Uncanny by Sarah Fine

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌗 out of 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Synopsis:
Two sisters. One death. No memories.

Cora should remember every detail about the night her stepsister, Hannah, fell down a flight of stairs to her death, especially since her Cerepin—a sophisticated brain-computer interface—may have recorded each horrifying moment. But when she awakens after that night, her memories gone, Cora is left with only questions—and dread of what the answers might mean.

When a downward spiral of self-destruction forces Cora to work with an AI counselor, she finds an unexpected ally, even as others around her grow increasingly convinced that Hannah’s death was no accident. As Cora’s dark past swirls chaotically with the versions of Hannah’s life and death that her family and friends want to believe, Cora discovers the disturbing depths of what some people may do—including herself.

With her very sanity in question, Cora is forced to face her greatest fear. She will live or die by what she discovers.

***ARC provided by publishers via Netgalley in exchange of honest review***

I thought that I had this book all figured out after only reading the blurb about the book. I wanted to read it to see if I got it right and was interested in reading a sci-fi thriller. I think that the author was very creative in her approach to this genre. Even hours after finishing this book, I have been able to think of more things that were subtly creative about it. I think that other readers will be able to enjoy the title of the book more so after reading it. I wasn't sure that I understood the title before I read the book. It made me think of the resemblance of one object or person to another but it is supposed to represent so much more than that.

I loved how the author revealed the personalities of the main characters throughout the book. It was interesting to see all the layers that there were to each of them especially Cora and Hannah. I appreciated the depth that the author was able to reveal with her style of writing by revealing aspects of the characters at a slower pace than other books. I felt as if I was not only trying to solve the mystery of what happened on the night of Hannah's death but also who each of the characters really were. I felt like every person in this book was hiding something whether it was a huge secret or something smaller. It was hard to know who to trust.

The points of view were interesting with each voice being unique and presenting challenges and questions for the reader to ponder. I thought that the AI counselor in particular was a great addition to the book. I've never read a point of view quite like his before. He was very informative regarding the mystery and was lacking in emotion but at the same time not. It is hard to explain unless you read the book. 

I wish that the author would have explained the technology and setting more fully in the beginning of the book. I had trouble understanding exactly what the purpose of Cerepins were. Is it like a phone? A computer? What are cannies? Are they security guard robots? Other than the lack of explanation, I thought that the beginning of the book started out well with the main character Cora beginning her path of self destruction although the author hints that other things have happened before the events at the beginning if the book. The author does eventually explain all of these questions and more throughout the course the book. I would have liked to have been able to understand them quicker so that I could dwell on other aspects of the book sooner.