Terms of Service by Elliot Scott, just not for me. I think others will enjoy it and I appreciate you giving me a chance with this book. It simply failed to deliver for me.

Terms of Service is the third book in the Spectrum Lathe series. You can read it as a standalone, but you will enjoy it more if you read the first two books before this one.

I liked this story, but it's not going to be one that I re-read. While the worldbuilding in Terms of Service is really good, the pace was very uneven with too many slow bits. I kept having to put my book down because it was a little boring. I'd pick it back up (generally after skipping a few pages) and would be able to enjoy the next bit. Sadly, no readers trance for me on this one.

I really did like the dystopian worldbuilding. I had no trouble imagining this world at all.

Thank you Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op and NetGalley for sending me this book in exchange for my honest review.

This is a well written book and a solid sci-fi/noir mashup, with a few well-conceived set pieces, decent plotting, and good pacing. That said, try as I might I found neither the characters nor the overall narrative engaging enough to arouse or sustain my curiosity and full attention. To be fair, though, there's more than enough of interest going on here that I would encourage readers to give the book a try.

This book was a bit different from what I usually read, and for that reason I almost gave up on it part way through. In the end I was glad I didn't though, watching Aimes get through his adventure had some creative ideas and good suspense.

I was a bit disappointed that at least one of the main mysteries of the book remained unsolved at the end though.

While I'm not a big noir fan, I enjoyed this overall. Decent writing and a somewhat imaginative story. The author has a good imagination, and I suspect many mystery fans will enjoy this, even if they're not into sci-fi.

I really appreciate the free review copy I was provided!!

I very rarely give up on a book but when I realised I had reached then end of chapter 3 and still had no idea about what was happening it was time to call it a day. This was not the book for me, other readers may well have very different opinions but I found it confusing with very little world building explanation or character development.

What a nice surprise this was! I started with a a tad of trepidation since it seemed a bit glib at first, but it was every bit as sincere and serious as I hoped. Aimes is an aspiring detective in a high tech utopian city in a dystopian future. The energy of human thoughts can be harnessed in this city to float buildings and vehicles, and extract water from the upper atmosphere, among other things. Aimes ends up investigating a few murders, and a lot of other wrongdoings, many perpetrated against him. Along the way he loses his job, all his money, is beaten, and thrown off several buildings, but he has some not well understood superpowers that keep him alive and functioning. He also has some great friends. He is a very likeable protagonist, and the story unfolds in a fascinating technological and political setting. The conclusion is very satisfying and somewhat unexpected, but there are a lot of questions that still need answers, so I really hope there's a sequel. Need to know more about Ayo, Alec, Judith, and the extra organs!!