I’m not in the least surprised that this dystopian interpretation of the future also involves a society whose running is based on sex. Instead of going for lust enhancers, I’d travel the world trying to find my Perfect Match. If it was me, I’d want to exploit ‘Perfect Matches’. When you consider that an ‘M-band’ is likely to be produced in our near future, novels like this one are warnings of how things shouldn’t be done. If Maggie ever has offspring (and I hope she does!), then I want them to be the same self-aware, self-punishing individuals that she is.

It’s not surprising that her father has a similar pull on people. Maggie inspires a loyalty that is quite frightening. As a talking book, the narrator was excellent at captivating her audience and I felt a particular connection with Gus. Gods! I felt myself pulled every which way, and I wanted to keep listening and listening and listening to it. This novel has just as many amazing cliff-hangers and scary parts as Disruption. How could that happen? What chances are there for the next time? Will there be a next time? Of course there had to be another chance, otherwise Maggie would be good and gone forever!

I remember finishing the first book in this duology last year, and feeling incredibly pained at its ending. Wasted away, and pining for someone that Maggie believes she has irrevocably harmed, Maggie still tries to keep her fitness up for the first chance of escape.

It’s easy to do that when you have been shut in the dark with limited food and absolutely no light.

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