Kimmy C's Reviews > Cut Off

A very quick read while waiting for husband between appointments - Louise keeps her life on her phone, so the panic is real when she notices she’s picked up a stranger’s phone by mistake in a crowded cafe. The author nicely describes how some people would react when losing their electronic limb - not me, I lived through the Great Optus Outage of 2023, had to use cash and make plans with my husband before I left the house, like a prehistoric savage - but Louise’s phone is found and returned.
Then, the book got interesting. Sometimes you get what you want. Sometimes, it’s not what you wanted. I did like the way the author left the ending open with a few sliding doors opportunities, leaving the sense of a what if…