A review by charlotteadshead
A Strange and Brilliant Light by Eli Lee

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

Unfortunately this book was a little bit of a disappointment for me. I was expecting a story  with a little more of a science focus however instead this was a very character driven story in which the character's lives and beliefs had been massively shaped by the presence of AI in the world. The story is told between three different perspectives and sadly I didn't find that I really connected to any of them. I also found that there was little to no plot which meant that the focus was constantly on our main characters. Right up until the very end I felt that this story had a very negative tone to it and that really hampered my motivation when it came to picking the book up. When I did start to read it however I thought that the writing style was fairly light and easy to read so I didn't find myself too bogged down with it. Ultimately I went into this book with very different expectations to those that I met and unfortunately that meant that this book just didn't hit the mark for me.