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gayga (2127 KP) rated Perfect People in Books

Sep 14, 2018  
Perfect People
Perfect People
Peter James | 2018 | Thriller
9
8.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
A departure from Peter James normal books (1 more)
Really good, unexpected ending
Slow starter (0 more)
Wow!
Contains spoilers, click to show
Dr John Klaessson and his wife Naomi lose their son Halley to a genetic disease.

They decide to go to Dr Dettore who creates “designer babies” where you can choose sex, eye colour and much more. They ask for a boy without the genetic issues and end up with twins, Luke and Phoebe, but all is not as it seems.

Add to this a group, Disciples of The Third Millennium who want to kill anyone who goes to Dr Dettore and their children. Did the Klaessons make a good decision?
  
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Hazel (1853 KP) rated The Orphan Train in Books

Dec 17, 2018  
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The Orphan Train
Steve Brigman | 2014
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
<i>I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.</i>

Steve Brigman’s historical novel <i>The Orphan Train</i> takes place in the Missouri Ozarks during the late 19th and early 20th century. Large groups of orphaned children were transported from New York across to the west where other families adopted them. Ten-year-old James was one of these children and this is his story.

Initially the title implied that the story would be about the orphan train itself or at least the life of James as a child however it was his adult life that the book was focused on. The novel opened with the train journey and James meeting his new parents, Clara and Joshua Crawford but this, as well as his remaining childhood on the Crawford ranch was over in a short amount of chapters. By this point both his parents had died in accidents before James had reached the age of twenty. The story goes on to show how James improved and built on the ranch with the help of friend and employee Luke as well as Henry, an older black man who he let live on the ranch with is daughter and grandchildren – something that sparked prejudices in town.

James soon finds himself a wife and the remainder of the book recounts their life together. I admit that I was a little disappointed not to read more about James’ childhood but I began to enjoy reading about the love he had for his wife and his friendships with those living on the ranch.

One issue with this novel is that it lacks much of a climax. I was forever waiting for something bad to happen as it all seemed too good to be true and slightly predictable. That said, it was a good read and it was easy to become attached to the characters.