Many thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest novel by Paul Tremblay. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars!
Julia is a former gamer, now working menial jobs and living with her uncle. Her estranged mother, a CFO for a big tech company, reaches out and offers her a temporary job with a payday she can't refuse. All she has to do is chaperone a man in a vegetative state - one who has proprietary AI implanted. But what if he's not really dead?
Worry. Worry more. Because the best sci-fi novels are the ones that feel way too real, and with AI, all bets are off. This book has Trembley's trademark humor mixed in with the terror, and characters that you will love. Julia names her charge Bernie, and we hear from his POV as he struggles with memories, only knowing that he needs to find someone. As Julia learns more about the company's intentions and Bernie's condition, she turns her back on everything to help him. Fascinating.
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