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teresab78's review
3.0
What?! No! It can't end!! This was a gem but far too short. I loved seeing Asher evolve and learn. I felt for Wyatt in his grief, struggling to accept his loss and move on. Wonderfully told with a tentative HFN - would love to read the rest of the story.
myzanm's review
4.0
Surprisingly good for such a short story.
Asher was just adorable. I loved his inquisitiveness and the way he negotiated with himself to get around his programming.
A cute little gem indeed!
Asher was just adorable. I loved his inquisitiveness and the way he negotiated with himself to get around his programming.
A cute little gem indeed!
suze_1624's review
3.0
A quick, pacy, cleanly written story - I only thought that the end seemed to come up a bit quick, but then how many days would you go for?
ASHER has been ordered by Wyatt's deceased husband as a way of maintaining human contact for him - pity neither are human!!
I enjoyed them getting to know each other, the way Asher is so literal and how words can have consequences beyond their intended meaning. Gradually each changed - Asher made cognitive leaps in his 'feelings' and Wyatt thawed out. Lance's work was done!
ASHER has been ordered by Wyatt's deceased husband as a way of maintaining human contact for him - pity neither are human!!
I enjoyed them getting to know each other, the way Asher is so literal and how words can have consequences beyond their intended meaning. Gradually each changed - Asher made cognitive leaps in his 'feelings' and Wyatt thawed out. Lance's work was done!
maya56's review
5.0
A very well crafted story! I loved watching (along with Wyatt) Asher's journey from "blank slate" to self-realization! I loved the "use of overly precise numbers"...it added a kibibit of humour! ;) My only niggle would be that I wished the final connection between Wyatt and Asher had been more fully explored.
poultrymunitions's review
2.0
fun, but undercooked.
Nice idea, but the pacing effectively built tension towards a satisfying resolution that never arrived.
It felt like a piece casting about to find its footing, before settling on the first halfway-reasonable conclusion possible.
I'd have liked a clearer sense of forethought in the plotting, in other words. A sense that everything I'd read could only conclude the way it did, and that it was worth it.
I didn't feel that way at all. I felt let-down, despite the clean prose and overall air of competence.
Nice idea, but the pacing effectively built tension towards a satisfying resolution that never arrived.
It felt like a piece casting about to find its footing, before settling on the first halfway-reasonable conclusion possible.
I'd have liked a clearer sense of forethought in the plotting, in other words. A sense that everything I'd read could only conclude the way it did, and that it was worth it.
I didn't feel that way at all. I felt let-down, despite the clean prose and overall air of competence.
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