"Though hope is an understatement. People hope for good weather. I'm aching like a lost sailor aches for land."
Mother Knows Best by Kira Peikoff is an Adult Psychological Thriller which I received as an Advance Reader Copy (ARC) from @NetGalley (& Crooked Lane Books!) in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. (Release Date | 10-Sep-2019)
SYNOPSIS | Claire Abram passed on a genetic mutation that killed her son when he was 8 years old. Claire decides that she can't risk bringing another child into this world whilst there is a high chance of doing the same again, so she volunteers herself to be the first human trial candidate in a secret illegal experiment where they use the DNA from two women and one man to hopefully eliminate rare hereditary diseases. There is a huge controversy in the medical world as to whether this type of work is ethical and most agree that it isn't so Claire goes into hiding in order to safely bring her unborn child into the world.
MY THOUGHTS | The description of this book immediately piqued my interest as I work for a pharmaceutical company, but sadly the execution fell flat for me. I felt like the conversations with the daughter were too complex, she is supposed to be eleven so I doubt she is coherent in the effects of mitochondrial disease. I found the chase between the characters to be quite repetitive, but I was engaged enough to continue reading and I enjoyed the red herrings.
Mother Knows Best by Kira Peikoff is an Adult Psychological Thriller which I received as an Advance Reader Copy (ARC) from @NetGalley (& Crooked Lane Books!) in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. (Release Date | 10-Sep-2019)
SYNOPSIS | Claire Abram passed on a genetic mutation that killed her son when he was 8 years old. Claire decides that she can't risk bringing another child into this world whilst there is a high chance of doing the same again, so she volunteers herself to be the first human trial candidate in a secret illegal experiment where they use the DNA from two women and one man to hopefully eliminate rare hereditary diseases. There is a huge controversy in the medical world as to whether this type of work is ethical and most agree that it isn't so Claire goes into hiding in order to safely bring her unborn child into the world.
MY THOUGHTS | The description of this book immediately piqued my interest as I work for a pharmaceutical company, but sadly the execution fell flat for me. I felt like the conversations with the daughter were too complex, she is supposed to be eleven so I doubt she is coherent in the effects of mitochondrial disease. I found the chase between the characters to be quite repetitive, but I was engaged enough to continue reading and I enjoyed the red herrings.