Almost wordless: Eastern Kingbirds are a summer migrant and spend their winters in South America. I saw this one while monitoring the prairie for the forest preserve’s breeding bird survey.
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Welcome to Mailbox Monday, created by Marcia of To Be Continued, a place where readers share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week.
After several years of being on tour with different blogs as the monthly host, the Mailbox Monday Blog is now the permanent home for the meme.
A few new books arrived last week.
New Arrivals
The Bookshop at Water’s End by Patti Callahan Henry from Tandem Literary.
The women who spent their childhood summers in a small southern town discover it harbors secrets as lush as the marshes that surround it…
The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey from Grand Central Publishing ..
In a suspense thriller to rival Paula Hawkins and Tana French, a detective with secrets of her own hunts the killer of a woman who was the glamorous star of their high school.
Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan from Atria Books.
An astonishingly incisive and suspenseful novel about a scandal amongst Britain’s privileged elite and the women caught up in its wake.
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Almost wordless: Another prairie wildflower. When I took a closer look, I saw there were two little insects sharing the flower.
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Welcome to Mailbox Monday, created by Marcia of To Be Continued, a place where readers share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week.
After several years of being on tour with different blogs as the monthly host, the Mailbox Monday Blog is now the permanent home for the meme.
With the Holiday Weekend upon us, I almost forgot today is Monday!
I received a nice assortment of books from Flatiron last week. I’m looking forward to digging into those psychological thrillers.
New Arrivals
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney.
A psychological thriller with a killer twist you’ll never forget.
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert.
A fiercely stunning contemporary fantasy.
Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust
A feminist fantasy reimagining of the Snow White fairytale.
Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land
A dark, compelling, voice-driven psychological suspense.
Waiting for the Punch: Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast by Marc Maron.
A collection of interviews from Marc Maron’s talk show.
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas.
A story about sacrifice and motherhood, the burdens of expectation and genius.
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Using random.org, Vicki was selected to receive 3 downloads and a pair of earbuds.
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Winner: Vicki
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Almost wordless: The prairie has come alive with the colors of summer wildflowers.
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A Rapid Review
Publisher: Dutton Books| | April 2017
Format: Hardcover (eGalley) | 416 Pages | Rating: 5 stars
New York Times bestselling author Daniel Suarez delivers an exhilarating sci-fi thriller exploring a potential future where CRISPR genetic editing allows the human species to control evolution itself.
What’s it about . . .
It’s the year 2045. Genetic editing has been perfected.
Kenneth Durand works in Interpol’s genetic crime division where he and his team hunt down black market labs who perform illegal edits on human embryos. But Durand has been targeted by one of the cartels. They attacked him and injected him with a “change agent”, a new technology that replaced his DNA causing his physical appearance to be altered. When he wakes up in the hospital, he finds he now appears to be one of the criminal he was pursing. As this technology is not known to exist, no one would believe him.
Durand escapes but now finds himself to be a fugitive. He must find out how to restore his DNA before the police and his former team catch up with him.
What did I think . . .
This is an exciting, engaging techno-thriller. Part scifi and part police procedural, this is a well-written novel set in a possible future.
There is a bit of necessary science and world building in the first few chapters. In 2045, the US is no longer a technological leader; Singapore took over sometime between ratification of the UN Treaty on Genetic Modification and the second wave of moon landings. By the dawn of the Gene Revolution, the technological crown had shifted from America. But the reader doesn’t need to understand DNA sequencing or have a science background to enjoy the story. Non-science types should not be discouraged from trying this novel — it quickly turns into a fast-paced thriller.
I loved this book, but this is my kind of novel. It’s in the same vein as early Crichton thrillers; maybe even a little faster paced. If you like science-based thrillers, be sure to read this one.
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Source: Review copy provided by the publisher.
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