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A review by leahegood
Implant by J. Grace Pennington
4.0
Gordon doesn't have an easy life. Weak from anemia, the target of bullying, and orphaned in the aftermath of a scandal caused by a mistake on the part of his doctor father, it doesn't seem that things can get much worse. Until they do.
Reduced to grasping a last-resort, experimental cure, Gordon is sitting in a waiting room when something inexplicable happens. He finds himself in a different place. A dangerous, unfamiliar place. One where there's a cure for everything and a bettering of nothing. Two strangers tell him he's the world's only hope. He's been transported to the future and has only a week before the fold in time rights itself and tosses him back into the waiting room.
I've had this book sitting on my shelf for two years. My brother read it and told me I needed to make time for it. Tonight was the night. After a bit of a reading drought, I randomly decided to grab a book and spend an hour reading. One hour turned into two-and-a-half, and I ended up reading the entire book in one sitting--something I haven't done in a really long time!
Gordon was a really compelling character. A real ordinary hero. Burdened with a terminal illness, asked to be a hero, and ill-equipped (sometimes even unwilling) for the job in front of him. He's got a normal, sweet personality that makes him easy to follow along and empathize with. The mistakes he makes are ones I'd definitely make too! And every time he finds the courage to do the right thing, you get a little sense of satisfaction with him. Also, the author managed to pull of an ending that was "happy" and satisfying without being the brand of perfect that only happens in fiction.
If you like sci-fi with lots of world building, a huge cast, and a winding, epic plot ... this isn't that brand of sci-fi. Personally, I loose interest with hard core sci-fi. I end up skimming through the technical science parts and bulky world building passages, and I invariably miss essential plot points in the process. Implant is straight forward, focusing on the characters and using the sci-fi setting to drive their journey. Works for me!
Overall, definitely would recommend this story, especially for any fellow dystopian-lovers out there.
Reduced to grasping a last-resort, experimental cure, Gordon is sitting in a waiting room when something inexplicable happens. He finds himself in a different place. A dangerous, unfamiliar place. One where there's a cure for everything and a bettering of nothing. Two strangers tell him he's the world's only hope. He's been transported to the future and has only a week before the fold in time rights itself and tosses him back into the waiting room.
I've had this book sitting on my shelf for two years. My brother read it and told me I needed to make time for it. Tonight was the night. After a bit of a reading drought, I randomly decided to grab a book and spend an hour reading. One hour turned into two-and-a-half, and I ended up reading the entire book in one sitting--something I haven't done in a really long time!
Gordon was a really compelling character. A real ordinary hero. Burdened with a terminal illness, asked to be a hero, and ill-equipped (sometimes even unwilling) for the job in front of him. He's got a normal, sweet personality that makes him easy to follow along and empathize with. The mistakes he makes are ones I'd definitely make too! And every time he finds the courage to do the right thing, you get a little sense of satisfaction with him. Also, the author managed to pull of an ending that was "happy" and satisfying without being the brand of perfect that only happens in fiction.
If you like sci-fi with lots of world building, a huge cast, and a winding, epic plot ... this isn't that brand of sci-fi. Personally, I loose interest with hard core sci-fi. I end up skimming through the technical science parts and bulky world building passages, and I invariably miss essential plot points in the process. Implant is straight forward, focusing on the characters and using the sci-fi setting to drive their journey. Works for me!
Overall, definitely would recommend this story, especially for any fellow dystopian-lovers out there.