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bookswithbethx'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent
sarjmorg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
juniper_b_jones's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Pregnancy
booksandshan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
risaleel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol
hollaylonn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy
sleepybunnyreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Cancer, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Grief
xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage
Minor: Abortion
monique1316's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
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 fiancΓ© to go meet their DNA match so it isn't the elephant in the room of their marriage.
Cred Rating π€π©βπ¬: Realistic in the narrative world and plausible in ours. Except for a nerd alert moment (see Growls and Howls).
Growls and Howls πΊ: 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 π: 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: π€―π₯Ίπ₯°
Format: Kindle Unlimited
Graphic: Infidelity and Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Ableism, Grief, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury