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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was captivating and I did not see a lot of the twists coming. Everything was tied up nicely at the end. I didn’t realize this was the third book in a series so some things were mentioned from the previous books but it still made sense without reading those. It was hard to keep track of the various characters at the beginning but you get the hang of it after a while.
fast-paced
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The main gist of this book is: AI = bad, being chronically online = bad, and desperate people do stupid things.
The story wasn't ground-breaking social commentary or anything, but it was an enjoyable popcorn read on the same way that watching reality TV drama can be enjoyable. I have to give props to the author, for a story with almost no likeable characters, I felt compelled to keep reading.
As far as plot goes, it was an interesting premise. You kinda figure out where the story was going at arou d the 50% mark, but the journey to get there was fun nonetheless.
The story wasn't ground-breaking social commentary or anything, but it was an enjoyable popcorn read on the same way that watching reality TV drama can be enjoyable. I have to give props to the author, for a story with almost no likeable characters, I felt compelled to keep reading.
As far as plot goes, it was an interesting premise. You kinda figure out where the story was going at arou d the 50% mark, but the journey to get there was fun nonetheless.
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Family Experiment is a chaotic, high-stakes social experiment that quickly spirals into betrayal, murder, and shocking revelations. Presented in a Black Mirror-esque format, it follows multiple couples competing to raise a child, with the highest-rated pair ultimately winning. The prize: keeping their AI child, or taking the money to raise their own child. Viewers engage through chat, statuses, and social media updates, which I especially enjoyed.
The Couples & Their Stories:
- Kitty & Rufus -
Rufus killed their meta child - Jaden & Selena –
Jaden spent all Salena’s money saved for IVF on gambling, and had multiple other kids while in a relationship with her - Woody & Tina –
Tina favored Belle and Woody favored Izzy, their child locked in their basement for almost murdering a classmate - Zoe & Dimitri –
Infamously sold their son, Adam, but he is revealed to be alive - Cadman & Gabrielle -
Camden is obsessesed with having Gabrielle for himself, and goes as far as to drugging him - Hudson –
Secretly Leo, ultimately kills “Hudson” (his previous identity) - Matteo –
Ends up being adopted by Cristoff and his wife, living a happy life
Some Events & Twists I liked
Rufus murdered his and his wife’s meta baby by shaking too hard Salena divorced Jaden (and he was later murdered), which led Malachi to be eliminated after she refused to continue with the experiment Cadman sold his parents’ house out from under them Izzy killed Belle, disguised as Tina through her avatar Cadman orchestrated their meta child, River, to receive Amazonite. River proceeds to sell it, resulting in another meta child’s death, which gets River eliminated Zoe and Dimitri sold their son, Adam, to child traffickers The grand finale pitted Dimitri, Zoe, and Hudson against each other, with viewers watching their final showdown Hudson won the experiment, but did not keep his meta child Alice
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
medium-paced
mysterious
tense
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very engaging, almost like I was a viewer of the Family Experiment as well. I found it surprising how nicely the ending was wrapped up. Pretty much no loose ends left. Seems uncommon these days.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, Grief, Classism
Minor: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury