Review: this was interesting and quite good
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2012
A world wherein we get minute by minute details on everyone; what they do and where they go.  Everyone has access to a whole plethora of private stuff - down to where someone shopping and what their potential choices are.  All very interesting.I have never read this author and I admit to being unsaavy when comes to world of eletronic communication devices.  I do not have, nor ever have had a cell phone.  I did not even have caller id until 4 years ago (the same time I got high speed Internet access over dial up).  I just got an IPod for Xmas and a Kindle in February.  I did not haven wifi until March.  So, this world presented was eye opening and quite novel for me.  And, I really enjoyed the read.The pacing was great and even without any technosaavy, I found the plot device relatable and plausible.  Let's see if I can relate premise without giving spoilers (not that easy in a short).  The main character is a woman who analyzes data for a top tech firm wherein (based in technology) she is a detective of sorts. Not PI but a filter of data detective.  She has access to high tech apps and software (for lack of better term) that she has managed to load to her datasource (glasses) for personal use.  These glasses analyze people and situations and give her data that she utilizes to determine date potential (probably a slew of other things too - but for this premise it is related to a date specifically).  Her data produces high results for a potential date relationshipwise and the intelligence ports (glasses) do some simulating between her and the guy.  Upon finalizing a good match based in accumulated data and further checks...a date is set.  All is grand.  Until she has her hand on the door to the pub where they will meet.  Some alarming data thwarts the meet and sends her running (for her life) due to an almost AI scale her data unit has taken on that produces continued alarming information before her.  It is unclear (perhaps is only to the unsaavy) if this AI type take over is due to product itself or is due to the guy tampering and has better AI type stuff or if is malfunction.  I should say here, that I felt (at some points) was just some hysteria of MC (due to potential threat and my tech lack, it seemed so).  In any case, the near perfect match becomes a horror match of epic proportions.  Then it is the end.  And, I must say, the end leaves a nice segue into potential future works series wise, but was a bit of a let down book wise.  I did not downgrade for such...but it just seemed a bit to rushed, convenient and contrived as we read the finish.Edited well, few errors.Recommend author.Christine