Scan barcode
A review by jelkebooks
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
challenging
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Now, this book isn't what I typically read and review so I'm sorry if I seem a bit all over the place as I try to collect my thoughts on this one. Especially because I know my opinion on this book is VERY unpopular. I have heard so many great things about this book but it just did not work for me personally.
This started off alright. I quite liked Annie as a main character. I thought she brought in a very interesting perspective, and I just liked her personality. What she was going through also was quite interesting, and I was very curious to see what direction it was going to go in. I do think the messaging was quite obvious though right from the start, and therefore I very quickly had expectations for how this story was going to unfold.
Sadly enough, this didn't meet those expectations. I'm going to try and do this without spoilers so I'm sorry if it does not make the most sense. At first this book did seem to go in the direction I was expecting. I was excited to see what was going to happen next. However, then that gets subverted and it seemingly takes several steps back. Once that happened I feel like this book started to drag. Almost nothing was happening, almost nothing new was being brought to the table, and I was just bored. Then when the page count left has shrunk to a very minimal amount, and you think that there's no way this is going to end on such an anti-climactic note it seems like the author very last minute realised that indeed would be bad, and went back to its original set up in a way. It felt so rushed and unsatisfying. I kind of hated it. I don't know. It just really did not work for me, which is a shame because I think this does have a really strong concept. I just wish the execution was done a bit better.
This started off alright. I quite liked Annie as a main character. I thought she brought in a very interesting perspective, and I just liked her personality. What she was going through also was quite interesting, and I was very curious to see what direction it was going to go in. I do think the messaging was quite obvious though right from the start, and therefore I very quickly had expectations for how this story was going to unfold.
Sadly enough, this didn't meet those expectations. I'm going to try and do this without spoilers so I'm sorry if it does not make the most sense. At first this book did seem to go in the direction I was expecting. I was excited to see what was going to happen next. However, then that gets subverted and it seemingly takes several steps back. Once that happened I feel like this book started to drag. Almost nothing was happening, almost nothing new was being brought to the table, and I was just bored. Then when the page count left has shrunk to a very minimal amount, and you think that there's no way this is going to end on such an anti-climactic note it seems like the author very last minute realised that indeed would be bad, and went back to its original set up in a way. It felt so rushed and unsatisfying. I kind of hated it. I don't know. It just really did not work for me, which is a shame because I think this does have a really strong concept. I just wish the execution was done a bit better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Minor: Cancer