The Phoenix Code

A combination of I, Robot (the movie, not the book) and the Lore episodes of Star Trek TNG, with added "romance" and "rape" elements.

I wanted to get behind this book. Strong female character working with physical AI, mysterious genius somewhere on the autism spectrum brought in to assist, and a focus on where consciousness factors in. But after inconsistent technology and incredibly poor lab safety and security, the plot veered towards a psychopath result. In the end, I just wanted to throw this book behind me.

I did finish the book, I didn't skim or skip. It was okay, in rating terms. It wasn't good, and I don't recommend it.