These Precious Scars (Mortal Coil, #0.5)

by Emily Suvada

Jun Bei, Cole, Anna, Leoben, Ziana. Five children with extraordinary potential.

They don't get many visitors at the remote laboratory where they live under the eye of legendary geneticist, Lachlan Agatta. The man and woman who arrive are nothing like the others.

They're from Cartaxus and offer the children something rare and unfathomable: escape.

But freedom means different things to the five children. For one of them, getting want they want may mean betraying everyone else.

• ASIN: B07GYWJBKH
• Publish Date: 25 September 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Publisher: Penguin Random House India
• Imprint: Penguin
• Format: eBook (Kindle)
• Pages: 37
• Language: English

Reviews

[inlibrisveritas]

A decent enough introduction to the series, but it's one of those novella's that sort of skirt around any world-building so you don't really get what's going on. I suppose it's meant to entice you into seeking out the first full-length novel, but it's just sort of frustrating if, like me, you are trying to gauge if this is a series you want to check out.

[kalventure]

Even with code, there are some changes that cannot be undone.

This was an enjoyable, fast-paced, and brief read into what I think is approximately seven years prior to This Mortal Coil. This novella doesn't really add anything to the story and isn't required to jump into This Cruel Design, but it does provide a glimpse into the experiments.

I definitely recommend reading this one after This Mortal Coil; while it doesn't necessarily spoil anything, it does provide some insight into the main plotline. This is a free novella available on Riveted through November 30, 2018.

🤝 Buddy read with Becca and Taylor!

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