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A review by devannm
Addict by Matt Doyle
3.0
I received an ARC copy of this book from NetGalley
Overall this was a decent story but there were definitely some bits I didn't really care for. I like Cassie as a protagonist and the cyber-punk setting is really cool and well-developed. There was not a lot of romance in this first book but I thought it was handled well because Cassie was still getting over her ex while dealing with a possible new attraction to someone else so it make sense for her to move slow. The mystery aspect was pretty fun and I definitely didn't guess who did it so I suppose that's good as well.
The part I could have done without, well ...this is clearly a case of 'my bad' because I apparently did not even read the entire book summary [I mean you had me at lesbian cyber-punk detective] and totally missed the part where her new love interest / client is a 'tech shifter' which is [and I'm definitely simplifying here but] basically a fancy way to say 'sci-fi furry' and I am just so not here for that. I mean one of the big parts of the book is how you should be more open and accepting and not judge people for stuff like that but still ...when you've got a woman who is running around in a giant cat exo-skeleton and eating / drinking from a bowl on the floor then that is the point where I'm officially out.
I know there's a second book out or coming out soon but I'm kind of torn on whether or not to continue with it. I like the world and the main character but I definitely am not into the tech shifting stuff and if Cassie and Lori are going to be together I'm guessing that's going to be a large part of it. If you're into that sort of thing you will probably love this though.
Overall this was a decent story but there were definitely some bits I didn't really care for. I like Cassie as a protagonist and the cyber-punk setting is really cool and well-developed. There was not a lot of romance in this first book but I thought it was handled well because Cassie was still getting over her ex while dealing with a possible new attraction to someone else so it make sense for her to move slow. The mystery aspect was pretty fun and I definitely didn't guess who did it so I suppose that's good as well.
The part I could have done without, well ...this is clearly a case of 'my bad' because I apparently did not even read the entire book summary [I mean you had me at lesbian cyber-punk detective] and totally missed the part where her new love interest / client is a 'tech shifter' which is [and I'm definitely simplifying here but] basically a fancy way to say 'sci-fi furry' and I am just so not here for that. I mean one of the big parts of the book is how you should be more open and accepting and not judge people for stuff like that but still ...when you've got a woman who is running around in a giant cat exo-skeleton and eating / drinking from a bowl on the floor then that is the point where I'm officially out.
I know there's a second book out or coming out soon but I'm kind of torn on whether or not to continue with it. I like the world and the main character but I definitely am not into the tech shifting stuff and if Cassie and Lori are going to be together I'm guessing that's going to be a large part of it. If you're into that sort of thing you will probably love this though.