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Ameritocracy #1
Open Primary
Anyone can run...
The American people vote online...
The winner receives instant fame and a campaign warchest to battle the Democrats and Republicans in 2020.
Welcome to Ameritocracy, the new political series readers are calling "The West Wing meets Survivor" and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington for the social media age."
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After a lifetime of political disillusionment, Mia Rhodes created an alternative to the two-party system: Ameritocracy. Part American Idol, part Iowa Caucus, her online political competition promises to find the most popular independent candidate in America and give them a genuine shot to win the presidency.
But her project flounders until Mia catches the eye of eccentric tech billionaire Peter Colton. With Mia's vision and Peter's money, Ameritocracy moves rapidly from punchline to possibility. As the site grows, the stakes rise crisis by crisis, and Mia must learn that ending politics as we know it means saying goodbye to the Mia Rhodes she has always known.
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Grab Book 1 today and find out what happens when one woman harnesses the power of the internet to destroy the two-party system...
Series List--Designed to Be Read in Order:
Book 1: OPEN PRIMARY
Book 2: OFF MESSAGE
Book 3: ECHO CHAMBER
The American people vote online...
The winner receives instant fame and a campaign warchest to battle the Democrats and Republicans in 2020.
Welcome to Ameritocracy, the new political series readers are calling "The West Wing meets Survivor" and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington for the social media age."
---------------
After a lifetime of political disillusionment, Mia Rhodes created an alternative to the two-party system: Ameritocracy. Part American Idol, part Iowa Caucus, her online political competition promises to find the most popular independent candidate in America and give them a genuine shot to win the presidency.
But her project flounders until Mia catches the eye of eccentric tech billionaire Peter Colton. With Mia's vision and Peter's money, Ameritocracy moves rapidly from punchline to possibility. As the site grows, the stakes rise crisis by crisis, and Mia must learn that ending politics as we know it means saying goodbye to the Mia Rhodes she has always known.
---------------
Grab Book 1 today and find out what happens when one woman harnesses the power of the internet to destroy the two-party system...
Series List--Designed to Be Read in Order:
Book 1: OPEN PRIMARY
Book 2: OFF MESSAGE
Book 3: ECHO CHAMBER
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A.C. Fuller
29 books139 followersOnce a journalist in New York, A.C. Fuller now writes stories at the intersection of media, politics, and technology. Before he began writing full time, he was an adjunct professor of journalism at NYU and an English teacher at Northwest Indian College.
He lives with his wife, two children, and two dogs near Seattle. For a free copy of one of A.C.'s books, check out: http://www.acfuller.com/readerclub/
He lives with his wife, two children, and two dogs near Seattle. For a free copy of one of A.C.'s books, check out: http://www.acfuller.com/readerclub/
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February 10, 2018
Can't give five stars.
Really enjoyed this book, good political plot. But any book that has a start, should have a clear ending. Reader shouldn't be buying and reading the next book, or one after to find the ending. Being the very opinionated and political person, do relate the Mia character.
Really enjoyed this book, good political plot. But any book that has a start, should have a clear ending. Reader shouldn't be buying and reading the next book, or one after to find the ending. Being the very opinionated and political person, do relate the Mia character.
December 29, 2018
This exciting novel by A.C. Fuller, for me personally a new author, has been a surprisingly amazing reading experience.
Open Primary is also the 1st volume of a trilogy that is called "Ameritocracy".
Story-telling is of an absolute very good quality, the storyline is incredibly well structured, and the story produces real believable lifelike characters.
It's also a fast-paced novel which is divided into 3 parts, with a lot of great interaction between the characters, and the story certainly shows the reader its purpose, goal and destiny.
The story itself is about Mia Rhodes, who after the 2016 elections is devastated not only by the result but most of all about the whole hypocritical circus around it, that she starts a political program in an attempt to come up with an Independent candidate for the presidential election of 2020.
Once getting the backing and banking of Peter Colton, a billionaire and head of Colton Industries in Santa Clarissa, California, Mia sets up her website "Ameritocracy" in full, in an attempt to generate more real participants within her program to establish the search for the final Independent candidate to run for President.
What follows is an intriguing and thrilling story about the growth of "Ameritocracy", with all its dangers and delights that it will give to Founder Mia Rhodes, her best friend Steph as well as others involved directly or indirectly, and all these ingredients make this book such a joy to read, so much so that I for certain look forward to volumes 2 and 3.
Highly recommended, for this book is an interesting and exciting begin of hopefully a real developing and enthralling trilogy, and that's why in my opinion this story is: "An Astonishing Primary Encounter"!
Open Primary is also the 1st volume of a trilogy that is called "Ameritocracy".
Story-telling is of an absolute very good quality, the storyline is incredibly well structured, and the story produces real believable lifelike characters.
It's also a fast-paced novel which is divided into 3 parts, with a lot of great interaction between the characters, and the story certainly shows the reader its purpose, goal and destiny.
The story itself is about Mia Rhodes, who after the 2016 elections is devastated not only by the result but most of all about the whole hypocritical circus around it, that she starts a political program in an attempt to come up with an Independent candidate for the presidential election of 2020.
Once getting the backing and banking of Peter Colton, a billionaire and head of Colton Industries in Santa Clarissa, California, Mia sets up her website "Ameritocracy" in full, in an attempt to generate more real participants within her program to establish the search for the final Independent candidate to run for President.
What follows is an intriguing and thrilling story about the growth of "Ameritocracy", with all its dangers and delights that it will give to Founder Mia Rhodes, her best friend Steph as well as others involved directly or indirectly, and all these ingredients make this book such a joy to read, so much so that I for certain look forward to volumes 2 and 3.
Highly recommended, for this book is an interesting and exciting begin of hopefully a real developing and enthralling trilogy, and that's why in my opinion this story is: "An Astonishing Primary Encounter"!
January 1, 2018
As with all of A.C. Fuller’s books, Open Primary held my attention and kept me up well into the wee hours, reading it in a single sitting. Although I had my reservations about this book—could Fuller make modern politics, specifically American elections, interesting? Is such a thing even possible?—I have to say that it was nothing short of brilliant.
Open Primary follows Mia Rhodes, a passionate, motivated employee of Alex Vane’s (who readers will recognise from the Alex Vane Media Thriller series) on a course to revolutionise American politics.
Aside from wanting to read more about Mia, the idea behind the book fascinated me. Mia and I share a belief that politics, as it currently stands, is an ineffectual, broken system. So, what does she intend to do? She wants to open the way for an independent candidate, a member of the public, to stand in the 2020 election as a viable alternative.
The question I found myself asking was why not? Yes, this is a strange and unusual approach, but sometimes that is exactly what is needed. Turning politics into an open, anyone-can-enter popularity contest is in many ways fairer than choosing between only a handful of candidates, all of whom are backed by political agendas and bankrolled by various corporations.
Why not, indeed? In many ways, I hope that Open Primary is a glimmer of what is to come; an end to the two- or three-horse races which are elections, making way for the possibility that something different, something better, could rise up instead. If Open Primary is indeed a glimpse of what the future might hold, it could be exactly what is needed to really change the face of politics around the world.
I’d like to thank A.C. Fuller for the ARC of this book; my review is voluntary and is entirely my own.
I cannot wait to see where the story goes in book 2.
Open Primary follows Mia Rhodes, a passionate, motivated employee of Alex Vane’s (who readers will recognise from the Alex Vane Media Thriller series) on a course to revolutionise American politics.
Aside from wanting to read more about Mia, the idea behind the book fascinated me. Mia and I share a belief that politics, as it currently stands, is an ineffectual, broken system. So, what does she intend to do? She wants to open the way for an independent candidate, a member of the public, to stand in the 2020 election as a viable alternative.
The question I found myself asking was why not? Yes, this is a strange and unusual approach, but sometimes that is exactly what is needed. Turning politics into an open, anyone-can-enter popularity contest is in many ways fairer than choosing between only a handful of candidates, all of whom are backed by political agendas and bankrolled by various corporations.
Why not, indeed? In many ways, I hope that Open Primary is a glimmer of what is to come; an end to the two- or three-horse races which are elections, making way for the possibility that something different, something better, could rise up instead. If Open Primary is indeed a glimpse of what the future might hold, it could be exactly what is needed to really change the face of politics around the world.
I’d like to thank A.C. Fuller for the ARC of this book; my review is voluntary and is entirely my own.
I cannot wait to see where the story goes in book 2.
December 30, 2017
Bold, brash Mia Rhodes is a multi-tasking office manager at a Seattle online news magazine until she enters a contest to win a grant for her grass-roots system to choose and fund a presidential candidate via a website, Ameritocracy. Tricked at the final judging, she bounces right up on her toes and uses her talk-on-the-fly skills to become the CEO of her own invention, a platform to truly use transparent democracy to field a presidential candidate.
There’s lots of luxe here, tons of hard work, womanly tears, a best friend, and an unbending backbone. Fuller succeeds on all the character fronts as well as at the page-turner of a plotline. He writes a female protagonist in the first person. He creates a dozen contestants for presidential candidate who each stand out with a unique personality. And he makes it all believable. In addition, he wins my geeky heart with explanations of how a lot of social media (Twitter bots or recency bias, anyone?) and websites work—their innards, and their hacks laid out in clear language. Meanwhile, under it all, Mia harbors a hidden fact that eats at her. Secrets seeking the light make for satisfying reads, whether they are old personal skeletons or black-hat hacks.
I applaud the breath of hope this story gives and the energy it radiates. A fascinating, colorful read, leaving a lot of thoughtful nuggets behind.
p.s. It’s got the best end-of-chapter cliffhanger I’ve ever read!
Thanks to the author for an early review copy.
There’s lots of luxe here, tons of hard work, womanly tears, a best friend, and an unbending backbone. Fuller succeeds on all the character fronts as well as at the page-turner of a plotline. He writes a female protagonist in the first person. He creates a dozen contestants for presidential candidate who each stand out with a unique personality. And he makes it all believable. In addition, he wins my geeky heart with explanations of how a lot of social media (Twitter bots or recency bias, anyone?) and websites work—their innards, and their hacks laid out in clear language. Meanwhile, under it all, Mia harbors a hidden fact that eats at her. Secrets seeking the light make for satisfying reads, whether they are old personal skeletons or black-hat hacks.
I applaud the breath of hope this story gives and the energy it radiates. A fascinating, colorful read, leaving a lot of thoughtful nuggets behind.
p.s. It’s got the best end-of-chapter cliffhanger I’ve ever read!
Thanks to the author for an early review copy.
January 1, 2018
I have a new heroine to follow in A.C. Fuller's series, Open Primary (Ameritocracy Book 1). This is a new direction for Fuller with a well thought out and timely topic in politics. We first meet Mia Rhodes in Fuller's Alex Vane books, but I'm so glad he decided to launch a new series with her as the main protagonist. The book provides enough intrigue to keep you wanting more and enough detail to keep you interested, but he doesn't bog down his writing with unnecessary filler. AC Fuller's character development is excellent. I enjoyed reading about the friendship between Mia and Steph and the quirky computer techs. I cannot wait for the next installment(s) and to read more about the adventures of what is going to happen in the political arena. A great start to a new series.
December 30, 2017
A.C.Fuller just may have something here. With all the "political differences" we are now in, this could be a possibility.
Mia Rhodes creates a third party....Ameritocracy. She feels this could be the answer to at least her lifetime of political disillusionment.She wants to find the most popular candidate for President. She is using the vast internet to do so. People can cast their vote and the one with the most votes wins and get to go up against the Democrats and Republicans in the 2020 race. Things don't go so well until a very rich Pete Coltan gets involved with Mia's project. But is this really how Mia and the people want an election to go? Things get pretty hairy along with way, as you would guess anything political would happen. I would like to thank A.C. Fuller for an ARC of this book. My review is voluntarily done and of my own opinion.
Mia Rhodes creates a third party....Ameritocracy. She feels this could be the answer to at least her lifetime of political disillusionment.She wants to find the most popular candidate for President. She is using the vast internet to do so. People can cast their vote and the one with the most votes wins and get to go up against the Democrats and Republicans in the 2020 race. Things don't go so well until a very rich Pete Coltan gets involved with Mia's project. But is this really how Mia and the people want an election to go? Things get pretty hairy along with way, as you would guess anything political would happen. I would like to thank A.C. Fuller for an ARC of this book. My review is voluntarily done and of my own opinion.
August 8, 2021
So our author had an Idea regarding the use of the Internet in regard to Presidential election in USA. But that was not enough for a book. There is a limit of starching an idea into a worthwhile book. Got the Idea after 25%. No point of wasting more time/
January 13, 2018
This is an exceptional book that is based on an extraordinary premise. It begins with a truth - our political system is broken. It goes on to present a solution that offers hope to Americans who have lost all hope for a better future. The book starts a bit slow as the scenario is being set-up but it picks up speed like a runaway train. As the story unfolded, my heart was filled and by the end, my eyes were in tears. This approach to a better presidential election process may not be possible in our world, but it seems like it might be - and that possibility is what brings those tears. Mr. Fuller does a masterful job of marrying politics, technology and humanity to make this story believable. It would make a great movie or TV series - or both.
February 28, 2018
This is one of the most unusual stories I’ve read. Why? Simple. Many of you who read my reviews can figure out I’m a right-wing conservative and get a tad bit irate when I read and review a left-wing book. After reading the blurb and intro, I thought my head was going to explode! All the comments about the 2016 election being elected by a reality star with possible Russian interference almost had this going to the scrap heap. However, I calmed down and decided, if I’m going to blast this tale, I’m going to have to read it.
It was a bit tough getting through the first half because I wouldn’t let me biases take a back seat and let the story develop. The last half, I blew through and was pleasantly surprised.
The story centers around Mia Rhodes and Peter Colton. Mia is an editor at “The Barker” in Seattle. Peter is one of the new-found techno billionaires who is hosting an event where he picks a winner and awards them with seed money for start-ups: think Shark Tank.
Of course she wins, but instead of getting a measly 250K, Peter is throwing in five million. Why? He like the idea. What is the idea? Its Ameritocracy; a platform for average Americans to have a chance at running for President of the Untied States. What makes it different is, candidates cannot have run on the other two major tickets and they cannot receive money from PAC’s or money-laundering entities. The idea is solid. Perhaps a bit idealist and naïve, but it has merit. Plus, and this is the big plus, Mia and her team make it a neutral site in the sense they are only monitoring the candidates and making sure no one is trying slide in and steal the show or their site. So, no matter whether they agree or disagree with a candidate, they let the site and the candidates keep it honest. The current news agencies could learn from this.
The real charm to the story is how well the author balances left and right issues. Just as you’re about to pull out your hair over issues you don’t agree with, he slides back to the middle or the right. Granted, despite this being a liberal read for the most part, too much saving the environment at times, it really is a good read.
There are no grammatical issues at all. Maybe one, but that’s a huge advantage over the last six to ten books I’ve read. Nicely done.
The only reasons I’m only giving this four stars is I just can’t get over the fact that Mia destroyed a piece of Detroit Muscle by turning it into an electric hybrid. The car is question is a 1964 Mustang! That, my dear and A.C., is nothing short of blasphemy!
I’m thinking about continuing with the series but I’m not big on the $3.99 price for the second installment.
Who will like this? Anyone with an open mind that would like to see a bon-a-fide third party system have a chance at knocking out the big two.
Four Stars.
It was a bit tough getting through the first half because I wouldn’t let me biases take a back seat and let the story develop. The last half, I blew through and was pleasantly surprised.
The story centers around Mia Rhodes and Peter Colton. Mia is an editor at “The Barker” in Seattle. Peter is one of the new-found techno billionaires who is hosting an event where he picks a winner and awards them with seed money for start-ups: think Shark Tank.
Of course she wins, but instead of getting a measly 250K, Peter is throwing in five million. Why? He like the idea. What is the idea? Its Ameritocracy; a platform for average Americans to have a chance at running for President of the Untied States. What makes it different is, candidates cannot have run on the other two major tickets and they cannot receive money from PAC’s or money-laundering entities. The idea is solid. Perhaps a bit idealist and naïve, but it has merit. Plus, and this is the big plus, Mia and her team make it a neutral site in the sense they are only monitoring the candidates and making sure no one is trying slide in and steal the show or their site. So, no matter whether they agree or disagree with a candidate, they let the site and the candidates keep it honest. The current news agencies could learn from this.
The real charm to the story is how well the author balances left and right issues. Just as you’re about to pull out your hair over issues you don’t agree with, he slides back to the middle or the right. Granted, despite this being a liberal read for the most part, too much saving the environment at times, it really is a good read.
There are no grammatical issues at all. Maybe one, but that’s a huge advantage over the last six to ten books I’ve read. Nicely done.
The only reasons I’m only giving this four stars is I just can’t get over the fact that Mia destroyed a piece of Detroit Muscle by turning it into an electric hybrid. The car is question is a 1964 Mustang! That, my dear and A.C., is nothing short of blasphemy!
I’m thinking about continuing with the series but I’m not big on the $3.99 price for the second installment.
Who will like this? Anyone with an open mind that would like to see a bon-a-fide third party system have a chance at knocking out the big two.
Four Stars.
August 25, 2019
This is a very timely read. This felt like I was reading something from an alternative present reality, with the divisive nature stemming from the previous election cycle to the uncertainty heading into the current one.
Can't wait to see how the rest of the series turns out.
Can't wait to see how the rest of the series turns out.
July 11, 2018
It is very easy to get caught up in Open Primary by A. C. Fuller because there are so many types of stories in one well-crafted package. Subtitled as Ameritocracy, Book 1, there is a story of relationships; one of daughter and father, and one of Mia and possible romantic interest. There is a woman-makes-good story, as Mia develops a groundbreaking social media application. This is a technology thriller as clever computer geeks subvert the intention of Mia’s efforts … and Mia fights back. Readers will find a political thriller as a third party attempts to challenge the Democratic and Republican establishments. Remember Ross Perot? Finally, this is a collection of character studies as several candidates are vying for first place in a hypothetical run to replace the current POTUS.
Mia Rhodes has a history of calamitous involvement with the American political scene. She burst upon the scene of public political awareness in a scandal that destroyed her father’s political possibilities. Is she now returning to inflict further damage, whether intentional or not? When friends and colleagues ask her about her father, she answers “The topic is not open for discussion.” Inquiring readers want to know what is going on here.
Mia has been keeping a low profile as a successful journalist. She has been expressing her higher ambitions through a website project called Ameritocracy. The idea is to widen participation in the American political process. Remember the idea, “Anyone can grow up to be president?” Mia intends to make this a reality using a platform based on algorithms developed for social media. Anyone can sign up for her project, anyone can vote, anyone can announce their candidacy for president. There is a small problem with money. To get big, expansion requires funding.
Enter Peter Conolly, the second part of a relationship element. He might be falling for Mia and vice versa. Peter had money before he met Mia. Because of research for an innovation competition he sponsored, Peter had already decided to invest five million dollars into Mia’s project. Will money promote the romantic relationship or defeat it? That Peter donated the money is not a spoiler. That Mia will work steadily to develop her project is not a spoiler. These form the central themes.
The themes support the story of the woman-makes-good story. Readers do not know whether Mia will succeed. There are several creative obstacles in her path, creative in the sense they are well hidden. Techno illiterates like myself can learn a lot as they follow the paths of Mia and Benjamin, her borrowed computer savant who might succeed in defending attacks from and discovering conspiracies in the dark web. Mia might succeed, she might fail, she might succeed in a way that she is unhappy with the result; Fuller maintains the tension to the end of this stand-alone novel and beyond (remember, this is Book One).
An element highly interesting to me, maybe because it hits me in the face everyday day on CNN, is the possibility of Russian involvement in the US electoral process. As in “real life,” we don’t know if it is true. As in real life, the preponderance of evidence suggests one interpretation. Fuller presents this element with a clever twist. For some Americans, it will be scary. I have never understood media obsession over whether such threats are real or not. Of course, they are real. Such attempts at collecting information are normal procedure for sovereign nations. Let’s move on to lessen and repair the damage. Fuller examines this in a combination of a technical and political thriller. A further political story revolves around the question of the viability of a third party. We have already seen a variation of this. The US has a two-party system, the Republicans and the Democrats, but the Republican party has two parts; one conservative and one an element based on fierce loyalty to a current former real estate sales clerk. Fuller presents the third- party problem in a slightly different way.
Then there is the story of the ten to twelve candidates whose fortunes will rise and fall based on the success of Mia’s project. This story element is where I began to appreciate the range of Fuller’s writing talent. Each of these characters is well-developed and each is different. From Porn Star to Military Hero to Academics both liberal and conservative to Common Mom (and more) the characters are so interesting and memorable that I didn’t need to refer to the occasional synopsis to remind me who was who. The characters were well-developed, not completely developed. This is Book One. Fuller had to become ten different characters to create these candidates. I found the results impressive.
I gave Open Primary five Amazon stars for its comprehensive examination of so many issues. A note to the sensitive politically correct, I used “America” as a convenient shorthand for the US. I know there is more than one. Get over it. This is a three-book series. I will read the next two before the 2018 mid-term US elections. I look forward to reading the next installments almost as much as I look forward to further observing the effects of issues Fuller raised in this novel.
Open Primary sells for USD 3.99 on Amazon and is free through the Kindle Unlimited subscription service (a good deal for people who read a lot).
Mia Rhodes has a history of calamitous involvement with the American political scene. She burst upon the scene of public political awareness in a scandal that destroyed her father’s political possibilities. Is she now returning to inflict further damage, whether intentional or not? When friends and colleagues ask her about her father, she answers “The topic is not open for discussion.” Inquiring readers want to know what is going on here.
Mia has been keeping a low profile as a successful journalist. She has been expressing her higher ambitions through a website project called Ameritocracy. The idea is to widen participation in the American political process. Remember the idea, “Anyone can grow up to be president?” Mia intends to make this a reality using a platform based on algorithms developed for social media. Anyone can sign up for her project, anyone can vote, anyone can announce their candidacy for president. There is a small problem with money. To get big, expansion requires funding.
Enter Peter Conolly, the second part of a relationship element. He might be falling for Mia and vice versa. Peter had money before he met Mia. Because of research for an innovation competition he sponsored, Peter had already decided to invest five million dollars into Mia’s project. Will money promote the romantic relationship or defeat it? That Peter donated the money is not a spoiler. That Mia will work steadily to develop her project is not a spoiler. These form the central themes.
The themes support the story of the woman-makes-good story. Readers do not know whether Mia will succeed. There are several creative obstacles in her path, creative in the sense they are well hidden. Techno illiterates like myself can learn a lot as they follow the paths of Mia and Benjamin, her borrowed computer savant who might succeed in defending attacks from and discovering conspiracies in the dark web. Mia might succeed, she might fail, she might succeed in a way that she is unhappy with the result; Fuller maintains the tension to the end of this stand-alone novel and beyond (remember, this is Book One).
An element highly interesting to me, maybe because it hits me in the face everyday day on CNN, is the possibility of Russian involvement in the US electoral process. As in “real life,” we don’t know if it is true. As in real life, the preponderance of evidence suggests one interpretation. Fuller presents this element with a clever twist. For some Americans, it will be scary. I have never understood media obsession over whether such threats are real or not. Of course, they are real. Such attempts at collecting information are normal procedure for sovereign nations. Let’s move on to lessen and repair the damage. Fuller examines this in a combination of a technical and political thriller. A further political story revolves around the question of the viability of a third party. We have already seen a variation of this. The US has a two-party system, the Republicans and the Democrats, but the Republican party has two parts; one conservative and one an element based on fierce loyalty to a current former real estate sales clerk. Fuller presents the third- party problem in a slightly different way.
Then there is the story of the ten to twelve candidates whose fortunes will rise and fall based on the success of Mia’s project. This story element is where I began to appreciate the range of Fuller’s writing talent. Each of these characters is well-developed and each is different. From Porn Star to Military Hero to Academics both liberal and conservative to Common Mom (and more) the characters are so interesting and memorable that I didn’t need to refer to the occasional synopsis to remind me who was who. The characters were well-developed, not completely developed. This is Book One. Fuller had to become ten different characters to create these candidates. I found the results impressive.
I gave Open Primary five Amazon stars for its comprehensive examination of so many issues. A note to the sensitive politically correct, I used “America” as a convenient shorthand for the US. I know there is more than one. Get over it. This is a three-book series. I will read the next two before the 2018 mid-term US elections. I look forward to reading the next installments almost as much as I look forward to further observing the effects of issues Fuller raised in this novel.
Open Primary sells for USD 3.99 on Amazon and is free through the Kindle Unlimited subscription service (a good deal for people who read a lot).
October 7, 2019
I wish this was real
Once the primaries were done & the conventions were over on 2016, I looked at the snarling, backbiting politicians within each branch of our ONE party system & groaned...I knew it was only going to get worse. 2 spoiled, rich candidates chopping up not just each other, but each other's supporters. Then there was the poor Libertarian candidate... so used to running & being ignored, that when the chance came, he pulled a political blunder that was nowhere near as bad as the mainstream candidates' blunders, & on the basis of that one incident of unpreparedness, lost the chance to make a difference. It got so bad there is no longer a Libertarian party in my state. Would his having been better prepared have helped him, & us, have a 3rd choice? Maybe, maybe not.
But something like this might work.
It would sure be worth a try.
The story centers around a young woman who, like all of us in 2016, was appalled that the race for president had gotten so bad that there wasn't much to discern which candidate actually was the lesser of 2 IMO stinking evils. Like so many young people, she didnt vote...& she realized only 42% of registered voters showed up at the polls. That means, as close as the voting was, essentially 21% of American registered voters would have put into place whichever candidate won.
Around ONE FIFTH OF REGISTERED VOTERS decided the election.
Those people rioting for the past 3+ years about the winner: How many of them actually VOTED?
I'm betting even less than 20% bothered. Ergo, they have no right to complain. Vote, or shut up.
The fictional scenario has the young woman realizing that by not voting, she assured the results of the election. And she chooses to change the way politics in America operates.
This is the 1st book in a trilogy. Even if I never read the other 2, this was enough for me to say that I wish something like this would happen in the US.
We are headed into another election cycle. In one party, we have challengers wanting to upset the incumbent, who seems to have become a swamp dweller & not a swamp drainer. In the other, a bunch of Communist wannabes sniping at each other about the best ways to further curtail rights & extend the nanny state.
I'm sick & tired of both. At 67 & sick, I can't change this, other than to ask people to consider Libertarian & other alternative partu candidates, & work for their election campaigns.
Like the main character, do something.
Make a website like this?
At least, VOTE. Or else don't complain & riot over who won a little more than a year from now.
Once the primaries were done & the conventions were over on 2016, I looked at the snarling, backbiting politicians within each branch of our ONE party system & groaned...I knew it was only going to get worse. 2 spoiled, rich candidates chopping up not just each other, but each other's supporters. Then there was the poor Libertarian candidate... so used to running & being ignored, that when the chance came, he pulled a political blunder that was nowhere near as bad as the mainstream candidates' blunders, & on the basis of that one incident of unpreparedness, lost the chance to make a difference. It got so bad there is no longer a Libertarian party in my state. Would his having been better prepared have helped him, & us, have a 3rd choice? Maybe, maybe not.
But something like this might work.
It would sure be worth a try.
The story centers around a young woman who, like all of us in 2016, was appalled that the race for president had gotten so bad that there wasn't much to discern which candidate actually was the lesser of 2 IMO stinking evils. Like so many young people, she didnt vote...& she realized only 42% of registered voters showed up at the polls. That means, as close as the voting was, essentially 21% of American registered voters would have put into place whichever candidate won.
Around ONE FIFTH OF REGISTERED VOTERS decided the election.
Those people rioting for the past 3+ years about the winner: How many of them actually VOTED?
I'm betting even less than 20% bothered. Ergo, they have no right to complain. Vote, or shut up.
The fictional scenario has the young woman realizing that by not voting, she assured the results of the election. And she chooses to change the way politics in America operates.
This is the 1st book in a trilogy. Even if I never read the other 2, this was enough for me to say that I wish something like this would happen in the US.
We are headed into another election cycle. In one party, we have challengers wanting to upset the incumbent, who seems to have become a swamp dweller & not a swamp drainer. In the other, a bunch of Communist wannabes sniping at each other about the best ways to further curtail rights & extend the nanny state.
I'm sick & tired of both. At 67 & sick, I can't change this, other than to ask people to consider Libertarian & other alternative partu candidates, & work for their election campaigns.
Like the main character, do something.
Make a website like this?
At least, VOTE. Or else don't complain & riot over who won a little more than a year from now.
January 30, 2020
I really appreciate this book. A political fiction work which is set firmly in a post-2016 America. Even better, it doesn't focus on the current occupant of the White House, but his impact is felt.
This is a book that looks ahead. To the 2020 election. And does so with some hope and idealism, but still rooted in the messy realities of partisan politics. Ameritocracy is a web site set up to allow people to come together to elect an independent candidate for president. In this book, we see the first part of that process: the site's funding and staffing, recruiting candidates, and culminating in a rally to introduce America to the top 10 candidates on the site. (With a few bumps along the way which I'll leave unmentioned to avoid spoiling them.)
I recently left a political book unfinished because I got tired of long political speeches from characters I disagreed with (and nothing similar from characters I would have agreed with). This does not have that. Political policies are mentioned and there's one spot where we get a few political speeches, but I didn't get the idea that the author was attempting to show off their own political beliefs: even the main character admitted that she didn't agree with half of what was being said.
I would give this a 3.5 star review. (As always, I round that up to the nearest star, since Goodreads doesn't use half-stars.) I probably would have given it 4 stars, except for the ending. While it did come as an ending to the story, the final chapter or so contained a major piece of news which was left unresolved as an obvious hook for the next book in the series. Which meant that the book ended without resolving the problem that had just been discussed. If I had to buy the next book, I would be very angry and might not continue in the series: I find that "hook" tactic to be mean to a book-buyer. Fortunately, the series is available via Kindle Unlimited, so I will continue to follow this fictional election campaign.
This is a book that looks ahead. To the 2020 election. And does so with some hope and idealism, but still rooted in the messy realities of partisan politics. Ameritocracy is a web site set up to allow people to come together to elect an independent candidate for president. In this book, we see the first part of that process: the site's funding and staffing, recruiting candidates, and culminating in a rally to introduce America to the top 10 candidates on the site. (With a few bumps along the way which I'll leave unmentioned to avoid spoiling them.)
I recently left a political book unfinished because I got tired of long political speeches from characters I disagreed with (and nothing similar from characters I would have agreed with). This does not have that. Political policies are mentioned and there's one spot where we get a few political speeches, but I didn't get the idea that the author was attempting to show off their own political beliefs: even the main character admitted that she didn't agree with half of what was being said.
I would give this a 3.5 star review. (As always, I round that up to the nearest star, since Goodreads doesn't use half-stars.) I probably would have given it 4 stars, except for the ending. While it did come as an ending to the story, the final chapter or so contained a major piece of news which was left unresolved as an obvious hook for the next book in the series. Which meant that the book ended without resolving the problem that had just been discussed. If I had to buy the next book, I would be very angry and might not continue in the series: I find that "hook" tactic to be mean to a book-buyer. Fortunately, the series is available via Kindle Unlimited, so I will continue to follow this fictional election campaign.
January 7, 2018
"Is Neapolitan an option?"
Disillusioned by the two party approach to politics and the election of the President in particular, Mia Rhodes wants to make the impossible attainable - to open up the next Presidential Election to a third non aligned candidate, one not associated with either party and not dependent on large institutions to fund the campaign. Instead, she dreams of a people's champion, one actually chosen by the American citizens, to run for office and who will be backed financially by them, too, to by pass the need for multi millions of personal wealth.
She calls her reality styled show to make it happen, Ameritocracy.
A.C.Fuller has an excellent writing style, clearly laying out the ideas behind the computer based 'game' so that is always understandable even to those without technical understanding, and infusing throughout the sense of the characters themselves and of Mia especially. So easy to read, it races past like a good thriller, the fights being verbal instead of with fists. And there is humour along the way to break tension and keep everything sharp.
This is a book I found myself sneakily reading whenever I could steal a brief break from my other activities: I really did not want to put it down. It felt real, something that could happen. But it also highlighted the difficulties of the political institution and, for this reader at least, the inherent security dangers of relying on a computer based voting system.
Get it, read it,
Mia didn't work in Alex Vane' s office without learning a few tricks of her own
Disillusioned by the two party approach to politics and the election of the President in particular, Mia Rhodes wants to make the impossible attainable - to open up the next Presidential Election to a third non aligned candidate, one not associated with either party and not dependent on large institutions to fund the campaign. Instead, she dreams of a people's champion, one actually chosen by the American citizens, to run for office and who will be backed financially by them, too, to by pass the need for multi millions of personal wealth.
She calls her reality styled show to make it happen, Ameritocracy.
A.C.Fuller has an excellent writing style, clearly laying out the ideas behind the computer based 'game' so that is always understandable even to those without technical understanding, and infusing throughout the sense of the characters themselves and of Mia especially. So easy to read, it races past like a good thriller, the fights being verbal instead of with fists. And there is humour along the way to break tension and keep everything sharp.
This is a book I found myself sneakily reading whenever I could steal a brief break from my other activities: I really did not want to put it down. It felt real, something that could happen. But it also highlighted the difficulties of the political institution and, for this reader at least, the inherent security dangers of relying on a computer based voting system.
Get it, read it,
Mia didn't work in Alex Vane' s office without learning a few tricks of her own
February 28, 2018
Bold, brash Mia Rhodes is a multi-tasking office manager at a Seattle online news magazine until she enters a contest to win a grant for her grass-roots system to choose and fund a presidential candidate via a website, Ameritocracy. Tricked at the final judging, she bounces right up on her toes and uses her talk-on-the-fly skills to become the CEO of her own invention, a platform to truly use transparent democracy to field a presidential candidate.
There’s lots of luxe here, tons of hard work, womanly tears, a best friend, and an unbending backbone. Fuller succeeds on all the character fronts as well as at the page-turner of a plotline. He writes a female protagonist in the first person. He creates a dozen contestants for presidential candidate who each stand out with a unique personality. And he makes it all believable.
In addition, he wins my geeky heart with explanations of how a lot of social media (Twitter bots or recency bias, anyone?) and websites work—their innards, and their hacks laid out in clear language. Meanwhile, under it all, Mia harbors a hidden fact that eats at her. Secrets seeking the light make for satisfying reads, whether they are old personal skeletons or black-hat hacks.
I applaud the breath of hope this story gives and the energy it radiates. A fascinating, colorful read, leaving a lot of thoughtful nuggets behind. I am eagerly waiting for the next 2 books in this series.
There’s lots of luxe here, tons of hard work, womanly tears, a best friend, and an unbending backbone. Fuller succeeds on all the character fronts as well as at the page-turner of a plotline. He writes a female protagonist in the first person. He creates a dozen contestants for presidential candidate who each stand out with a unique personality. And he makes it all believable.
In addition, he wins my geeky heart with explanations of how a lot of social media (Twitter bots or recency bias, anyone?) and websites work—their innards, and their hacks laid out in clear language. Meanwhile, under it all, Mia harbors a hidden fact that eats at her. Secrets seeking the light make for satisfying reads, whether they are old personal skeletons or black-hat hacks.
I applaud the breath of hope this story gives and the energy it radiates. A fascinating, colorful read, leaving a lot of thoughtful nuggets behind. I am eagerly waiting for the next 2 books in this series.
June 11, 2018
Changing the politics of America leading up to the 2020 election.
Mia Rhodes, secretary / office manager / researcher in the four Alex Vane Media Thrillers gets her own series, and what an exciting, hard-hitting, and appropriate story it is. This is the first of A. C. Fuller’s Ameritocracy trilogy, and I start turning pages on Off Message, the next book in the series, as soon as I post this review.
Mia has an idealistic vision of how actual democracy might be integrated into the present two-party system of the USA. Open Primary takes the story from the exit interview of Mia as she leaves her boss, Alex Vane, and the Internet newspaper – The Barker – and starts a journey that will send the political future of America in a direction never seen before.
The 10 candidate debate that will decide which person will become the official Ameritocracy selection running for President in the 2020 election will make it hard for you to avoid shedding tears of joy. In fact, there are strong emotional elements throughout, none of which are gratuitous, and all are employed as legitimate character building.
Mia, and her co-worker Steph, are two of the strongest female leading characters I have encountered in years. The overall pacing of the story is addictive, and I suspect that almost all who read Open Primary are going to have an intense hunger for the books that follow.
Mia Rhodes, secretary / office manager / researcher in the four Alex Vane Media Thrillers gets her own series, and what an exciting, hard-hitting, and appropriate story it is. This is the first of A. C. Fuller’s Ameritocracy trilogy, and I start turning pages on Off Message, the next book in the series, as soon as I post this review.
Mia has an idealistic vision of how actual democracy might be integrated into the present two-party system of the USA. Open Primary takes the story from the exit interview of Mia as she leaves her boss, Alex Vane, and the Internet newspaper – The Barker – and starts a journey that will send the political future of America in a direction never seen before.
The 10 candidate debate that will decide which person will become the official Ameritocracy selection running for President in the 2020 election will make it hard for you to avoid shedding tears of joy. In fact, there are strong emotional elements throughout, none of which are gratuitous, and all are employed as legitimate character building.
Mia, and her co-worker Steph, are two of the strongest female leading characters I have encountered in years. The overall pacing of the story is addictive, and I suspect that almost all who read Open Primary are going to have an intense hunger for the books that follow.
June 9, 2018
Disillusioned with the state of the American political process, and somewhat traumatized by her estranged father’s failed attempt to run for president, Mia Rhodes decides to upend the system. She creates a presidential primary process that is truly open—a social media engine that allows any qualified person to declare candidacy, and then lets the People decide. Her project founders until she attracts the attention of eccentric tech billionaire, Peter Colton, who bankrolls her. Once her system is up and running, though, Mia discovers that in order to change the American political quagmire, she had to undergo significant personal change.
Open Primary: Ameritocracy by A. C. Fuller takes the political system that causes all of us so much anguish head on. Humor and pathos, hope and despair, exist side by side as Mia learns that changing a dirty system often requires getting down into the mud.
If you’re still reeling from the outcome of the 2016 joke that was the presidential election, you’ll find a lot in this book to relate to, cheer for, and gnash your teeth over. This is the first book in a series that will change your view of politics forever.
Open Primary: Ameritocracy by A. C. Fuller takes the political system that causes all of us so much anguish head on. Humor and pathos, hope and despair, exist side by side as Mia learns that changing a dirty system often requires getting down into the mud.
If you’re still reeling from the outcome of the 2016 joke that was the presidential election, you’ll find a lot in this book to relate to, cheer for, and gnash your teeth over. This is the first book in a series that will change your view of politics forever.
January 21, 2018
Mia Rhodes, like many Americans, is so frustrated by the 2016 Presidential election that she makes a commitment to change the world. Her idea, an on-line platform that allows anyone to run for office. The site, open to all independents, is a combination American Idol and gofundme, Jumpstarted with a $5 million donation from a mysterious billionaire, the platform promises all funds to the winning candidate to run for President in 2020.
A.C. Fuller strikes a nerve with the premise of Open Primary. The premise and promise a perfect salve for what ails the nation. In Mia he has the perfect MC. Idealistic, energetic and empathetic, Mia becomes the intelligent conscious for all of us. Wanting us to be better, do better and not always sure of how to accomplish it. As a reader, she perfectly embodies the struggle in all of us.
Not to give away any spoilers, but as you can imagine, the Open Primary voyage includes a ton of twists, turns, and surprises. As book 1 in a series, it delivers a satisfying conclusion while leaving you anxious as to what comes next.
I highly recommend this novel, grab it today as it will do what few novels do, it motives you to actually get involved in politics.
A.C. Fuller strikes a nerve with the premise of Open Primary. The premise and promise a perfect salve for what ails the nation. In Mia he has the perfect MC. Idealistic, energetic and empathetic, Mia becomes the intelligent conscious for all of us. Wanting us to be better, do better and not always sure of how to accomplish it. As a reader, she perfectly embodies the struggle in all of us.
Not to give away any spoilers, but as you can imagine, the Open Primary voyage includes a ton of twists, turns, and surprises. As book 1 in a series, it delivers a satisfying conclusion while leaving you anxious as to what comes next.
I highly recommend this novel, grab it today as it will do what few novels do, it motives you to actually get involved in politics.
September 8, 2018
This might be my favorite trilogy of summer 2018. It's current, fresh and an absolute oasis in the middle of the chaos known as American Politics. Feeling betrayed by the imploding political atmosphere in Washington D.C., Mia Rhodes decides to begin an Internet campaign to elect and fund a third-party candidate for president in 2020. Ameritocracy is open to any American, not just the rich and politically-connected hierarchy. When she gets funding from a rich California billionaire, the idea takes off and the walls of The Capitol begin to quake.
Author A.C. Fuller makes this tale more compelling by writing it in the first person. As Rhodes navigates the potholes and roadblocks to success, you get the feeling you are riding in the passenger seat with her. You experience the pain and sorrow and the thrill of victory, although sometimes short-lived. Try the first book for 99 cents. I'm sure you will be like me, rushing to get your hands on books two and three ASAP. I read all three in four days.
Author A.C. Fuller makes this tale more compelling by writing it in the first person. As Rhodes navigates the potholes and roadblocks to success, you get the feeling you are riding in the passenger seat with her. You experience the pain and sorrow and the thrill of victory, although sometimes short-lived. Try the first book for 99 cents. I'm sure you will be like me, rushing to get your hands on books two and three ASAP. I read all three in four days.
June 6, 2020
This was a very interesting book to read especially, when you think of our country’s climate. We live in a two party system in our government and we get to vote on the better of the two or you stick to your repubican or democratic view. There is no third party and that’s where this book gets interesting. A young woman, Mia Rhodes, is tired of the two party system and sets out to do something different. She does it, she creates a website for others to run for president and get their name out in the public. The American people are the ones to vote. Lucky for her, she was able to receive a large sum of money from a billionaire, Peter Colton, to help develop the program. Her software does have an issue threatening the entire project but it is fixed and Mia moves on.
This is the first in a series of three which is good because I was left hanging when I finished the book. The characters are well written, the story line good, and interesting to read with everything happening in our country with the two running for president; one current president and the other a democratic.
This is the first in a series of three which is good because I was left hanging when I finished the book. The characters are well written, the story line good, and interesting to read with everything happening in our country with the two running for president; one current president and the other a democratic.
January 6, 2018
I ordinarily don't like a book that captures my interest and suddenly stops. This book is the exception. The many characters are delightful and understandable. The story itself is timely beyond belief. I'm sure the idea of a third presidential candidate selected by the people will resonate with a majority of Americans. The book is filled with entertaining vignettes and relationships. They quickly pill the reader in and generate emotional reactions as the plot progresses. This first book ends after the first rally where the top ten candidates from Ameritocracy are introduced to the public. Mia Rhodes transforms throughout the book as her passion for creating an open primary movement leads her to recognize her innate worth and come to believe in herself to lead this effort. The style of writing is straightforward and direct, making the book easy to get into and keep reading. This entry book sets a high standard for the next volumes.
February 5, 2018
Open Primary (Ameritocracy Book 1) by AC Fuller is certainly timely, if nothing else. But thankfully it is something else altogether, and a quite intriguing book that captures your attention right away. This story features Mia Rhodes, a young idealistic woman who wants to change the way American elections and politics work. She proposes a whole new way of voting in a candidate, and this one hopefully will be voted in for the 2020 elections. Not only that, this particular candidate will be installed through the use of voting on the internet, a wholly new and independent idea. Mia is written as a strong female protagonist, is well described, emotional and earnest. Maybe her idea is just what American politics needs, a populist candidate who is truly chosen by the people. Open Primary is at once glimmering with optimism and idealism, and hopeful for the future. A good read that raises a lot of questions, highly recommend.
May 17, 2018
Being disillusioned following the last presidential election Mia Rhodes decides to create a website that invites citizens who meet her criteria of age, citizenship among others to register as a candidate for president in the next election as an alternate to the Republican and Democratic candidates. The registered candidates can post their "platforms" and information and they garner points based on an algorithm based on various social media sites and voters on the website "Ameritocracy". Following a schedule of debates and public assemblies the top candidate will win a war chest to run in the national election. No outside monies will be accepted, only that what is put up by Ameritocracy from donations. Despite start up bugs and outside hackers the idea catches on land is getting more and good publicity as an answer to the Washington deadlock and takeover by lobbyists and big corporations shoveling money to greedy politicians. I interesting idea in a readable presentation.
December 1, 2018
This is an interesting book. A person, who is fed up with the way politics are going in the US, comes up with an idea of forming a Web Site to attract independent candidates for the next presidential election. Anyone who want to run, can sign up on the Ameritocracy web site. People are encouraged to vote for their favorite candidate through the Web, Twitter, Facebook and other social media. The concept is that someone other than a mainstream candidate from a major party could be elected President. The book goes through all the trials and tribulations of getting the site off the ground and making sure the candidates are who they say they are and nothing strange is going on with them. This is a good slap at how politics have been going on in this country. The only bad thing about the book, is it comes in 3 parts, so once you finish the first book, you must read the second to see what is going on and then the third.
May 22, 2020
Ameritocracy: Open Primary - a review by Rosemary Kenny
Mia Rhodes is an average American journalist who's disenchanted with the fakery and hypocrisy of the US election system that allows someone with no political acumen, just plenty of rich backers and the ability to work the media to his or her own best advantage to get the prize as POTUS.
To that end she creates a new 'reality-show' online candidacy selection process called Ameritocracy 2020, that posits a clever and original 'what if...?' slightly tongue-in-cheek theory in A.C.Fuller's Ameritocracy 2020 political series opener, Ameritocracy: Open Primary.
Guaranteed to take your mind away from fears of the Covid-19 pandemic and to cure your Lockdown Blues, it's a great new trilogy with more than a grain of truth, that will change your view of how voting really works - and whether the system really is fair.
Get your copy today and sit back to enjoy the greatest 'reality show' in the world!
Mia Rhodes is an average American journalist who's disenchanted with the fakery and hypocrisy of the US election system that allows someone with no political acumen, just plenty of rich backers and the ability to work the media to his or her own best advantage to get the prize as POTUS.
To that end she creates a new 'reality-show' online candidacy selection process called Ameritocracy 2020, that posits a clever and original 'what if...?' slightly tongue-in-cheek theory in A.C.Fuller's Ameritocracy 2020 political series opener, Ameritocracy: Open Primary.
Guaranteed to take your mind away from fears of the Covid-19 pandemic and to cure your Lockdown Blues, it's a great new trilogy with more than a grain of truth, that will change your view of how voting really works - and whether the system really is fair.
Get your copy today and sit back to enjoy the greatest 'reality show' in the world!
February 3, 2018
You know it’s bad, when an American Idol for politicians actually sounds like a good idea, especially when the concept of the show lots its appeal over a decade ago. Of course, the author really made a great case for this amazing idea. I definitely got a kick out of this novel. Not only is the concept new and exciting, but the writing is fantastic. The author’s voice really grips you and draws you in, while his characters are well thought out and intriguing. I really love that he incorporated a strong female lead too as it speaks to what the people are most interested/need in now. Best of all, she isn’t the classic one-liner, man-obsessed woman that only has marriage and children on the horizon. Overall, this novel is well-written, funny, thought-provoking and will keep you engaged until the end. Then, it will just make you want to pick up the next in the series.
June 6, 2020
Genre: political thriller, proof-of-concept
After the 2016 US election, Mia Rhodes is sick of politics. She is disillusioned and appalled at the state of politics in the states. The two party system is broken and money rules. She feels that the presidential race had become a reality TV show. Her solution? Don't fight it, lean into it. She creates a website where any American can run for president as an independent. Users regularly vote for their favourite candidates. The winner of the website is awarded all the money donated to the site.
Okay, so there is a pretty solid premise to the book, but that is about it. The whole thing reads like a proof-of-concept. Everything is so easy. Mia doesn't struggle against anything other than her own self doubt. I kept looking for the twist, but it never came. Still an interesting read though.
After the 2016 US election, Mia Rhodes is sick of politics. She is disillusioned and appalled at the state of politics in the states. The two party system is broken and money rules. She feels that the presidential race had become a reality TV show. Her solution? Don't fight it, lean into it. She creates a website where any American can run for president as an independent. Users regularly vote for their favourite candidates. The winner of the website is awarded all the money donated to the site.
Okay, so there is a pretty solid premise to the book, but that is about it. The whole thing reads like a proof-of-concept. Everything is so easy. Mia doesn't struggle against anything other than her own self doubt. I kept looking for the twist, but it never came. Still an interesting read though.
January 3, 2018
Open Primary is the first book in the Ameritocracy series. This can be read as a standalone but it is open-ended for the next book. I enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down. Beware this is a politically themed book so it could make you mad. No matter what your political affiliation, I think you will enjoy this book.
The book blurb adequately describes the storyline so I'm not going to repeat that all info here. The author did a great job of explaining what is going on and describing the setting of the story. There are a lot of clues in the storyline that keep you guessing what twists and turns will be revealed next. It definitely kept me riveted all the way to the end. I look forward to reading more of the series.
The book blurb adequately describes the storyline so I'm not going to repeat that all info here. The author did a great job of explaining what is going on and describing the setting of the story. There are a lot of clues in the storyline that keep you guessing what twists and turns will be revealed next. It definitely kept me riveted all the way to the end. I look forward to reading more of the series.
May 25, 2018
A C Fuller is quickly becoming one of my favorite writers. I can depend on him to give me an totally original story, not a reworking of someone else's. He has come through again in Open Primary. Who else would come with the idea of using a reality tv-type website to choose a presidential candidate. The sad part is, as far fetched as the idea sounds, it sure sounds better than the last three or four presidential election fiascoes. The plot is a little predictable with hackers and disasters of all kinds, but our heroine manages to work all things out, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching as Mia worked her way through all of the problems she encountered. Great story. I can't wait to get into number 2 and number 3. Definitely an original idea.
September 8, 2018
This was a wonderful book about an idealistic young woman who invents and develops a new way to identify and promote a presidential candidate which is "outside the box" Her ideas and methods are fascinating and I found myself wishing this was happening in real life, not just in a novel. The protagonist is appealing and likeable, while the plot is plausible, if somewhat unlikely. I couldn't put the book down, and finished it in less than a day. I would have easily given five stars, except for the VERY unsatisfactory ending. The book suddenly stopped right in the middle of the story, with very little resolved. I know there are two more books in the series, and yes, I'll probably read them, but surely the author could have created a better ending!
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