wanted to enjoy this more. A little political intrigue;a little queerness and wrapped into a bow of Vietnamese heritage. But the rhythm of the writing was off for me. So much that I only made it halfway through before giving up.
Unfortunately this one was more a long set up for the next book than a standalone.
I enjoyed this immensely. I was lured in by the analytical serial killer premise, which is a favorite area of interest, but then it blossomed into other fun directions which skirted my own past. I am around the same age as the protagonist and grew up in the world of BBSes, phreaking, etc.... Some might be turned off by the technospeak as the author dives into lower level details, but I ate it up. It was also a bit jarring that federated social media is a focal point given it is so relevant to today but was written almost 10 years ago. Already start book 2 and then jumping to the author's other series.
Author writes good assholes; not cartoonish ones usually found in this genre.
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