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One of the Boys by Jayne Cowie
3.75
<b>Read Completed 7/23/24 |</b> 3.75 stars
I was a little bit bored with this in the beginning because I had such a John Marrs type feel in my head, but ONE OF THE BOYS takes a near-future concept with a bit slower of a pace than a fast and furious twisty John Marrs novel.
ONE OF THE BOYS is about two sisters, each having a son. There's a new test that's been perfected that can test males for a gene that indicates if they have a prevalence for violence. The concept was interesting and provided a lot of questions for the reader dealing with morality, motherhood, societal interactions, and so much more. I liked that the book presented all sides of the concept and explored it from many different ways.
I had a hard time connecting with the sisters at first. Bea is the main female voice and Simon, her son, is the main male voice, but I do believe there were a couple other perspectives thrown in there because I know we see some of Jack, Antonia's son. I think maybe we get some POVs from Antonia too, but don't quote me on that. Once we got to know the characters a bit more, I started to get into the plot as well and things perked up. The first 15% was more intro and the chapters also flip back and forth from present to various points in the past, so I was switching characters as well as timelines. I almost quit because I was just having a hard time with a lot of books, but I'm glad I stuck it out.
While this started a bit slower, it really turned into a full-blown thriller in the end! Things started to really heat up, we saw more darkness, characters had to pay for their actions, and there were a lot of reveals. I saw almost all of the secrets coming before the plot twists were revealed, but I enjoyed being right about them! It still made for a fun read and I liked how the author put everything together.
I was a little bit bored with this in the beginning because I had such a John Marrs type feel in my head, but ONE OF THE BOYS takes a near-future concept with a bit slower of a pace than a fast and furious twisty John Marrs novel.
ONE OF THE BOYS is about two sisters, each having a son. There's a new test that's been perfected that can test males for a gene that indicates if they have a prevalence for violence. The concept was interesting and provided a lot of questions for the reader dealing with morality, motherhood, societal interactions, and so much more. I liked that the book presented all sides of the concept and explored it from many different ways.
I had a hard time connecting with the sisters at first. Bea is the main female voice and Simon, her son, is the main male voice, but I do believe there were a couple other perspectives thrown in there because I know we see some of Jack, Antonia's son. I think maybe we get some POVs from Antonia too, but don't quote me on that. Once we got to know the characters a bit more, I started to get into the plot as well and things perked up. The first 15% was more intro and the chapters also flip back and forth from present to various points in the past, so I was switching characters as well as timelines. I almost quit because I was just having a hard time with a lot of books, but I'm glad I stuck it out.
While this started a bit slower, it really turned into a full-blown thriller in the end! Things started to really heat up, we saw more darkness, characters had to pay for their actions, and there were a lot of reveals. I saw almost all of the secrets coming before the plot twists were revealed, but I enjoyed being right about them! It still made for a fun read and I liked how the author put everything together.