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Book Spotlight Anticipation by Neil Taylor



Book Spotlight: Anticipation by Neil Taylor



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Today I'm part of a virtual book tour organised by The Write Reads for Anticipation by Neil Taylor. The tour for ‘Anticipation' will run from 5th - 14th August 2024. 


Anticipation by Neil Taylor tour banner


Publisher: Neem Tree Press 

Length: 304 Pages

Genre: AI Thriller

Age Category: YA

Date Published: August 2024



New to virtual book tours? Check out my book Virtual Book Tours: Effective Online Book Promotion From The Comfort Of Your Own Home.


About the book


Book synopsis for Anticipation by Neil Taylor

Anticipation by Neil Taylor book cover

You are being played.

Your every move is being watched by businesses hoping to manipulate your behaviour. Every picture, every post, every like, every follow, every purchase, every search.

When 17-year-old Riya Sudame inherits her father’s secret AI algorithm, she and a handful of carefully selected Keyholders hold the power to predict people’s future using their online data. But with great power comes great responsibility, and they must safeguard it from falling into the wrong hands.

Enter Jim Booker, a powerful social media tycoon, who will stop at nothing to steal the technology for himself. Soon Riya faces a critical choice. Fighting ruthless tech giants seems like an impossible task—wouldn’t it be easier to relinquish her father’s creation in exchange for a normal teenage life?

But if she does, she will have to live with the knowledge that she is the reason that, like everyone, you are being played.

Neil Taylor marks his debut in this dark, twisty AI YA thriller.


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Where to find Anticipation by Neil Taylor online: 

 
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About the author



About the author 

Neil Taylor author of Anticipation



Neil Taylor is a software industry professional whose career has spanned Europe, Japan, and the USA. Now based in Durham, England, Neil works remotely for a leading cloud-based software and services company. With more than two decades of software experience, Neil possesses a deep understanding of how company motivations influence customers and users. Fascinated by the convergence of big data and behavioural science in the tech industry, Neil's debut YA book, "Anticipation," delves into the perilous implications of unchecked social media and AI development.

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Book Spotlight Anticipation by Neil Taylor



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First Lines Fridays


Books: First Lines Fridays - 2nd August 2024


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I've decided to participate in First Lines Fridays as I think it's a great way to highlight more of the books that are on my bookshelves. 

What is First Lines Fridays?

First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? 

  • Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page 
  • Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first 
  • Finally… reveal the book!

The first lines of the book:


Harper surveyed the corpse with a bitter expression and one-word summary - 'Bastard.'

Fran had known her fellow detective sergeant just long enough to know she didn't like him all that much and generally agreed with him even less, but in this instance he'd pretty much nailed it.


Do you know which book this is from? Scroll down to find out!


First Lines Fridays


And the book is...


The Killer Inside by Matthew Frank book cover



About the book


Book synopsis for The Killer Inside by Matthew Frank


Julian Sinclair is a serial killer.

Charming, manipulative, deadly. He hunted girls for sport, and it's high time justice was served.

But when Sinclair's conviction is thrown out in court, DC Joseph Stark and DS Fran Millhaven are forced to protect the man they're sure is guilty from those who would rather see him pay in blood.

Then another girl dies.

And Sinclair can't have killed her from his hospital bed . . .

Is a killer lurking in someone they never suspected?

And have they had the wrong man all along?


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Where to find The Killer Inside by Matthew Frank online: 

 
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Goodreads


You can find my reviews of books 1 and 2 in this series here:

If I should Die

Between The Crosses


First Lines Fridays

 
Have you read this book or others in this series?


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Wrapping Up July What Happened This Month


Lifestyle: What Happened This Month

July 2024 Wrap Up 


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Welcome to my July 2024 wrap up! 

Here's a break down of what I got up to this month: 


Wrapping Up July: What Happened This Month


Hair

I decided to dye my hair the same light brown colour again this month (just to cover the white ones). I'm trying to decide what I want to do next with my hair but haven't made my mind up yet. Maybe add some highlights? What do you think I should do with it?

I'm considering changing colour again but also not sure what I want to do with the cut. Do I cut it shorter? If yes, how short do I go? or do I grow it longer? Straight or back to natural curls?



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Health

Another not great month in terms of health. We're peak summer here in Rome and with the temperature being around 40° plus humidity most days it's been a bit of a struggle for me. My air conditioner is my best friend right now! 

On a positive note, I'm now off the cortico-steriods I was on last month and that whole issue has been resolved. 

When I went back for my control visit my blood pressure was so low the Doctor asked if I was dead. Doctor is now treating my low blood pressure as dangerously low. 

We're still trying to sort out the various other health conditions I have too. It's an on going thing as most of them are chronic conditions. Staying positive and doing what I can, when I can. 


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Blogging


July was an amazing month for my blog. I set a new record for traffic! 🥳 Thank you so much to all of you that drop by my corner of the internet. I appreciate you all 💗

Traffic for July:  85,148 page-views

Number of blog posts published in July: 18

Current DA score: 28

This is a huge milestone for me. I'm in awe of how much my site is growing this year. My previous personal best for traffic was in March this year with 76,465 views in the one month so July's traffic has blown me away!

My main sources of traffic continue to be; Organic Search (mostly via Google), Direct Traffic and Social Media (mostly from Pinterest).


Reading challenges


Various meds plus the heat have made reading hard this month. I did manage to make some progress with my TBR though.


The Clock Reading Challenge

I created the Clock Reading Challenge a few years ago as I thought it would be fun and not too difficult to complete. 

If you need some help finding books for the challenge check out Books with Numbers 1-12 in the Title: Clock Reading Challenge.

I completed the Clock Reading Challenge 2023 in November. 

You can now join in the Clock Reading Challenge 2024! 


The Clock Reading Challenge July 2024 update



Books read:


9- The Chronicles of Nine Lives: The Purrfect Prophecy by Brian Taylor - My Review - Amazon - Goodreads


The Net Galley TBR Reading Challenge



I made zero progress with my Net Galley TBR in July. 


The Net Galley TBR Reading Challenge July 2024 update



Other books read:


Takeout Sushi by Christopher Green - My Review - Amazon - Goodreads

Penance for the Dead by Cara Devlin - My Review - Amazon - Goodreads


Currently reading:

Shadow in the Ward by Ari Gray - currently on page 40/345 - Amazon - Goodreads



Travel



Not much travel this month as between the heat and my health issues it just wasn't an option. The most I managed was a couple of trips to the local swimming pool. 


Fitness


This heat and my health are not the best combination for working out so not much to report here either. I have been doing gentle exercises like calf rises, some squats, hamstring curls etc... Most exercise has been done either by doing a lazy girl workout from bed or holding on to a chair. Better than nothing though. 


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Wrapping Up July What Happened This Month


How did you do with your July Challenges? What challenges are you doing this year? Join the conversation in the comments section. 

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