Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Unfortunately, this book didn't quite work for me. While the premise and themes of this book seemed pretty interesting, the book didn't really do anything new with the themes. All the themes explored seemed to retread well tread ground about tech and motherhood. The book didn't really didn't explore the themes very deeply either, letting it be more tertiary to the thriller aspect.

The thriller aspect of the book mainly hinged on one big reveal, which became very obvious to me less than halfway through the book. I kept waiting for the reveal to happen for most of the book and what that would result in, but the reveal doesn't happen until the end of the book and there was not really anything after. This made most of the reading experience repetitive and pointless. There were some minor reveals that were pretty well executed, but overall the thriller aspect was lacking tension.

These book attempts to deal with some very flawed women and I appreciated that for the most part. I did end up appreciating Noa's character for the most part(though her inability to connect very obvious dots was more than a little frustrating). However, the character motivations/feelings, particularly in case of Maggie, were sometimes quite inconsistent.

One minor thing(it might just be how I am reading them and not entirely objective) is that some of scenes seemed to have a line or two that I felt had slight homophobic implications. Mileage may vary about those though.

Overall, I thought You're Safe Here had a lot of promise, but kind of fell apart on execution.

3.5 stars, rounded up. Good plot, good characters, but I was left wanting more of both. There’s a certain fullness that’s lacking.

Unfortunately I was not the right reader for this book--but in all fairness I think that was due to the way the book description was written/focused.
Found the characters difficult to connect with and unlikeable, but again that may have been related to the genre.

With thanks to NetGalley & Gallery Books for this e-ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery/Scout Press for this ARC. 3.5 stars, rounding up here.

This book, mostly based in the year 2060, gave me Elizabeth Holmes + Upload vibes in what a future Silicon Valley could look like. My favorite part was the technology and how much the world had changed from it. The story flowed easily and painted a vivid picture of what the characters were viewing and experiencing. The future tech was clever and the wellness focus was unique.

I enjoyed the multiple POVs throughout the book but I didn’t feel connected to any of the characters and wasn’t routing for any of them to have a happy ending.

There were several twists, some expected and some a little more surprising. This was a fun read where I’m still reflecting on the ending.

The description of the book seemed interesting, so I wanted to check the story out. Unfortunately, it is not working for me right now. It is nothing against the story or the author, but I couldn't get into the story/characters. I may try and find a physical copy to add the my library when it is released, though, because I think my readers could like it!

3.25 stars, This is probably my favorite ARC I have read all year. While I quite enjoyed the queer, science fiction, impending doom feelings, I just feel like it was missing something. For having quite the premise, aka a wellness pod floating in the ocean where the person inside is doing yoga, drinking matcha, and attending AI therapy sessions, it was very character-driven. I usually prefer character-driven novels, but it has to be one of the other for me; the plot-to-character ratio was strange. I think it must have been quite difficult to create a world that is a climate disaster/technology/political corruption hellscape, I don't think the author took enough time to flesh that out. Overall, enjoyed the Silicon Valley vibes and exploring how and what advanced technology takes away from the human experience.

Reviewed on Goodreads and Storygraph on 12/13/2023.

Thank you, NetGalley for this ARC.

This was a great book with great twists. Always kept me guessing and def kept me on the edge of my seat.

Great writing by this author and will look forward to more twists in the next novel.

Thanks NEtGalley for letting me read and review.

Heart pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. Definitely one of the best books this year.