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Hard Reset
Glitch is out of options. The money has run out, her old enemy is closing in, and winter in Neosaka threatens her survival. When an old acquaintance calls to offer her a job that will solve all her problems, Glitch knows it's a trick to lure her out into the open. Unfortunately, she's going to have to take it anyway.
Armed with her hacking expertise, her distrust, and a chronically cheerful AI, Glitch has one night to steal a computer program from the heart of Neosaka's largest gaming corporation and deliver it to the buyer by dawn. It's only after she's committed to the job that she realizes her own friendly-but-violent team may be as much a threat to her as the shadowy mercenaries hunting her across the city.
Armed with her hacking expertise, her distrust, and a chronically cheerful AI, Glitch has one night to steal a computer program from the heart of Neosaka's largest gaming corporation and deliver it to the buyer by dawn. It's only after she's committed to the job that she realizes her own friendly-but-violent team may be as much a threat to her as the shadowy mercenaries hunting her across the city.
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In book four, Glitch is once again in dire need of a job. She’s out of options after her last job left her with yet another dead crew member and not even Handle is calling her anymore. She doesn’t blame him either, with a reputation like hers, even if she survives as a runner, her death rate and ability to attract trouble is as good of a repellant as anyone needs. But, none of that is her fault either. Her old enemy is still hunting her and it feels like each time her luck is slowly running out; she can’t run forever. Then, an old acquaintance from the Eyes In The Sky job calls and she’s got a job for her. Glitch has no choice. It’s this job or freeze on the streets.
This read was a bit shorter than the last, but it packs a hefty punch! Everything is so thought out and as usual the characters are well written. As dangerous as her previous two crews have been, the overall goal is to keep yourselves and each other alive because everyone has a specialty that the other crew members rely on. But this time, Glitch not only has to keep herself alive between the dangers that come with any gig and her old enemy hunting her down, but now she’s not entirely sure that if she closes her eyes for more than a second, that her crew won’t kill her.
The parting words of a friend[nemy?] at the end of the last book has essentially traumatized Glitch. His words ring in her ears through the entire book, “You gotta stop making heroes out of people, Glitch. You’re gonna get ‘em killed.” But that’s not all. Her paranoia is getting the best of her and Glitch has never been more twitchy around her crew members than this time around. Just as they can’t trust her, she can’t trust them, and combined with having a lunatic of a runner, one that likes to paint the walls with the insides of people, Glitch isn’t sure she’s going to make it out of this one.
She takes his words to heart. Even if and when she finally trusts her crew, she still puts them at a distance. Glitch isn’t the best at making friends, sure, but this time around she’s actively making sure she doesn’t get close to her team. The last time she did, her actions and words got them killed and she won’t let that happen again. I have so many feelings about this series, if I wasn’t out there wage-slaving it out myself, I’d sit in a room and just reread the entire series from book one. I love this world that Rachel has built and (maybe this is a bit embarrassing, but oh well) the characters and the world make me, the reader, feel cool.
Glitch is such a character. She’s got more layers than an onion! I love a lot of strong female leads, but Glitch is on another level and so are the supporting characters in each of the Glitch Logs books. Nine was so cool (I miss him and evidently Glitch never forgot him either), Nebula was badass. Syntechie is so alluring and playful in a creepy way (glad to see her back). West made a huge impression on Glitch. I wish I had Scuttlebutt instead of Alexa in my house, he cheers me up in ten different ways and probably can in ten different languages too. In Hard Reset, he also provided that slight feeling of safety and relief that breaks the spell of suspense, even if just a moment; like hearing your mama’s voice over the phone.
And then there’s Glitch’s latest crewmates: Silence and Chroma. Chroma was too unpredictable for my liking (probably for her teammate’s liking too). Both her and Silence were pretty unpredictable, though I’d say Chroma was more loudly unpredictable while Silence was calmer and cooler. I ended up really liking him, but I could never trust neither him nor Chroma from beginning through to the end. Bandit (their original hacker), was such a cute character because he brought a bit of humor to their dire situation. The party mode elevator was hilariously adorable.
My favorite character, though? Had to be the I-don’t-get-paid-enough-for-this-shit janitor that walked in on the crew during a killing.
The ending, I hated. It wasn’t bad (it was actually very good). It simply made my heart drop to the bottom of my stomach because it sounded so ominous and Glitch needs a break from ominous.
Well done, Rachel! I’ve long stopped rating books on my blog posts, but if I did, I’d totally give this book 10 out of 5 stars! I eagerly await whatever next you sling our way!
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In book four, Glitch is once again in dire need of a job. She’s out of options after her last job left her with yet another dead crew member and not even Handle is calling her anymore. She doesn’t blame him either, with a reputation like hers, even if she survives as a runner, her death rate and ability to attract trouble is as good of a repellant as anyone needs. But, none of that is her fault either. Her old enemy is still hunting her and it feels like each time her luck is slowly running out; she can’t run forever. Then, an old acquaintance from the Eyes In The Sky job calls and she’s got a job for her. Glitch has no choice. It’s this job or freeze on the streets.
This read was a bit shorter than the last, but it packs a hefty punch! Everything is so thought out and as usual the characters are well written. As dangerous as her previous two crews have been, the overall goal is to keep yourselves and each other alive because everyone has a specialty that the other crew members rely on. But this time, Glitch not only has to keep herself alive between the dangers that come with any gig and her old enemy hunting her down, but now she’s not entirely sure that if she closes her eyes for more than a second, that her crew won’t kill her.
The parting words of a friend[nemy?] at the end of the last book has essentially traumatized Glitch. His words ring in her ears through the entire book, “You gotta stop making heroes out of people, Glitch. You’re gonna get ‘em killed.” But that’s not all. Her paranoia is getting the best of her and Glitch has never been more twitchy around her crew members than this time around. Just as they can’t trust her, she can’t trust them, and combined with having a lunatic of a runner, one that likes to paint the walls with the insides of people, Glitch isn’t sure she’s going to make it out of this one.
She takes his words to heart. Even if and when she finally trusts her crew, she still puts them at a distance. Glitch isn’t the best at making friends, sure, but this time around she’s actively making sure she doesn’t get close to her team. The last time she did, her actions and words got them killed and she won’t let that happen again. I have so many feelings about this series, if I wasn’t out there wage-slaving it out myself, I’d sit in a room and just reread the entire series from book one. I love this world that Rachel has built and (maybe this is a bit embarrassing, but oh well) the characters and the world make me, the reader, feel cool.
Glitch is such a character. She’s got more layers than an onion! I love a lot of strong female leads, but Glitch is on another level and so are the supporting characters in each of the Glitch Logs books. Nine was so cool (I miss him and evidently Glitch never forgot him either), Nebula was badass. Syntechie is so alluring and playful in a creepy way (glad to see her back). West made a huge impression on Glitch. I wish I had Scuttlebutt instead of Alexa in my house, he cheers me up in ten different ways and probably can in ten different languages too. In Hard Reset, he also provided that slight feeling of safety and relief that breaks the spell of suspense, even if just a moment; like hearing your mama’s voice over the phone.
And then there’s Glitch’s latest crewmates: Silence and Chroma. Chroma was too unpredictable for my liking (probably for her teammate’s liking too). Both her and Silence were pretty unpredictable, though I’d say Chroma was more loudly unpredictable while Silence was calmer and cooler. I ended up really liking him, but I could never trust neither him nor Chroma from beginning through to the end. Bandit (their original hacker), was such a cute character because he brought a bit of humor to their dire situation. The party mode elevator was hilariously adorable.
My favorite character, though? Had to be the I-don’t-get-paid-enough-for-this-shit janitor that walked in on the crew during a killing.
The ending, I hated. It wasn’t bad (it was actually very good). It simply made my heart drop to the bottom of my stomach because it sounded so ominous and Glitch needs a break from ominous.
Well done, Rachel! I’ve long stopped rating books on my blog posts, but if I did, I’d totally give this book 10 out of 5 stars! I eagerly await whatever next you sling our way!
May 16, 2025
Hands down the best Glitch Logs yet. Beck has this incredible knack for writing heist drama that delivers unexpected twists while remaining fully grounded in character motivations and the detailed world she's constructed. Already can't wait for the next installment.
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