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apersonfromflorida's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Blood and Gore
sarahsnacks's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Soooo good. A wild ride.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
thereadingraccoon's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Book Review: Wrath by Shäron Moalem and Daniel Kraus
Wrath is a science fiction thriller about the fallout after a genetically altered rat escapes the laboratory to wreak havoc on New York City.
Scientist Sienna and CEO Noah accomplished the impossible once before by creating glowing pet fish and now they want to tackle making the perfect animal companion in adorable little Sammy. Sammy is a genetically altered rat that will be able to communicate and interact with humans but Sienna can’t seem to overcome its rapidly growing brain causing violence and an early demise. When the most recent version of Sammy convinces a little boy to help it escape at a pet expo it will be up to Noah, Sienna, rat catcher Leonard plus the U.S. government to stop Sammy before he can create a rat army.
This book isn’t for weak stomachs or anyone disturbed by animal exploitation and experimentation. The lengths the scientists go to create the perfect rat and the descriptions or rat attacks are graphic and intense. But it reminded me of the horror movies I enjoyed when I was a child where insects and animals go haywire and people are no longer at the top of the food chain.
Overall, this is a dark and disturbing science fiction novel that makes the reader think about what lengths we are willing to go to alter an animal strictly for our own pleasure and what impact that could have on the planet as a whole.
4 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Alcoholism, Death, Violence, and Blood
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