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bookswithbethx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Grief, Miscarriage, Violence, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Infidelity
Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
sarjmorg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Cancer, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Car accident, Death, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, and Miscarriage
astoriareader's review against another edition
- 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
- People can take a “Match Your DNA” test to discover their perfect partners. Scientists have discovered a gene that each person shares with only one other person, their soulmate.
- Your Match can be any age, gender, race, and sexuality. They can live anywhere, so they may end up down the road or on the other side of the world. They can be married, single, divorced, engaged, etc.
- We follow five people discovering their Match.
- For ease, I am going to summarize characters below.
- Mandy, a divorcee in her late 30s, matches with Richard. When looking him up, she discovers that he’s recently died. She befriends his mom & his sister.
- Christopher, a serial killer, matches with Amy, a police officer.
- Jade, who is stuck in a dead-end job & living with her parents, matches with Kevin, who lives across the world in Australia.
- Nick, who is engaged to Sally & considers himself heterosexual, matches with a man named Alex.
- Ellie, who is a billionaire, matches with an ordinary man named Tim.
- Ahhhh! I loved this book. The premise was extremely unique, and it was a compelling read.
- I would characterize this book as a mix of science fiction & suspense/thriller.
- It is a long book (around 500 pages), but all chapters are short. I ended up finishing it quickly. I started it Monday night, and I finished it on Tuesday night.
- It is told from alternating POV chapters of the 5 different people exploring whether their Match is their soulmate. At first, it was hard to keep it straight, but after a few rounds of the POVs, it was easy to follow. I also think it was a solid choice to incorporate different stories with such a unique premise.
- This is my first read by John Marrs, but I keep seeing him mentioned & recommended by others. I can’t wait to read more of his books.
- I’ve seen some comparisons of the book with a Black Mirror episode, and that’s so spot on.
- I loved how Marrs took time to flush out some of the negative societal & large scale impacts of a system like Match Your DNA.
- The execution of the plot is fantastic, and all the twists & turns are wrapped up neatly. Very satisfying ending.
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
southside3's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, and Pregnancy
juniper_b_jones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, Stalking, Death, Grief, Confinement, Blood, and Terminal illness
booksandshan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Grief
thelilbulldozer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Murder, Cursing, and Death
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
Minor: Miscarriage
risaleel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, and Infidelity
Minor: Death of parent, Abortion, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
pla_333's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Minor: Miscarriage and Stalking
taleofabibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death, Body horror, Terminal illness, Cancer, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, and Miscarriage
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexism, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Animal death, Death of parent, and Cursing