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A review by mama_bookworm_
I Did It For You by Jayne Cowie
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
This book is so thought provoking and a real conversation starter. It is a dark, dystopian thriller which asks how far a mother will go to protect their child.
The story is set in a society where scientists have discovered a genetic predisposition to violence based on an M+ result. Young boys are tested and their status in society revolves around this result. The book focuses on two sisters who each parent a son; one is an overbearing, married, successful, mother of a mollycoddled M- boy. The other sister is a financially struggling, single parent to a non tested son. It brings the nature vs nurture theory into mind The book timeline moves back and forth throughout so the reader can see how life events, government decisions, society and the relationship between the sisters change.
As a parent I found this book extremely thought provoking and at times heartbreaking. Untested boys are treated as guilty unless proven innocent (with a negative test) and are discriminated against alongside the M+ boys. The segregation was really difficult to swallow.
The book is not like anything I have read before and I have a feeling it’ll stick in my mind for quite some time. I would have liked another chapter/ epilogue about Simon but i understand why the author chose to end the book the way they did.
The story is set in a society where scientists have discovered a genetic predisposition to violence based on an M+ result. Young boys are tested and their status in society revolves around this result. The book focuses on two sisters who each parent a son; one is an overbearing, married, successful, mother of a mollycoddled M- boy. The other sister is a financially struggling, single parent to a non tested son. It brings the nature vs nurture theory into mind The book timeline moves back and forth throughout so the reader can see how life events, government decisions, society and the relationship between the sisters change.
As a parent I found this book extremely thought provoking and at times heartbreaking. Untested boys are treated as guilty unless proven innocent (with a negative test) and are discriminated against alongside the M+ boys. The segregation was really difficult to swallow.
The book is not like anything I have read before and I have a feeling it’ll stick in my mind for quite some time. I would have liked another chapter/ epilogue about Simon but i understand why the author chose to end the book the way they did.