by George Bachman

A Science Fiction, 2024 by Sublime LTD, 365 Pages

What I Didn’t Like:

Content warning: descriptive and graphic sexual assault (take care of yourself: this one is explicit)
I was so confused by the opening. Either it’s a recap of important things that happened before this book or it’s a synopsis of this book. Either way, it’s a LOT of information. The opening chapter didn’t help me clear it up, I still felt completely lost. In fact, that feeling lasted well into the book. I was 15% of the way in before I grasped even a little of the idea.
The science is heavy handed in many spots and the characters don’t always behave logically. This combines to make the text feel very dry and distant. I had a hard time connecting with any one character.
Some grammatical errors in the text.

The concept of memory science (I’m making that term up to avoid spoilers but it works) is fun. There’s a lot to play around with in that concept regarding consequences and side effects.
The story takes an interesting turn when it becomes clear there’s some secrets in one character’s past.

Reviews are subjective and not everyone will feel this way but, for me, the alternating timelines didn’t work. It prevented me from connecting with any characters or the story.