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Megan Angelo

3.62 AVERAGE


I started off on the fence with this one but I'm glad I stuck with it. A dystopic novel that doesn't feel or read like one. It reads like your everyday contemporary fiction, an enjoyable read that takes it time. There's a questioning underlying tone asking us about our screen and sharing habits while also showing us a future that is starting to look all too real.
We all talk about how we want privacy, but do we really?
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moonwitch's review

4.0
challenging dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

snarls's review

5.0
adventurous challenging

I was surprised I liked this book this much. Starts to fall into my favoured genre but loved the way it was played out, how it evolves. Good book and would recommend! 

Having read a lot of genre scifi that tackles many of the issues raised in this book, I was very curious to read more of a litfic take that centered on female relationships. Alas, this book was a deeply ambivalent read for me that felt rather derivative compared to much of the near future scifi I have read. If you mostly read literary fiction, this book will probably feel more "electrifying" as the blurb promises, but for me this felt like the book equivalent of week-old leftovers that have been warmed over too many times. The premise was great, but the execution was unoriginal — not to mention very longwinded, and I found myself rather bored by it. I quickly skimmed through the book so that I could put it down and move onto other things.

hornedbookworm's review

2.0

DNF. I consider this a dystopian novel and the author did a poor job of letting the reader know the lay of the land in an articulate and quick manner. I liked the 2015 story and characters but she lost me in the future. Not enough context to tie me in and I just didn't like it.
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snoozical's review

3.0

This book was heavy handed and ridiculous and annoying and interesting and engaging and I can tell I will remember it for awhile.

accountingontwins's review

5.0
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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eandrews80's review

3.5
dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This didn't entirely work for me, but I don't regret reading it. I like speculative fiction with a dystopian bent, and I'm always up for commentary about the role of smartphones, social media, and the internet in our lives.  I wish it had been a little more nuanced and less over-the-top; Angelo just crams in so much detail into two separate timelines that it's a bit overwhelming. But there are some truly great scenes, and I did enjoy Orla as a main character. I believe this is Angelo's first novel so I'm interested to see what her sophomore outing will be like. 

calli_a2z's review

4.0

4.5. I loved this book and the way the stories tie together. It's a really interesting concept and the author does a good job maintaining suspense throughout.
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edens_reads's review

5.0

Black mirror, but a book, but better. Definitely worth a read.