A review by soobooksalot
Baby X by Kira Peikoff

adventurous challenging informative mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Sci-Fi is alarming when one can imagine it as our reality.
Thank you to @penguinrandomhouse and Netgalley for my eARC for review.
Baby X feels a bit like the movie Gattaca, and in the vein of books from authors Blake Crouch and John Marrs.
The story is told from POVs of Ember, Quinn, and Lily.
It's the not-distant future, and technology includes the holoverse accessed through smart lenses in the literal blink of an eye. 
Pregnancies can be achieved with anyone’s cells, from any type of cells. Lab-created gametes are called the Selected. One can learn in advance the personality traits, physical characteristics, and health anomalies.
But with any new technology, there will be crime. Stolen-cell pregnancies are taking place, and The Vault specializes in this. "Famous desirables" are being targeted for their DNA and related traits.
There are some well thought out concepts here, a touch repetitive at times, but made human through interesting characters and twists.
A solid read for sure - recommended!
Released on March 5.

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