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challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Violence, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A highly engaging story that managed to shock me time and time again!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was such a cool concept and maybe Iām basic but I did not expect these plot twists š
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness
Minor: Abortion
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
So many characters!! It was hard for me to keep them straight. Interesting concept to take a DNA test and be matched to your perfect partner, but this was a pretty chaotic book. 100+ chapters of chaos and in almost every chapter I felt like something major happen, which became repetitive to listen (I did audiobook) to over and over again. I believe itās been turned into tv show and I think it might be better in that format, to break it up into episodes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Interesting to read all the couple's stories come together. Science discovering your genetic DNA match is very black mirror. It's a cool premise that the author fleshed out well. It stays a middle of the road book for me though because the dialouge lacked depth and flow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking
Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Pregnancy
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A great thriller with some shocking twists. Loved the pace at the end and the start could have gone faster but otherwise loved the plot and characters of this sick, twisted story. Not for the faint hearted, some intense, vivid themes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Murder
Moderate: Death
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is only my second John Marrs book, but his stories are officially an auto-read for me. I will not hesitate to read the next one in his backlist. I enjoy the underlying tone of this work and how uncomfortable it makes me feel about advancing technology. The desire to know and do more for less, mixed with the question of if we should, is more and more omnipresent. I enjoyed the variety of characters, and Marrs managed to weave in a multitude of twisty stories, leaving the me unsure of what I wanted the outcome to be and certainly unable to predict it! I really loved the ending, but thought some stories were cut short or the nice bow at the end was abrupt.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Murder
Minor: Toxic friendship
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Murder