Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was excited to read this because I absolutely adored the author's short stories. And, let's face it, AI stuff is either REALLY HOT right now or it's met with absolute disgust. Fortunately, I'm of the curious nature and I'm always up for a good imagining.

As for this SF YA, I don't have many complaints. It's cute, has a low-stakes mystery, and focuses on the young characters more than anything else.

Of course, it DOES do a pretty good job of informing the reader of the kinds of issues we all face with data mining, exploits, insecurities in our information networks. (Which are real, to say the VERY least.) So I'd say it does a good job trying to open our eyes while having a cool tale to make it ride.

Other than that, however, it's not ground-shattering. The next book probably won't be, either, but the complications are promising.

Personal note:
If anyone reading my reviews might be interested in reading my own SF, I'm going to be open to requests. Just direct message me in goodreads or email me on my site. I'd love to get some eyes on my novels.

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