bonniereads777's reviews
1617 reviews

It was an interesting story. I wish there had been more time spent on Lauren's journey after being kicked out of that hate group masquerading as a church. I kind of got the feeling she would go back if asked. I hope she doesn't. I'd like to have heard more about what she learned and how she has grown after leaving that cult.

A lack of creativity leads the author to use F bombs in every circumstance instead of having to actually describe a scene. One sentence actually said “What the fucking fuck?” That always signals a lack of talent. If the character is surprised or exasperated, show us that instead of just dropping F bomb after F bomb. The graphic description of the sexual assault was annoying and unwanted. He was constantly threatening her. Why didn’t she record him?

Nobel prize? Really? Once you figure out the children are clones and are going to be used as body parts for other people, you keep expecting them to fight back. They never do. They walk like lemmings to their deaths without ever trying to stop it. Some false hope is inserted along the way, but never do they fight back. They hope the government will give them an out and it never does. I at least thought maybe the narrator would try to escape at the end after watching her friends and the people she loves die, but she went willingly to her fate. You spend the whole book expecting some kind of action, and none occurs. I spent a precious audible credit on this disappointment of a book and I blame the reviewer who said that this book was the best book they had ever read. What kind of hopeless, weak soul would love this book? Why would this win any prizes? Do the award winners think that people should walk obediently to their death no matter what the government does to them?

I love Diane Chamberlain's stories, but this one threw me for a loop with a strange ending. I won't post spoilers here, but the outcome was bizarre.