Name: Spliced
ISBN: 9780823438556

Jon McGoran

"Sixteen-year-old Jimi Corcoran and Del, her genetically altered best friend, fight for survival in a near-future society that is redefining what it means to be human"--

Spliced

Paige Green

Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher! Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: Spliced

Author: Jon McGoran

Book Series: Spliced Book Series

Rating: 4/5

Publication Date: September 29, 2017

Genre: YA Sci-Fi

Recommended Age: 16+ (science! Gene splicing, death, slight violence and gore)

Publisher: Holiday House

Pages: 400

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Synopsis: In this gripping sci-fi thriller, genetically altered teens fight for survival in a near-future society that is redefining what it means to be human.
Sixteen-year-old Jimi knows people change, but nothing could prepare her for what’s about to happen to her best friend, Del. Del is obsessed with becoming a chimera (ki-mir-a): a person who pays back-alley geneticists, known as ""genies,"" to illegally splice animal genes into their own. The resulting physical changes have scared lawmakers into drafting legislation declaring chimeras officially nonpersons—so when Del goes missing, Jimi is desperate to find him before he alters himself forever.
As she tries to save him, Jimi must face down unscrupulous people and risk her own life—all while knowing that if getting spliced is the choice Del has made, it means he’s leaving her behind forever.

Review: I thought this was a well done book. The writing is very well done, the plot twists were a bit of a shock, and the book was very well paced. The characters were well developed and the world building was fairly good. Overall, I really enjoyed the story!

However, I felt like there was a lot of unexplained things going on that made it hard to follow along for most of the book. The book kind of drops you off in the middle of the action and it takes a bit to get up to speed.

Verdict: Highly recommend!

Jeni Enjaian

At first I thought I would have to muddle my way through the book, that this book would take its place along with so many other in the dystopian/sci-fi genre. So many of those books suffer from cookie-cutter characters or simply unrelatable or unlikeable characters. Del's somewhat prominent role in the first portion of the book caused me to think that way. I completely understood why Del acted the way he did; so many people respond to similar trauma the way he does. That, however, does not make such behavior any more endearing. 
As I continued to read this book, I became more and more drawn in, unable to set the book down for any length of time. McGoran tackles significant issues in this book, issues that have echoed throughout history and reverbarte today. Yes, he did take a more science fiction approach with the gene splicing. However, the ugly bias exists today. Jimi had to confront her own bias and learn how to overcome it throughout this book. I really enjoyed it and wish goodreads had the option of half stars. I would definitely rate this book, 4.5 stars. Only my initial reaction to Del prevents me from giving the book five stars.