Review of eBook

An obviously desperate young mother stumbles through the snow to leave her infant daughter at the remote Oregon convent of the Carmelites. Thirty years later, Belle has survived a difficult childhood and now finds herself in the small Alaskan village of Kobuksville. Despite her best efforts, Belle’s job-searching has proven futile.

When she receives a strange offer for a job interview, she is whisked away on a private jet for a meeting with a brilliant scientist, Sophia Eccleston, the chief executive officer of Eccleston Evolution, the company she’d founded. It seems that Sophia needs a nanny for her eight-year-old blind daughter, Juno.

And she needs to fight the hostile takeover of Eccleston Evolution.

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This dystopian science fiction story focuses its terrifying tale on the potential dangers of both technology and Artificial Intelligence. The plot offers readers some unexpected twists as the unfolding narrative reveals some surprising facts.

Strong characters and an inventive plot pull readers into the telling of this near future tale from the outset. As the unfolding story reveals long-held secrets, readers discover the pitfalls of the technology that has been unleashed on humanity.

Readers who enjoy technological thrillers and/or science fiction will find much to appreciate in this intriguing tale.

Recommended.

I received a free copy of this book from Chad Lester and NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
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This novel was pretty good in some ways but needs alittle improvement in others.
The plot itself was nicely done, enough twists to keep you reading with all the characters intertwined by the end of it.
Just the characters themselves felt one sided. I think things were told instead of shown in most cases. Telling us how the character felt rather then showing us through their actions.
But nothing that can't be improved on.
Juno was the one to watch all through the novel and that didnt disappoint in the end, just the ending itself was rather bland. ( )

Titan’s Tears is an imaginative take on the beginnings of AI’s ascendancy. The near future of the self imposed isolation and insularity of the common people is completely believable. A time when Nanotechnology has been perfected and is changing the fabric of humanity. The possibilities are endless… depending on who’s calling the shots.
Overall the book did a solid job. The chapters were written from the perspective of different characters which added interest. The problem is that I didn’t care about the characters all that much. I was most intrigued by the antagonist and found myself wanting her to succeed. I’m not sure that that was the writer’s intent. Perhaps it was. The use of Nanotechnology was exciting but at some points it was over simplified and bordered on magical. The juxtaposition of the compound and the reserve was unusual but the idea didn’t seem out of place. The scenes in the reserve went a bit long, though. A few too many narrow escapes to be believable. There was definitely enough there to make Titan’s Tears an interesting read but it fell short for me.
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Titan’s Tears struck me a novel of extremes. The mental health workers have big yellow smiley faces on their vans and uniforms. The megalomaniac CEO at one point says “I alone decide who is worthy of living or dying” (or words to that exact effect). Despite this, I found myself thoroughly enjoying the novel. There was one extended section which felt slow to me, when the child and her nanny are escaping through a wild animal reserve and almost get eaten about 10 times, only ever narrowly escaping. Some people find that sort of thing rivetingly suspenseful, but my personal take is “ok, there’s lots of danger, I get it, now when are you going to get back to the PLOT?” The ending came on fast and furious, with surprise twists and one of the characters suddenly becoming all-powerful: able to disintegrate bullets in midair. Who is who and how can she be both of those people and questions such as that fly about rapidly. The ending strikes just the right note, in my opinion, of happy and uncertain at the same time. ( )

I picked up ‘Titan’s Tears,’ unsure what to expect, and ended up liking it more than I thought I would. It’s a decent dive into a near-future setting, blending sci-fi elements with human stories. The concept is intriguing, especially with the mix of advanced AI and the complexities of the characters’ lives. Sophie and Seth’s journeys were fascinating to follow, even if the pacing was slow.

The book does have its downsides—some typos and predictable moments made me pause more than once. And while the twists were mostly well-executed, a few didn’t surprise me as much as I hoped.

Overall, it’s a solid 4/5 for me. For anyone who enjoys sci-fi novels, this is one you’ll want to check out. ( )