really like the idea of this and the questions it asks + the ending but not really the execution or rather the reading experience of this. would be anreally like the idea of this and the questions it asks + the ending but not really the execution or rather the reading experience of this. would be an interesting book to write an essay about though ...more
3.5* nothing mind-blowing, maybe if i had read it years ago but multiverses are always fun and this was entertaining enough for me to finish it in a d3.5* nothing mind-blowing, maybe if i had read it years ago but multiverses are always fun and this was entertaining enough for me to finish it in a day...more
thank you to the publisher for the e-arc of this! i often pick up sci-fi books because of them having interesting concepts and i am often left with dithank you to the publisher for the e-arc of this! i often pick up sci-fi books because of them having interesting concepts and i am often left with disappointment. happy to announce that this book was also fun as well and it even had some interesting things to say about humanity, children and parenting. i think some things were a bit more on the nose and some things definitely could have been expanded on, but it did not make me enjoy the book less. i would put this thriller in more of a "i had fun category" than shocking and twisty or life-changing category though, as i was able to call some things before they happened. it was not the most surprising thriller, but regardless, i had a great time reading and i think most people will too, if you go in with the right expectations. i think if you like "dark matter" by blake crouch, black mirror or you are into books that sorta feel like a 3.5 average on letterboxd, mid-budget movie (and i mean that with the most love in my heart), you should pick this up. i would love for it to be adapted in some way, as i think the story is very easy to visualize. excited to check this authors catalogue, as well as to keep using the read now section on netgalley to find random books!...more
for a book that was so bleak and melancholic it is weirdly life-affirming and i’m gonna be thinking about it for a bit. it is speculative more than acfor a book that was so bleak and melancholic it is weirdly life-affirming and i’m gonna be thinking about it for a bit. it is speculative more than actually being a well-developed sci-fi which i’m finding more compelling these days…i ended up liking the contemporary chapters much more than the ones on nyx even though i picked up the book because of the concept. heavy stuff…i am going to sleep...more
wouldn't really categorize this as horror or thriller, maybe light sci-fi but i really enjoyed itwouldn't really categorize this as horror or thriller, maybe light sci-fi but i really enjoyed it...more
the only thing about this book i liked is the fact that it's now over and i don't have to read a word of it ever againthe only thing about this book i liked is the fact that it's now over and i don't have to read a word of it ever again...more
this book is marketed as a thriller and it's more of a contemporary story with a sci-fi twist. it's a story about two women, or more specifically, a bthis book is marketed as a thriller and it's more of a contemporary story with a sci-fi twist. it's a story about two women, or more specifically, a book about a woman and her own clone. a clone that is, funnily enough, her husband's ideal version of her. i absolutely loved the discussions in this book: the nature vs. nurture discussion. what makes a human being? what responsibility comes with choosing to play god? how much do you actually know about the people around you? how much do they know you? is someone who is made somehow inferior to someone who is born? if you're expecting a fast-paced, exciting story, you're not gonna like this. if you are in the mood for a slow-moving, basically plot-less story that will make you think about the fragility of the human condition as well as how the development of technology could grant us more power than we're actually capable of having, read this. it's also a very short book, if nothing else grabbed your attention....more
just read it. i have nothing else to say besides that this book literally doesn't have one sentence too many. everything is right where it should be.just read it. i have nothing else to say besides that this book literally doesn't have one sentence too many. everything is right where it should be....more
it definitely feels like a black mirror episode, although i'll admit some parts of it went over my head (can u tell sci-fi isn't my strong suit?) but it definitely feels like a black mirror episode, although i'll admit some parts of it went over my head (can u tell sci-fi isn't my strong suit?) but my god what a weird little dystopian novella and what a scary concept to grasp. britain better NEVER get this sorta technology to control immigration because oh boy would they abuse it. i'll go stare at a wall because that went. places i didn't expect. i recommend you know as little as possible about this before you start it....more
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