This debut is stunning. Rae Giana Rashad has crafted a novel that's horrifying and captivating, at once beautifully written and a tense tech dystopia that's at least three times darker than any Black Mirror episode. It's rare to see this level of ambition in a first novel, or at least one which sticks the landing. I'm such a structure hater—I have very strong notes on the plotting of most novels, but I admire the structure of Rashad's worldbuilding so much because she pulls off something difficult: she avoids lengthy exposition and drops us into this five-seconds-into-the-future nightmare, slowly letting us discover the implications and extents of this world. It gives the feeling of being as alone in the world as the protagonist. The Blueprint is a smart, well-researched novel that is able to drive home very clear messages without losing itself in sentimentality. I fear I will never stop thinking about this.