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kaylee14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Pedophilia
mlindley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Research trigger warnings if you are a sensitive reader because this book touches on A LOT of topics.
The plot moves along nicely with multiple POVs and excellent character development.
Would read again!!! Highly recommend.
Graphic: Terminal illness, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage
read_with_loren's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
lostintheplot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness
Minor: Kidnapping
minimicropup's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Main POVs: 5 people who have recently received a notification they have a DNA match. They all choose to pay for access to their match's contact deets.
-A slightly naive, single adult who is close to their family but yearning for a relationship, children, and to settle down into family life
-A single adult that has been communicating on a shallow basis with their match online and is kind of in a rut. Their friends are urging them to take things to the next level (YOLO).
-An obsessive, self-described single sociopath and serial dater preying on people using "traditional" online dating apps. They are curious about if their DNA match could ever match up to them.
-A powerful, wealthy, dedicated single CEO and entrepreneur. They are hopeful but skeptical that their DNA match will be able to see beyond their wealth.
-A happily engaged adult told by their suddenly insecure fiancé to go meet their DNA match so it isn't the elephant in the room of their marriage.
Cred Rating 🤓👩🔬: Realistic in the narrative world and plausible in ours. Except for a nerd alert moment (see Growls and Howls).
Growls and Howls 🐺: The math and biology doesn't add up for ONE gene to be mutated to such an extent that only 2 people have the matching (or antisense matching) copy and relatives are never matched (yikes). I got around it by mentally adding an "s" to "gene", and pretending that the company developed a scientifically based algorithm for matching specific genomic sequences to find best matches. Similar to how ancestry predictions work at present.
Reading Journey 👍: Roller coaster meets monorail. Sight-seeing with twisty ups and downs.
Great match if you like:
-Not-too-distant future or alt-history (depending how you read this, it's flexible)
-Techno thrillers with utopian vibes
-Realistic sci-fi energy
-Relationship and romance dramas
-Thought-provoking commentary on how we define love and how relationships are shaped by our society and peers (include tech as a peer!)
-Does tech hurt people, or do people hurt people?
-Twisty, unpredictable plots and character studies
Vibes: 🤯🥺🥰
Format: Kindle Unlimited
Graphic: Infidelity and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Ableism, Grief, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury
atalea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The book follows 5 different individuals in various stages of their lives as they decide to use their DNA in order to find their soulmate. The multiple PVO's led to various explorations of this topic and the consequences it had on their respective lives. The chapters were short which meant you were never too long with one POV and made for an addictive read.
If you're a fan of Black Mirror or just speculative fiction in general, I can highly recommend this book!
Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Miscarriage, Violence, and Suicide attempt
frolickingandfantasy's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
triple_m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Of course, following five people, not all of the characters are going to be likable and the stories aren’t equally interesting. My least favorite to read about was Mandy.
I predicted like 90% of the “twists” but I still enjoyed the ride.
Really weird anti-abortion sentiment in the middle?????? The fuck was that about?
P.S. I would never in a million years consider this a romance and I’m annoyed that it’s categorized as one on here.
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer and Pregnancy
knitdyeread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy
readsbymoonlight's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Kidnapping