I’m thrilled to share my thoughts on Chrysalis, as part of the book tour hosted by Love Books Tours. Thank you for sending me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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Synopsis
An implant with the potential to save humanity, but only if in the right hands.
The UK’s blood reserves vanish overnight.
The government’s response – make blood currency.
The stolen blood is sold by dealers seemingly controlled by a mysterious implant.
Ginley & Sara, two rival political journalists with opposing agendas cover the government’s handling of a country thrust into crisis. As they find out more about the blood heist and the implant, the more they have to put their differences aside and work together to unravel a colossal conspiracy, risking their loved ones’ lives, and all that they’ve ever known, in the process.
My Review
As far as speculative dystopian books go, Chrysalis is one of the best I have read this year. The synopsis is enough to draw you in while the story definitely holds your attention. Imagine a world where we are addicted to human blood after yet another pandemic, only to find the UK supply has been stolen. The government turns blood into a form of currency, encouraging the population to donate more and more blood. What a cracking idea! Some parts of the story could easily have just been on the evening news, which made for a little uncomfortable reading.
The world building was very nicely done and the characters were three dimensional and credible. I really liked Ginley and Sara; two diametrically opposed journalists using their differences to their advantage and find out who actually stole the blood and is selling it on the Black Market. A few times I wondered if the government were involved in the theft as a form of crowd control, and it wasn’t easy to work out who to trust.
Overall, I found this to be a well written, compelling read, which I am happy to recommend to all readers. I gave Chrysalis, by Harrison Murphy, four stars.
Meet The Author 
Harrison Murphy is a writer from Lanarkshire, Scotland. A civil servant by day who lives with his partner and their cat. He is working on the Chrysalis books which focus on the societal impact of an fictional (yet conceivable) implant which will revolutionise the 2030s. He released Chrysalis in March 2022 and is working on the follow-up, Dandelion.
About The Book
ASIN : B09NW85VRH
Publisher : TBR (20 April 2022)
Language : English
File size : 3709 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Where To Buy
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Amazon: Kindle Edition
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