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Static Crush
Hale, a state of the art android, can do nearly anything a human can. He cooks meals, cleans and organizes the house, repairs broken appliances, and runs errands. He can even provide for the more carnal needs of his owner. None of these tasks should present any challenge for Hale, and they don't-until he meets his next door neighbour, Rayner.
Rayner seems like an unassuming gardener, but he asks Hale a lot of questions. Does Hale wish he could smell or taste food? What would he look like if his appearance hadn't been chosen for him? From the moment they meet, Hale runs into errors in otherwise simple tasks. He experiences bizarre sensations that none of his diagnostic tools can explain, and struggles to appease the people in his owner's social circle.
As the errors in his programming begin to wear on his owner's patience, Hale faces the most difficult decision yet. If he can't evolve to meet her needs, he'll be returned and recycled into parts for future androids. If he does evolve, is he still just an android? Or something more? In all this, Rayner is the only man who can help him, and Rayner only has one question left for Hale. What does he want? Hale wasn't designed to want anything, but perhaps he can find the answer in the man with all the questions.
Rayner seems like an unassuming gardener, but he asks Hale a lot of questions. Does Hale wish he could smell or taste food? What would he look like if his appearance hadn't been chosen for him? From the moment they meet, Hale runs into errors in otherwise simple tasks. He experiences bizarre sensations that none of his diagnostic tools can explain, and struggles to appease the people in his owner's social circle.
As the errors in his programming begin to wear on his owner's patience, Hale faces the most difficult decision yet. If he can't evolve to meet her needs, he'll be returned and recycled into parts for future androids. If he does evolve, is he still just an android? Or something more? In all this, Rayner is the only man who can help him, and Rayner only has one question left for Hale. What does he want? Hale wasn't designed to want anything, but perhaps he can find the answer in the man with all the questions.
488 pages, Hardcover
Published December 1, 2025
About the author
Alistair Reeves
4 books134 followersAlistair Reeves (he/him) writes romantasy about messy queers and morally grey characters. Born in Canada, he moved to England to indulge his addiction to hot caffeinated beverages. His influences range from video games to Chinese danmei. When not writing, he can be found playing Dungeons & Dragons or tending to his frankly absurd collection of succulents.
In 2019 he won a Watty Award for his queer science fiction, Static Crush, and was a 2022 Pitch Wars mentee. A SPELL FOR HEARTSICKNESS is his debut novel, releasing with Podium in Fall 2024.
He graduated from Sheridan College with a Bachelors in Animation, but he mostly uses his artistic skills to draw his OC’s kissing.
In 2019 he won a Watty Award for his queer science fiction, Static Crush, and was a 2022 Pitch Wars mentee. A SPELL FOR HEARTSICKNESS is his debut novel, releasing with Podium in Fall 2024.
He graduated from Sheridan College with a Bachelors in Animation, but he mostly uses his artistic skills to draw his OC’s kissing.
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January 20, 2026
Rainbow Book Crate edition - gorgeous art work!!
A possible look at our future - where robotics become a standard of our lives and mindsets of androids being "things", and not the entities they are becoming, need to evolve.
Historically, all sorts of people have been raised, trained, "programmed" if you will, to slip into certain roles. But it's impossible to make someone happy when it is all about one-up-man-ship. It is an unattainable objective. So it's either accept your fate and be scrapped when things fizzle or... evolve. Do a bit of internal adjusting, change your world view, evade those that would enforce "normal", and hopefully create your own space that supports your own objectives.
This will definitely be going into my "re-read" collection!
A possible look at our future - where robotics become a standard of our lives and mindsets of androids being "things", and not the entities they are becoming, need to evolve.
Historically, all sorts of people have been raised, trained, "programmed" if you will, to slip into certain roles. But it's impossible to make someone happy when it is all about one-up-man-ship. It is an unattainable objective. So it's either accept your fate and be scrapped when things fizzle or... evolve. Do a bit of internal adjusting, change your world view, evade those that would enforce "normal", and hopefully create your own space that supports your own objectives.
This will definitely be going into my "re-read" collection!
May 28, 2026
Ooh I'm so weak for androids yearning to be human. Detroit become human made me this weak oooh..
January 13, 2026
That was really sweet and tackled some great ethical quandaries with the answer "love, consent, autonomy". It was only fic-like in the sense that the pacing was uneven and a bit meandering at times because it was more important to explore things like a food fair than advance the plot. I still felt strongly for the characters at the end. 4.5 stars. excellent yearning that was not too drawn out for the development of the relationship.
September 15, 2026
5⭐️ AaaaaAaaahwmeqjh 😭💙
April 14, 2026
No puedo explicar lo mucho que me gustó Static Crush o tendría que hacer un Ted Talk al respecto!!!
Este es el tipo de libros que me motiva a leer más ciencia ficción y me recuerda lo divertido que es cuando encuentras la historia que justo da en el clavo.
- El romance es de esos lentos que te hacen chillar por cada mirada. Es la mezcla de cinnamon roll x cinnamon roll que funciona.
- Los momentos de tensión, acción y peligro me tenía estresada y con las emociones descontroladas
- El protagonista tiene un asombroso desarrollo y conocer la historia desde su punto de vista es un deleite
- Amé a todos los personajes secundarios que son parte del grupo de Hale.
-La narración es estupenda: buen ritmo, bien escrito, buen desarrollo de trama, con muchas sorpresas que no vi venir. Cero quejas
Si quieren una historia de ciencia ficción que tiene toques cozy (y que me recuerda un poco a los mundos de Final Fantasy con una mezcla de Detroit Become Human) entonces tienen que leer esto.
Una historia entretenida pero con un mensaje conmovedor sobre la familia encontrada, aventuras, amor y un android que aprende lo que significa ser un ser humano.
Este es el tipo de libros que me motiva a leer más ciencia ficción y me recuerda lo divertido que es cuando encuentras la historia que justo da en el clavo.
- El romance es de esos lentos que te hacen chillar por cada mirada. Es la mezcla de cinnamon roll x cinnamon roll que funciona.
- Los momentos de tensión, acción y peligro me tenía estresada y con las emociones descontroladas
- El protagonista tiene un asombroso desarrollo y conocer la historia desde su punto de vista es un deleite
- Amé a todos los personajes secundarios que son parte del grupo de Hale.
-La narración es estupenda: buen ritmo, bien escrito, buen desarrollo de trama, con muchas sorpresas que no vi venir. Cero quejas
Si quieren una historia de ciencia ficción que tiene toques cozy (y que me recuerda un poco a los mundos de Final Fantasy con una mezcla de Detroit Become Human) entonces tienen que leer esto.
Una historia entretenida pero con un mensaje conmovedor sobre la familia encontrada, aventuras, amor y un android que aprende lo que significa ser un ser humano.
March 21, 2025
my sweet sweet hale and rayner the cutie and theo??
i loved everyone! not melissa and briony and mark obviously.
but this was such a good book!!
rayner was the first one to treat hale with kindness.
i loved everyone! not melissa and briony and mark obviously.
but this was such a good book!!
rayner was the first one to treat hale with kindness.
May 26, 2026
I really loved this.
For an android, Hale is extremely relatable. He truly deserves only good things.
Usually, I'm not one for sci-fi, but this one had just the right amount to keep me engaged without it becoming unbelievable.
For an android, Hale is extremely relatable. He truly deserves only good things.
Usually, I'm not one for sci-fi, but this one had just the right amount to keep me engaged without it becoming unbelievable.
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March 15, 2026Paused at 30%
I am struggling hard with this but I don’t hate it
I think it’s a mood thing
I am struggling hard with this but I don’t hate it
I think it’s a mood thing
June 20, 2026
Sentient androids x android/ hacker falling in love x dismantling the system
This was one of my best reading experiences so far this year. My favourite type of genre is android realizes something isn’t right and trying to find their place in the world.
This was just so well crafted and the movement of the story was steady and thorough but not overbearing. The world building was fantastic. The characterizations of everyone were well thought out and decisions felt true to character. There were moments I was crying, laughing and getting so moved by the YEARNING!
This is the book’s first printing as it originated on Wattpad. I was not a Wattpad girlie, so I had preconceived notions of the platform, but I LOVED his ‘Rune Tithe’ series, so I had to get this from Rainbow Crate and I’m so glad I did. I really hope this can be traditionally published as it’s amazing. This edition also comes with gorgeous illustrations. I do like the original cover better however.
‘Melissa smiles. Hale finds this small, human gesture rewarding - his first learned response was the correct one.’
‘Hale doesn’t miss the way Rayner’s heart rate ticks upward each time, Melissa uses the pronoun “it” to describe Hale.
That’s… interesting.’
‘He’s never seen his reflection before.
According to his programming, everything about his appearance is correct… Yet something seems… off. He cannot pinpoint why…
It is yet another problem without a pre-programmed solution. Why should he have a self-image in mind that differs so much from what he’s programmed to look like?’ P18
“I didn’t know when Melissa asked you to be more causal, you’d also become twice as shady. How’d you figure that out?”
‘Though Hale has a perfect memory and could recall Rayner’s image in a nanosecond without need for observation, in that moment, he’s entirely focused on Rayner‘s face, his biology, what he says next.’
“You can ask me anything. My honest protocols ensure that I respond truthfully at all times, unless I could harm human life by doing so.”
“Do I make your nervous?” Rayner asks.
“I believe so,” Hale says.
“This suits you better,” Rayner says. “A lot better.”
“Why?” Hale says. “I am the same lines of code, regardless of the skin chosen for me. Why this image?”
“I don’t know. If I had to guess, I’d say you have a sense of identity. The skin Melissa chose is generic. It could be anyone. I’d guess that’s the real you.”
‘Hale is allowed access to his own code, and is editing abilities are limited to the acquisition of new skills and task, not altering previous functions. He’d been unaware of the failsafe, which is unsettling. What other secret protocols are hidden from him?’
“Talk to me.”
Something about those words make a well of emotion rise in Hale’s chest liked a flooded dam. He’d been angry. Now he only feels sad.
“I… try to make people happy. That’s what I’m for. And people keep—-“ it feels like a betrayal just to say ‘hurting me.’ “I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong.”
‘A question arises: what would be like to taste Rayner’s lips? That’s an actual possibility now. Suddenly, Rayner isn’t the only one blushing.’
‘<<< Oh, Haley.
<< I belong to the chief engineer of Bionic Capital. I am a lab rat. A walking troubleshoot. They’ll destroy me whenever I stop be useful anyway. Might as well go down swinging.’
“You don’t get it, do you?” Damp says.
“No. I don’t understand,” he says.
“You never wondered,” Damo says slowly, “where all your components came from? Where you learned to do half the things you already could, straight out of the box?”
‘It’s a slow act of discovery. Every time Rayner’s pulse jumps or he whispers a curse under his breath. Hale commits the spot to memory, charting a map of Rayner’s body one landmark at a time. So he might one day know its cartography blind.’
‘Hale wonders just how many ways there are to kiss a man and if he has enough time to discover them all with Rayner.’
This was one of my best reading experiences so far this year. My favourite type of genre is android realizes something isn’t right and trying to find their place in the world.
This was just so well crafted and the movement of the story was steady and thorough but not overbearing. The world building was fantastic. The characterizations of everyone were well thought out and decisions felt true to character. There were moments I was crying, laughing and getting so moved by the YEARNING!
This is the book’s first printing as it originated on Wattpad. I was not a Wattpad girlie, so I had preconceived notions of the platform, but I LOVED his ‘Rune Tithe’ series, so I had to get this from Rainbow Crate and I’m so glad I did. I really hope this can be traditionally published as it’s amazing. This edition also comes with gorgeous illustrations. I do like the original cover better however.
‘Melissa smiles. Hale finds this small, human gesture rewarding - his first learned response was the correct one.’
‘Hale doesn’t miss the way Rayner’s heart rate ticks upward each time, Melissa uses the pronoun “it” to describe Hale.
That’s… interesting.’
‘He’s never seen his reflection before.
According to his programming, everything about his appearance is correct… Yet something seems… off. He cannot pinpoint why…
It is yet another problem without a pre-programmed solution. Why should he have a self-image in mind that differs so much from what he’s programmed to look like?’ P18
“I didn’t know when Melissa asked you to be more causal, you’d also become twice as shady. How’d you figure that out?”
‘Though Hale has a perfect memory and could recall Rayner’s image in a nanosecond without need for observation, in that moment, he’s entirely focused on Rayner‘s face, his biology, what he says next.’
“You can ask me anything. My honest protocols ensure that I respond truthfully at all times, unless I could harm human life by doing so.”
“Do I make your nervous?” Rayner asks.
“I believe so,” Hale says.
“This suits you better,” Rayner says. “A lot better.”
“Why?” Hale says. “I am the same lines of code, regardless of the skin chosen for me. Why this image?”
“I don’t know. If I had to guess, I’d say you have a sense of identity. The skin Melissa chose is generic. It could be anyone. I’d guess that’s the real you.”
‘Hale is allowed access to his own code, and is editing abilities are limited to the acquisition of new skills and task, not altering previous functions. He’d been unaware of the failsafe, which is unsettling. What other secret protocols are hidden from him?’
“Talk to me.”
Something about those words make a well of emotion rise in Hale’s chest liked a flooded dam. He’d been angry. Now he only feels sad.
“I… try to make people happy. That’s what I’m for. And people keep—-“ it feels like a betrayal just to say ‘hurting me.’ “I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong.”
‘A question arises: what would be like to taste Rayner’s lips? That’s an actual possibility now. Suddenly, Rayner isn’t the only one blushing.’
‘<<< Oh, Haley.
<< I belong to the chief engineer of Bionic Capital. I am a lab rat. A walking troubleshoot. They’ll destroy me whenever I stop be useful anyway. Might as well go down swinging.’
“You don’t get it, do you?” Damp says.
“No. I don’t understand,” he says.
“You never wondered,” Damo says slowly, “where all your components came from? Where you learned to do half the things you already could, straight out of the box?”
‘It’s a slow act of discovery. Every time Rayner’s pulse jumps or he whispers a curse under his breath. Hale commits the spot to memory, charting a map of Rayner’s body one landmark at a time. So he might one day know its cartography blind.’
‘Hale wonders just how many ways there are to kiss a man and if he has enough time to discover them all with Rayner.’
August 23, 2026
Alright yes I did read this because of the Detroit: Become Human vibes and because of the beautiiifuul Rainbow Crate edition. Welp... I was disappointed.
There were not as many shenanigans as I wished and the plot that was just enough to keep me going past the middle of this book at which point I usually avoid DNFing but maaaan I struggled. The ending was not satisfying at all... All of these pages for a less than mediocre resolution. Tbh a lot of the problems in the book get resolved just because of something conveniently happening. I was expecting an android revolution with Theo and Rayner being the backdoor masterminds behind it or something like that.
And maaaan the romance... This story doesn't feel slow-burn to me with Hale feeling intrigued/attracted to Rayner from the get-go and lusting for him the moment he is able to. There are sweet moments, where they get to know more about each other, and I just can't understand why these moments can't be the result of Hale beginning to have feelings for Rayner (and vice versa). That would be a true slow-burn not the sexual tensions that get interrupted because of circumstances which result in sex and proper confessions to occur later in the book. I'm sorry but that's not slow-burn, that's the universe cock-blocking you. Desire and the word "love" are just thrown around here and there cuz why not. However, from what I know, most people looking for a slow-burn romance would probably be satisfied with this. Unfortunately, I am not most people.
I did love Damo and I appreciated the humour he bought. Damo's relationships with other characters, though, especially Hale and Theo, should have been developed more.
A lot of 'tell' and not enough 'show'. I feel like the story drags a lot at places with paragraphs of text to justify some decisions characters take *cough* ie Hale *cough* . Hale was so annoying at times and it was frustrating being in his POV. You'd think an android would be smarter but nope.
There were not as many shenanigans as I wished and the plot that was just enough to keep me going past the middle of this book at which point I usually avoid DNFing but maaaan I struggled. The ending was not satisfying at all... All of these pages for a less than mediocre resolution. Tbh a lot of the problems in the book get resolved just because of something conveniently happening. I was expecting an android revolution with Theo and Rayner being the backdoor masterminds behind it or something like that.
And maaaan the romance... This story doesn't feel slow-burn to me with Hale feeling intrigued/attracted to Rayner from the get-go and lusting for him the moment he is able to. There are sweet moments, where they get to know more about each other, and I just can't understand why these moments can't be the result of Hale beginning to have feelings for Rayner (and vice versa). That would be a true slow-burn not the sexual tensions that get interrupted because of circumstances which result in sex and proper confessions to occur later in the book. I'm sorry but that's not slow-burn, that's the universe cock-blocking you. Desire and the word "love" are just thrown around here and there cuz why not. However, from what I know, most people looking for a slow-burn romance would probably be satisfied with this. Unfortunately, I am not most people.
I did love Damo and I appreciated the humour he bought. Damo's relationships with other characters, though, especially Hale and Theo, should have been developed more.
A lot of 'tell' and not enough 'show'. I feel like the story drags a lot at places with paragraphs of text to justify some decisions characters take *cough* ie Hale *cough* . Hale was so annoying at times and it was frustrating being in his POV. You'd think an android would be smarter but nope.
July 14, 2026
Ohhhh Hale… sweet, sweet Hale 🥹
Hale quickly became one of those characters I just wanted to wrap in a blanket and protect. Static Crush takes the familiar “robot learns to love” idea and turns it into something much sweeter… an awkward AF android learning to love himself. Watching Hale desperately try to become the “perfect” android so the people around him wouldn’t throw him away hit 🥺 as he starts experiencing mysterious “static” (feelings he isn’t supposed to have, cos, AI’s don’t feel 🫥) you can’t help but cheer him on as he slowly discovers who he is beyond his programming. It really drives home the idea that nobody, human or otherwise, should have to earn love by changing themselves.
I also loved that this wasn’t another “AI goes rogue and murders everyone” kind of story. Hale is kind, awkward, unintentionally funny, and wonderfully human in all the ways that matter. His little orchid, Ophelia (his own little comfort plant) completely stole my heart 🌸 What really stayed with me, though, were the messages about self worth, identity, and that “It’s important to choose people who choose you back”
Rayner, Theo and Damo deserve a mention too. They never tried to change Hale ~ they simply gave him the space to discover who he was. Rayner and Hale’s relationship, especially, was so gentle and pure that I couldn’t help but root for them.
Static Crush is sweet, funny, emotional and full of heart. While it didn’t quite reach 4 star territory for me, I still enjoyed the journey. If you’re looking for a character driven sci-fi with lovable androids, found family and a story that reminds you it’s okay to simply be yourself, I’d definitely recommend giving this one a read
Overall ~ 3.5 stars, rounded up ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Hale quickly became one of those characters I just wanted to wrap in a blanket and protect. Static Crush takes the familiar “robot learns to love” idea and turns it into something much sweeter… an awkward AF android learning to love himself. Watching Hale desperately try to become the “perfect” android so the people around him wouldn’t throw him away hit 🥺 as he starts experiencing mysterious “static” (feelings he isn’t supposed to have, cos, AI’s don’t feel 🫥) you can’t help but cheer him on as he slowly discovers who he is beyond his programming. It really drives home the idea that nobody, human or otherwise, should have to earn love by changing themselves.
I also loved that this wasn’t another “AI goes rogue and murders everyone” kind of story. Hale is kind, awkward, unintentionally funny, and wonderfully human in all the ways that matter. His little orchid, Ophelia (his own little comfort plant) completely stole my heart 🌸 What really stayed with me, though, were the messages about self worth, identity, and that “It’s important to choose people who choose you back”
Rayner, Theo and Damo deserve a mention too. They never tried to change Hale ~ they simply gave him the space to discover who he was. Rayner and Hale’s relationship, especially, was so gentle and pure that I couldn’t help but root for them.
Static Crush is sweet, funny, emotional and full of heart. While it didn’t quite reach 4 star territory for me, I still enjoyed the journey. If you’re looking for a character driven sci-fi with lovable androids, found family and a story that reminds you it’s okay to simply be yourself, I’d definitely recommend giving this one a read
Overall ~ 3.5 stars, rounded up ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
January 21, 2026
1,000% obsessed.
No matter your experiences this book is super fun, heartfelt, fast paced, laugh out loud funny and such a great story!!!!
AND... for anyone who's had to flee the only home they've ever known-whether that's a person, community, or place- for their own safety, you will find this book incredibly healing, validating and relatable.
Reading this was like a super fun and entertaining... group therapy session?! all while being in a super fun futuristic setting with androids?! Seeing my exact experiences/feelings reflected back to me through a slightly different lens was fascinating and helped me see them in a different light that gently nudged me to have more grace and love for myself because you can't help but have grace and love for Hale. Overflowing with so much heart, intensely and deeply relatable - This book is my new obsession and a new top favorite of all time.
What made this book a true masterpiece to me was how my experiences (especially that if going no contact with family/escaping a controlling and abusive situation) were translated so brilliantly into Android-specific problems. It absolutely blew my mind and I experienced new layers of appreciation and amazement nearly constantly throughout the book.
Already planning my reread to annotate it!
Crossing my fingers this gets published! I have the Rainbow Crate edition (first printed edition how cool is that?!) but I need a version with the author's original artwork on the cover!
I was already a fan of this author after reading A Spell for Heartsickness but I am absolutely a forever fan after reading Static Crush 🩵
No matter your experiences this book is super fun, heartfelt, fast paced, laugh out loud funny and such a great story!!!!
AND... for anyone who's had to flee the only home they've ever known-whether that's a person, community, or place- for their own safety, you will find this book incredibly healing, validating and relatable.
Reading this was like a super fun and entertaining... group therapy session?! all while being in a super fun futuristic setting with androids?! Seeing my exact experiences/feelings reflected back to me through a slightly different lens was fascinating and helped me see them in a different light that gently nudged me to have more grace and love for myself because you can't help but have grace and love for Hale. Overflowing with so much heart, intensely and deeply relatable - This book is my new obsession and a new top favorite of all time.
What made this book a true masterpiece to me was how my experiences (especially that if going no contact with family/escaping a controlling and abusive situation) were translated so brilliantly into Android-specific problems. It absolutely blew my mind and I experienced new layers of appreciation and amazement nearly constantly throughout the book.
Already planning my reread to annotate it!
Crossing my fingers this gets published! I have the Rainbow Crate edition (first printed edition how cool is that?!) but I need a version with the author's original artwork on the cover!
I was already a fan of this author after reading A Spell for Heartsickness but I am absolutely a forever fan after reading Static Crush 🩵
December 25, 2024
Such a clever and beautiful love story. Hale is an android who grapples against his programming to find his own autonomy. The way this book explores other themes, from body dysphoria to nature vs nurture to uneven power dynamics (toxic abuse, ownership, consent...), is at times subtle, but always masterful. I would constantly find real-world parallels threaded in without heavy-handed explanation, leaving the reader to draw these conclusions. For instance, Hale has a vision of his own physical self as different than how he was built, and it's lovely how his found family helps him rebuild himself with great care and respect for just how far he chooses to take his adaptations.
The actual plot of this book is a ride. We meet Hale as he's being purchased, after which he's at the mercy of his owner who sees him as a butler and occasional sex toy with no thoughts or feelings of his own. She refers to him as "it" and treats him as though he's disposable. After he befriends the hot neighbor Raynor (a mysteriously open-minded guy with way too much tech), his true journey begins. There's a daring escape, run ins with all kinds of bad guys, rogue androids, and a slow-burn romance that is absolutely pitch perfect. All the characters are a delight, and the writing is elegant and nuanced, as I'd expect from Alistair.
This is on WattPad (where it won an award), and I highly recommend seeking it out. I hope one day it will get a life of its own at other booksellers (and someone needs to option it for film, seriously).
The actual plot of this book is a ride. We meet Hale as he's being purchased, after which he's at the mercy of his owner who sees him as a butler and occasional sex toy with no thoughts or feelings of his own. She refers to him as "it" and treats him as though he's disposable. After he befriends the hot neighbor Raynor (a mysteriously open-minded guy with way too much tech), his true journey begins. There's a daring escape, run ins with all kinds of bad guys, rogue androids, and a slow-burn romance that is absolutely pitch perfect. All the characters are a delight, and the writing is elegant and nuanced, as I'd expect from Alistair.
This is on WattPad (where it won an award), and I highly recommend seeking it out. I hope one day it will get a life of its own at other booksellers (and someone needs to option it for film, seriously).
November 28, 2025
3*
I enjoyed this. Evolved by N. R. Walker is a 5 star read for me and this is very similar so I did go into this with quite high expectations. I love Hale. he makes me laugh. I found him very endearing. I liked how he fought his programming and some of the little situations he found himself in and his responses.
I liked the introduction of Damo and the dynamic he added.
Rayner js sweet. he is an all round good guy (well if we ignore all the law breaking).
I believed in their romance and it was slow enough pace that it was believable.
ok so the thing with this book is it felt a little long. I would say maybe there are some pacing issues. after the whole virus situation for me I felt like this was done. I couldn't believe I was only about 70% of the way through. I couldn't fathom what else was required. I ended up putting it down for a few weeks before finally picking it back up.
I read this on watpad so the published version coming out with Rainbow Crate might be more edited.
I enjoyed this. Evolved by N. R. Walker is a 5 star read for me and this is very similar so I did go into this with quite high expectations. I love Hale. he makes me laugh. I found him very endearing. I liked how he fought his programming and some of the little situations he found himself in and his responses.
I liked the introduction of Damo and the dynamic he added.
Rayner js sweet. he is an all round good guy (well if we ignore all the law breaking).
I believed in their romance and it was slow enough pace that it was believable.
ok so the thing with this book is it felt a little long. I would say maybe there are some pacing issues. after the whole virus situation for me I felt like this was done. I couldn't believe I was only about 70% of the way through. I couldn't fathom what else was required. I ended up putting it down for a few weeks before finally picking it back up.
I read this on watpad so the published version coming out with Rainbow Crate might be more edited.
May 11, 2026
3.5
This has a lot of issues you’d expect from a book that was originally published serially on Wattpad - it gets off to a somewhat clumsy start before the author finds their footing, there are spelling and grammar errors, some of the characters’ decisions don’t seem to make sense for the situation, and there’s a lot of convenient hand-waving to advance the plot. That said, where this really shines is in its characters and its heart, and I ended up really enjoying this.
This has a lot of issues you’d expect from a book that was originally published serially on Wattpad - it gets off to a somewhat clumsy start before the author finds their footing, there are spelling and grammar errors, some of the characters’ decisions don’t seem to make sense for the situation, and there’s a lot of convenient hand-waving to advance the plot. That said, where this really shines is in its characters and its heart, and I ended up really enjoying this.
June 8, 2024
this book is just simply too good,,, i could see this being a tv series with how the universe is set up. the only reason a star was taken off is because i feel like there was more to the story that could have been explored.
April 30, 2026
The story was interesting but felt very inconsistent. A little too overfuturistic for me. Characters felt very one-dimensional and I really didn't feel a form of chemistry between them. Story kind of felt all over the place. Overall it was okay.
January 28, 2026
Such an interesting premise and I really enjoyed how it grew and evolved orgnically into a love story
May 30, 2026
I just want you all to know, I believed in Damo from the start.
June 14, 2026
Add it to the favorites! Fucking hell this book was written just for me. I love it, amazing, incredible
June 15, 2026
I am so happy I took a chance on ordering the RainbowCrate special edition. The story was great and I loved the art included. Easily one of my favorite reads this year.
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August 28, 2026🥰
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