B785 by Eve Langlais
Series: Cyborgs: More Than Machines #3
Published by Indie
Published on: March 18, 2013
Genres: Science Fiction
Pages: 215
Format: eBook
Source: Library
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When cyborg intelligence meets sensual robotics circuit boards sizzle.
Einstein was probably the only cyborg in existence with no interest in the opposite sex, until he discovered B785. With her sensual nature and quirky sense of humor, she draws this cybernetic geek out of his scientific shell and teaches him the one thing he’s never understood – passion.
Tired of being a slave to the military, Bonnie went to sleep one day with the intention of never waking up, but she didn’t count on a cybernetic prince charming bringing her back to life. Coming to terms with her past isn’t easy, but harder still is the realization that even a bionic princess can fall in love.
However, all fairy tales have a villain, and despite the fact the military wrote them both off as a loss, they soon discover they’ll need to fight to have their happily ever after.
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Ah, the cyborgs. I’ve really been enjoying this series. They are a group of former humans who the military turned into cyborgs, usually after some sort of life threatening injury. Most of the cyborgs have had their memories wiped and they don’t remember their lives as humans. They were meant to be slaves to the humans, but that is until they left some of the cyborgs so smart that they were able to override some of the controls. Then the cyborgs revolted. They now live on their own planet. They are at war with humans, but they really just want to be left alone to live their own lives.
Einstein was one of those super smart cyborgs. He was formerly known as IQ221. He is the only one left of his kind. The others of his kind didn’t survive the purge when the humans decided that the cyborgs had outlived their usefulness. He lives entirely off logic. He doesn’t understand the emotions that have arisen in some of his brethren. He longs for the ability to joke around and have conversations with them. He just didn’t seem to have it in him. Mostly, he didn’t understand their need for sex. It wasn’t a biological need and he just didn’t see the point of it. He had tried sex once with one of the sexbots that the others used, but just didn’t see the point of it.
B785 was a special model. She was made with the ability to turn off her pain, which made the military have hard time controlling her. The torture that they put the other cyborgs through didn’t work with her because she could survive the torture as if it were nothing. She even lost her eyes and had to have them replaced with machine eyes, which looked like emeralds. However, when the commander tells her that her sister is gone, B785, Bonnie, shuts down completely until she is doesn’t seem to function at all.
When Einstein finds Bonnie in stasis in a brothel, he is able to get the maintenance man to give her over since she didn’t seem to be working. Once he gets to her come back to life with a kiss, of all things, she proceeds to change everything he thought he knew about the world.
I loved watching Bonnie getting Einstein out his shell. He had such a hard time with it. Bonnie is such a strong character. The guys kept wanting to treat her like she was made of glass and she would have none of it. Part of that was because she was putting herself down as not a good person, but she also felt that one cyborg was not worth more than the group, which I thought was very admirable. She had never even been to the cyborg planet and met most of the other cyborgs, but she was already trying to protect the society that they had built.
“You’re right. I do car. Very much.”
“I don’t know why you sound so surprised.”
“Emotions are hormonal imbalances. I control my hormonal levels. Or did until I met you.”
She wrinkled her nose and laughed. “You know that wasn’t exactly the most romantic declaration.” “I didn’t realize my words were meant to be a romantic declaration.
I was just stating my current state of mind.”
“Let me clear it up for you. I think I’ve fallen in love with you, Einstein.”
“You know Aramus will blame me.”
“Me better not or I’ll have him singing show tunes,” Einstein growled.
She giggled. “That’s just mean.”
“For everyone who has to listen.”
The devilish grin on his face had her laughing. “Oh and to think I used to think you lacked a sense of humor.”
“I did until I met you. I might have woken you from your sleep, but you woke me to my humanity.”
If she could have shed tears, she would have; as it was, her throat tighten. “Now that was romantic.”
“It was?”
“Most definitely.” She kissed him.
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I’m Melanie and I live in Ohio. I have two horses and a dog. I’m an animal lover, avid book reader and audiobook listener. I like to live vicariously through fictional characters. I enjoy reading and listening to mostly fictional books in the paranormal genre, including Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance and Horror. My favorite paranormal creatures are shifters, doesn’t matter the flavor.
Not tried this series yet but she is one of my favorite authors. 🙂
I love Eve too. I love her humor. She always has so many different kinds of characters which don’t fit into mainstream. Geeky, clumsy, and the like.
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I love all these great books you find Melanie! This looks like another fun different one to try! Wonderful review!
Thanks. I love Eve. She writes such fun stories and full of humor.
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I’ve been making my way through some of her books but I didn’t know about this series. It sounds really unique for sure.
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She has so many books. I’m still working my way through her back list. I joked with her that as quickly as she writes, I’ll never be caught up, but then there will always be new-to-me Eve books, so yay!
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I loved this series. Einstein was great and it was fun to see him figure out love.
Good quote picks!
I love picking quotes from her books, though it is hard with some of the audios. If it is an older series, I can find where other people have already quoted it on GR. Quoting the Bitten Point series on audio reviews is harder. I did get some for the review that is posting soon. I couldn’t resist. The texting. LOL
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I have the first book in this series and now that I’ve read your review I can’t wait to dive in. C791 will be my first cyborg/futuristic romance read.
I really enjoyed C791. I wasn’t sure how I would like it. I had not read many in this kind of genre either. It is a series that will make you dislike humans. They aren’t quite as bad as in The Others series, but they still aren’t nice people.
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I have got to find time to start reading this series. I’ve been wanting to read something with cyborgs for ages. Thanks for the great review Melanie! 😀
This is the only series I’ve read with cyborgs. I have seen another one around recently. This one is full humor. Eve Langlais is a lot of fun with her writing style.
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Einstein as a cyborg?? Sign me up, Melanie!! This sounds like a fantastic read…so much fun! I like the sound of Bonnie too and look forward to seeing her interactions with Einstein. Maybe this isn’t your favorite one in the series but I just can’t get over the idea of Einstein as a cyborg…all logic and no fun until he meets the right woman…er, cyborg. 😉
This has been a really fun series. I just love how Eve has written these cyborgs. I can’t wait to read more stories. 🙂
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I keep hearing good things about this author, i really have to give one of her books a try soon. I am not a big fan of cyborgs, maybe because I haven’t read a lot of books with them yet and the one I read with a cyborg characters it was the evil guy. I do like the sound of this one and how the cyborgs revolted and got into wart with the humans and got their own planet. It sounds like a lot fo effort went into building this work and it all makes sense and fits nicely together. I might check this series out. Great review!
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This is the only series I’ve read with cyborgs. I wasn’t sure how I would like them. I do love Eve though. She writes such fun stories. Every one of them makes me laugh. I haven’t found a series yet that I don’t like, though there are many I haven’t gotten to yet.
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I like the Sleeping Beauty kind of spin on how Bonnie woke up. That’s a little unexpected! This one’s going to be a tough sell for me just because I’m not really a fan of cyborgs. And since you mentioned Einstein humanesque evolution (having emotions and such), I fear these two would seem less like cyborgs and more like humans. I don’t know…I don’t know…
I had never really tried cyborgs before this series. I wasn’t sure how I would like them. the way Eve writes them is so much fun.
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Great review Melliane. This actual sounds like a cool series..something a little different 🙂 I am loving the sound of the banter.
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Eve Langlais writes great banter. I just love it. 🙂
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Seriously, Melanie! I *do not* need more books on my TBR. Stahp it! LOL
I completely understand. I swear I add two or three books for every book I read. Add to that many are part of a series and I will never run out of books to read.
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I remember those covers now
These covers aren’t too bad for indie books. She does like to use bare-chested men. You won’t hear me complaining. 🙂
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I’ve never even heard of this series before but you can be sure I’ll be looking up the first book as soon as I finish typing here! This sounds really unique and fun – plus, I love sci-fi 😀 Awesome review^^ Thanks for bringing this series to my attention!
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Eve is a lot of fun Micheline. I really hope you enjoy C791. It was a really funny read.
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This actually sounds like a show I watched and the cyborgs… well, some of them, had gained conscientiousness. I might have to try these and see how they match up. 🙂
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I don’t think I’ve seen a show about cyborgs (other than Teen Titans). These are pretty fun. I hope you enjoy them.
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I’ve had this series on my kindle forever, Melanie! And I want to read about these cyborgs now. I think that using cyborgs rather than people of different ethnicities to make a point is really clever 🙂
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Eve is pretty clever in the way she writes many things. She tackles several different issues. I do love this series. I hope you get a chance to try it. Felicia is the one who really put it on my radar.
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I haven’t read anything in this series, but I have been known to enjoy some Eve Langlais on occasion. I will add these to my Maybe-Someday Pile. Great review.
I love Eve. I’ve read a bunch of different series from here. I don’t know that I will ever be caught up. She has so many and writes so fast. I hope you enjoy it whenever you get around to it.
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oh this sounds like a great read. I have read Seth and really liked it. I do need to get back to this series.
I’m excited about Seth’s book. This seems like a series you can read out of order, but I’m a stickler for reading in order anyway. I will get to Seth’s story soon.
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