Yvonne's Reviews > William

This was an interesting sci-fi thriller read, an AI-themed story with some interesting ideas mixed into it.

Henry is an agoraphobe, his wife Lisa is pregnant and they live in a hi-tech house. Henry has been working on a secret project, it is in the form of a half-built robot he calls William. William is unique and Henry has spent many hours with him. During a rare get-together with Lisa's friends, Henry decides to introduce them all to William. When things take a dangerous turn and there are tragic consequences.

With the house being hi-tech the author uses this to turn this into a locked room, well actually more of a locked house thriller. There is a definite sense of danger and it does tiptoe into the horror genre. The synopsis does mention these things but having a house that controls your movements and where you can go makes this an interesting read.

It is quite a quick read and is just over 200 pages long and this gives it a quick pace. This works well for this story and there are some shocking moments included. It does become tense and dramatic and kept me avidly turning the pages through to the end.

There are a couple of good twists with this one and if you are a fan of cyber, sci-fi thriller then this one may well appeal to you. I found it an addictive read and I would be very happy to recommend it to other readers.