Synapse by Steven James

I am a big fan of Steven James and his chess piece series. This book is similar to the structure of how James writes.

In Synapse, you will find a minister who has lost a child living in a world where artificial people are manufactured.

The book asks interesting questions about the future of artificial intelligence and gives readers a convincing "what if" kind of future.

Like his other books, James builds to a high-octane climax where you're racing to read the answers to the questions he's lay before you.

Unlike his other books, I didn't care about any of the characters. I didn't find myself invested in their journey.

But here's another observation about books by Steven James (at least recently): he tries to build instant emotional connection with his readers by involving some horrific or traumatic experience that involves children.

I'm not a fan of that type of overt manipulation (at least that's my interpretation).

Like I said, the book asks interesting questions that may very well be asked in our near future. But I don't think I'll be reading any more books from this series - if this is to be a series.

This book was provided for review, at no cost, by Thomas Nelson Publishing.