When a book begins by introducing a protagonist who can’t even remember their own name, it’s a pretty safe bet there’s going to be some unreliable narration going on. I was definitely correct when I made that prediction about two pages in; there are at least two unreliable narrators in this story, out of the several the book hops to. Although the mystery of who the woman with no memory might be is intriguing, the main plot and suspense of the story was too slow to get going;

Set a few years into the future, The Seventh Seed by Allison Maruska follows the struggles of Javier, a young scientific prodigy trying to find the cause of a virus causing the die-off of bee colonies. When he discovers that the virus has spread to mosquitos and is now fatally infecting humans, his attempts to blow the whistle on LifeFarm, a mega-corporation controlling virtually all food grown in the United States, he becomes a target for the corporation’s wrath. After barel

I reviewed this fascinating bioscience thriller for Online Book Club. Due to their review policy, you'll have to go to their site to see my full review, but please do; this was a book with a really intriguing premise, and one which my Inner Science Nerd actually bought as totally plausible. See my full review here! And please do take a moment to leave a comment if you enjoyed my review! #thriller #biosciencethriller #4starreview