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ASIN: 1781087164
ID #114032
Tangle's Game   (Rated: 18+)
Product Type: Book
Reviewer: Shaye Author Icon
Review Rated: 13+
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Summary of this Book...
From Goodreads:

Tense tech-thriller based on the growing role of blockchains, encryption and social media in society.

Nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide.

Yesterday, Amanda Back’s life was flawless: the perfect social credit score, the perfect job, the perfect home.

Today, Amanda is a target, an enemy of the system holding information dangerous enough to disrupt the world’s all-consuming tech – a fugitive on the run.

But in a world where an un-hackable blockchain links everyone and everything, there is nowhere to run…
Further Comments...
It started really well. There was excitement, the sci-fi elements were introduced well and intrigued me. It tapered off after around 40% though and I struggled to keep going. I eventually gave up 50% in.

Lots of political commentary. I enjoy politics, but this went above and beyond, for me. You can tell it was written around Brexit and the issues the EU is facing and I just have no interest in reading about it more than I already have to suffer through it on the news daily. I took a peak at the author’s twitter, and the political commentary in the book suddenly made a lot more sense, which was a shame, as this definitely had potential.

Amanda, as a main character, had very little personality. She was flat and boring, repeatedly saying that she was “half-caste”, the authors words, not mine, as if that made up for everything else.

The sci-fi elements had potential. The social credit score was interesting, and the AIs drew my attention, but I don’t think either things were used to full advantage.

Overall, not something I enjoyed, so I’m afraid I won’t be sharing this one.

I received this for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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