A heartbreaking story about suicide and responsibility, flawlessly executed by the author. It’s about the dangers of artificial intelligence on a personal level and the effects it can have on a family with the best intentions. It is a mystery and a horror story about how AI can affect children like secondhand smoke. Stories about suicide are always brutal, but this one packs an extra punch. It’s a melancholy novel that will stay with the reader long after it is over. “Whatever it is he wanted, I don’t think he got it” is maybe the hardest line of dialogue I read this year.