This is one of those books that took a minute. While I liked some of the near future elements (the whole carrier thing), I was a little put off by our main character. Every so often, I thought to myself – definitely a man trying to write a woman.

Before you @ me, a non-spoiler example:

When a woman walks into a bar that’s full of older, rich men and young, surgically enhanced blondes, she’s definitely having some thoughts, but her first thought generally isn’t ‘sausage fest’. It’s also likely not her 2nd, 3rd, or 800th thought. There were things like that throughout the book.

However, despite my nitpick, the book soon smoothed into a very good crime novel! It’s just gritty enough and the meld of those near future items is extremely well done. I especially liked that the author plays with our perceptions of some of the characters. When I found myself kind of rooting for a pretty evil character, I knew he’d done a good job or making his characters more complex and interesting than I’d expected.

The book is good. It’s a quick read and it’s the kind that makes you sorry you need to stop for sleep or work.

I’d read the author again.

*ARC Provided via Net Galley

Chris Mooney has written a solid and engrossing page turner of a read with Blood World! Well worth your time.

I found the concept of this book to be intriguing. It almost had a vampire vibe to it, but it was more evolved then that. The actual story on the other hand fell a little flat form me. It was slow paced which made it hard for me to get into and I wish the actual world building was more exciting. If the book was a little shorter and had more action in it, I would have loved this story.

My review will go live on the Book Confessions blog on 8-8-20.

Oh my gosh....so good. Not the usual type of mystery/ thriller I usually go for. Blood World is a great mystery/cop thriller, but thrown into the mix was the sci-fi aspect of blood farms and carriers. Stay with me lol....blood farms are used to extract the fountain of youth type of side effects from the carriers. But this creates an underworld of people looking to make their living by snatching people of of the streets. So, so good! And an excellent ending to boot!

I knew it would be good! I have all his books and have read some twice! Super exciting and such a surprise idea but I won't tell the book has to be read! Thank you Netgalley and publisher. I sure hope it never comes true, we have enough to deal with right now! Books are the answer! I keep my head right inside one most of the time! Try this and I promise you will go and read his past books and thank me!