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The Blurb On The Back:
Follow these steps for guaranteed happiness.
That’s what the machine said.
But how far would you go to be happy?
Happiness is Pearl’s job. As a technician working with the revolutionary Apricity device, she runs tests to determine what will improve people’s mood. But her teenage son, Rhett, is a sensitive boy who has forged an unconventional path through adolescence. If only Pearl could persuade him to run an Apricity assessment … but what if she doesn’t like what she finds?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Katie Williams’s literary SF novel is a thought-provoking look at technology, the search for happiness and people’s desire to be told what to do and whose plot revolves around the relationships between its characters. However, some storylines are left unresolved while others have only a weak resolution and the Apricity technology is largely unexplored as a concept such that the book isn’t as satisfying as it could have been.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
That’s what the machine said.
But how far would you go to be happy?
Happiness is Pearl’s job. As a technician working with the revolutionary Apricity device, she runs tests to determine what will improve people’s mood. But her teenage son, Rhett, is a sensitive boy who has forged an unconventional path through adolescence. If only Pearl could persuade him to run an Apricity assessment … but what if she doesn’t like what she finds?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Katie Williams’s literary SF novel is a thought-provoking look at technology, the search for happiness and people’s desire to be told what to do and whose plot revolves around the relationships between its characters. However, some storylines are left unresolved while others have only a weak resolution and the Apricity technology is largely unexplored as a concept such that the book isn’t as satisfying as it could have been.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
