At its heart, this may be a touch more a morality play than a thriller, but it’s still a very good read!

While we’ve read thousands upon thousands of stories that address AI, computers, and what it really means to be human, in The Confessions, the author takes that concept in a devastating new direction. Our computer learns something unexpected and brings us to the brink of something both horrifying and incredibly sad.

There were times in the book where our characters were more focused on ethics – and their own slightly (and sometimes not-so-slightly) skewed sense of morality and when it’s okay to do bad things for the greater good. And, I’ll be honest, there were times I wished the book was a little more thriller-based. But if you want a book that makes you think along with the thrills, this one works.

I also found that I wanted to book to be a little more global in scope. While there were a few examples of things that were happening world-wide, they were few and the book felt a bit narrowly focused for something that was supposed to impact most of the world.

I am uncertain how I feel about the ending. It’s…soft and I think I wanted concrete.

All in all, a very good read that will stay with me.

• ARC via Publisher