So this was another buzz book from last year, Laura Miller of Salon gave it a rave review and one of the Tournament of Books promoters described it as one of the best of 2014. The plot follows three main protagonists as a conspiratorial cabal tries to take over everyone's valuable information for future nefarious use. Challenging these evil plotters are the Dear Diary folks, part freedom fighters, part magical hypnotists.

Frankly I was hoping for something more amazing than what I got. The writing is quite strong, especially the chapters that focused on the three main characters as they work through the shitiness that is their life, their insecurities, their regrets. It is the psychological examinations of the book that are the most interesting to read. The whole spy story, however, seems so thin and unbelievable. Not that this is necessary in a thriller of this sort, but it really felt tacked on, that the good elements could have been slotted into any other sort of story, instead of really intertwining them. Like the whole "eye test"...is never really explained nor does it really seem necessary to even be there.

Anyways, it was a fun read at times, but I won't go out of my way to recommend it.