Upgrade

My full review: https://literaryquicksand.com/2022/05/review-upgrade-by-blake-crouch/

Have you read Dark Matter and/or Recursion? Both of those just had me frantically turning pages to find out what happened. Even though I never read sci fi (and probably still won't unless pushed by book club), I just loved the craziness of both of those books. The worlds were so inventive, the science so cool.

So, I started Upgrade expecting to go for a ride. I did, but...

This book didn't do for me what the previous two did, I'm sad to report! I just couldn't get lost in this one like I did the other two.

My main issue with Upgrade was the way Logan continuously describes his new abilities. I know we need the details to fully understand what's happening with his body and mind, but it got to be too much for me, like he was just hitting the reader over the head with “look what I can do now!” kind of stuff.

Now, I'm definitely not saying that this book was awful because of that. It was still a fun and entertaining read! I enjoyed the rivalry in the book, which I won't go into because it's a spoiler. It was pretty epic, though.