A review by jessicasilfenroy
The Ones We Choose by Julie Clark

5.0

This totally exceeded my expectations. Julie Clark’s “The Last Flight” is one of my all time favorite thrillers, but this is SO completely different. It’s a family drama that totally left me in a whirlwind of emotions. The main character, Paige, is such a well-written protagonist that was easy to connect to, and I found myself immersed in her story. I love how this book encompasses so many important themes like finding the courage to stop living in fear, letting people in fully, and figuring out what it means to be human from our genes, to our memories to willingness to heal. What also made this book stand out was how Clark uses genetics to drive the plot as each chapter starts off with a scientific description (think chromosomes, genetic markers etc.) that relates the the story.

This will definitely be a book I recommend to others. It has a little bit of everything in it: love, suspense, grief, drama, motherhood, friendship and science-based research.

Read if you’re interested in:
-women in STEM
-quirky characters
-genetics
-sperm donors
-single parents
-gifted children
-family struggles