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I Heart Robot Paperback – March 31, 2015

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Sixteen-year-old Tyri wants to be a musician and wants to be with someone who won't belittle her musical aspirations. Q-I-99, aka “Quinn,” lives in a scrap metal sanctuary with other rogue droids. While some use violence to make their voices heard, demanding equal rights for AI enhanced robots, Quinn just wants a moment on stage with his violin to show the humans that androids like him have more to offer than their processing power. Tyri and Quinn's worlds collide when they're accepted by the Baldur Junior Philharmonic Orchestra. As the rift between robots and humans deepens, Tyri and Quinn's love of music brings them closer together, making Tyri question where her loyalties lie and Quinn question his place in the world. With the city on the brink of civil war, Tyri and Quinn make a shocking discovery that turns their world inside-out. Will their passion for music be enough to hold them together while everything else crumbles down around them, or will the truth of who they are tear them apart?

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Gr 9 Up—This novel is set in a Scandinavian country in a future in which androids think independently and rebel against their human owners. Sixteen-year-old Tyri, training as a violinist despite her mother's reservations, learns she's been accepted to the prestigious Baldur Philharmonic Orchestra. Days before rehearsal, while out celebrating with friends, Tyri gravitates toward the excitement of a dangerous neighborhood where rebel androids hide. She comes upon a mysterious boy playing a dynamic viola for a rapt audience. Quinn, a renegade android who ran away from abusive owners, is now a fringe member of the rebel movement. As a violinist, he gains acceptance to the Orchestra while keeping his android identity secret. They narrate alternating chapters as Quinn becomes involved in the rebellion while Tyri spies on her mother, who works for the powerful robotics corporation, on behalf of his highly influential family. The music subplot soon takes a backseat to the unfolding rebellion and ensuing revelations and returns only for the story's resolution. A potentially fascinating premise goes largely unmined with a plodding plot and a future that feels more present day in actions and language despite injections of a few futuristic terms. The main characters remain flat and reactionary throughout. Adults and teens, robots and humans, have the same voices and lack a sense of individuality or authenticity. VERDICT A pass for most libraries except those in need of more sci-fi fare.—Hillary St. George, Los Angeles Public Library

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"The tension between the groups, the obvious attraction between the main characters, the ticking time bomb of Quinn's real identity and the secrets surrounding Tyri's birth makes for compelling reading. The world building was exceptional and the characters well developed."~ The Australia Times Books

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Month9Books, LLC (March 31, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 340 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0692337334
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0692337332
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 15 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches

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Suzanne 'Xan' van Rooyen is a tattooed storyteller and non-binary peanut-butter addict from South Africa. Xan currently lives in Finland and finds the cold, dark forests nothing if not inspiring. When not writing, Xan teaches music to elementary school kids, collects bruises on the climbing wall, and entertains their shiba inu. Pronouns: they/them. Feel free to hang out on social media as listed below:

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Libby H.

Fun Read

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2016

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Fast-paced fun read. I wish there was a touch more detail about the world in general, but I liked the story. Codes! Tyri was interesting even if she was naive. I kept waiting for a revelation about Nana. In not big into love triangles, but I felt this one worked.

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2017

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Amazing book. A perfect AI story in my opinion. Engaging, fast-paced, and fun. I loved it.

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Chiara @ Books for a Delicate Eternity

Review: I Heart Robot by Suzanne van Rooyen

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2015

Okay, I’m going to outline my two main problems with I Heart Robot (but the second one isn’t a problem so much as a wish on my behalf):

#1

Tyri. I just couldn’t really understand her. One moment she’s completely in love with her boyfriend, and then the next she is thinking that they’re drifting apart. One moment she’s partial to the robots and agree that they shouldn’t be treated like s***, and then the next she’s being a complete bitch about them and calling them ‘tin cans’. I just cannot stand people who are like that: they have no concrete emotions of beliefs and I’m just kind of like … who even are you? Because your boyfriend is a bit of a douche, so yeah, you probably should break up with him. Because being supportive of a movement doesn’t mean you bow out when something goes wrong – one does not represent the many.

So yeah, I was not keen on Tyri and her back and forth on everything that’s important to her, even her violin.

#2

Robots shouldn’t have a predetermined sexual orientation. I mean, who the heck is really gonna put some code in saying that a male robot should be into female robots (or humans or whatever) and vice versa? Where I’m going with this is that Quinn and Kit had one thousand times the chemistry that Quinn and Tyri had, and I was finding myself thinking: wow, this book would be so much better if Tyri’s character was a guy; or if Quinn and Tyri were friends, and Quinn and Kit were lovers; or if Quinn was attracted to both of them. Because Quinn + Kit = adorable. And Kit 100% had feelings for Quinn, no doubt about it. He was always flirting and biting his lip and SPOILER they actually did kiss so there you have it END SPOILER.

Long story short: Quinn should have been bisexual because it would have made a lot of sense.

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So those were the two things that really jumped out at me when reading I Heart Robot, and I guess they impeded quite a bit on my enjoyment of it.

But even so, I loved the concept. I remember being completely heartbroken by A.I. and Bicentennial Man, and I Heart Robot is pretty much the novelisation of those two movies. Robots/androids have feelings – they’re not just metal, they want rights because their “owners” can get pretty heinous (Quinn, darling Quinn), and Quinn is determined to show their “humanness” to the humans, in hopes to change something.

There’s a bit of a twist that I 100% saw coming, but really enjoyed nonetheless because it brought in a whole new and fresh aspect to the book.

To be honest, the ending is freaking open as heck, and I really hope there’s a sequel because I did not get the answers I was looking for. And who knows, maybe my two problems would be resolved in a sequel? *squeals happily in anticipation*

© 2015, Chiara @ Books for a Delicate Eternity. All rights reserved.

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Kit

Realistic Characters & Thought-Provoking Premise

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2017

*I received an ecopy of this book from the publisher. This has not influenced my review.*

I’ve read multiple books about androids fighting for the same rights as humans, about whether androids can feel emotions, etc., but I think this book did it in a way that was really well done and maybe more thought-provoking than the others I’ve read so far. It really delved into the issues and had me questioning what I believed and weighing arguments on both sides. Part of the reason for that was probably because we got to see the perspective of all sides, not just the side supporting androids. I don’t mean there were a bunch of POV characters (there were only two), just that we got to hear from characters who were on the extreme for androids and others who were on the extreme for humans (I’m talking extreme to the point of violence and killing) as well as characters who fell at various different points in the middle. That was really the shining point of this book, how thought-provoking it was.

The other thing that really stood out to me was how realistic the characters, their dialogue, their actions, etc. felt. A lot of it was kind of low-key in a way that was real, rather than dramatic or extreme the way books often tend to be. And speaking of the characters, Tyri and Quinn were both good characters—not completely perfect but generally good and likeable. And Rurik and Kit, while not quite as good or likeable, were interesting. They were the most flawed and represented the more extreme beliefs, but they both had good character arcs and got some redemption by the end.

As for the relationships among characters, I think the chemistry between Tyri and Quinn could’ve been a little stronger. I really liked the relationship between Tyri and Rurik though because it was realistic and believable as one of those relationships that’s struggling and in which the people just aren’t compatible and are growing apart, regardless of what their feelings are and how much they may want the relationship to work. I like seeing different types of relationships and struggles in books. I would’ve liked to see the possible chemistry between Quinn and Kit explored a bit more too since I also found their relationship interesting. But the romance wasn’t really the point of the story anyway.

Another thing I liked was the robot versions of human things, like how they got drunk by using some sort of program that kind of scrambled their code in a certain way.

Music is another theme throughout the book, alongside the android stuff, that some people might really enjoy, since both Tyri and Quinn played violin. Quinn even ended up with a sort of synesthesia that made music and sounds have colors and smells.

I did see the twist coming, but it’s really not the type of twist that affects your enjoyment of the story, so that’s not a big deal. And I liked the ending overall. Important things were wrapped up, characters got their arcs, and things were good without being too closed and perfect.

So overall, this was an enjoyable, well-written book with realistic characters and a thought-provoking premise about androids!

Rating: 3.5 Stars

Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight (link in profile)

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Cat Hellisen

Wonderful YA novel about humanity and androids

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 25, 2021

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I really enjoyed this. The story takes on an age old trope and spins it with music. What makes us human, and at what point do thinking machines have rights?

If you enjoyed the tv show Humans, then you'll love this book

Listwriter

Fun read!

Reviewed in Germany on September 28, 2017

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I've been wanting to read I HEART ROBOT for a while now – so glad it was re-released and I finally got the chance! While I felt the book had a bit of a slow start, once the two MCs met each other, I felt it really took off. I also loved the worldbuilding and how realistic the politics/economics were. One of my favorite parts was how well the three girlfriends supported each other.

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The love Android love story you weren't expecting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2015

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The love Android love story you weren't expecting. Will make you think about feelings and what the future has to offer to man and robots alike.

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