3.31 AVERAGE


Genetic engineering is so much fun!! I love the idea behind this short story, however the execution was not my favorite. The ending in particular was a let down for me.


After reading the entire forward collection my ratings from favorite to least are:

Summer Frost ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ark ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Randomize ⭐️⭐️⭐️
You Have Arrived At Your Destination ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Emergency Skin ⭐️⭐️
The Last Conversation ⭐️⭐️

Set in the very near future, it's thought provoking and quite chilling.

Interesting premise, but unsatisfying ending. Might have worked better as a full length novel?

I've enjoyed the concept and the writing. Is life just a three-act archetype like a movie script? The protagonist struggles with the thought while he follows up on his wife's dealings with a fertility company that's a lot more than that. Planning someone else's Ife like a business is a scary enough thought.

I've enjoyed seeing Sam, the protagonist get a little shaken up and come to realisations of his own. Does he arrive at his destination?

I like this and The Arc by Veronica Roth from the Amazon series "Forward".

-Not sure what just happened.
dark reflective medium-paced

I thought the story had an intriguing theme and I followed it through most of the way, but I just did not get the ending.
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3.0
emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes