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popthebutterfly's review against another edition
4.0
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Book: Death Donor
Author: Matt Ward
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: Political intrigue
Publication Date: May 30, 2020
Publisher: Myrmani
Pages: 334
Recommended Age: 18+ (violence, gore, language, death, dismemberment)
Synopsis: Special forces vet, Samantha Jones, is a lowly bodyguard for Ethan Anderson, the biotech billionaire who revolutionized life extension. But at least she’s got a job, unlike most, and won’t have to sell her organs to support her family. Sure, they’re poor, but she’s got death insurance and a roof over her head. Life is livable...
But then Sam’s daughter is kidnapped and sold for parts. Overnight, her life (and belief in the system) shatters. When the rich bastards get off scot-free, Sam’s weak husband commits suicide, and the ex-assassin snaps.
Someone is going to pay.
The question: how to kill the heartless elites that use the poor like livestock and whose security rivals the president. And then there’s the senator fighting to abolish life extension, the trillion-dollar corporate standoff, and bloody protests in the streets as conditions deteriorate. Things are about to get ugly.
Review: For the most part I liked this book. It had a Repo Man vibe and the book was very fast paced. The author also did well with the world building.
However, I did think character development was a bit rushed and that it could have been built a bit better. The main character seemed to only have one personality trait for the majority of the novel, but it did get better towards the end.
Verdict: It's a decent novel. Definitely recommend.
Book: Death Donor
Author: Matt Ward
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: Political intrigue
Publication Date: May 30, 2020
Publisher: Myrmani
Pages: 334
Recommended Age: 18+ (violence, gore, language, death, dismemberment)
Synopsis: Special forces vet, Samantha Jones, is a lowly bodyguard for Ethan Anderson, the biotech billionaire who revolutionized life extension. But at least she’s got a job, unlike most, and won’t have to sell her organs to support her family. Sure, they’re poor, but she’s got death insurance and a roof over her head. Life is livable...
But then Sam’s daughter is kidnapped and sold for parts. Overnight, her life (and belief in the system) shatters. When the rich bastards get off scot-free, Sam’s weak husband commits suicide, and the ex-assassin snaps.
Someone is going to pay.
The question: how to kill the heartless elites that use the poor like livestock and whose security rivals the president. And then there’s the senator fighting to abolish life extension, the trillion-dollar corporate standoff, and bloody protests in the streets as conditions deteriorate. Things are about to get ugly.
Review: For the most part I liked this book. It had a Repo Man vibe and the book was very fast paced. The author also did well with the world building.
However, I did think character development was a bit rushed and that it could have been built a bit better. The main character seemed to only have one personality trait for the majority of the novel, but it did get better towards the end.
Verdict: It's a decent novel. Definitely recommend.
mad_about_books's review against another edition
4.0
DEATH DONOR is a work of utopian/dystopian fiction. At best, it is a treatise on near-future society, and at worst, it is sometimes hard to follow. It is a first person narrative told by three different people… each getting their own named chapters: Ethan, Sam and Mike respectively. It took reading a few chapters to realize which "I" was which. Also, my first impression of the bodyguard Sam was that of a gay man, married with a daughter. Then I found that Sam is short for Samantha. Once I had all this sorted, the plot became clearer.
The writing style is a staccato blend of spoken language and acronyms, so I see this as written for a young, hip audience. Once I settled into the flow of who's who and what things like LE and VTOL meant, the plot gelled into one of technology, politics and revenge. The end may just bring you to tears. I am always a little disappointed when a writer uses words incorrectly or fluffs a common expression. I am happy to say that though both of these exist in DEATH DONOR, they were easy enough to gloss over.
Along with the technology and politics, DEATH DONOR is a morality tale. We don't have to look to the future, near or far, to know that money talks and that maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't do the immoral just because you can.
The writing style is a staccato blend of spoken language and acronyms, so I see this as written for a young, hip audience. Once I settled into the flow of who's who and what things like LE and VTOL meant, the plot gelled into one of technology, politics and revenge. The end may just bring you to tears. I am always a little disappointed when a writer uses words incorrectly or fluffs a common expression. I am happy to say that though both of these exist in DEATH DONOR, they were easy enough to gloss over.
Along with the technology and politics, DEATH DONOR is a morality tale. We don't have to look to the future, near or far, to know that money talks and that maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't do the immoral just because you can.
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