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Cognition
by Jacques St-Malo
Cognition by Jacques St-Malo is a science fiction suspense thriller that delves into the future and the race to be the one to control the genetics of intellect. Cognition starts off with a fast-paced gripping start that pulls me into the story and then the author throws on the brakes and slows the story down to delve into the dangers, politics, and stories of the characters. A war is raging, a mother...royalty...sends her child away to protect him while she must stay behind to draw the enemies away and a young girl suffers a cruel fate. The story will eventually turn to follow the boy child as he grows up unaware of his history and those who were impacted by the war so many years ago.
Cognition by Jacques St-Malo is the first book that I have read by this author. When I first read the blurb for this book my interest was piqued. I honestly thought that this book was going to be fast-paced, gripping, and hard to put down. This book does start out engaging and a real page-turner but it quickly shifts gears, slows down and becomes more character driven than the situation. I will say that this ebbs and flows. The author engages me and then slows the story back down. This story mixes politics, mystery, intrigue, and science fiction into a not so distant futuristic world.
Concerning the overall storyline, there isn't much that I don't like. The author has done a good job having the book edited, so there are few to none editorial issues. My only complaint is the pace of the story. I'd have liked it to be more even-paced and engaging throughout. The story starts off like fire. Hot, engaging, intense and demanding the reader delve deeper. Then, right when the story is about to seemingly transition to more drama, it downshifts to a slower pace.
For that reason, I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars. The story is good and one that science fiction readers and those who love a good mystery/suspense novel then this book is a good choice, but the change of pace from fast and intense to slow will be one that throws some readers off.
Cognition by Jacques St-Malo is the first book that I have read by this author. When I first read the blurb for this book my interest was piqued. I honestly thought that this book was going to be fast-paced, gripping, and hard to put down. This book does start out engaging and a real page-turner but it quickly shifts gears, slows down and becomes more character driven than the situation. I will say that this ebbs and flows. The author engages me and then slows the story back down. This story mixes politics, mystery, intrigue, and science fiction into a not so distant futuristic world.
Concerning the overall storyline, there isn't much that I don't like. The author has done a good job having the book edited, so there are few to none editorial issues. My only complaint is the pace of the story. I'd have liked it to be more even-paced and engaging throughout. The story starts off like fire. Hot, engaging, intense and demanding the reader delve deeper. Then, right when the story is about to seemingly transition to more drama, it downshifts to a slower pace.
For that reason, I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars. The story is good and one that science fiction readers and those who love a good mystery/suspense novel then this book is a good choice, but the change of pace from fast and intense to slow will be one that throws some readers off.