Review:
This book was a random find that I stumbled upon while looking for more audiobooks by this narrator, and it was a great book!
I really liked and felt for the main character, Lloyd. It was interesting to have this look into a character who, from the outside, was someone who might have been somewhat unlikable or hard to understand just because he was so serious and a little standoffish, but that was mostly just because he had OCD and misophonia and had a hard time dealing with most other people, not to mention how much he was constantly judged by them.
But I wasn’t broken. I didn’t need to be fixed. I needed to be understood. And that was a difference no one would fathom. I didn’t want to be like them. I didn’t want their definition of normal. I wanted them to see the real me and be ok with it.
I also thought the relationship was really cute. It was a manufactured relationship—a man purchased an android that was literally created to be perfect for him—but Lloyd’s sincerity and awkwardness and genuine emotions of joy, relief, and attraction were so endearing that I was totally here for it and shipping them. There was A LOT of sex, but you gotta know what you’re getting when you pick up a book about a sex robot. The romance was surprisingly sweet though.
There was also a plot about Shaun being different from the typical android and some drama with the company who made him, but the focus of the story was mostly on the romance and Shaun’s self-actualization.
Of course there was also the android aspect. I thought the laws in regards to androids were believable and realistic. This wasn’t one of those books that debates whether androids should have the same rights as humans because the androids weren’t sentient (aside from Shaun), but there were still laws against hurting them or having non-consensual sex with them. I also thought the term technosexual was interesting since that probably will be a thing in the future when androids and robots become more prevalent.
I also enjoyed the narration by Joel Leslie, since, as I said, he is a narrator I like.
Overall, I really enjoyed this audiobook, and I’d recommend it for anyone looking for a sweet and sexy m/m sci-fi romance!
Recommended For:
Anyone who likes m/m romance, android romance, a significant amount of sex, and sweet relationships.
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Ok, I had to look up misophonia since I’ve never heard that term before. This sounds really good, I love the idea of a robot companion that turns out to be something more than the MC was expecting 😁
I hadn’t know what it was either. I really enjoyed this one!
This sounded really familiar to me and realized that I’ve read this one. I liked it too.
Karen @ For What It’s worth
I’m glad you also liked it!
I love stories like this, where androids or whatever have to deal with their sentience/ emotions/ whatnot. Reminds me of the show HUMANS a little bit, too.
I never saw that show, but it can be really interesting to read about androids dealing with sentience!
It’s great you discovered a book via a narrator. I don’t listen to a whole heap of audiobooks but the narrator is important to helping you get into the story. I’m glad your random find ended up being so enjoyable.
The narrator is definitely important, and it’s cool being able to find books I might not have otherwise tried because of a good narrator.
I read this one in ebook format a while ago, I mostly agree with what you say here. I liked how the whole android thing was handled. And they were a great couple, but at first I had a bit of trouble feeling their romance with the whole Shaun was made to be perfect for Lloyd thing. And the first half was a bit too heavy on the sex in my opinion. The romance was pretty sweet indeed, especially in the later half.
I’m glad you liked it too! Although I agree that I could have done with a little less sex. At least it was sweet in the end!
I have to be honest, android romances are not books I pick up often. I think the first one I read was in Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston and I really didn’t like it, so it scared me away ;.; But this sounds like it was a good one and I like that it has the mental illness representation as well. Overall, seems like you mostly liked everything!
Ah, I can understand that, when you read a book about something but it’s not that good and then it scares you off that topic. I did really enjoy this one though!