Review of Chloe The Clone

Post by **Lucy Vera** » 03 Apr 2022, 16:43

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Chloe The Clone" by William E. Mason.]

3 out of 4 stars

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Chloe the Clone is an enjoyable, suspense-filled fictional novel written by William E. Mason. This book consists of seventeen chapters that bring to life concepts of morality, survival, and the length a person is willing to go to protect someone they love. It follows Sam Turner, a fifty-six-year-old writer with a severe heart condition that threatens to kill him at any time.

The book begins at Cloning Transplants Inc. It is a cloning facility where a sentient clone has been discovered. This threatens to put its CEO, Demetri Andropov, in jail as sentient clones are illegal. At the same time, Sam Turner, the client who paid for the said clone, has a check-up session with his doctor and is advised to demand his clone. All these events coincide with a new piece of legislation that could shut down businesses like Cloning Transplants Inc.

As the plot progresses, Andropov decides to begin a cover-up. He has the clone heavily sedated and hands her over to Sam before the FBI can pin her existence on him. Sam must now make a trip to Mexico with no experience of taking care of a clone. The situation becomes even more complex when Sam discovers she is sentient, capable of communicating clearly and decides to call Sam Grandpa. This forces Sam to not just try and save himself but his clone too. Thus began this whirlwind of an adventure that developed into a compelling read. Will Sam survive? Will Chloe survive? And will Andropov pay for his crimes? Find out in this amazing book.

This book has a lot of positives. The language used is relatively easy to understand. William does an excellent job taking the reader on a compelling journey while making the decisions of the main characters understandable and relatable. I found myself emotionally invested in characters like Sam, Chloe, and Wellstone. I unconsciously saw myself rooting for Andropov's downfall too. Also, the author does well to bring solid and balanced arguments to the issue of cloning for organs and the question of morality surrounding it. In the end, this debate proved to be contemporary and relevant to the modern-day as such technological advancements are already in place. William also does a great job with the dialogue by using the right pop culture references from television shows and movies. He also brought to light other cultural and socioeconomic issues with subtlety.

There is an aspect of this book that I did not quite like. There are events that happened too conveniently with little explanation why; for instance, we are never told how Francisco found Victor or how JoAnne knew Heidi in Mexico. I felt a bit more information would have helped to explain these scenes. It left me stranded, and I kept wondering how it was possible. In addition, I would have loved to see more of some characters, like Aurelia and Victor considering the substantial roles they played. To me, the book did not do so much justice to some of its main characters.

I found a lot of errors in this book; it was not professionally edited. For this reason, I would deduct a star from my rating. I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. The negative aspects of the book do not take away the compelling nature and satisfaction of this book; as a result, I cannot remove any more stars from my rating. I recommend this book to all lovers of thrillers and suspense novels. People who enjoy fictional books would enjoy reading this book.

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Amy Luman · Post by **Amy Luman** » 05 Apr 2022, 08:42

I am very interested in cloning. I can see how some of it would be illegal as there are various moral and ethical concerns. It has some interesting applications, though.

Sammy Kamau 2 · Post by **Sammy Kamau 2** » 05 Apr 2022, 11:36

I consider cloning a dangerous business in this story Chloe becomes sentient which means she may become aggressive, I will read the book to see how it ends. Thanks for the review

Aisha Yakub · Post by **Aisha Yakub** » 06 Apr 2022, 13:33

I like that this book uses an easy language. Fictional lovers would enjoy reading this. Great review.

Stephen Agbor · Post by **Stephen Agbor** » 09 Apr 2022, 17:21

The book has a strong background cloning that is a dangerous business to me..

Favour Amarachi Mgbeoji · Post by **Favour Amarachi Mgbeoji** » 05 Jul 2022, 08:42

I don't like stories that are not complete. I guess I would have to skip this book because of the negative aspect in your review. Your review is beautiful and lovers of fictional books would enjoy it.

Kennedy NC · Post by **Kennedy NC** » 05 Jul 2022, 09:07

William E. Mason is an exceptional author and I have always had a thing or two about clones. I would definitely look forward to reading this book. It makes a great combination as a good plot and a wonderful author would always make reading enjoyable.

Tony Official · Post by **Tony Official** » 05 Jul 2022, 09:19

I would learn alot about clones from this book. I also love the build up of the storyline. The grammatical errors you found in it won't stop me from reading the book. The positive aspects are also more than the negatives in this book.

Post by **José Cortez** » 05 Jul 2022, 09:43

Cloning is something I have not still accepted as possible. I believe my reading this book, I would love to see the author's narration of a story on a theory I term invisible. The storyline appears to be interesting.

Post by **Vivian Stones** » 05 Jul 2022, 10:27

I love the fact that this book does not only contain technological advancements but also contains aome of the socio-economic issues. Your review is beautiful. Thank you.

Emmanuella C Arumeze · Post by **Emmanuella C Arumeze** » 05 Jul 2022, 12:00

I will have to pass this book. I don't like books that have a lot of grammatical errors in them. I would also learn about the socio-economic issues. Thank you for this review.

Mayleen Mirador · Post by **Mayleen Mirador** » 12 Mar 2025, 20:29

The "The length a person is willing to go to protect someone they love" There's my bait. You got me interested in this story. I especially enjoyed your interview too. I hope I get to read your story. Thanks!

NetMassimo · Post by **NetMassimo** » 01 Apr 2025, 07:17

This is the kind of thriller with an element you hope is science fiction but you fear is not, considering the progress cloning technologies have been making in recent decades. A sentient clone, which would be a human being created from an already-existing human, is illegal, but who knows what could happen in illegal research? Thank you for your great review!

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 01 Apr 2025, 07:23

A thrilling sci-fi adventure that dives deep into the ethics of cloning! "Chloe the Clone" by William E. Mason follows Sam, a dying writer, as he fights to protect his illegal, sentient clone. Suspense, morality, and survival collide in this compelling read. Congratulations on being BOTD!

Leen282 · Post by **Leen282** » 01 Apr 2025, 07:27

After reading the review, I am intrigued by the book and its storyline around clones, the morality of cloning and the love between a person and a clone. I hope the author will do another round of editing to filter out the errors, and hopefully also shed some more light to the coincidences that seem too convenient to be plausible.