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The Assistant by S.K. Tremayne
5.0
5 Stars - Wow! Terrifyingly brilliant!
What happens when tech goes wrong and takes over your life and nobody believes you? This is a ghost story, but the ghost is in the machine, and it knows your secrets...
Recently divorced and socially isolated in her friend's modern apartment in the middle of a teeth-gritting harsh winter, Jo is trapped in a box of high-tech insanity, with her new trusty Home Assistant, quietly observing...
Jo has to fight back against all odds, and survive the ghosts terrifying intrusions..
"Going back to Google made things so much easier: let one or two big tech companies run your life, and then everything in your life fits together, from your calendar [...] to your phone. You yield happily to their dominance, their intrusion, their notifications and nannying. They become parents, you become the child."
I was glued to the pages. Such a clever story, kept me guessing all the way to the very end. Every twist and discovery was very satisfying. It's a story of the consequences and terrors of modern convenience, and ultimately, survival.
Highly recommended read!
Thanks to NetGalley, Harper Collins Publishers Australia and the author for this free ARC for a review!
What happens when tech goes wrong and takes over your life and nobody believes you? This is a ghost story, but the ghost is in the machine, and it knows your secrets...
Recently divorced and socially isolated in her friend's modern apartment in the middle of a teeth-gritting harsh winter, Jo is trapped in a box of high-tech insanity, with her new trusty Home Assistant, quietly observing...
Jo has to fight back against all odds, and survive the ghosts terrifying intrusions..
"Going back to Google made things so much easier: let one or two big tech companies run your life, and then everything in your life fits together, from your calendar [...] to your phone. You yield happily to their dominance, their intrusion, their notifications and nannying. They become parents, you become the child."
I was glued to the pages. Such a clever story, kept me guessing all the way to the very end. Every twist and discovery was very satisfying. It's a story of the consequences and terrors of modern convenience, and ultimately, survival.
Highly recommended read!
Thanks to NetGalley, Harper Collins Publishers Australia and the author for this free ARC for a review!