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Gone Before Goodbye
November 2025
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I would give this book a 3.5/4 out of 5. Very different than anything I'v read lately. It was really hard for me to get into the book in the beginning but I did end up getting hooked! My expectations of the book were COMPLETELY different than what the book ended up being. Idk why but so much of what stuck with me is how crazy AI is and can potentially be haha. I enjoyed the book but also didn't love? It felt a bit chaotic? I also feel like the ending left you with questions still - hate that!
I enjoyed the book but mostly because it was very different from what I usually read. I didn't think the book was predictable and was very unsure where it was going at times.I felt some of the scenes were a little unbelievable. For example the part where Maggie was escaping from the Russian palace.
The whole AI part was pretty crazy to me. Not to sure how I feel about the grief bot!
Enjoyed the book. Definitely not my typical read but kept me interested and had a good amount of twists in the plot for a good flow to the story. I give it a 3.5/4 rating.
Mary wrote: "I enjoyed the book but mostly because it was very different from what I usually read. I didn't think the book was predictable and was very unsure where it was going at times.
I felt some of the sce..."
Yep - agree with all of this! I definitely felt like a lot of it was unbelievable too and hard for me to wrap my brain around.
I felt some of the sce..."
Yep - agree with all of this! I definitely felt like a lot of it was unbelievable too and hard for me to wrap my brain around.




Did this book meet or differ from your expectations based on the synopsis or first chapters?
Would you recommend it — and if so, to what kind of reader?
What will you remember most about this story months from now?