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qu33nofbookz's review
3.0
I received this book from netgally in return for an honest review.
In the future technology has advanced to the point that robots do most jobs and people spend their time in a total emersion virtual reality. Doctor Eric Ryan hates new tech which has displaced him and almost made him redundant. His life changes when his bosses select him to be the psychologist of a robot named Arvin. Arvin is having trouble with his feelings about the family he works for who want to get rid of him. While getting help from Eric and helping Eric see things in a new way in return they fall into a plan themselves to clarify the death of Eric's former mentor and Arvin's former master whose family he still works for and who may be responsible for some murders in the virtual world.
When I first started this book I wasn't very impressed, it read like a mash-up of several plots from futuristic virtual reality plot movies and books (Surrogates, Humans, Fallen, Ready Player One, ext.). And to be fair there are elements of some of them here but not in the way you think it will go which was nice. There are a few twists you didn't expect and some you did. But the budding friendship between cynical man and wonderous robot is good enough to carry you further into the plot of murder and it's real-world versus virtual world ramifications. A decent story all in all.
In the future technology has advanced to the point that robots do most jobs and people spend their time in a total emersion virtual reality. Doctor Eric Ryan hates new tech which has displaced him and almost made him redundant. His life changes when his bosses select him to be the psychologist of a robot named Arvin. Arvin is having trouble with his feelings about the family he works for who want to get rid of him. While getting help from Eric and helping Eric see things in a new way in return they fall into a plan themselves to clarify the death of Eric's former mentor and Arvin's former master whose family he still works for and who may be responsible for some murders in the virtual world.
When I first started this book I wasn't very impressed, it read like a mash-up of several plots from futuristic virtual reality plot movies and books (Surrogates, Humans, Fallen, Ready Player One, ext.). And to be fair there are elements of some of them here but not in the way you think it will go which was nice. There are a few twists you didn't expect and some you did. But the budding friendship between cynical man and wonderous robot is good enough to carry you further into the plot of murder and it's real-world versus virtual world ramifications. A decent story all in all.
ashemoore's review
4.0
I received this in a giveaway. It was different, but in a good way. The characters were trying to figure out what happened in real life by entering into virtual reality, which is very similar to real life as this book takes place in the future. It was a different take, and it was very good and held my attention. It was not hard to tell where the characters were at any given time, as it was broken up and labeled by chapters.
connie575's review
4.0
I won this here on Goodreads. Thank you so much. It has been a treat to read this. Wonderful good guy/ bad guy story. And you don't have to guess. Early on you know the good guys and just have to sit back and enjoy the ride. I found it a worthwhile ride.
pvn's review
5.0
Not sure if this is hard or speculative scifi, but it's quite good. Imaginative plot, interesting characters, and realistic tech and scenarios make this an engaging read. I hope there is a sequel. Recommended for scifi fans.
I really appreciate the review copy!!
I really appreciate the review copy!!
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