5 stars
A love story to San Francisco and a new take on the sci-fi genre.
I never knew I needed a cozy sci-fi story in my life. This is such a sweet book.
Staybehind wakes up to find that he and his robot coworkers, Cayenne, Sweetie, and Hands, have been shutdown and the restaurant where they worked abandoned. As they figure out how to move forward, they come up with a far-fetched vision: start their own restaurant and make the food they want. In the aftermath of war in a world full of robophobes, they’ll have to learn to make the perfect biang biang noodles, deal with review bombers, and keep the secret of a restaurant run by robots.
Fantastically written. Such a cool idea for a story and well executed.
A delightful story of found family, chasing your dreams, community, and hope. It was so fun to watch the characters go from coworkers to true friends and relationships develop.
I love that we get backstories on each of the robots. Sweetie’s chapter was definitely my favorite where she finally gets to make her own decisions about her body and appearance. So satisfying.
While the book is cozy and delightful, it also works in heavier themes of discrimination, biased regulations, and the fight to exist as your true self. It expertly balances these themes with characters who work to build something authentic in the rubble of war and upheaval.
I loved this book. Satisfying in the best of ways. Delicious, cozy, and powerful.