This was so sweet and so gay. Great for anyone who likes reality dating shows and some enemies(ish)-to-lovers. It kinda goes hand in hand with The ChaThis was so sweet and so gay. Great for anyone who likes reality dating shows and some enemies(ish)-to-lovers. It kinda goes hand in hand with The Charm Offensive. And the co-authors were dating by the end of the book, which is just so cute. ...more
I’m not sure the full story ended up being…cohesive. What was the Morse code for? The side chapters that were old documents or forum posts? As I read I’m not sure the full story ended up being…cohesive. What was the Morse code for? The side chapters that were old documents or forum posts? As I read I was strongly reminded of a few other alternate reality stories, notably House of Leaves (especially with chapters that were external documents, etc) and a movie called Coherence. While those also have abstract, WTF endings, they felt much more concrete, so to speak (especially for Coherence). ...more
I was strongly reminded of Westworld. And I didn’t like Westworld because I felt like all the robots shouldn’t have existed. So. The ending felt…unbalI was strongly reminded of Westworld. And I didn’t like Westworld because I felt like all the robots shouldn’t have existed. So. The ending felt…unbalanced. Weirdly, I was more interested in finding out about Doug and Gwen because that man is a real piece of work and I kept thinking, “How embarrassing for you and your life to be in this position.� But it makes sense that he would form a relationship with AI. Like it or not, Annie was created for him. ...more
What a stellar, thought provoking book. It’s eerie, the president’s name being Donner in this timeline. There were many things on the pages of this dyWhat a stellar, thought provoking book. It’s eerie, the president’s name being Donner in this timeline. There were many things on the pages of this dystopian novel that had me going, “Ah, how familiar. Oh no, how familiar.� Immediately ordered the sequel. ...more
This made my heart ache. It’s truly about people and their pain as a result of injustice happening to specifically one of them but affecting all of thThis made my heart ache. It’s truly about people and their pain as a result of injustice happening to specifically one of them but affecting all of them in some respect. Like I said before, there is finger pointing but no direct blame because the finger keeps moving. They all have a legitimate claim. The complexity of humans is so real in this book. ...more
A strong start that began to fall apart the further into the story we went. Characters made the stupidest decisions for absolutely no good reason, eveA strong start that began to fall apart the further into the story we went. Characters made the stupidest decisions for absolutely no good reason, even apart from their mental haunting. Their accents came and went, the character “voices� started to become non-distinct. The narration style came across as very flat, like I was listening to someone narrate what they are watching on a video. I think the underlying idea was great, but the character development was lacking, and dialogue was poor. The focus was on written jump-scares, which start to diminish in their thrill level the more you come across. This book would have been elevated if there was a sense of growing dread instead of being hit over the head with over the top, cinematic horror. ...more
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