Typically I read an anthology with the hope that I will enjoy at least 50% of the selection and will only hate/skip less than 25%. Robots aren't my thing so I set my expectations low and jumped in mostly because Seanan McGuire is my goddess. Thanks goodness I did. In this huge and varied collection there was one story that I considered less than amazing, and it was still good. It lacked only due to it's amazing company.

If you want a great collection to keep you entertained this is it! Whether or not you are into sci-fi and robots, the amazing writing will suck you in. ( )

Bless Your Mechanical Heart is a science fiction anthology, published by Evil Girlfriend Media, that revolves around numerous different sub-genres and themes dealing with AI, robotics, IT, et cetera. The underlining themes are superbly crafted into the stories, but more than that, the writing and editing is absolutely first class! Jennifer Brozek undid herself in compiling this anthology together. The stories flow well into one another, without taking away any of the authors' individual voices and ideas, and everything is packaged prettily in this beautiful book that's worth owning.

What I particularly enjoyed about Bless Your Mechanical Heart is its relevancy to modern, everyday lives. Obviously, human beings' thought processes are evolving, and the way we process emotions are no longer as straightforward as feeling one way or another. Social networking, technological advances in almost all fields, engineering marvels that would have been too unbelievable a decade ago ... all of these things are happening today and they are changing the way we think, we feel, and the way we do things. Bless Your Mechanical Heart takes this evolutionary process of mankind into account without making it too noticeable and gives the reader something to think about for long after.

If you like science-fiction, you're going to love this book. Bless Your Mechanical Heart is beautiful and thought-provoking. It's one of those gems that you only come across once in a while, and it's also one of those few anthologies that you'll re-read on occasion.

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