#BookReview: Autonomous by Andy Marino

Reviewed by: Lauren

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Number of Pages: 368
Recommended Age Group: Young Adult

Fiction Genre: Science Fiction

How I Acquired this book: Netgalley 

Overall rating: ★
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About the Book:
William Mackler is about to go on a road trip of a lifetime. After winning a contest—and nearly dying in the process—he becomes the proud owner of Autonomous, a driverless car that knows where you want to go before you do. #Worthit! To sweeten the deal he gets to pick three friends to go with him on a cross-country trip to see their favorite band. For William, a reckless adrenaline junkie, this is the perfect last hurrah before he and his friends go their separate ways after graduation. But Autonomous is more than just a car without a steering wheel. It's capable of downloading all of the passengers’ digital history—from the good, to the bad, to the humiliating. The information is customized into an itinerary that will expose a few well-kept secrets, but it will also force William to face some inner demons of his own. Think you know Autonomous? The real question is, how much does Autonomous know about you?
This title will be released on April 3, 2018.







About the Author: Andy Marino was born and raised in upstate New York, and currently lives in New York City with his wife and two cats. He's also the author of Unison Spark, Uncrashable Dakota, and The Door. You can visit him at andy-marino.com or on Twitter @Andy_Marino.

Noteworthy experiences while reading this book: This one had a great premise but it just didn't work out. It seemed that the book's story/plot just didn't know what it wanted to be as a story. 

Check out author's other books or related books? No 

Recommend this book? No 

Notes and Opinions: When I first saw this book I thought it was due out in November but now I see that it has been moved to April. I really hope that the issues with this book are being corrected. I really thought this book was going to be something like Fast and the Furious meets Knight Rider but what I ended up finding was a book that was very confusing.  I really feel that this could have been a lot better if it would have covered the topic of responsibly and had a better ending.  For me the story and characters just didn't work out for me in this one.  I hope that a new ARC is released before it is published so I can try it again. 

Go Into This One Knowing:  drugs, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, sex

 

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Posted in: 1 Star, Disney-Hyperion, Librarian Reader, Netgalley, Review, Young Adult