Book Review of "Upgrade"

“No one teaches you how to handle the death of a dream.”

I was really looking forward to “Upgrade” - Blake Crouch’s latest novel. Having thoroughly enjoyed his last two books, I had high hopes. Now I wouldn’t call “Upgrade” disappointing - it is just plainly underwhelming. I look at Blake Crouch’s novels as “escapist SciFi” - superbly entertaining & thrilling and not necessarily anything more - which I am totally fine with. In “Upgrade” however, the story is way too outlandish and sometimes bordering on illogical that I couldn’t
just turn a blind eye anymore and focus on the “entertainment”. Giving it 3 stars because it is still definitely enjoyable - especially if you dive in with adjusted expectations.