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BOOK INFO
Title: One of the Boys
Author: Jayne Cowie
Publisher: Berkley
Publish Date: July 11, 2023
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Series: na
My Rating: 4/5
BOOK BLURB
Antonia and Bea are sisters, and doting mothers to their sons. But that is where their similarities end.
Antonia had her son tested to make sure he didn’t possess the “violent” M gene.
Bea refuses to let her son take the test. She believes his life should not be determined by a positive or negative result.
These women will go to any length to protect their sons.
But one of them is hiding a monster.
And there will be fatal consequences for everybody….
MY REVIEW
Two sisters, Antonia and Bea, are also mothers of sons. There is a test to check for the violence gene, and the sisters disagree on the test. One believes it’s an important test and should be used. The other believes children shouldn’t have their lives determined based on a single test result.
One of the Boys is told using the points of view of both Antonia and Bea. This gives both sides of the story for the gene test. As the boys get older, schools start to require testing, and it’s more accepted that everyone does it. One mother is all for the testing, but the other is completely against the testing. Both mothers want to protect their children.
An intriguing and unique thriller. Recommended for readers who enjoy a dystopian spin on their domestic thrillers.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Books by Jayne Cowie:
- Curfew
- One of the Boys