Brief synopsis: Shelley has it all - a husband she loves, two adorable children, an amazing house, and an executive position at Conch, a tech company that produces the latest gadget that's nearly artificial intelligence. And she owes it all to a life-changing event that happened mere days before her twentieth birthday. When abroad with her family, her little girl goes missing - but due to the kindness of a stranger is safely rescued. But the rescuer is really interested in Shelley's company and wants in on the venture. Up next is a young girl who looks remarkably like a young Shelley, and just happens to have the same scar. Is something fishy going on, and how does all this relate back to Conch?



While I enjoyed reading The Glitch, I also really struggled with it. While I admired Shelley's drive and ambition, I absolutely could not relate to her character and her need to place work literally before anything else in her life. I hate to say I disliked her, because kudos to the women who can have it all and really excel in their career, but I would dislike a male character just the same. Shelley's character took it to the extreme and it was really just too much for me to process.

This book was also a bit confusing in the way of - is something science-fictiony going on or is it not? Maybe it's just when I think of glitch, my mind automatically goes to "there's a glitch in the matrix." I know that's silly, but maybe that's throwing me off just a bit, too. Haha.

I did feel the end of the story wrapped up very quickly, and maybe that's just the way of high-end executives, but really? I felt like there was a lot going on with little to no consequences. I guess there was too much being thrown into this story and wrapped up in odd ways, or maybe not wrapped up at all. I just wasn't on board with most of this book.

I will say, though, the cover is mighty pretty.