Critical Reception
The Lab received mostly favourable reviews at the time of its release. The Bulletin said "Heath balances the flashy fight scenes with enough introspection to please both lovers of action and fans of character development" and Booklist magazine praised the plot as having "surprisingly well-oiled wheels within wheels."
io9 critic Charlie Jane Anders disagreed. "There's almost no character development in The Lab," he said. But he conceded that the book was "a really fun read, and ideal for kids who aren't particularly interested in introspective coming-of-age stories . . . It's basically an action movie on paper, but it could be a nice gateway drug to reading more serious science fiction."
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