Monday, October 25, 2010

Regression by Kathy Bell


Regression by Kathy Bell
Paperback, 352 pages
June 20th 2009 by Northern Sanctum
Review Copy

Book Synopsis

Fourteen-year-old Adya Jordan is too good to be true. Her skills with people, information, and technology make her the perfect new intern at megacorp Three Eleven, the company which covertly controls the world in an alternate 1985. Could this be because this is not her first lifetime? Or even her second? Or does it have more to do with the strange sequence of DNA in her cells? Find out what makes Adya tick as she and a group of elite scientists strive to prevent a global disaster....(Goodreads)

Review

Adya Davies is a 40-yr old happily married mother of six. Not only does she have the corner on baby making, she also has a Doctorate in Child Development and has the ability to work and raise her children as a stay-at-home mom.--(I love SAHM’s)--- Adya’s world is literally shattered after a car accident, everything she was is gone, all her accomplishments, her marriage her children, gone in flash as she awakens in her 14 yr old body. Its 1985, but Adya trapped in this new world still retains all her 40 yr old memories and speaks and acts like the woman she really is. Family and friends believe her condition to be a part of the accident and no one will believe her….that is until a company known as 3-11 tracks her down. Soon Adya realizes she is not crazy, she is not some freak reincarnation of herself but a scientific breakthrough……….

Bell’s idea offers an interesting premise, I didn’t know if I was going to get a Sci-fi Benjamin Buttons or a time traveling ride of suspense. The first few chapters were very good and actually pulled me in, but after spending time with Adya waking up in her 14 year old body and the horrific event that happens at the carnival I disconnected to the story immediately. I didn’t understand her reactions or the event itself (until much later, which was still a bit confusing) and unfortunately for me due to the lack of connection with the main character, I just couldn’t get back into the story. While I admire that Bell used a woman who had multiple children and choose to stay home and raise them, it was still hard to relate to her even on a mom level with all the RESPECT ME, because I’m a woman. Another issue I had with the book was all the man-boys who were working along side Adya during the whole “Regression” research. They resembled your typical stereotype chauvinistic who couldn't handle a smart woman. None of them proved to savvy in the "gotta get that female"...most of them just ogle Adya's 14 year old body, trying to outdo each others crude talk and not until Adya addresses the men’s over charged testosterone, involving the removal of her shirt and whip cream do the fella’s back off............

Impression of Men and Adya.....just add about 26 more birds to the mix!!!!!

 


The ending left me confused and I really didn’t understand where the story was going, perhaps it was the many unresolved issues or the lack of explanation on certain things…or maybe I’m just a picky reader who asks to many questions……………Although Regression was not for me, many hardcore sci-fi lovers out there and dedicated dystopian lovers may enjoy this adventure into the world of reincarnation/regression, time travel and science.

Rating

Regression is recommended to adult readers. Contains: Violence, sexual dialog, rape, death and mild if any language.

2.5/5- Sci-fi-Time Travel
Thanks to Pump up Your Book for review copy.


2 comments:

  1. Juju at Tales of Whimsy.comOctober 25, 2010 at 3:29 PM

    Eeek doesn't sound like one for me either.

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  2. My 5 Monkeys(Julie)October 25, 2010 at 4:19 PM

    interesting premise but something must have gotten lost.

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