Plot Synopsis

In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots—fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They’re a family, hidden and safe.

The day Vic salvages and repairs an unfamiliar android labelled “HAP,” he learns of a shared dark past between Hap and Gio–a past spent hunting humans.

When Hap unwittingly alerts robots from Gio’s former life to their whereabouts, the family is no longer hidden and safe. Gio is captured and taken back to his old laboratory in the City of Electric Dreams. So together, the rest of Vic’s assembled family must journey across an unforgiving and otherworldly country to rescue Gio from decommission, or worse, reprogramming.

Book Review

Thanks to Tor Publishing and Netgalley for the e-ARC!

I loved this book. I am genuinely sad that I haven’t read anything by TJ Klune before.

We follow Victor as he navigates life amongst robots. He lives in what honestly sounds like the best treehouse ever. Victor lives with his Dad, Nurse RATCHED, and Rambo. The pop culture references made me giggle more than once. I almost want to rename my roomba to Rambo. The story is such a beautiful exploration of both humanity and sexuality. I really enjoyed watching the relationships grow. There was also a really great description of mental health and what it’s like to experience mental health crisis like a panic or anxiety attack.

I honestly am going to go back and start reading all TJ Klune books.

Nurse RATCHED is hands down my favorite.