I received a copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I requested this book because I was intrigued by the cover (the little mechanical bird) and the blurb - androids taking care of elderly residents of a care home. What I expected was the main android, Winifred becoming friends with the woman she cares for - but somehow I expected a positive ending, some kind of unique interpretation of android-human friendship.

This book wasn't any of that.

I found it difficult to get into this book for multiple reasons. The number of unnecessary commas made reading difficult, I often felt like the dialogue was unnatural, and all the characters seemed to sound the same.

What really ruined this book for me was the ending. It was far from refreshing or unique like I hoped - in fact, it turned out to be a very cliché "androids learn about humans and decide to take over the world in secret" story. I felt absolutely disappointed by this predictable ending, which is why I finally decided to give the book 2 stars.