** spoiler alert ** 
 I have to give this one a somewhat qualified review. I read it because it was an intriguing-sounding sci fi book, and I like sci fi books. It is actually a *very* long and drawn-out SF romance/comedy, and I don't like romance novels so for me personally it was about a 2/5 instead of a 3. However, I always hate those kinds of reviews - "I hate horror novels and this was a horror novel, 1 star." This book would be enjoyable for the right reader, but that reader isn't me. 
 The unfortunately-named Briddey lives in an age of all-tech-connected and is getting a brain implant that will put her on a closer emotional bond with her alpha-perfect, Porsche-driving boyfriend CEO. Things go awry in all sorts of ways and she's left with a very different sort of connectivity, and must continually be rescued by the nerdy geek R&D guy from her company. It has all the ingredients of every rom-com, the "hot guy", the "safe guy", the nosy family, the twittery matriarchs, etc etc. 
 I think I still could have enjoyed it but for several aspects that rubbed me like sandpaper- 
 * It's about 50% too long. The story itself is simple, breezy, and takes place in a short time, but it's padded out with unending emotional frenzy, worry, insecurity, and froth from the main character. 
 * I hated the main character. She does have a personality arc, thankfully, but holy iguana-lizards, it takes forever for her to become tolerable. The first third of the book is almost entirely her abusing the reclusive R&D guy and blaming him for the failure of her implant, when he had zip to do with it at all. 
 * The plotline pushes a fairly revolting trope, namely that the man should put up with any degree of abuse from a woman, be selfless towards her always, rescue her every time she's in trouble, and generally make of himself a carpet over the muddy ground she might trod, and that IF he's willing to tolerate endless fuck-tons of abuse and blame, eventually he *might* be rewarded with the wonder of her affections. Briddey blatantly considers herself far too good for the geeky fellow and constantly accuses him of "of course" desiring her sexually and romantically. Her behavior is revolting and any guy with half an ounce of self-respect would have dumped her ass in the middle of one of her endless ongoing crises and washed his hands of her... At no point was I convinced that "winning her" in the end was worth a fraction of what she obviously thought herself worth. She was the most unlikable main character I've encountered in a novel since I read "The Forest of Hands and Teeth." 
 In the book's favor, it's well-written and the story kept me reading till the end, wanting to know how it was all finally going to work out. Ergo, 2/5 for me and probably 3/5 for the right reading audience.