there.
• If I Could Rename the Book:  For a Slightly Mediocre Sci-Fi Adventure, Read Me
• Genre: Sci-Fi
• Point of View: Third Person Limited.  It switches off between three main characters, Sophie, Jim and Lux.
• Favorite Character: Probably Lux
• Least Favorite Character: Sopie's mom, Moira
• Other (Main Characters): 
  - Seventeen-year-old Sophie LaCrue
  - Seventeen-year-old Jim Julien (pilot)
  - Seventeen-year-old Lux (Sophie's twin sister who Sophie never knew about)
  - Sophie & Lux's mom, Moira LaCrue
  - Nicholas, a native of the island
• If the Book was made into a movie, who would play the main characters?
  - Sophie & Lux would be played by Chloe Grace Moretz.  She's proven herself to be a good actress, whether in a drama like "If I Stay" or in a Sci-Fi movie like "Kicka**"
  - Jim Julien would be played by Logan Lerman, the same one who played Percy Jackson
  - Moira LaCrue would be played by Mary Mastrantonio, the same woman who played "Naz" on the TV show "Limitless"
  - Nicholas would be played by Jonathan Whitesell, currently an actor on the FreeForm show "Beyond"
• Favorite Scene of the Book: When things start to get real (no spoiler, but I will say a gas chamber is involved), Sophie gets help from the unlikeliest of allies.  I may have pumped my fist even.
• Least Favorite Scene of the Book: Sophie is kidnapped by a psychopath who lives on the island, and realizes this character is the real reason she came to the island.
• Favorite Quote in the Book: Didn't have one
• Did I like the Ending? Yes and no. One of the main characters dies, and I actually really liked that character, so I was pretty upset.  Other than that, the ending was good.
• Which of my friends could I see loving this book? I don't have a lot of friends who love Sci-Fi like I do (that I know of), but my mom is going to read it after me.
• Which of my friends could I see hating this book? Hannah. Hands down. lol
• This book left me feeling: Bored (and glad it was over)
• How Long Did It Take Me to Read It: In all, about 5-6 hours (I read it in multiple sittings).