Reviewed by -- Maegan Schaefer
Book Review of -- Human Instincts by Ioana Visan
My overall star rating --- 5
About the book:
Dr. Deanna
Nichols is a geneticist searching for a cure to save the world. After the war
nearly destroyed it by releasing an aggressive virus, it was the vaccine that
killed the humanity’s chances for progress and survival. Deanna feels guilty
because she has participated in creating the vaccine, and General Mackenzie
never lets her forget that.
Their luck
changes when they are contacted by the convicts held in a secret military
prison hidden in the arctic desert. The C deviance criminals are willing to
negotiate and provide unaffected DNA samples in exchange for supplies and a
visit paid by the doctor herself. Suddenly there’s hope, so Deanna embarks on a
dangerous journey to a grittier reality than she had expected.
Could a
woman alone save the world?
Book creation ratings:
Overall
total -- 28 out of a possible 30
-- Story
& characters -- 10
-- Cover
& title -- 8
-- Editing
& formatting -- 10
* based on
a 1-10 scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good;
8-10, very good.*
The review:
This book
is a post apocalyptic story where the main character is trying to save the
human race. I really
enjoyed the morals that were in the story. One of them is how even in rough/horrible times, some people still try to be human. Another one is how even
though one makes a mistake, they can come back from it.
This book
for me wasn't slow at all and just kept me on the edge of my seat till I
finished the book. I really don't recall any slow parts in the book at all. There are
some parts were people get hurt, but the author did not go into much description
about what happened to them. I really like that it was up to the readers
imagination to fill in those parts.
There was a
twist at the end that really caught me off guard the first time through, but
when I re-read the story, I was able to see foreshadowing for the twist. Loved
it!!
Reader Recommendations
Genre --
science fiction, post-apocalyptic
Age
recommendations -- 18+ due to some violence and scientific explanations
Sex
content rating -- mild, there is
none in the story just the thought that it might happen
Violence -- moderate, due to
the fights that happened in the middle to end
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