Amen Maxine

Welcome to Silicon Valley. Where smart devices reign supreme. Everything is copasetic- at least on the surface.

Wowza, this was such an original and captivating novel! This book lives up to the hype and then some!

While everyone else seems to love living in Silicon Valley, it is not Rowena Snyder’s cup of tea. She is from the east coast (New York) and misses it. Rowena moved to the west coast after meeting, falling in love and marrying Jacob. They have a beautiful daughter and yet, Rowena is miserable. Her anxiety and depression are constant companions in her life.

Take a Pill!

Anyone else want to take that pill and shove it right down someone’s big mouth?

Jacob says he is worried about Rowena and bring home a ‘Maxine’ who will be Rowena’s digital friend. Maxine is programed to make predictions and interact with Rowena. Who wouldn’t be skeptical, but this is the age of smart devices. Rowena is initially concerned but soon finds that Maxine has been helpful, caring and appears to be looking out for her. But then, Maxine makes a prediction that changes everything….

Amen Maxine

Loved it!!! As I mentioned, this book is original, unique, and compelling. I was captivated from page one and did not want to put this book down. This book was full of interesting characters who ran the gambit from being caring to manipulative and all things in between. I loved the who-or what-can-be-trusted aspect of the book. I knew from the beginning who I didn’t like but I wasn’t sure how things were going to play out. What a ride this book was!

Again, this book lives up to the hype! I loved its originality and felt it was very well thought out and after a few twists and turns, this book left me extremely satisfied.

Clever, well thought out, well written and riveting!

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Thank you to Mirror House Press and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.