Thank you to net galley and new link publishing for the opportunity to read this E-ARC in exchange for an honest review.


I read this book in a day, I could not put it down! I absolutely loved the story line and the interesting premise of the book.
I greatly enjoyed the growth both Avall and Marion experienced. Gaining a better perspective and learning to see others points of view, they both used the new information to try and better others lives and make a difference. I loved how real the emotions felt, Lyras depression, loneliness, and anger stemming from her JHD was perfect. I hated how Avy felt the need to betray others and not be true to herself in order to win cutcoins to save Lyra. Her inner demons another the choices she had to make and the anxiety she felt the whole time really added another level to the story. Also thank you for Xaria not actually being a jerk, I wish we had gotten to know her better. Why would her father want to modify his daughter in such a way? I thought Dr. Cut was very well written, just reading about him made me feel slimy and I hated him. He was so crazed he was torturing children, including his own!! What a lunatic!

While an interesting premise, the pacing in the book was a bit off. I think the story would benefit from the author expanding on some of the scenes, stretching out the story, and either making it a duet, or just adding a couple additional chapters. Cute, but needs a bit more work.

Really enjoyed this. The tech wasn't too overwhelming, but enough that you knew it was there and how it worked. Great characters, interesting moral dilemmas.

Thank you to Mystic Publishers, NetGalley and to Kelli Price for the advanced copy of "Spliced Up". My unsolicited review is as follows:

This story was a fantastic, Sci-Fi, YA jaunt that kept me reading straight through the night. While the setting, in the near-ish future, was quite a stretch from our reality, Kelli Price painted the world with a graspable and believable voice. I think this book would be spectacular for a 12-18 year old reader. As an adult, I found myself endeared to the characters and VERY interested to see how the story would unfold. The setting, as previously stated, was engrossing and very fun to explore. I thought the characters were perfectly built out with enough personality to give them all a distinct voice without being overly described to a distracting degree.

The plot had some good twists and turns that kept me very interested. This wasn't just a big buildup to a big twist/reveal and I think the story benefits from that approach. Ultimately, there was some great surface level exploration of some pretty big themes (Religion, Eugenics, Heredity). For a YA novel, I feel it was a strong offering of philosophy that's great for a young reader.

10/10! I can't wait to read more works by Kelli Price!

This story offers some interesting commentary on gene splicing (or genetic modification) as well as cloning. As we make advances in these areas, it should come as no surprise that people have started to think about what could happen with such advances.

Is it simplistic in some ways? Yes, but the best part of this book was the relationships between the characters and the way that it offered up a fair commentary on ethical sides of genetic modification. It is worth a read for those points alone.

Splicing, a genetic treatment, has become common for everything from enhancing your features to treating complex diseases. Avall’s best friend is dying from a genetic disorder but cannot afford the pricey treatment. Avall uses her connections to reach out to Dr. Cutler, a geneticist. He agrees to offer Avall’s bestie free genetic treatment in exchange for Avall attending his summer camp. At the camp, Dr. Cutler experiments on teens, trying to uncover the genes for resilience. Once at the camp, Avall quickly realizes that not everything is as it seems.

I thought both the plot and characters were interesting and dynamic. The book is geared towards teens and young adults, who I believe will enjoy the story. As an adult, some of the plot points were a bit predictable, but overall, a well-developed book.

While I did expect some of the plot points, I still found the concept interesting and this a fun read.

This wasn’t for me but I do believe others will definitely enjoy it especially teens
It had good characters and a fab plot

This one was a bit middle of the road for me. I saw that it's marketed for 12-16 year old and it definitely feels like it should be aimed more to the lower end of that. The formatting and sentence structure felt VERY YA.

The premise of this was really intriguing. You can tell the author did some research into degenerative health conditions and I really do appreciate that as a lot of books try to have a character be sickly or disabled and completely miss the mark.

The drawback for me was mostly the expectedness of it all. I don't consider the lower YA feel to be a drawback as it's definitely marketed as YA. The plot follows along just as you'd expect and that unfortunately is all you get. There's no exciting development or sudden twist that you don't see coming which can leave you wanting more.

I really want to stress that in no way is this a bad book. It's going to be spot on for 12-14 year olds but I do think 16 may be a bit high. I would check out more from this author in the future especially if they bumped up the complexity a bit.