**5/5 Stars**

With so little time on my hands, I always appreciate a book that is fast-paced and to the point. Mason Coile’s W1ll1am is one of those can’t put me down reads that are easy to plow through after a long day at work.

The premise is timely. Henry, an out-of-job engineer who is homebound due to agoraphobia, spends his days tinkering in his lab. His wife, Lily, is in the tech industry and spends most of her day outside the home. With all this spare time, Henry builds “W1ll1am,” a robot that is tired of being locked away from the world.

When Lily and Henry have houseguests over for a dinner party, mayhem breaks loose. This is a story about a robot longing to be human, but with the worst intentions. W1ll1am had me up late at night racing through the pages, wanting to know how this tech thriller would end. I loved the ending’s twist, which readers may predict. Even if you predict the ending, it’s still a dark, fast-paced read.