PositiveTimes Literary Supplement (UK)Though Sara is remarkably self-assured in the face of...injustice, the most insightful parts of her narration are when she inevitably wavers ... Despite the novel’s circularity as it strains toward resolution, it’s the terrifying nature of a society guided by an algorithm, and the struggle to resist its control, that sustains the pulse.
Christopher Bollen
PositiveTimes Literary Supplement (UK)The author excels at ratcheting up Maggie’s unreliability until her suit of armour falls apart in dramatic, if hastily sketched, fashion. A few too many unanswered questions remain, but it is easy to forgive these omissions while revelling in such a distinctively deluded character.
