Ahoy there me mateys! This was Seth Fried’s debut novel and I picked it up because it deals with an AI and a mission in the greatest city in the United States. This book was worth reading for the relationship between the protagonist, Henry Thompson, and the AI named OWEN. I absolutely loved crazy OWEN and his sense of humor. I also rather enjoyed stick-in-the-mud loner Henry. I completely sympathized with Henry and his background and wanted him to succeed. I thought that the juxtaposition of the two characters was awesome and I was always wondering what they were going to do next. In addition, I loved watching them change and improve each other.

Unfortunately, I thought the mission, the world-building, and the bad guys were lackluster. For a town that is supposed to be the “gleaming city of tomorrow,” it really felt like any regular city with a couple of additions like more drones. The mission proceeds in a haphazard way and makes no real sense in terms of how the detective work is done. And the bad guys are boring and have dumb reasons to want to destroy the world. So aye, the plot was not to me taste even if I enjoyed the silly moments. But OWEN and Henry made up for it in the long run and kept me reading. Seriously OWEN is worth picking up this book and his and Henry’s friendship is awesome. Arrrr!

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