Review: Futuristic Fun and Suspense
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2013
I really loved this book, and I mostly want to say to prospective readers: don't read reviews and let anything get spoiled for you, just read the book! The plot twists, suspense and brilliant mind games at work in Eye Candy are soul satisfying, making the novel both a breezy great escapist sci-fi fantasy and a thoughtful futuristic ethical exploration at the same time.Mostly, it's intellectual and sexy fun and the work of a gifted writer. The characters are a motley crew of likable people, robots and cyborgs facing day-to-day dilemmas, forging relationships, building businesses and falling in love. If you like thinking about what the near future might be like, this book delivers. It's also a great romance, at times a hot little romp into the robo-erotic possibilities of the future, and at times a comedic suspenseful tale.Some of the fun comes from witty writing and fun pop culture references. Similarly successful is Schneider's inventive portrayal of the near future and the ways that society, business and relationships will change with robotics and the continuing evolution of the positronic brain. Asimov would be proud. But the sci-fi is handled with a light, deft hand and a lot of humor, giving this book broad appeal. I highly recommend it--and seriously, protect yourself from spoilers and just buckle up for a surprising ride.