I was curious to see where this book would land - it's sci-fi, and while it doesn't seem to skew as dystopian as some of the classic cyberpunk stories, I wanted to see where it would take me. This definitely feels like it's geared towards a young adult audience, with the way the character and plot are presented. I did like that each chapter opens with a quote from "The Elastic Society" a fictional book that's important to the world-building within this book. The plot was definitely interesting and moved along at a decent pace, but there were a few moments that required more suspension of disbelief than I'd normally like, but overall it's pretty solid. The characters are interesting, and while I struggled to really relate to them, I might be older than the intended audience. Final verdict - an interesting cyber/sci-fi story that young adults are likely to enjoy.

I did find the story very difficult to engage with at the start.

The characters lack depth, and it certainly confused me.

About half way through I started to get a handle on the characters and the story which kept me engaged.

One note though don't waste your time with the quotes at the start of each chapter.

They add absolutely nothing to the story.

A decent action packed novel. Needs to be gone back through and edited due to poor wording that seems to have been created by autospell. If you can get past that though there is a good tale to be told. Very much like Tom Clancy's Net Force.

I didn't get to read this book before it was archived, due to college starting again. I hope to find it in a bookshop as I enjoy technothrillers.

Dark Web Rising, by Eugene T Schurter, and interesting Thriller read. Stewart has programmed the Egg a secure site for communications but when he realizes the Egg is being hacked he hacks back, with a result that changes his life.

Sci-fi and spy, what's not to like?
Well, there were a few small areas I was knocked out of the story, though it wasn't hugely problematic, and it's the start of a series, so I'm now hooked on another series, so I'll be looking out for them in the coming months.
The characterisation was great, and I'm looking forward to seeing where the story goes!

This is OK for a first effort. With some typos and some unevenness, it has some imaginative ideas and good action. It kept me engaged most of the time. Recommended for techno-sci-fi fans.

I really appreciate the copy for review!!

I really enjoyed this beginning of a series, it had me hooked from the premise and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. It had a great spy feel to it that added to the scifi elements and uniqueness. I look forward to the next book in the series as I'll read it.