A review by theheelerbooklife
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Annie Bot is a unique book, one of the most surprising reads of 2024 so far. Although I was initially unsure if it would be my cup of tea, its originality blew me away. 

In Annie Bot, we follow our FMC, Annie, who happens to be an AI bot that looks like you and me.

Doug purchased Annie to replace his ex-wife. Annie's job is to please Doug and meet his emotional and physical needs in any way possible. She is learning and has only perfected pleasuring Doug, but she displeases him by not keeping the apartment spotless. She really and truly is trying to understand and wants to make him happy. One night, a friend of Doug's stops by and influences her into defying Doug and keeping a secret to feel more human. The secret starts Annie's journey of developing and evolving to become more human. She starts to learn new emotions and begins to think for herself. But will she be able to be human or be a robot?

As I said, Annie Bot is unique because we see more AI integrated into our daily lives. Plus, this book feels pretty close to our future. We see Annie go from a little kid state to an adult mental state, and this book explores what makes us human and if a robot or AI can have feelings. Plus, that scratches the surface of the story. Deep-diving into this book, we explore Annie's experience of an abusive relationship, and as a reader, I empathize and root for Annie. When reading this book, I sometimes utterly forget that Annie was not human because she felt alive and had a unique and powerful voice.

If any of you are looking for a thought-provoking, feminist, futuristic, impactful novel, then look no further than Annie Bot. It will shock you and grip you from the first page.