Carl Facciponte

Gabriella raises profound questions about consciousness, love, and what it truly means to be alive. This isn't just science fiction—this is a mirror held up to our very souls.Gabriella West is an android living among us, undetected, searching for God and falling in love with raw vulnerability that puts most human characters to shame. She feels more real, more human, than anyone I've encountered in fiction this year.But here's what haunts me most—the switch. When Gabriella discovers the sinister purpose behind her creation, when she realizes everything she's fought to become could be stripped away instantly, the emotional devastation is absolute. I found myself trembling as I turned each ...