⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2 words: “𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐬.”
⏰ 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫: It’s the future. Cray-cray actions have happened (no spoilers!) and Logan Ramsay finds himself “upgraded” in a body that has amazingly sharp skills, in every aspect, but someone is behind the upgrade and Logan is going to find out who, forcing him to face a legacy he’s spent his life working against while trying to understand. The problem is – what if the upgrade is a GOOD thing for humanity? What side is Logan really on?
💡𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: Here’s the scary part about this book – this all seems like it could REALLY happen! What if our bodies and brains were upgradable like our phones? 🤔 Boom – you’re smarter, stronger, faster. Ta da! But technology has risks. And pitfalls (yup like the 80’s video game). And massive advantages. This is what makes the entire book a head-scratcher of medical ethics.
The book is cerebral; you’re going to need your brain and might lose some minutes (ok hours) Googling about genetics (fascinating!), but it’s not so bogged down in science that it loses its thrill, and this I’m discovering might be a Crouch trait because like Dark Matter, I was pulled in, churned and spun like a centrifuge, and spit out the other end contemplating , “What just happened?” And loved every minute!
I figured out the book takes place in 2069 (from the mention of the a building and it being 101 years after it was completed, quick Google and voilà, wow I’m so smart!) so it’s just enough in the future to make you worry and simultaneously creep you out completely.
𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆𝗠𝗮𝗴𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
📚𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Science-Fiction Thriller
😍𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: I’m not a Sci-fi reader and loved it so I’d say if you enjoy fast-paced action with an amazing story? Don’t pass this up!
🙅♀️ 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: If you are hardcore against Sci-fi.
Thank you to the author, NetGalley and Random House Ballantine Books for my advanced copy in exchange for my always-honest review and for making me eyeball bees and ice cubes.
