Camp Zero

The writing was just ok here, and a bit slow or uninteresting in parts. It is also difficult to trudge through some of the prose when the main character is a prostitute and much of the main story is her making her way through an organisation as some sort of spy...yet it's a little vague and broad what it is she is even after. You can even throw in a few clichés - like falling for someone not a client or someone taking it too far just because of her line of work - and the ‘world building' also seems like a half-measure, where it is somewhat dystopian but yet most amenities are still available to much of society. Additionally, the main technological advancement that underpins society was underdeveloped and confusing, while it felt like the emotional stakes around it could've been a bigger part of the narrative. The big reveal (only in the last handful of pages in the book) is also just about telegraphed and while there is some resolution with the ending, there are a couple of major plot threads that simply end prematurely and abruptly.