A review by cupofbooksreviews
Chipless by Kfir Luzzatto

2.0

I received this book in exchange for an honest review. I have given Chipless by Kfir Luzzatto two out of five stars ⭐️⭐️
Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy this book nearly enough as I would have liked to.
I found it very difficult to connect with the characters Luzzatto created in Chipless. The two main characters, Kal and Amber, although they looked out for each other I couldn't connect to them individually or as a team and found it hard to like them overall. They practically came from two different worlds so I could understand why Kal gave off distant and unfamiliar characteristics throughout the novel, due to his chip, but it didn't work for me as I became confused and, at times, felt awkward reading some of the conversations Kal and Amber had. *queue tumbleweed*
I thought the events that took place throughout the dystopian-esque book did not go into enough detail. There were certain events that took place and it was as though the characters shrugged off what had just happened so easily (no matter how dangerous or important that particular event was to the story) as though it was nothing and simply moved on. I found that very bizarre. I would have liked to have learnt more about  certain characters and places, such as The City, the Freeland, Astrine, Afex and the High Professor as The City and the High Professor both had a big part to play in the storyline and yet there wasn't much about either place nor character within the book.
On the other hand, I really liked the concept of this book and thought it could have turned out to be a real hit to the dystopian book fans of the world, but unfortunately I thought this book could have developed better through the writing and the detailed descriptions of the book, especially when it came to the action parts.
If you happen to pick up this book or have already, let me know what you think/thought of it in the comments below.