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A review by misshoneybug
Addict by Matt Doyle
5.0
What a great read this was! It is a rare thing to have a book that you enjoy from page one. Usually it takes a while until the story gets interesting and most books have a slow start that can make some readers DNF it. Not the case here, just one paragraph and I was already immersed in a futuristic noir story. If you haven’t watched a noir film before (black and white detective movie) you might miss some of the charm of this story, at least at the beginning.
The story is about Cassie Tam, a Chinese-Canadian private investigator. Business has been low, so when a prospect customer comes knocking at her door in the middle of the night, she takes the job. Her new client is Lori Redwood, a tech shifter. Tech shifters are those who have had their body modified so they can use metal exo-suits that enables them to shift into animals. The reason she is seeking help from a P.I. is because her brother died, apparently of an over-dose, but she refuses to accept the official story and believes that he was murdered. As Cassie and Lori try to solve this mystery, they come to learn more about each other and about the truth behind the dead of Lori’s brother. Oh, almost forgot the cute yet deadly character of the story: Bert, Cassie’s protector class AI familiar; head-sized, with metal wings and claws ready to do deathly damage and protect his owner. It reminds me of toothless and I fell in love with it, I want my own~
I liked a lot the combination of a mainly detective story with sci-fi elements (which are not only believable but interesting and thought-provoking), a retro/nostalgia feeling, diverse MC and a F/F relationship. Everything fits nicely within the story and it is well balanced for my taste: not too much romance distracting from the main plot (aka. fan service), well explained and relevant sci-fi elements, an interesting mystery with twists and turns and a satisfying ending. Even if this is the first book of the Cassie Tam Files series, it works perfectly as a stand-alone, no danger of cliffhangers!.
*I got my eArc from the author
The story is about Cassie Tam, a Chinese-Canadian private investigator. Business has been low, so when a prospect customer comes knocking at her door in the middle of the night, she takes the job. Her new client is Lori Redwood, a tech shifter. Tech shifters are those who have had their body modified so they can use metal exo-suits that enables them to shift into animals. The reason she is seeking help from a P.I. is because her brother died, apparently of an over-dose, but she refuses to accept the official story and believes that he was murdered. As Cassie and Lori try to solve this mystery, they come to learn more about each other and about the truth behind the dead of Lori’s brother. Oh, almost forgot the cute yet deadly character of the story: Bert, Cassie’s protector class AI familiar; head-sized, with metal wings and claws ready to do deathly damage and protect his owner. It reminds me of toothless and I fell in love with it, I want my own~
I liked a lot the combination of a mainly detective story with sci-fi elements (which are not only believable but interesting and thought-provoking), a retro/nostalgia feeling, diverse MC and a F/F relationship. Everything fits nicely within the story and it is well balanced for my taste: not too much romance distracting from the main plot (aka. fan service), well explained and relevant sci-fi elements, an interesting mystery with twists and turns and a satisfying ending. Even if this is the first book of the Cassie Tam Files series, it works perfectly as a stand-alone, no danger of cliffhangers!.
*I got my eArc from the author