His Robot Girlfriend

by Wesley Allison

Mike Smith's life was crap, living all alone, years after his wife had died and his children had grown up and moved away. Then he saw the commercial for the Daffodil. Far more than other robots, the Daffodil could become anything and everything he wanted it to be. Mike's life is about to change.

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Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Ebooks, Robots, Fantasy, Adult

115 pages, ebook

First published May 1, 2009

About the author

Wesley Allison is the author of more than thirty science fiction and fantasy books, including the popular His Robot Girlfriend. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a Master of Science degree from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. He has taught English and American History for the past 25 years in Southern Nevada where he lives with his lovely wife Victoria, his two grown children Rebecca and John.

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Books by Wesley Allison:

Published Books

1. Princess of Amathar (2007)

2. His Robot Girlfriend (2008)

3. Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Elven Princess (2009)

4. Eaglethorpe Buxton and the Sorceress (2009)

5. Brechalon (Senta and the Steel Dragon Book 0) (2010)

6. The Voyage of the Minotaur (Senta and the Steel Dragon Book 1) (2010)

7. Tesla’s Stepdaughters (2010)

8. The Dark and Forbidding Land (Senta and the Steel Dragon Book 2) (2010)

9. The Drache Girl (Senta and the Steel Dragon Book 3) (2010)

10. His Robot Wife (2011)

11. Women of Power (2011)

12. Blood Trade (2011)

13. Astrid Maxxim and her Amazing Hoverbike (2011)

14. The Young Sorceress (Senta and the Steel Dragon Book 4) (2012)

15. The Two Dragons (Senta and the Steel Dragon Book 5) (2012)

16. The Many Adventures of Eaglethorpe Buxton (2012)

17. Astrid Maxxim and her Undersea Dome (2013)

18. His Robot Wife: Patience is a Virtue (2013)

19. The Sorceress and her Lovers (Senta and the Steel Dragon Book 6) (2014)

20. Desperate Poems (2014)

21. Astrid Maxxim and the Antarctic Expedition (2014)

22. Astrid Maxxim and her Hypersonic Space Plane (2014)

23. His Robot Girlfriend: Charity (2015)

24. The Price of Magic (Senta and the Steel Dragon Book 7) (2015)

25. Astrid Maxxim and the Electric Racecar Challenge

26. A Plague of Wizards (Senta and the Steel Dragon Book 8)

27. Kanana: The Jungle Girl

28. His Robot Wife: A Great Deal of Patience

29. The Dragon's Choice (Senta and the Steel Dragon Book 9)

30. Astrid Maxxim and the Mystery of Dolphin Island

31. Nova Dancer

Reviews

[Alec's Always Bored · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's fine. This book was free online and I read it out of boredom. It's not horribly written, if not greatly written. It's hard to really see it as a solid story, as it totally comes off like a male fantasy, and maybe that was the intent? About 55% of the book is description of the robot girlfriend's outfits. I'm really not sure but if you don't overthink, it's a fast and fun enough read but it's hardly a story really. Old guy gets hot young model looking robot and basically learns nothing. Overall, considering this wasn't a erotic e book really, what was the point? However, the characters are fairly charming and this would have been a better story with more depth and less male fantasy. There where some questions that could of been posed with this type of story that really weren't. Three stars for effort. It never quite finds it's footing but the characters have a odd charm to them. I'm going to read the squeal to see where it goes.

[Jason Brown (Toastx2) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Robot girlfriends, the bane of real women everywhere. They cook, and clean; they look beautiful and are always graceful; they are eager to please and, if you paid for the right options, they are “eager to please”.

in the year of 2032, robots are everywhere. even walking into a mcdonalds you will find robo-helpers.

Mike Smith is a 50 year old School Teacher. His wife is 11 years dead, his children are grown and moved out. Mike is just a lonely slightly over weight man who impulsively jumps on the network and drops a handful of cash for a custom robot, geared towards his every need.

the novel primarily focusing on the potential result of an extended relationship between Mike and his Daffodil robot, Patience. lots of conflict based around Mikes children, who were old enough to know their mother before she died. how does a robot lover fit into their dynamic. there are some similar under currents to the social issues experienced by mixed race couples and same-sex couples: rights, segregation, marriage.

it is an easy to digest novel, partially because the “future” is not a far stretch for us to accept. In the world Wesley Allison created in “His Robot Girlfriend”, the average daytime temp is around 125 degrees Fahrenheit each day. Schools are filled with children who use texTee’s, e-readers that are used for all their work. TV as we know it is replaced by media pc systems called vueTee’s. Cars are hydrogen powered.. Walmart..

in many aspects, it isnt that far from where we are now.

i suggest this book for an easy and enjoyable read. it flows smoothly and wont take you long. the book follows some standard themes regarding robots and humanity, nothing really new there. it really is all about the characters.

there are some glaring plot inconsistencies which need to be overlooked relating to money. i also felt the plot was building up to more than it did, but honestly, who cares.. i was pleased with the ending. that is all that matters. i would read this again and feel that others should check it out. so my complaints really are incredibly minor.

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Note to the ladies, Watch Out! they are just around the corner. robot girlfriends, like Cherry 2000 but waterproof.


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[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I decided to read 'His Robot Girlfriend' at the request of my husband, but just like our taste in music our taste in books are completely different. Opposites attract right? We both enjoy a good book, and while he always listens to me ranting on about the latest murder mystery I'm reading. I'm alway listen to him ranting about some futuristic life that I swear I lack the imagination to conjure up. When he was still reading this book, and I was still listening to daily recaps, I had a hard time not picturing "Rosie" from the Jetsons, running around fulfilling her owners every wish. So its easy for me to say I wasn't really that interested in reading it. But, at the completion of my last book my husband handed this one to me and said "Please read it, I won't take you long" I of course relented, and here I am.

I'd have to say it was an okay read for me. While at times the robots idiosyncrasies made me smile I really got annoyed with the amount of attention paid to the robots attire and undergarments. Many women in todays society are labeled shopaholics,and it justs seemed terribly cliché for a "female" robot to have this attribute.

The book moved along at a good pace. I would have liked to have read more about Mike's family (Tiffany, and children). The book kept me interested even though it was a little repetitive at times. It also makes the reader question whether they'd have some sort of "service bot" in the future if they existed, which I'd answer no, as we already rely to heavily on technology.

[Clarissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Seriously crap. Ok, that's just my opinion. The only reason I read this book is because it was free from Kobo. That, and I had nothing else to read. This was a technofile's wet dream. About a man who decides to get a robot for a girlfriend. If you could spend your life with someone (or something) who was determined to be anything you want her or him or it to be, would you do it? It felt like Allison was trying to make a robot girlfriend not offensive but in my opinion failed completely. There also wasn't much of a plot. I kept waiting for something to happen, and nothing did. This will definitely go in the "I wish I could have those three hours back" category of books. Not worth the time it takes to read it.

[A.M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Middle-aged widower Mike Smith teaches by day and vegetates in front of the TV by night. His life is dull, uneventful. But the humdrum routine is broken when he sees an ad for a Daffodil robot and, on impulse, he splurges on a sexy female robot that can be anything and everything he wants it to be. Mike’s life will never be the same again.

His Robot Girlfriend is set in a not-too-distant future where androids are commonplace, working as waiters, cleaners, gardeners, and more besides. The world is interesting and realistic; the author has put careful thought into the small details, which makes it all the more believable. While I found a few of those details niggling — such as TVs being called vueTees — for the most part the setting of the novel is very immersive.

It certainly helps that the characters are likable: it isn’t so difficult to empathize with Mike’s life as a middle school teacher, and Patience (the android) has an endearing, quirky personality — although I must admit a large part of her charm comes from the fact that she’s not human.

But perhaps the characters are too likeable. Far from being an exploration of the moral issues behind androids and human/robot love, His Robot Girlfriend is a light-hearted romance about two nice individuals whose only wish is to please the other. Of course, given the differences between them (and Mike’s stereotypical maleness), making each other happy is no easy task.

I have to confess that I wasn’t expecting a romance, which somewhat coloured my impression of the book. I was a little disappointed that the novel did not cover any of the expected android themes in any depth, besides in small scenes such as Patience being offended when a waiter calls her an ‘it’, and her not being allowed to gamble in Las Vegas. The concept of the story is interesting, but there is so much more it could offer.

I suppose the main critique I would have of His Robot Girlfriend is that there wasn’t much substance to the plot. While I enjoyed Allison’s vision of a possible future, the story lacks conflict; the two potential challenges Mike would have had to overcome were quickly resolved, and my expectations that the story would develop into something fuller were not met.

Allison’s writing style is perhaps a little choppy, and takes some getting used to, but overall I was impressed by the quality of this ebook. For something free, Wesley Allison has produced a respectable book, and I would be curious to check out his future releases.

In sum, I enjoyed reading His Robot Girlfriend for its unusual vision of the future, although the plot itself is a little thin on the ground. It’s a light-hearted, quick read (I raced through it in one sitting), and I’d recommend it to fans of fluffy HEA science fiction romance.

[Anna · Rating 1 out of 5]

The title basically says everything you need to know about the premise, and it was enough to intrigue me. After all, there's a lot you can explore within the bounds of a human/robot relationship. Except... that's it. That's the plot. His Robot Girlfriend wasn't the title, it was the plot summary. This novella is 100 pages of male fantasy fodder about the perfect woman, which apparently means someone inhumanly and eternally hot who will take care of your house and your life so you never have to lift a finger. There's no plot, no character development, not a whiff of conflict. Every time something arose that could have developed into an element that could have been moderately interesting, the book took the fastest turn-off road to get out of there. Mike's two adult kids have no reservations about their father having a romantic relationship with a robot. Patience (the robot) doesn't bring up any questions of sentience or emotions or free will. She just quietly does what she's told, which mostly involves things like cleaning the house, cooking the food, finding ways to bring in extra income, and doing most of it while naked or dressed in a skimpy outfit, described in loving detail.

Look, I absolutely think there's room for male fantasy fodder within a book. Let's face it, most genre fiction basically exists as some sort of escapism and/or wish fulfillment. Fantasy fodder fits comfortably in there. Being a chick, male fantasies don't as a rule appeal to me, but I understand their inclusion, as long as there are other elements to hold my interest. Quantic Dream put together a short demo of their new motion capture technology. Their female robot protagonist is naked through almost the entire thing, but in less than 7 minutes they have more conflict and emotion than this entire novella. Even Futurama did an episode about society disapproving of human/robot relationships. In typical sitcom format, everything was resolved and returned to status quo by the end of the half hour and included a cartoon Lucy Liu in a skintight catsuit, but it explored society's reactions to human/robot relationships and involved a plot much larger than "man gets sexy robot and sexes it up a lot." I basically made it through this novella because I kept waiting for something to happen, some conflict to pop in. More fool me.

[Molica · Rating 1 out of 5]

"Mike's life was crap"... and so was the story about him.

If there were a rating lower than one-star, I would give that to this book. I was compelled to drop this story within the first page, but I figured that it was only 100 pages, so I could tough it out and see if it got better. It didn't.

The whole story felt like a 40-something, sci-fi nerd's wet dream (the trip to the Star Trek museum was over the top, in my opinion, and thoroughly disgusted me), and the author could benefit from being more adventurous and explore the concepts of a larger vocabulary and longer, more complex sentences.

Mike was a detestible, pig of a character, and I often felt pity for his deceased wife for ever having married him. I found the rampant use of brand names and pop-culture references incredibly annoying, as were the random made up brand names such as "vueTee". Also, the economics in the story did not seem realistic to me - Mike balked at spending $2000 on a robot (which seems extremely cheap to me considering the full range of functionality available) but had no problem spending $150 at Wal-Mart for two dresses, a package of underpants, and a candy bar, or later funding thousand-dollar shopping spree for his robot.
I found the politics in the story boring and held no value towards the overall worth of the story as I had no idea who these people were nor what relationship they had to anything in the story, so I often skipped those paragraphs.

Had the author actually used more descriptive words instead of writing the story like an itinerary, and had there actually been more of a plot, I might have enjoyed it. The one and only thing that I did find rewarding in the experience was how the robot girlfriend started to transform Mike into a better person. By the end of the story, I still thought he was a shallow idiot, but I hated him less, all thanks to his robot girlfriend.

If you're looking for robotic fiction, I recommend the Robot series by Issac Asimov or "Prey" by Michael Crichton.

[Rose · Rating 2 out of 5]

Extremely quick read. Given that the ebook I downloaded for this was about 114 pages, I read it in less than an hour, but it took me a little bit to decide whether or not I liked it. The writing felt about as mechanical as the story told (meaning you can tell where its going and basically see the steps as it unfolds, but there are a few tongue in cheek surprises with respect to references) and while its definitely classified as sci-fi, I don't know whether I could call it romance because the relationship aspect of it was very straightforward and predictable. Some humor, but not really enough to call it comedic.

Basically, the story is about a 50-something year old school teacher who orders a robot from a company called Daffodil. The main character, Mike, ends up naming the robot Patience, and the story chronicles their relationship with each other, from her serving as his personal trainer chef and lover to her protecting him when some confrontations come to light. Overall, the story's so straightforward I applaud it for being a story that knows where it's going to start, but at the same time, I've heard stories that were better than this and still managed not to be drawn out (this wasn't, but at the same time, I felt it could have had more heart to it).

I'll give it a thumbs up for effort in its content and with respect to being just above 100 some pages, but even with that, I felt there could have been so much more to this story, and while it didn't disappoint me with what it offered/promised, it didn't suit my interests enough to really be able to consider it among the best stories I've read, even in dealing with the same subject matter.

Overall score: 1.5/5

[R.C. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I knew I was in trouble after the first two opening lines of this story: "Mike's life was crap. And everyday he got out of his bed and thought about how it was crap."

From there, I expected a rant, or some enlightenment on why his life was crap. Instead, all I got was a play by play of him walking into the shower. After reading the first chapter, I'm still not sure why his life is crap (sure, his wife died and he isn't wealthy, but it could be worse). What I do know is that he wears old, gray underwear, eats at McDonald's, and customized his robot online completely yet inexplicably is unsure of her height. Oh, and apparently the Green party came to power and invaded Antarctica. The first chapter is where I sit, and I don't plan on reading any further.

The prose is nonexistent, the narration is listless, and the sentences come off as mechanical: He walked across the room; He looked across the room; The fish is blue; The dog ate my homework. It was just too much for me. The formatting was also odd. Each new paragraph was separated by a double space. This made every paragraph feel like it was a completely separate thought, unconnected for the prior and latter. I will say that you do get a good feel for Mike, the main character, and his life. But the way he went about it just seemed unnecessarily long-winded and boring.

Overall it was disappointing, as some of the authors more recent works on his blog are much more refined compared with this story. It sounds like an interesting idea, but I just won't put in the effort to wade through it.

[Will Gardner · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received a copy of this novel from a giveaway on the authors website, based on a tip from fNordInc..

The book was a nice piece of near future speculation, coupled with what felt like the fantasies of a 50 something divorcee. His Robot Girlfriend is exactly what every man wants at some point. She does the dishes, food, cleans, gardens, rocks in bed, looks too good to be true, and manages to make money instead of spend it all.

At a point Mr. Allison does attempt to lively up the plot with a bit of drama, but it is all but forced in, and in no way ends up being central to any character.

Enjoyable, but seemingly written like an exercise.

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

His Robot Girlfriend is very well thought out and put together, although it seemed to me to be a little bit too positive an experience for the main character, Mike. Having a robot girlfriend would certainly be inferior in some ways to having a real-life, breathing one, and there really isn't any discussion of negative aspects of the relationship in the book.

I absolutely loved the notion of a robot companion that can manage finances, diet and exercise programs, and all of the "worldly" aspects of life. It's certainly an interesting prospect to think of rolling all of those kinds of advisory roles into a single software-based solution that can optimize several aspects of your life at once. Somewhat frightening, but very interesting at the same time.

They say the most difficult part of writing a novel is getting the ending right, and I would have to say that that holds true for this book. I wouldn't say it was a bad ending, but I felt it was a little anticlimactic. I enjoyed the rest of the book so much that the ending definitely seemed to be lacking something.

Even though I didn't care much for the ending though, I definitely recommend His Robot Girlfriend to anyone looking for a fun sci-fi type story. It definitely presents some opportunity for moral debate as well.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was read in e-book format. I, at first, questioned my motivation for reading this book because it seemed like the authors idea of what the typical man might want from a robot girlfriend; perfect in every way, agreeable to anything asked of it was making me bristle with indignation. Then I wistfully start planning my own male robot and feel much better. Seriously though, this is at heart, a serious look at what a futuristic world could come to if technology gets out of hand. Some parts of this futuristic, ideal world seem amazingly close to being true already. When will technology get so far advanced that it takes over life as we know it? Or has it already? This story was a easily understood telling of a highly technical subject in which the implications of such a life become the focus.

[Anastasia · Rating 2 out of 5]

As the title suggests, the book is about an older man getting himself a robot girlfriend.

The book moves very slowly, there is little to no plot. At the end there's a somewhat obscure surprise revelation but the book still ends just as you'd expect.

This is a book I suggest you check out from the library, not buy.

[Katie R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Obviously written by a man, but I did enjoy the plot. The dialogue needs some work, but it wasn't bad. I've had this as an eBook for years - I'm glad I finally read it!

2032 seems a little too early for robots, but I could see a future like this one day. I hope to God I'm long gone by then.

[Johnownsyourface · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about a man who is about to retire. It takes place in the year 2032 and a lot has changed since our time. Cars are fueled by hydrogen, there are robots working in stores and fast food restaurants, and the average temperature is about 125 degrees Fahrenheit.
The man is 50 years old. Has had a wife and kids. The kids have grown up to live their own lives and his wife pasted when the kids were before their teen years. The man is a below-high school-teacher. The kids there bring e-readers for all their work. He is happy where he is, but is getting tired of being lonely. The lifestyle he leads is very boring. He goes to work, goes home, eats, sleeps, watches TV, and falls asleep again.
He sees that there are these new home robots called Daffodils. They are not very cheap, but everything is not cheap here. There is a very great inflation on the economy at that time. These robots are for everything. They can cook, clean, do earrings, learn, and everything else a robot had do. They can be ordered by the specific body shape, hair color, nails, feet, butt, and face. Everything can be customized. He orders one, and she becomes his girlfriend. She does not act like a robot. She speaks in a normal tone, walks normally, and is very gentle. There are a few things she does not do like sleep, eat, nor does she need to be plugged in to recharge. She drinks a glass of water occasionally for energy. The book does not say why, but I think it’s because she’s powered by hydrogen and she break the water down to obtain the hydrogen. She learns emotions also. She does question something’s but if told so she will do anything if commanded.
This is just a look into the future. Back in the 30’s, science fiction was about going to the moon, and putting satellites up in orbit around the earth. Those things came true later in life. It’s just a matter of time until robots are an everyday thing. They will take over many of the jobs that we have today; because they are free labor, a slave. People above 40 may not see this kind of life style, but I sure will live to see it. This was a great book of someone else’s perspective of the future.

[Stiven Cabrera · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mike Smith is a 50 year old History teacher. His girlfriend (who was out of his league) recently died. Reading the first few chapters really did make me feel like "crap", as Mike describes it in the book. His actions were slow and lifeless and he was losing the will to live. However, while browsing through his vueTee (some sort of futuristic computer and television device), he came across the ad for Daffodil robots. These robots looked exactly like humans and literally did everything you want it to do. Mike purchased a female robot and it was delivered to his house. The robot, which Mike named Patience, became his girlfriend (still out of his league) and throughout the chapters of the book, they take a journey through Las Vegas, try to get married, and they fail. They go to another state which allows robots and humans to get married, and they get married.
There's not much to this book, but I found the writing to be entertaining, and the concept unique and engaging. I wish there had been more of a plot; it seemed to really get going at one point, and I thought it was reaching its main "point," but then it turned out to be a minor blip in the road. All in all, the book was a good and interesting read, despite its unorganized order of events and spelling errors.

[Gavin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did enjoy the book, but I had a few issues that kept me from really enjoying it.

* The "robot girlfriend" was so so so so submissive. Every time she showed her submissive side I just went UGH.
* The pacing of the book killed me. It went on and on about the mundane details. You could feel it was building up to something, but it took forever to get there.
* Seemed like there was some sort of clothing fetish going on. Constantly listed out various new clothing that she had/wore.

I did like the premise though.

I just didn't find peoples reactions very believable.

If I suddenly had a girlfriend who did all the chores, cooked and picked up groceries, pretty much took care of everything, I think I'd be bored out of my mind. All it sounded like the guy did was watch a little more tv and read a litte bit more.

yea. As much as I liked it, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else :(

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Here's a taste of the writing: I sat down at my computer wearing jeans, a green t-shirt, tennis shoes and a hat. I opened up my browser and went to the Goodreads site to create a review. Once at the site, I selected my book and gave it a review. Then I went into the kitchen and made a pretty good sandwich, which was similar to the sandwich I had yesterday. And on and on and on.

In a way the minutia was neat because it gave me a very clear idea of the day-to-day life of an average person in the future. However, it got really old after a while reading about every outfit that Patience wore and every meal she made. I liked some of the issues that the story raised, such as (robot) civil rights, personal privacy, and free will, but the writing style just got too distracting.

[Riri · Rating 1 out of 5]

A friend have recommended this book to me, although sci-fi is not reallu my thing, I decided to give it a try.

So there is Mike and he decided to buy himself a robot companion and then she became his girlfriend. The robot could actually do everything--cook, first-aid, trainer and all that stuff--which seemed to unrealistic to me. Why not have atleast a thing or two that she could not do? Also, why did she have emotions? Aren't robots supposed to be emotionless? But then, this is sci-fi and a robot is a robot.

The story itself was flat... too boring for me and had no emotions. So when the "robot attack" part came, I thought it was going to have an exciting turn of event. But I was wrong. It went back to boring again.

[Kirsten · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not sure if I'll ever get used to the ebook. I don't know if it was just this book or the format but I flipped through sometimes just scanning the pages- likely I'm not providing a fair review.

Like others have commented, I kept on expecting the robot to go rogue, Borg, or be part of sone twisted organization. But nothing happened. The story just sailed peacefully along, with a couple of blips along the way, and then quietly came to an end. No fireworks, no explosions. Sometimes it is nice to read a story that ends softly.

My ebook had one chapter that had wonky characters. Although paper books are never perfect, I've never seen anything with so many problems.

[Aszecsei · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly good. Rather than evade the issue of "use" of robots through overdone devices like robotic free will or love, the author confronts the issue head-on. There were a few face/palm moments (when Mike tells the robot she "isn't just a robot" for example), and the writing is by no means first-rate, the enjoyableness of the story prevails.

That, and the lack of awkward sexual descriptions make the book worthwhile.

[Aaron Eiche · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick read, only a hundred or so pages. As the title suggests, it's about a guy and his girlfriend, who is a robot. It's not brilliant writing, but it is an enjoyable story and offers a glimpse into the future. It also pokes a bit of fun at the current age. I definitely recommend it.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first eBook read on my iPod.
I kept expecting the robot girlfriend to turn evil and kill everyone. I was disappointed when she did it. Sci fi isn't sci fi until someone gets destroyed by the latest invention.

[Scott · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don't waste your time.

[Kerry · Rating 1 out of 5]

Awful. Do not recommend.

[ℋɑɳɳɑɧ ☣ · Rating 1 out of 5]

I guess I just didn't like the perspective given in this book.

[Heather]

ugh!!! all i have to say!

[Robert Wurth · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book could have been titled "Cringy Male Gaze." This is a story about the pure objectification of women, to the extent where the woman in this story is literally an object. The entire point of her existence is to literally do whatever the male protagonist wishes. She cooks, she cleans, she provides sex on demand... and that is literally the plot of the book. It all reads as though it's a fantasy written by the prototypical "nice guy" who rants about women who friendzone him and doesn't understand why those he considers "hot" won't give him a chance.

The prose is clumsy, bland and often confusing with jarring transitions. There are moments of potential conflict, which are all immediately diffused with little to no consequences. However, ultimately it is the blatant misogyny that drags this down and makes it practically unreadable.

[Paul Brandt]

Mike Smith's life was crap, living all alone, years after his wife had died and his children had grown up and moved away. Then he saw the commercial for the Daffodil. Far more than other robots, the Daffodil could become anything and everything he wanted it to be. Mike's life is about to change.

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[Jen L. · Rating 4 out of 5]

When a man loves a robot…

Meet Mike. He’s a self-described old guy. Widowed for several years, his life has turned into a ho-hum existence. And then one night, he orders a companion robot online, changing his life forever.

I really enjoyed this story. I read it in about an hour. I’m going through a stressful time right now and it helped me forget my problems for a while. Wesley Allison’s writing is so smooth and breezy, it’s easy to lose track of time and keep turning the pages.