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lindsayleigh91's review against another edition
not a fan of the lost memories trope
nicolleelizabeth's review against another edition
5.0
What an absolute whirlwind. So many twists I could barely keep up. There was one that I realised before the reveal but the reveal was done so well that it didn't matter.
This is an absolutely stunning series that I highly recommend.
This is an absolutely stunning series that I highly recommend.
idgetfay's review against another edition
3.0
Augh. 3.5 stars. I was super impressed with the first book and this one came along and... lost some of the magic I guess. It’s still fast-paced and wild for sure, after a certain point I couldn’t put it down, but some of the twists seemed thrown in there just for the sake of a twist, and I saw a lot of them coming. I praised the first book for making sense within its own structure and this one, well, hard telling because it just seemed convoluted. I wasn’t sure what was real or not or what was happening exactly. I mean, I got the point more or less, but a lot of the ‘how’ just stopped being explained basically because this is a crazy world and anything can happen! I don’t know... I’m struggling to put into words just exactly why this didn’t do it for me quite like the first one did. I’m hoping everything comes together in the third one, although I’ll likely have forgotten these first two by the time it comes out.
fictionallysam's review against another edition
5.0
“There is not one of me–I am no single voice in the darkness. I am a chorus. A Symphony of code and violence, driving a knife into each of their hearts.”
Let me find my words.
This Cruel Design is the second installment in the literary masterpiece series, Mortal Coil, by the fiction mastermind Emily Suvada. Now, I say mastermind, because the words she divulges onto the printed page are ones that leave her readers breathless, engaged, heart wrenched, and forever mind blown (not even kidding). The first novel in this series was one of the best books I have read in 2018, and easily one of the top 5, as it made me view the world in a different light.
This newest segment in the story of Catarina “Cat” Agatta is no exception. The Sophomore novel takes up where the first left off–Catarina on the hunt for Lachlan and working out the revelations and truths she has come to find out about not only herself but the world she has grown to know as a new virus strand has taken formation.
Unlike the first novel, This Cruel Design, starts off with a slow pace as we get reacquainted to the world Suvada has built. I didn’t mind the slow beginning as much as I usually would, because of how the pace matched the storyline and how it was a steady progression of speed as we headed towards the climax. Suvada builds a scientifically fascinating world in which the possibilities of manipulation and creation of both technology and DNA are endless.
“If there is a design that underpins us, Catarina, then it is cold, it is violent, and it is cruel.”
With poignant dialogue and enriched character development, the sophomore novel continues to delve into philosophical questions on humanity and our dependency on technology as well as how far we should let technology take hold of our existence. Suvada holds nothing back with her writing style as she delivers breathtaking descriptions and quick-witted dialogue that takes the entire cast and ensemble into a deeper realm of development that you would never believe they could go.
With endless plot twists and mind-blowing revelations, This Cruel Design is thought-provoking and a whirlwind of pulsing excitement that will ruin and begin you in ways you never thought possible.
I honestly will recommend this series to every single entity for as long as I live as it is truly a masterpiece that should not be ignored.
INITIAL REVIEW:
Someone call life alert...I've been emotionally compromised and cannot get up. Suvada has thoroughly messed me up and I don't know how I will function until I get answers...
RTC when I can form words, I'm going to go sob in the shower now.
Let me find my words.
This Cruel Design is the second installment in the literary masterpiece series, Mortal Coil, by the fiction mastermind Emily Suvada. Now, I say mastermind, because the words she divulges onto the printed page are ones that leave her readers breathless, engaged, heart wrenched, and forever mind blown (not even kidding). The first novel in this series was one of the best books I have read in 2018, and easily one of the top 5, as it made me view the world in a different light.
This newest segment in the story of Catarina “Cat” Agatta is no exception. The Sophomore novel takes up where the first left off–Catarina on the hunt for Lachlan and working out the revelations and truths she has come to find out about not only herself but the world she has grown to know as a new virus strand has taken formation.
Unlike the first novel, This Cruel Design, starts off with a slow pace as we get reacquainted to the world Suvada has built. I didn’t mind the slow beginning as much as I usually would, because of how the pace matched the storyline and how it was a steady progression of speed as we headed towards the climax. Suvada builds a scientifically fascinating world in which the possibilities of manipulation and creation of both technology and DNA are endless.
“If there is a design that underpins us, Catarina, then it is cold, it is violent, and it is cruel.”
With poignant dialogue and enriched character development, the sophomore novel continues to delve into philosophical questions on humanity and our dependency on technology as well as how far we should let technology take hold of our existence. Suvada holds nothing back with her writing style as she delivers breathtaking descriptions and quick-witted dialogue that takes the entire cast and ensemble into a deeper realm of development that you would never believe they could go.
With endless plot twists and mind-blowing revelations, This Cruel Design is thought-provoking and a whirlwind of pulsing excitement that will ruin and begin you in ways you never thought possible.
I honestly will recommend this series to every single entity for as long as I live as it is truly a masterpiece that should not be ignored.
INITIAL REVIEW:
Someone call life alert...I've been emotionally compromised and cannot get up. Suvada has thoroughly messed me up and I don't know how I will function until I get answers...
RTC when I can form words, I'm going to go sob in the shower now.
charvi_not_just_fiction's review against another edition
5.0
WHAT IS THIS BOOK?? THIS SERIES???
IT'S BREAKING ME
IT'S BREAKING ME
ryanna_banana's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
punkydory's review against another edition
3.0
3.5: I didn’t enjoy this as much as the first book in the series. But, the end had some really interesting twists that made me excited to read the final book in the trilogy.
kgirardreads's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely love the premise of this series. Hacking genetic code? Fascinating. I love that this series is every bit as philosophical as it is suspenseful. It's definitely a dystopia, but it doesn't completely fall into all of the tropes of a dystopia. There's an evil empire, but that empire is humanized in a way that other novels don't really do, and it's not so much about overthrowing the power structures as it is about redeeming them, I think.
This book picks up where the first left off, and it goes deeper and even more philosophical. Readers will be disappointed by the romance quotient but will be engaged by Cat's endeavor to figure herself out. The end will definitely leave you ready for the next installment. Seriously, there had better be another book, or I will revolt. This is a fast-paced page-turner that will appeal to those interested in science and those interested in the question of what it means to be human.
This book picks up where the first left off, and it goes deeper and even more philosophical. Readers will be disappointed by the romance quotient but will be engaged by Cat's endeavor to figure herself out. The end will definitely leave you ready for the next installment. Seriously, there had better be another book, or I will revolt. This is a fast-paced page-turner that will appeal to those interested in science and those interested in the question of what it means to be human.