certainly an intriguing storyline. I could see this on the big screen.

He wakes in a wheelchair, with familiar Australian buildings and flying cars in an unfamiliar skyline, and doesn't know his name. In fact, he doesn't know anything about himself at all. He's told he was woken to fight, because no-one else will, and given assistance to find himself, and sent off on his own.

There was some excellently cool tech, definitely the sort of tech you imagine in your wildest futuristic dreams, and it helped to balance the dystopian world. The issues with the AI felt reasonable, and were well-handled in terms of the characters' reactions and the plot moving forward, taking the traditional AI-goes-rogue plot and turning it on its head.

There were a few uneasy spots. The narrator changes didn't quite feel like zooming out for a wider view and back in to the main character, which is how they seem to work best. I was surprised that after the first encounter, Kieran didn't ask how money or credit worked in this world. That's a pretty big factor in social integration, and getting it wrong could have huge consequences. (And on a more minor note, "foxfire" refers to bioluminescence not the fog. )

A bigger problem was the ending. I felt Kieran's second death would have made a better ending and left stronger characters, showing that even though his supposed intentions were left unfulfilled, his life still had impact and meaning. The fairy godmother bit just tarnished it for me.

I wavered with the rating, deciding between 3 and 3.5 stars. In the end, it was determined by my feelings on re-readability and my dislike of the ending, but it shows promise and I might try another book by this author.

This was an extremely interesting story for me. However, it did take some time for me to get invested. Once I was invested, it was pretty awesome! Loved the ending!!

I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Kieran Roark awakens with no memory of who he was or what has happened to him. To make matters worse Kieran has one year to remember or the state will euthanize him. Scientist Berkeley Bennett was given the mission to try to manipulate Kieran’s emotions to make him remember who he was but ends up falling in love with him instead.

Sleeper Protocol is a futuristic sci-fi read with the main character waking up missing several years and not being familiar with the time or the changes that have taken place. It’s always fun to see what an author can come up with taking place many years into the future.

This book however got off to a really slow start for me. I had a bit of trouble connecting with Kieran right away and the story took a while to get me interested in what was going on or caring about what Kieran was going through. I think maybe because he didn’t know himself that I felt I didn’t either for a while. After a time though it became a bit more interesting as we get into the relationship and Kieran discovering his purpose.

Overall, I found this one an OK read, enjoyed the setting and situation the most in the read.

I received a copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.