A review by franksfiction
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

4.0

“Annie Bot” by Sierra Greer is a unique story about Doug and his AI robot girlfriend, Annie. This has been one of the hardest stories for me to give a star rating. I thought the premise was different; I’ve never read a story like this. I was hooked and wanted to keep reading more. 

In my humble opinion, Doug is the worst. He was so unlikeable to me, and I knew that Greer was a strong writer, which made me hate him that much. As the story progresses, I forget Annie wasn’t a human woman. I developed a lot of sympathy for her being committed to such a trash human being. 

I read that one of the biggest critiques of this book was the heavy use of s3x scenes, but that was Annie’s purpose for Doug. I think that touched on a crucial theme: that some men view women as objects that they can control. There were a couple of other themes throughout that I thought Sierra Greer did a good job incorporating into the story.

Do I love the ending? No. Do I love that a couple of the plot points went unanswered? Also no. Was this a story that made me emotional and one that I will remember for a long time? Yes! I didn’t expect the trajectory of this story, but I think all the components were solid. It seems to be one of those novels that are an acquired taste.