The Perfect Wife by JP Delaney (5/5)

The Perfect Wife is an incredibly unique thriller written by JP Delaney. This is a psychological suspense and science fiction novel. The book has consistent undertones of controlling relationships, specifically the main character's marriage. This book has impressively interesting details about technology, even if you are not remotely interested in coding or anything else of the sort. At the beginning of the book the main character, robot Abbie, is startled to wake up and learn that her human body mysteriously disappeared years ago. The AI Abbie learns that her husband, Tim, has built a robot Abbie and uploaded an abundant amount of data from human Abbie’s various online platforms. When the artificial Abbie returns home, she must learn to navigate her new life. As the new Abbie adjusts, she must also learn how to care for her son, who has been diagnosed with child degenerative disorder. Additionally, she develops a deep sense of insecurity with Tim and has to further investigate the true reason she was created. The end of this spectacular novel is a tad confusing, and I would suggest looking online for  further explanation. This book was incredibly memorable because of the distinctive plotline and its unique viewpoint. I originally had low expectations regarding the content of this novel, but within the first few chapters I quickly changed my mind. One of the main reasons I liked this book so much was because AI and child degenerative disorder are things that I have not learned much about. The technology seemed very advanced, or maybe it has not been developed yet,  because the robot is capable of feeling as well as creating connections to the real Abbie’s human life. Additionally, I found the information on child degenerative disorder incredibly interesting as it is a condition with very little awareness. Also, the author presented different ways to help the child, some of which were respectable and others were horrific and hopefully illegal in the real world. This novel has a somewhat dystopian feel in which robots are capable of understanding and feeling deep emotions. This allowed for the book to be more than a novel, but also something to think about post-reading. Overall, I would highly recommend this book to anyone, even if they think the technology aspects will make it uninteresting because it will quickly capture your attention and educate you on foreign concepts such as the inner workings of AI and two rare syndromes. 

The Perfect Wife is an incredibly unique thriller written by JP Delaney. This is a psychological suspense and science fiction novel. The book has consistent undertones of controlling relationships, specifically the main character's marriage. This book has impressively interesting details about technology, even if you are not remotely interested in coding or anything else of the sort. At the beginning of the book the main character, robot Abbie, is startled to wake up and learn that her human body mysteriously disappeared years ago. The AI Abbie learns that her husband, Tim, has built a robot Abbie and uploaded an abundant amount of data from human Abbie’s various online platforms. When the artificial Abbie returns home, she must learn to navigate her new life. As the new Abbie adjusts, she must also learn how to care for her son, who has been diagnosed with child degenerative disorder. Additionally, she develops a deep sense of insecurity with Tim and has to further investigate the true reason she was created. The end of this spectacular novel is a tad confusing, and I would suggest looking online for  further explanation. This book was incredibly memorable because of the distinctive plotline and its unique viewpoint. I originally had low expectations regarding the content of this novel, but within the first few chapters I quickly changed my mind. One of the main reasons I liked this book so much was because AI and child degenerative disorder are things that I have not learned much about. The technology seemed very advanced, or maybe it has not been developed yet,  because the robot is capable of feeling as well as creating connections to the real Abbie’s human life. Additionally, I found the information on child degenerative disorder incredibly interesting as it is a condition with very little awareness. Also, the author presented different ways to help the child, some of which were respectable and others were horrific and hopefully illegal in the real world. This novel has a somewhat dystopian feel in which robots are capable of understanding and feeling deep emotions. This allowed for the book to be more than a novel, but also something to think about post-reading. Overall, I would highly recommend this book to anyone, even if they think the technology aspects will make it uninteresting because it will quickly capture your attention and educate you on foreign concepts such as the inner workings of AI and two rare syndromes.