I liked this a lot. I'd just come off another book that wasn't working (so DNF) and I wondered if maybe I was in a mood, but this grabbed me right off the bat. 

The most difficult thing here was keeping track of ALL the different characters. There were a lot. I felt like I needed a cheat sheet. I ended up highlighting the start of chapters 3-8 where it listed the names of the "contestants" and their meta-child. But that's six couples + baby, so 18 names right off the bat I needed to learn, and try to remember the background of each, as they are all hiding something. 

This whole universe is super interesting. Kudos to authors and their imagination! Touched on, is the DNA match from The One, which I had read. There was also the background info about the Marriage Act, and I haven't read that book yet. It wasn't essential to the understanding here, but I do still think I might have preferred having read it already. Are any of his other books in this futuristic setting?  Here, the whole "meta-child" idea was compelling. Loved the presentation, the "advertisement" and the script for the tv presentation. I had both the audio and the Kindle copy. The audio was very well done, with a bunch of different narrators (it was all 3rd person/past tense, COULD have been a single narrator, but was so much more effective with the variety. Definitely helped keep the stories separate and distinct). 

In the end, it was a little "convenient" how everything happened to wrap up, how secrets were discovered and manipulated. 

Some of the words I noticed: brusquely, rifled, route (pronounced root), tenterhooks, "wind him" ... is that burping a baby? I thought I was pretty familiar with most British-isms. ProFanity (x23)

Thumbs up! Lots to think about!