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What January Remembers
What January Remembers | Faith Gardner
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'Tis the season for another dysfunctional family Christmas story ... This time, with murder. And robots. The Jaggers were once a tight-knit family. But after their mother's tragic death years ago, the four children and their father have drifted further apart. The children grew up, moved away, and now have lives of their own. And Dad? Well, let's just say his new live-in friend January also has a permanent residence in the uncanny valley. After a disturbing, violent Christmas two years ago the Jaggers wish they could forget, they're reuniting in their childhood southern California home dubbed "the Pink Castle" to give celebrating the holidays one more shot this year. But in the days before they gather, the children each get a sinister note that reads Your mother was murdered. Could this be the bizarre work of January? Or is one of the Jaggers hiding a horrible, guilty secret? A domestic suspense novel with a sci-fi twist, this book is part of the Jolvix Episodes.
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AudiobookingWithLeah
What January Remembers | Faith Gardner
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3.75⭐
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-Family drama...which can be both a pro and a con.
-Four siblings who are completely different from each other.
-Thought-provoking in a what-it-means-to-be-alive kind of way.
-The ending surprised me in a good way.

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-The mystery felt like it took a backseat to the drama.
-Maybe I like my family dramas a little more thrilling.
-It was more of a slow-burn but at least it was short.

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OutsmartYourShelf
What January Remembers | Faith Gardner
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Mehso-so

Julianna, Josiah, Jesse, & Jada all return to the family home for Christmas. Following their mother's death, the family grew apart & the last Christmas they were together two years ago, erupted into violence when Jesse attacked his father's companion bot, January. January has been repaired & her memory wiped, but when Julianna sees her flinch in Jesse's presence, she wonders if January remembers after all. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf It may not be all she remembers as all the Jagger children received an anonymous note before they arrived telling them that their mother was murdered.

I was looking forward to reading this one as the author's first book 'Amen Maxine' was excellent whilst novella 'Eve in Overdrive' was very good. I'm a bit meh on this one though. All the family are dysfunctional in some way & I didn't really like any of them.
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OutsmartYourShelf The most realistic friendship was the one between January & the-bot-next-door, June (Six) who is being mistreated by her owner. There's some elements which examines what it means to be human, how humans are viewed by the bots, & how they view their version of death (being recycled). For me, it just didn't have the impact that Amen Maxine had though. 3⭐

Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5020127951
Read 8th-11th Dec 2023
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