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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A most excellent thriller that really makes your brain work. Should be required reading for anyone working in the intersection of technology and health care.
Minus .25 stars because I didn’t like the narration in the audiobook. It felt stilted and forced.
Minus .25 stars because I didn’t like the narration in the audiobook. It felt stilted and forced.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
While this is my least favorite in the series so far, it is still a solid 4 ⭐️ thriller. Abrams went into a little too much detail in the first quarter of the book. I'm sure if I were more into IT topics it would have been more interesting. Anyway, the first quarter of the book dragged a bit but after that, it picked up nicely. I love the characters and pace of the book.
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was great, really great! This is my first Stacy Abrams book, and I am thrilled to read more.
She writes a very in-depth, descriptive, and compelling story! I highlighted every time I came across a vocab word, words that are not commonly used in books or speaking, and I counted 65+ words in the book. She included vocabulary like eidetic, disquietude, recalcitrant, insouciance, concomitant, sicced, and so many more. Abrams was like you are going to learn something from my book and I loved being challenged while reading! That does not happen often, with the books and the genres I read. So that made me even more invested in reading.
She writes a very in-depth, descriptive, and compelling story! I highlighted every time I came across a vocab word, words that are not commonly used in books or speaking, and I counted 65+ words in the book. She included vocabulary like eidetic, disquietude, recalcitrant, insouciance, concomitant, sicced, and so many more. Abrams was like you are going to learn something from my book and I loved being challenged while reading! That does not happen often, with the books and the genres I read. So that made me even more invested in reading.
Her topics were highly relevant and I could see this happening, or something similar, as we integrate AI into our lives more and more. Additionally, after reading Legacy by Dr. Uché Blackstock earlier this year, this book felt connected by the themes of addressing racial health inequities, and in this story, specifically, veterans of color. I would definitely recommend Legacy after reading this for those interested in the healthcare system with the lens of racial inequities.
I did get a little confused with the amount of tech jargon. She definitely tried to explain healthcare and AI/tech terms and intricacies, and while it worked a lot of the time, sometimes it felt that, as a reader not in tech, things were going to go above my head no matter how well she explained something. Near the end, there was a long scene with a lot of techy dialogue in an intense situation, and it felt too drawn out. It was a little silly and exhaustive, and I think it could have been shorter to get the reader to the ending quicker.
Other than that, it was thoroughly entertaining. I am eager to read more Abrams.
Thank you to NetGalley and Doubleday Books for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to NetGalley and Doubleday Books for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Really fun and freaked me out a bit. Glad it hit on medical racism.
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes