By: Manuela Soares
This was an absolutely incredible read! ReInception is a book with an incredible premise. Technology is all around us and has become a part of every minute of life. It’s not all that surprising that it could evolve into the type of technology that ReInception is. It is a horrifying thing to think about though. To not have a real choice in who you are and what you do. To have parents be able to literally control who their kids are, what they do and believe, and who they become. To give governments the ability to essentially brainwash people into exactly who the government wants them to be, and what they believe in – it’s terrifying to think about. That said, this was gloriously done.
Set in New York City 100 years in the future, ReInception is a technology that rewires or modifies, brain patterns. Originally created to beat/cure addictions like drugs and alcohol, so that no parent would ever have to face what the creator did, ReInception eventually took over global society. The FMC Leandra, or Lea, and the MC Ward, are two characters that fit so well in this world and show the perspectives of both sides of the world and how important history and having the ability to ask questions is.
The world-building was superb! The descriptions were great and made it so easy to visualize the settings the characters were in, and what they were experiencing. There’s enough information about real-world NYC that the futuristic additions don’t seem out of place or super unrealistic. There’s great commentary on technology, corporate and governmental greed and control, and class systems.
This is definitely one that is set up for a sequel, which would be fantastic! I loved this and am so glad that I signed up for this tour. This is one of the best books I’ve read so far this year, and I’ll be recommending it.
Thank you so much Sarena Straus & RR Book Tours for a copy of this. I can’t wait for book two and the continuation of this story.
Summary:
REINCEPTION WILL CHANGE YOUR MIND…whether you want it or not
A hundred years in the future, ReInception is used to modify the brain and eliminate unwanted behaviors–everything from overeating to the worst criminal impulses. Unmodified 20-year-old Leandrea Justus feels ordinary compared to her perfect friends who like living in a ReInception world.
Not everyone is in favor of modification–some remain quiet, while others are outwardly insubordinate. After a protest turns violent, a rogue member of the serving class known as The Prole saves Leandrea and exposes a new reality to her: The true purpose of ReInception may be far more nefarious than advertised. Now, her free will may be her greatest asset. But Leandrea’s discoveries about ReInception are putting her life at stake. Can she save society or will the secrets she uncovers start a Civil War?
ReInception is a fiction debut, the first in a new, action-filled sci-fi trilogy with surprising twists, and a story that may be closer to reality than we think.
This review is also posted on the Fathoms Amidst the Lines bookstagram page and Goodreads.
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