Well, T. J. Klune does it again! I defy anyone to read this book and not be massively emotionally invested by the end.

At the core of the story is a wonderful found family – specifically with two sentient robots, the last living human, and a bearded android. I never thought I would be prepared to fight someone to protect a talking roomba, but here we are!

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It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book that has had me in such a grip. I could not put it down, I was so desperate to find out what happens next! The story has so many twists and turns, and each one is filled with emotional impact.

While this book was a big hit for me from the emotion perspective, there were a few things that didn’t quite work for me. Both the exposition and the resolution of the story felt a little clunky, and the Pinocchio aspect took over the story a bit too much for me at some points. This is a tricky book to land – a whimsical tale of found family set after the robot revolution isn’t the most obvious combination – and it was almost there. There were just a couple of stumbling blocks at the book ends of the story.

Despite the structural aspects that I didn’t like so much, this story still has a strong emotional element to it that is full of heart. That’s what I was expecting (and what most readers will expect) when I picked up this book, and I’m so happy that it’s what I got!

I received a free copy for review. All opinions are my own.