![]() A short novella didn’t feel like quite enough. ![]() The take on AI is interesting, and it feels like there’s more to be explored. The biggest issue I had is that I want more set in the same world. The writing style and the dialogue felt mildly clunky at points, but the worldbuilding, the characters, and the sheer charm of the premise more than made up for it. The Cybernetic Tea Shop Clara Gutierrez is an AI repair technician and a wanderer. And even though she’s older than the law, Sal faces a lot of harassment and vandalism.Īnother detail I liked – Sal’s tea flavours sound delicious. Instead, people own Raises – AI assistants/companions in the form of animals who have personalities, but no free will, no ability to grow or change. It’s set in the far future, a few hundred years after fully autonomous robots like Sal have been forbidden due to ethical concerns. With tea.įirst of all, I loved the worldbuilding. What follows is a very sweet, ace romance. ![]() When she moves to Seattle, she meets Sal – a fully autonomous robot running a tea shop. Mark Twain famously wrote that he 'didnt have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.' My review will also be long, as The Cybernetic Tea Shop was fundamentally too interesting and imperfect to merit a short one. ![]() Yet another book I wouldn’t have read if not for the r/Fantasy Bingo challenge – short on time, I needed something to knock out the AI Character square quickly – and I’m very, very glad I did.Ĭlara is an AI mechanic who likes to move into a new town every year. It’s short, fluffy, very slice of life – a perfect palate cleanser. ![]()
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