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The Betaverse #1
A New Eden: A Sci-Fi Thriller Space Adventure
The first book of a thought-provoking sci-fi adventure series about humanity reaching the stars, encountering new life forms, and escaping tyranny.
Earth has fallen under the influence of the Fermion Party, whose members believe humanity’s future lies in the metaverse, a simulated environment to which people can upload their consciousness to become immortal. As a simulant, one cannot get sick, grow old, or die. Human beings have no business risking their lives in the betaverse, where injury and illness can kill them. And those who wish to explore beyond the solar system blaspheme what the Fermions believe is the natural order.
Trillion von Nichol, Atlas Tupu, Icarus Kishida, and Angelique Komene are the Beta Explorers. They have been living on Mars and training as astronauts to eventually locate planets that can sustain the next generation of humans. But when the Fermions invade the red planet to assassinate them, they launch before they are mission ready. Four different ships, with four AIs attuned to each astronaut’s personality, leave for four random destinations to colonize worlds thousands of years in the future.
Now, each Beta Explorer must learn how to function as a simulant to complete their mission. Interfacing with their AIs, they explore potential habitable planets and develop technology to assist in terraforming atmospheres for humans, all the while attempting to reconnect with one another. But the Betas are not the only intelligent species in the universe. And their first contact may be their last when the Fermion’s Starforce Alliance tracks them down to annihilate them once and for all.
The first volume of the hit science-fiction adventure series—originally released on Royal Road—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!
Earth has fallen under the influence of the Fermion Party, whose members believe humanity’s future lies in the metaverse, a simulated environment to which people can upload their consciousness to become immortal. As a simulant, one cannot get sick, grow old, or die. Human beings have no business risking their lives in the betaverse, where injury and illness can kill them. And those who wish to explore beyond the solar system blaspheme what the Fermions believe is the natural order.
Trillion von Nichol, Atlas Tupu, Icarus Kishida, and Angelique Komene are the Beta Explorers. They have been living on Mars and training as astronauts to eventually locate planets that can sustain the next generation of humans. But when the Fermions invade the red planet to assassinate them, they launch before they are mission ready. Four different ships, with four AIs attuned to each astronaut’s personality, leave for four random destinations to colonize worlds thousands of years in the future.
Now, each Beta Explorer must learn how to function as a simulant to complete their mission. Interfacing with their AIs, they explore potential habitable planets and develop technology to assist in terraforming atmospheres for humans, all the while attempting to reconnect with one another. But the Betas are not the only intelligent species in the universe. And their first contact may be their last when the Fermion’s Starforce Alliance tracks them down to annihilate them once and for all.
The first volume of the hit science-fiction adventure series—originally released on Royal Road—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!
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First published July 10, 2023
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June 10, 2023
This book is what you would get if Scott Meyers wrote the Bobiverse
series.
series.
July 28, 2023
Seems to be written by AI. Dialogue just feels off in many parts, and I love bobiverse too which this seems to be to similar.
June 10, 2023
I was lucky enough to read this book when it first came to Royal Road. I
was hooked from the very start. The first 10 chapters of the book is
rappid fast, a total page turner.
The story follows four characters are they escape from Mars and attempt
to find new worlds to transform. Trillion is my favourate character - she’s
a lot like how I imagined I would be if I was thrust into a god like position.
Atlas is the brains of the team, constantly inventing new technology
was hooked from the very start. The first 10 chapters of the book is
rappid fast, a total page turner.
The story follows four characters are they escape from Mars and attempt
to find new worlds to transform. Trillion is my favourate character - she’s
a lot like how I imagined I would be if I was thrust into a god like position.
Atlas is the brains of the team, constantly inventing new technology
August 2, 2023
Dumb. Read based on overblown reviews and incorrect comparisons to Denis E. Taylor’s decent enough Boboverse books.
August 10, 2023
A fast paced fun read with sly winks to popular SF works that inspired this original tale.
Lots of science woven into the fiction which is nice to see - if you’re going to break science with FTL communication then do it in a manner that shows knowledge of what you’re breaking - nice bit of reality twisting here.
If there’s anything to complain about is that it was over too soon. Definitely looking forward to the next instalment.
Lots of science woven into the fiction which is nice to see - if you’re going to break science with FTL communication then do it in a manner that shows knowledge of what you’re breaking - nice bit of reality twisting here.
If there’s anything to complain about is that it was over too soon. Definitely looking forward to the next instalment.
October 15, 2023
Off brand Bobiverse with no depth or complexity. Avoid like the plague.
August 16, 2023
Where to start?!
I have not read a book In a long time, and one of the reasons was I could never find a book that captivated me long enough to keep me longing for more. this book does exactly that! the last book I read was the Martian and I realized then I'm into scifi books which look out of the world and our local problems and addresses problems beyond. this book does exactly that.
what I loved about this book is that you get several stories in one with the main characters getting their back story fleshed out I honestly was never bored once. truly a page turner. I was surprised to learn this book is part of a trilogy and I'm excited for book 2 as I need to know what happens to the rest of the characters.
get this book you will not regret it one bit.
I have not read a book In a long time, and one of the reasons was I could never find a book that captivated me long enough to keep me longing for more. this book does exactly that! the last book I read was the Martian and I realized then I'm into scifi books which look out of the world and our local problems and addresses problems beyond. this book does exactly that.
what I loved about this book is that you get several stories in one with the main characters getting their back story fleshed out I honestly was never bored once. truly a page turner. I was surprised to learn this book is part of a trilogy and I'm excited for book 2 as I need to know what happens to the rest of the characters.
get this book you will not regret it one bit.
June 10, 2023
Funny, clever, & original
The world feels original and the technology is creative.
The world feels original and the technology is creative.
March 12, 2025
I went into this knowing it was a budget version of the Bobiverse books by Dennis E Taylor but still hoping for a fun ride and a different angle. Unfortunately, it was just a copy paste of the Bobiverse premise with an added atrocious New Zealand accent. I’m Australian and it was a jarringly bad attempt on the part of the narrator. It probably would have been better to hire a New Zealand voice actor to narrate and have them do an American accent for the other characters.
I DNFed at about 50% because the characters were uninteresting, and so were their problems and problem solving skills. The bad accent was the icing on the cake. Bobiverse did it better, has better characters, better problems (and problem solving), more interesting science, and a better narrator.
I DNFed at about 50% because the characters were uninteresting, and so were their problems and problem solving skills. The bad accent was the icing on the cake. Bobiverse did it better, has better characters, better problems (and problem solving), more interesting science, and a better narrator.
September 13, 2023
A great read. The writing is fast-paced and highly enjoyable. A page-turner. The story-uploaded humans escape from mandatory Facebook/Meta cyberspace into interstellar space, explore and terraform a few planets, and then defeat the bad earth ships. What more could anyone ask for? Next novel?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 10, 2023
Read this when it was on Royal Road. It has a very similar feel to We
Are Legion.
Are Legion.
February 20, 2024
An interesting book about a crew of synthetic humans and Artificial Intelligences escaping from Mars from the Tyranny of the 'Fermion Party', an organisation that believes humanities future lies within a simulation of their design.
Thought provoking themes are discussed through conversations with the crew. Like why a spaceships artificial intelligence shouldn't have any curiosity? Can the practical use for entanglement be for time dilation in training systems and pathways? Could a synthetic human ever feel all the emotions caused from reproduction? ; Amongst other interesting ideas and concepts.
Across the novel, there is a good healthy sprinkling of humour as the renegade synthetic crew journey to another star system, away from the prying eyes of 'Sol', while avoiding the attention of an alien empire and terraforming 'New Europa'.
The plot reads quickly, which initially, it would be nice to flesh out some more background information and history. As the book progresses though, the characters are fleshed out more, usually through conversations and interactions with each other. Some of these conversations appear to be quite artificial, but the reader needs to remember that they are artificial entities that are trying to work out the universe beyond their programming and 'guard rails' of their artificial consciousnesses. Well done to the author in trying to portray how this aspect would progress.
This is certainly an enjoyable read and worth the additional thoughts that result from reading the book.
Thought provoking themes are discussed through conversations with the crew. Like why a spaceships artificial intelligence shouldn't have any curiosity? Can the practical use for entanglement be for time dilation in training systems and pathways? Could a synthetic human ever feel all the emotions caused from reproduction? ; Amongst other interesting ideas and concepts.
Across the novel, there is a good healthy sprinkling of humour as the renegade synthetic crew journey to another star system, away from the prying eyes of 'Sol', while avoiding the attention of an alien empire and terraforming 'New Europa'.
The plot reads quickly, which initially, it would be nice to flesh out some more background information and history. As the book progresses though, the characters are fleshed out more, usually through conversations and interactions with each other. Some of these conversations appear to be quite artificial, but the reader needs to remember that they are artificial entities that are trying to work out the universe beyond their programming and 'guard rails' of their artificial consciousnesses. Well done to the author in trying to portray how this aspect would progress.
This is certainly an enjoyable read and worth the additional thoughts that result from reading the book.
March 12, 2025
The Temu version of Dennis E. Taylor’s Bobiverse. It’s like someone read “We Are Legion (We Are Bob)” and decided that they liked the story but didn’t grasp the concept.
The main characters in this book are digital versions of themselves, but the story wouldn’t be any different if they were fully biological. It makes no sense. The ships waste space so a humanoid form of theirs can walk around. Worst of all, these humanoid forms perform tasks in the most inefficient way possible.
In one case, the digital human needs to get information from their ship’s AI. So, how do these two digital entities decide to communicate? They should just be able to nearly instantaneously relay the information back and forth, right? No. The ship’s AI *PHYSICALLY PRINTS* the information onto paper so the digital human’s humanoid form can read it. It’s asinine.
Another example is that these digital humans interface with their ship with voice commands and by physically typing on keyboards. They shouldn’t have to do that. They’re computers – just think it and it’s done.
Also, these are supposed to be Von Neumann probes. The basis of a Von Neumann probe is that their primary directive is to self replicate. These don’t do that. In fact, not only are they unwilling to – and possibly incapable of, because of their “unique matrix” – but they can’t even convince their sassy ship AI to replicate.
For a book that has such reverence for the Bobiverse (as evidenced by references to Bob, Bill, and Homer) it’s hard to believe how off the mark some of the concepts are.
All in all, if you’re a fan of the Bobiverse books, you’d best leave well enough alone and skip this series. It will only infuriate you.
The main characters in this book are digital versions of themselves, but the story wouldn’t be any different if they were fully biological. It makes no sense. The ships waste space so a humanoid form of theirs can walk around. Worst of all, these humanoid forms perform tasks in the most inefficient way possible.
In one case, the digital human needs to get information from their ship’s AI. So, how do these two digital entities decide to communicate? They should just be able to nearly instantaneously relay the information back and forth, right? No. The ship’s AI *PHYSICALLY PRINTS* the information onto paper so the digital human’s humanoid form can read it. It’s asinine.
Another example is that these digital humans interface with their ship with voice commands and by physically typing on keyboards. They shouldn’t have to do that. They’re computers – just think it and it’s done.
Also, these are supposed to be Von Neumann probes. The basis of a Von Neumann probe is that their primary directive is to self replicate. These don’t do that. In fact, not only are they unwilling to – and possibly incapable of, because of their “unique matrix” – but they can’t even convince their sassy ship AI to replicate.
For a book that has such reverence for the Bobiverse (as evidenced by references to Bob, Bill, and Homer) it’s hard to believe how off the mark some of the concepts are.
All in all, if you’re a fan of the Bobiverse books, you’d best leave well enough alone and skip this series. It will only infuriate you.
February 25, 2024
I cannot skip comparing this book to the Bobiverse. I definitely would've enjoyed this one more if I would've read it first. Yet, I didn't. I'm a big fan of Bobs.
For others it may not be the case, so I totally recommend it. I will definitely continue the series.
For others it may not be the case, so I totally recommend it. I will definitely continue the series.
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March 25, 2024Unfinished, unrated. Not for me.
March 4, 2024
could not put book down
I am a slow reader but would pick up this title every chance I got. I would review other books if there wasn’t a minimum number of words
I am a slow reader but would pick up this title every chance I got. I would review other books if there wasn’t a minimum number of words
December 2, 2023
I made it about halfway through. It’s just not worth the time. You can see potential in the idea, but everything - the characters, prose, and plot - just doesn’t add up to make it worth it. The characters are all strangely naive and juvenile, the AI is inexplicably stupid, the science that should be explained isn’t and the stuff that should be is, and the plot is going somewhere I suppose (I’ll give that one the benefit of the doubt since I did not finish it). I’ve seen a lot of comparison to the bobiverse - this book has a similar idea, but otherwise has none of the charm.
May 29, 2024
very shallow world building and bad writing.
June 3, 2025
Understandable comparisons but this surpasses all!
This book was wonderfully done. I can definitely understand all the comparisons to the bobiverse series (which i did enjoy) but i feel that comparison doesnt really do this book justice. First off the bobiverse books are obviously limited as far as character variety. For that specific series it was done in such a way that kina made sense but after listening to several of Dennis E. Taylor's other works i realized hes just really bad at seeing things from a different perspective then his own, thus hes not really able to create multiple believable charcters which really limits what can be done with a story when its all centered around one person (or at least one personality). The author kina throws a couple digs in about that very issue in this book. Comparatively this book starts with the much more believable and more entertaining (imo) premise of a group of individuals preparing for a journey to seed the stars with humanity to escape the increasingly aggressive zealots calling for everyone to "join the metaverse" which is a group simulation. They end up having to preemptively start their journey but still have with them an abundance of advanced technology and some AI companions that help them with their solar engineering while they try and terraform planets or communicate with alien species or other issues they run into along the way. The most notable difference between these two series are the different charcters and personalities that are represented amongst the star travelers. But also i felt the plot was alot more comprehensive and logical whereas some of the bobiverse books seemed a bit slap dash. The author presents us with intelligent ideas and problems and comes up with creative and fun solutions while progressing the sotryline and developing his charcters. I emensely enjoyed this book and will be eagerly awaiting the next installment!
I almost forgot because by this point i feel it doesnt NEED to be said but id be doing Mr. Daniels a disservice if i didnt mention his steller performance. As always Luke Daniels makes the story come alive by giving each character their own personality and interprets the description of each voice flawlessly. He made this book come alive in my mind and made it all the more enjoyable. Much appreciated 🙏
This book was wonderfully done. I can definitely understand all the comparisons to the bobiverse series (which i did enjoy) but i feel that comparison doesnt really do this book justice. First off the bobiverse books are obviously limited as far as character variety. For that specific series it was done in such a way that kina made sense but after listening to several of Dennis E. Taylor's other works i realized hes just really bad at seeing things from a different perspective then his own, thus hes not really able to create multiple believable charcters which really limits what can be done with a story when its all centered around one person (or at least one personality). The author kina throws a couple digs in about that very issue in this book. Comparatively this book starts with the much more believable and more entertaining (imo) premise of a group of individuals preparing for a journey to seed the stars with humanity to escape the increasingly aggressive zealots calling for everyone to "join the metaverse" which is a group simulation. They end up having to preemptively start their journey but still have with them an abundance of advanced technology and some AI companions that help them with their solar engineering while they try and terraform planets or communicate with alien species or other issues they run into along the way. The most notable difference between these two series are the different charcters and personalities that are represented amongst the star travelers. But also i felt the plot was alot more comprehensive and logical whereas some of the bobiverse books seemed a bit slap dash. The author presents us with intelligent ideas and problems and comes up with creative and fun solutions while progressing the sotryline and developing his charcters. I emensely enjoyed this book and will be eagerly awaiting the next installment!
I almost forgot because by this point i feel it doesnt NEED to be said but id be doing Mr. Daniels a disservice if i didnt mention his steller performance. As always Luke Daniels makes the story come alive by giving each character their own personality and interprets the description of each voice flawlessly. He made this book come alive in my mind and made it all the more enjoyable. Much appreciated 🙏
July 7, 2024
I don’t think I will read the next one
This isn’t a criticism of the book. There is a lot good about it. The writing is good. The story and plot are good. Unlike a great many KU books lately, I can’t really tear this book apart.
My biggest problem is that I felt that much of the technology was too vague and I also found myself only interested in Trillion’s character, while Atlas and Icarus were only mildly interesting to me. And Angelique is hardly explored at all in this book, although I think she will become a bigger player in the future.
I also had a hard time understanding why the Fermions or Sol was still so determined to stop them even after the beginning of the book, and I’m also not sure why they aren’t worried about the planets they are seeding as they seem like targets as well. Maybe that comes later.
There is no way to call this HARD sci-fi as relativistic effects are ignored and I’m not going to criticize for that too much because almost all sci-fi cheats on the actual level of tech it would take to truly travel the universe, even if you could achieve FTL travel outside of star systems, the speeds it would require to travel in-system would be great as well and there are many things about sci-fi that we cannot even imagine how to beat if we wanted to travel outside of our own system.
ULTIMATELY, it was hard for me to get too excited about characters that were no longer really human and were just the edited versions of a human consciousness in a space ship.
This is a creative and clever book, but there are several factors that make a book worth reading, and while the plot and writing style were above average, I ended up not feeling enough for the characters to invest myself into this one.
I am giving three stars because I can see that this isn’t bad, but I also couldn’t get excited about reading it either. You may find it better than I did, but I have to share my experience and for me it just didn’t quite have the characters (except maybe Trillian) to keep me riveted to the story and book.
This isn’t a criticism of the book. There is a lot good about it. The writing is good. The story and plot are good. Unlike a great many KU books lately, I can’t really tear this book apart.
My biggest problem is that I felt that much of the technology was too vague and I also found myself only interested in Trillion’s character, while Atlas and Icarus were only mildly interesting to me. And Angelique is hardly explored at all in this book, although I think she will become a bigger player in the future.
I also had a hard time understanding why the Fermions or Sol was still so determined to stop them even after the beginning of the book, and I’m also not sure why they aren’t worried about the planets they are seeding as they seem like targets as well. Maybe that comes later.
There is no way to call this HARD sci-fi as relativistic effects are ignored and I’m not going to criticize for that too much because almost all sci-fi cheats on the actual level of tech it would take to truly travel the universe, even if you could achieve FTL travel outside of star systems, the speeds it would require to travel in-system would be great as well and there are many things about sci-fi that we cannot even imagine how to beat if we wanted to travel outside of our own system.
ULTIMATELY, it was hard for me to get too excited about characters that were no longer really human and were just the edited versions of a human consciousness in a space ship.
This is a creative and clever book, but there are several factors that make a book worth reading, and while the plot and writing style were above average, I ended up not feeling enough for the characters to invest myself into this one.
I am giving three stars because I can see that this isn’t bad, but I also couldn’t get excited about reading it either. You may find it better than I did, but I have to share my experience and for me it just didn’t quite have the characters (except maybe Trillian) to keep me riveted to the story and book.
August 3, 2023
I started reading this because I wanted something similar to We Are Legion (We Are Bob) but with a bit more depth. A New Eden seemed to have a similar plot and very good reviews, so why not?
The book starts out in a very similar fashion to We Are Legion: A number of ships to flee the solar system to escape extreme politics on Earth, piloted by uploaded simulated humans. There are many more details that are almost identical to Legion (I won't mention them because spoilers).
However, someone forgot to mention that this is a book in the Young Adult genre. The dialogue is childish, the science is extremely basic (and not plausible, not hard sf at all), and the writing is mediocre. I gave it 100 pages, but I had to stop there.
The book starts out in a very similar fashion to We Are Legion: A number of ships to flee the solar system to escape extreme politics on Earth, piloted by uploaded simulated humans. There are many more details that are almost identical to Legion (I won't mention them because spoilers).
However, someone forgot to mention that this is a book in the Young Adult genre. The dialogue is childish, the science is extremely basic (and not plausible, not hard sf at all), and the writing is mediocre. I gave it 100 pages, but I had to stop there.
January 7, 2024
Interesting world building and concepts. Overall felt like a draft of what could be an excellent book. There were high points for sure and I look forward to the sequel. Some of the characters made decisions that felt silly, like the time one character rebooted her ship AI because she thought something was wrong, but asked zero questions and did zero research before making the significant decision. Also turning an entire system into materials within 5 years is silly. Geometric growth is a real thing, but make it more believable like 50 or 100 years. If every species can harness the material wealth of a system in 5 short years, then build a giant army in a few more, than that ups the scale of any villians the characters might encounter. Power needs to be more constrained, take longer. It just felt like the book needed an additional editorial pass to really shine. Good bones, but it stumbled.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 29, 2025
I found this because it was recommended to fans of the Bobiverse. The comparisons are inevitable. Yes, this is not up to the quality of Dennis E. Taylor, but that is a huge expectation. Many readers, myself included, consider Bobiverse among our favorite sci-fi. So it is unfair to expect a new author to match that.
Whether you call this a rip-off or an homage depends on if you are willing to enjoy it for what it is, or are upset that it not something more. Many of the other reviews were quite harsh. I am trying to enjoy a different take on a similar plot.
I wanted to give this 3.5 stars. The reason I decided to round up instead of down is that I purchased the next book in the series, and I'm going to listen to it next, so I apparently liked it enough to keep going. I hope the next books continue to improve.
I just have to add, the author seemed to like the "Atlas Shrugged" joke, and used it several times.
Whether you call this a rip-off or an homage depends on if you are willing to enjoy it for what it is, or are upset that it not something more. Many of the other reviews were quite harsh. I am trying to enjoy a different take on a similar plot.
I wanted to give this 3.5 stars. The reason I decided to round up instead of down is that I purchased the next book in the series, and I'm going to listen to it next, so I apparently liked it enough to keep going. I hope the next books continue to improve.
I just have to add, the author seemed to like the "Atlas Shrugged" joke, and used it several times.
January 31, 2024
Initially, I bought this book for a credit on Audible for two reasons: 1., ratings indicated it felt very Bobverse-esque, and 2., Luke Daniels is the narrator of it
Daniels, per usual, brought the story to life beautifully! This was a solid book, wherein I enjoyed the thought provoking it evoked. Additionally, I frequently found myself rooting for the characters in various tense situations—always good to enjoy the characters
Biggest reasoning for my rating is how sometimes the writing felt a little automated. That could, arguably, be heavily based on the characteristics of the story itself, but sometimes the feeling fell flat and it affected the personality of a few characters (not all, mind you, just a small handful)
Overall rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Daniels, per usual, brought the story to life beautifully! This was a solid book, wherein I enjoyed the thought provoking it evoked. Additionally, I frequently found myself rooting for the characters in various tense situations—always good to enjoy the characters
Biggest reasoning for my rating is how sometimes the writing felt a little automated. That could, arguably, be heavily based on the characteristics of the story itself, but sometimes the feeling fell flat and it affected the personality of a few characters (not all, mind you, just a small handful)
Overall rating: 3 out of 5 stars
June 24, 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed this and really didn't want to put it down, particularly during the last quarter of the book. I'm surprised that there aren't more reviews, and am surprised by the currently lowish rating. This book was well written, and many of the science concepts were well thought out and well explained. It bent my brain a bit, in a good way, rethinking what the experience would be in digital form, but retaining some humanity.
There were quite a few similarities to the Bobiverse, but it was different enough to stand on it's own and I didn't knock it down for that. I'm hoping for many more books in this series.
There were quite a few similarities to the Bobiverse, but it was different enough to stand on it's own and I didn't knock it down for that. I'm hoping for many more books in this series.
February 25, 2025
This book is highly derivative of the Bobiverse books, that has been noted by many reviewers, but those books are incredible and this one is well written with many of the key ideas coming from that series. I can't complain though. It's enjoyable and the characters are very likable. For the most part it felt like a story told in an alternate universe to those books.
In general this is a great read. I did feel that one plot line in particular was dropped, or at least a missed opportunity regarding the strange aliens they encountered, but otherwise good stuff.
In general this is a great read. I did feel that one plot line in particular was dropped, or at least a missed opportunity regarding the strange aliens they encountered, but otherwise good stuff.
December 7, 2025
Felt like it might be made by gen ai at least partly. It felt like it had a good basis to start but then made the characters so overpowered all the problems were conepletly simulated and not naturally tied to the story. I can't give it a one star review though because the first 3 or 4 chapters were enjoyable and interesting.
Notes about the AI comment: all the characters felt similar, the "artwork" online is clearly ai slop, and all the responses to these reviews by the author are clearly by bots.
Notes about the AI comment: all the characters felt similar, the "artwork" online is clearly ai slop, and all the responses to these reviews by the author are clearly by bots.
September 13, 2023
I did not notice it's filed under "young adults" because I dont use Goodreads any more. Regardless, this book is really bad. Characters are dumb, the tech is dumb (Pinocchio was technically more advanced) and AI's are unintelligent and lazy (yes, literally). Artificial Stupidity, perhaps?
I made it to 1/3 of the book and then I had enough of this nonsense.
How is this total waste of time rated at 4+...
I made it to 1/3 of the book and then I had enough of this nonsense.
How is this total waste of time rated at 4+...
April 26, 2024
The writing is weak, the story is a less interesting clone of the Bobiverse books but with none of the humor or wit, and the characters are dull, lifeless, and so bland that I am actually irritated. I tried to finish it since I was already close, but I just can't be bothered. You know a book is awful when one of the main characters is facing an existential threat and you're rooting for the soulless AI to just finish them already so you can do something more interesting, like watch paint dry.
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