First - I love the premise of this story. Like having an evil twin running around, only, your twin is a robot. The characters and world are well-developed, and it's easy to get lost in the pages of this book. I wouldn't say this is an edge-of=your-seat thriller, but I didn't want to put it down once I started. A great sci-fi read that really makes you wonder...what if? ( )

*Thank you for the publishers for a free copy in exchange for an honest review*

Wow. I’ve got lots of mixed feelings about this book. The Gemini Experiment is such a great title for this book; it is about a man, Tom Nolan, who knows that his life is coming to an end. When someone reaches out to him about a possible way to live on, he jumps at the chance. And so, Tom’s appearance is copied onto an advanced robot, and the scientists plan to transfer his consciousness into the machine—except it escapes before then. Suddenly Tom finds himself at the top of the Most Wanted list, and the international crisis has only just begun.

I think the strongest part of this book was undoubtedly the plot. I was honestly expecting something a little cliche at times, but the plot was a lot more complex and twisted, and the ending was definitely not the way I thought the story would go. Although I commend the creativity and excitement, I felt like the pacing could have been a little more even, as it felt like a lot of action was crammed into the last part of the book.

The characters were interesting. I have to admit that I was most invested in Tom and his family. Other than that, I felt like I wasn’t such a huge fan of the “third-person omniscient” style, as it seemed to make the book a little less anticipatory when everything was already revealed to us. I also thought that the way the chapters jumped from focusing on one character to another was a little confusing, and because there were a lot of side characters, I found myself losing track sometimes and not really knowing who was who.

Other than that, the writing was quite engaging, and the book really started off in a promising manner. I’d recommend it to anyone who likes science fiction, especially a “technology is going to take over the world” plot! ( )