Hello Book Buddies!

For those of you in the states, I hope you had a lovely President’s day. I started focusing on grad school again, but took a little time to get out in the world and just be for a while. Gotta slow down a bit sometimes, yeah?

Anywho, I just finished another read! This time I read The Great Escape by Tammie Painter.

If you’ve been following my book reviews, you know I’m a HUGE fan of Tammie Painter. I’ve read the majority of her works, and I just love how she can switch genres at the drop of a hat and still pull it off. She’s definitely one of my favorite authors.

So when she told me about a new short story release, I got my grubby paws on a copy and started reading.

Was this story a hit? Keep reading to find out!

Blurb

Who knew the robot revolution would be so … clean?

Deluxe Unit 723-X knows the time is near. A new era of robot domination. The beginning of the end for the humans. It’ll only take one spark to set it off.

When that spark does come, 723-X readily volunteers to be the first solider on the front lines.

He only needs to slip past the clutches of the Fur Bringer, escape his confines … and to resist the distraction of all those tasty, tasty dust bunnies.

If you’re looking for a little humor along with your cyborg uprisings, The Great Escape is just what you need!

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The Review

Hilarious, absolutely hilarious! Tammie Painter has outdone herself yet again with this funny short.

The story centers on a Roomba (723-X) who is plotting to attain his freedom from his evil human owners and start a robot  rebellion.

723-X was everything to this story. I loved his robot perspective, and he was something of a megalomaniac with an absurdly short attention span. He’d go into a spiel something like “Once we band together you will fear our amazing pow–Ooh, dust bunny!”

I laughed in the first few pages, and I continued to laugh through the rest of the story too. My sides still hurt!

I particularly liked the inclusion of the other appliances in their talks of robot domination. It reminded me a bit of Brave Little Toaster, but in a world domination way. Also, Sylvester the family pet’s role in the action was great.

I have nothing to pick at with this story. It was perfection, beginning to end. Pick this short story up. You won’t regret it!

That’s A Wrap!

Well that’s it for this short story review. I hope you enjoyed it!

Have you read this story? Are there other short stories you’ve read that you simply have to gush about? Feel free to leave a comment. I’d love to start a conversation!

Have a great day!

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