There are some interesting ideas in the book, and I liked it overall. It was fun to listen to two of my favorite authors together, in a way. There were a few places where the character/world-building disconnect was interesting to note - both definitely come from different authors.

I have a feeling that writing this helped Brandon somewhat in the character development for [b:Rhythm of War|49021976|Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)|Brandon Sanderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1599911216l/49021976.SY75.jpg|23840265], but that just might be wishful thinking.

World-building/setting: There were a few places where I chuckled because of the clear parallels with Aadhaar (and other digital ID systems) based surveillance. It wasn't intentional, but being a "checkout" (the in-universe equivalent of being without an Aadhaar) it made the setting more fun to explore, in a way.

Character: Full props to the authors. Loved Holly's thoughts, very well done - you do get in her head over time and really understand her motivations.

Plot: There's some obvious foreshadowing and twists, but I guess that's expected from a short book.

This has made me interested in near-future-SF that tackles ID systems (or government surveillance). If someone has suggestions, happy to hear. Would like to pick up something along those lines in 2021.