Review: FASCINATING CONCEPT FOR A NOVEL
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2012
It's the year 2450, and old age has been eradicated.  Grace Harper has been hired by Matthew Stanton to find Jordan Lacklin, the scientist responsible for stopping the aging process.  But four hundred years of near-immortality has caused a population overload.  Finding one man in a world of wall-to-wall people could be impossible.  Her ex-lover Sam works for Mr. Stanton and wants to help Grace with her task, but Grace doesn't know if she wants Sam's involvement in her life again.Christine Amsden has written an interesting science fiction novel set in the distant future.  The idea of a time when the aging process will be stopped is not so hard to imagine.  Mankind has always been fascinated with immortality, so it is not unreasonable to think that scientists somewhere, someday will try to find the key to ending the aging process.  This novel definitely has something going for it, because I don't usually enjoy science fiction.  To be truthful, it was an accident on my part that I signed up for the review.  When I realized the genre, I worried that I would not be able to give an honest review since I'm not really that familiar with sci-fi.  However, the plot was good and held my interest so that when I finished the novel, I was sorry to see the end.  The characters were well-drawn, so that the reader feels a personal connection.  This is one of the most important characteristics of good writing, in my opinion.Definitely a 4-star novel.*Disclosure of Material Connection: I am a member of The Virtual Book Tour Cafe' and a copy of this book was provided to me by the author. Although payment may have been received by The Virtual Book Tour Cafe', no payment was received by me in exchange for this review nor was there an obligation to write a positive one. All opinions expressed here are entirely of my own and may not necessarily agree with those of the author, the book's publisher and publicist or the readers of this review. This disclosure is in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255, Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.*