Suzi
DNF @ 45%
After loving The One and giving it 5 stars, I was excited to see another book in the same setting, that being a near future UK.
The premise sounded great, given how it's not that far a reach to see how devices in our homes (Hey Alexa) and our internet usage can be monitored and used by the Government as they see fit. The whole Smart Marriage theory sounded so interesting too and I was into these elements of the book.
But, the big issue I had with this was the characters. There are 5 or 6 major character POVS and not a single one is likeable, perhaps maybe the old chap Arthur but his storyline is just plain sad.
I just couldn't keep listening to these awful people being awful, it was too much to even push through to the end which is a shame.
Perhaps I could have got on better with the physical book, as I did find a couple of the narrators a bit stilted and grating to listen to, but I'm good to just leave this and move on.
DNF @ 45%
After loving The One and giving it 5 stars, I was excited to see another book in the same setting, that being a near future UK.
The premise sounded great, given how it's not that far a reach to see how devices in our homes (Hey Alexa) and our internet usage can be monitored and used by the Government as they see fit. The whole Smart Marriage theory sounded so interesting too and I was into these elements of the book.
But, the big issue I had with this was the characters. There are 5 or 6 major character POVS and not a single one is likeable, perhaps maybe the old chap Arthur but his storyline is just plain sad.
I just couldn't keep listening to these awful people being awful, it was too much to even push through to the end which is a shame.
Perhaps I could have got on better with the physical book, as I did find a couple of the narrators a bit stilted and grating to listen to, but I'm good to just leave this and move on.