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A review by pshelling
The Alpha Experiment by Eliot Grayson
2.0
The sex scenes were hot, some of the hottest I've read in a long time, and I actually read these ones instead of skimming over them like I normally do. But that's the only thing I liked about the book. Some of the context is under-explained, like why Newton's relationship with his parents is the way it is, or why his parents are the way are, which felt like it was missing given that we're spoon-fed the explanation for the why female alphas are so rare and how that influenced Fiona, explaining how she turned out the way she did.
Additionally, as a scientist with several diplomas myself, the quality of the science and the experimental design performed by Newton took me out of the story in a bad way. For example, reading how the plot hinged on the inheritance and expression of genes and me just going "umm it doesn't work like that???" was a problem for me.
Lastly, I got this book through Kindle Unlimited having only read the description, not a sample, so I was surprised that Newton had to go through his gay awakening as a thirty-old. I don't typically enjoy anything reminiscent of the "I was straight until I met you" narrative. Do people go through gay-(bi)-awakenings later in life? I'm sure they do. Did I? No, and that's reflected by my taste in books.
Additionally, as a scientist with several diplomas myself, the quality of the science and the experimental design performed by Newton took me out of the story in a bad way. For example, reading how the plot hinged on the inheritance and expression of genes and me just going "umm it doesn't work like that???" was a problem for me.
Lastly, I got this book through Kindle Unlimited having only read the description, not a sample, so I was surprised that Newton had to go through his gay awakening as a thirty-old. I don't typically enjoy anything reminiscent of the "I was straight until I met you" narrative. Do people go through gay-(bi)-awakenings later in life? I'm sure they do. Did I? No, and that's reflected by my taste in books.