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tasmanian_bibliophile's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
4.0
‘And there lies the gray area. Are they human? Or are they just a computer program?’
When we meet Olivia Alexander (née Sharp) she thinks that her biggest problem is discovering her husband’s affair. If only. No, Olivia is about to find herself immersed in a confusing and dangerous conspiracy. There she is, walking down the street when a stranger warns her ‘Don’t sign anything’. But who can she trust? And how can the reader negotiate the twists and turns as we discover a shadow world in which Livvie Sharp is also being hunted?
It took me little while to shift between Olivia’s world and Livvie’s world. It took me a while longer to try to identify the good guys in this story. We have eco-terrorists and tech companies determined to make their points at any cost, competing with individuals trying to do their best against near impossible odds. Yes, my attention was captured and held, and I definitely didn’t sign anything. Just in case.
No, you don’t need to know anything else before you leap into a discombobulating world of hi-tech intrigue and low-tech resistance. Ms Bailey has peopled her story with likeable flawed heroes, and detestable flawed villains. And somehow, with all of the different issues raised, we have a story which feels uncomfortably possible in the near future.
Fast-paced fiction raising issues which we should be thinking about. Seriously. I loved it.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
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