finished copy gifted by the publisher and ALC from libro.fm 

What I liked
- the deadpan humor made me laugh 
- the mixture of literary mystery, great character development, fascinating plot, and humor 
- the author is really good at sprinkling details throughout the story and putting everything together in the end in a mind-blowing way. I never know where the story is going and the author continues to surprise me with this series 
- the discussions of online dating focusing on the tech is quite unique and I love the themes about how love, tech, and capitalism intertwines 

What didn’t quite work for me
- this is definitely a me problem but this book picks up right after book 1 and I already forgot a lot of what happened 😆 I highly recommend readers to review book 1 before jumping in
- I wish there were more focus on her family dynamics or just remove that altogether. It seems a bit disjointed with this book since so much is going on, and I’m not sure if there is resolution or development from Claudia towards her complex family dynamics 
- the middle lost me a bit. I wonder if the book could’ve benefited from more intense editing to quicken the pace
- maybe because there has been a proliferation of AI-related books in the last year, all the tech talks didn’t feel as fun/original as book 1