Author: Maria Ingrande Mora
Publication date: March 9, 2021
Genre: YA science fiction
Hello, lovelies! Today is my stop on the blog tour for Fragile Remedy by Maria Ingrande Mora. This YA sci-fi is a dystopian novel filled with topics surrounding genetic modification, a rogue engineer boy, and–hooray!–a gay romance. I’m excited to check this one out, and you should be, too. Stick around to find out more about why!
The Plot
Content warning: addiction, violence, characters being held against their will, human trafficking and infertility, For full content warning please see the author’s website: https://www.mariamora.net/books
Sixteen-year-old Nate is a GEM—Genetically Engineered Medi-tissue created by the scientists of Gathos City as a cure for the elite from the fatal lung rot ravaging the population. As a child, he was smuggled out of the laboratory where he was held captive and into the Withers—a quarantined, lawless region. Nate manages to survive by using his engineering skills to become a Tinker, fixing broken tech in exchange for food or a safe place to sleep. When he meets Reed, a kind and fiercely protective boy that makes his heart race, and his misfit gang of scavengers, Nate finds the family he’s always longed for—even if he can’t risk telling them what he is.
But Gathos created a genetic failsafe in their GEMs—a flaw that causes their health to rapidly deteriorate as they age unless they are regularly dosed with medication controlled by Gathos City. As Nate’s health declines, his hard-won freedom is put in jeopardy. Violence erupts across the Withers, his illegal supply of medicine is cut off, and a vicious attack on Reed threatens to expose his secret. With time running out, Nate is left with only two options: work for a shadowy terrorist organization that has the means to keep him alive, or stay — and die — with the boy he loves.
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Tour Schedule
The other hosts on this tour have been hard at work creating more content on this book for you–Bookstagram photos, reviews, author interviews, mood boards, and more! Check out the full schedule HERE.
About the Author
Maria Ingrande Mora is a marketing executive and a brunch enthusiast. Her love languages are snacks, queer joy, and live music. A graduate of the University of Florida, Maria lives near a wetlands preserve with two dogs, two cats, two children, and two billion mosquitoes. She can often be found writing at her stand-up desk, surrounded by house plants. Unless the cats have already destroyed them.
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That’s all for now, folks! Do you think you’ll pick this one up soon? Leave a comment and let me know!
Until next time,
Kathryn (“K-Specks”)
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