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A review by traceyroberts
The Family Experiment by John Marrs
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
5.0
John Marrs has done it again with his new book The Family Experiment. Set in the near future and in the same universe as The One, The Passengers and The Marriage Act. You don't have to read the previous novels to enjoy this one, but if you have there are some little easter eggs scattered throughout.
Contestants in a new reality show compete by raising an AI child in the metaverse. The show is live streamed and the audience can show their reactions by way of red hearts and black hearts. They can also vote on situations to put the parents in. Of course each of the contestants have dark secrets that they are trying to hide.
The scary thing about this book is it's not too far from the reality. You could feasibly see it happening in real life and that's utterly terrifying. I don't want to give too much of the plot away but I will say there are unexpected and shocking twists and it had me completely gripped right until the end. I also loved the social media inserts which were humourous and very realistic.
I would highly recommend this addictive thriller or indeed anything written by this author. Thanks to Pan Macmillian and Netgalley for the ARC.
Contestants in a new reality show compete by raising an AI child in the metaverse. The show is live streamed and the audience can show their reactions by way of red hearts and black hearts. They can also vote on situations to put the parents in. Of course each of the contestants have dark secrets that they are trying to hide.
The scary thing about this book is it's not too far from the reality. You could feasibly see it happening in real life and that's utterly terrifying. I don't want to give too much of the plot away but I will say there are unexpected and shocking twists and it had me completely gripped right until the end. I also loved the social media inserts which were humourous and very realistic.
I would highly recommend this addictive thriller or indeed anything written by this author. Thanks to Pan Macmillian and Netgalley for the ARC.