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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a twisting and turning thriller that hooked me! It's a women in tech thriller set in the near-ish future that really goes to places I did not expect at all. Highly recommend!
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Glass Houses throws you right into the story--a plane crash strands the employees of a tech company on an island with a mysterious house. The story unfolds over multiple timelines, simultaneously revealing the island's secrets and Kristen's past. Unfortunately, it feels as though parts of the story are missing, and there are way too many places where we, the readers, are expected to fill in gaps with minimal information. It's a 2.5 (rounded up to 3): 2 for the story, 0.5 for Kristen.
Thank you, Tor and Netgalley, for an advance ebook in exchange for a fair review.
Thank you, Tor and Netgalley, for an advance ebook in exchange for a fair review.
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Love a 48 hour read. Fun little mystery that is written well enough that I can overlook some minor plot holes.
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The novel ends with a turn that I certainly didn't see coming, but it also makes me think about the downside of living on social media, the limits of AI, and women in tech. As Kristen notices at a tech conference: "The tech industry weeds out all the ones who don't look like Fox News anchors or magical girls. There are some women who get to look like themselves, who get to have natural hair and natural waistlines, but they're always elder stateswomen, women with their names on the portfolio masthead. That's real success: the freedom to be yourself. To have a private life. To not fear judgment. To get fat."
I think this would appeal to those who liked The Future or dystopian lit in general and to people who like twists. I am still thinking about the end.
I think this would appeal to those who liked The Future or dystopian lit in general and to people who like twists. I am still thinking about the end.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated