Review: Guinea Pigs

Guinea Pigs Guinea Pigs by Tonino Benacquista
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

* I have received this novel thanks to NetGalley and the publisher*
It's an excellent read! It starts off slowly, with three people, who have a rather lame life. They have nothing to lose, so they decide to apply for new drug tests. They are promised there won't be any side effects, but things turn out differently. I won't tell you how, so you will need to see (read) for yourself. It surely is a story about the modern world, about how dependant we are no our magic pills and how far can we go for them. I'd love to read more of this story, some follow up would be amazing. Oh, and the cover is great :)

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