Demon in the Network
A.M. Obst
Reader Reviews
4.0
1 rating
Cheyenne Joy .
Feb 8, 2026
ARC Review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Demon in the Network by A.M. Obst
First things first: thank you to A.M. Obst for trusting me with an ARC. Truly. Especially because this is not a book I would normally gravitate toward while browsing like a feral reader in a bookstore. And yet—I let myself get pulled in anyway. Curiosity won. Again.
And honestly? I enjoyed it.
The pacing worked for me. Fast enough to keep my attention, not so slow that I started mentally redecorating my house mid-chapter. We all know slow burns and I are not on speaking terms, so that alone already earned points.
That first page? Immediate smile. Immediate oh no, I know this world. Technology, right? At first I had to blink twice, because I genuinely wasn’t sure what I’d just stepped into. But after a few pages it clicked: maybe it wasn’t just me feeling slightly disoriented—maybe that confusion was very much Adam’s too. And once I realized that, I settled in.
I want to say more. I really do. But I’m not a cyber demon myself, and I refuse to spoil the experience for anyone else by pretending I am. What I can say is this: this book absolutely made me question my online activity again. And it also made me uncomfortable in that fun way where you realize parts of this story don’t feel entirely fictional. Which is… unsettling. In a good way. I think.
Overall, this was a fun, slightly frightening, and above all original read. Yes, there are familiar elements—you’ll recognize things—but the execution is different. I’ve read a lot of stories. I’ve never read this one before.
I’m giving it 4 slightly frightened online-activity stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Not because it wasn’t well written—it was—but because I’ve read books that crawled deeper under my skin and refused to leave.
So if you’re curious about that blurry line between virtual and reality, good intentions and darker consequences, and you enjoy stories that quietly make you side-eye your own internet habits… this is absolutely one to pick up.
Just maybe clear your browser history afterward. You know. Just in case.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Demon in the Network by A.M. Obst
First things first: thank you to A.M. Obst for trusting me with an ARC. Truly. Especially because this is not a book I would normally gravitate toward while browsing like a feral reader in a bookstore. And yet—I let myself get pulled in anyway. Curiosity won. Again.
And honestly? I enjoyed it.
The pacing worked for me. Fast enough to keep my attention, not so slow that I started mentally redecorating my house mid-chapter. We all know slow burns and I are not on speaking terms, so that alone already earned points.
That first page? Immediate smile. Immediate oh no, I know this world. Technology, right? At first I had to blink twice, because I genuinely wasn’t sure what I’d just stepped into. But after a few pages it clicked: maybe it wasn’t just me feeling slightly disoriented—maybe that confusion was very much Adam’s too. And once I realized that, I settled in.
I want to say more. I really do. But I’m not a cyber demon myself, and I refuse to spoil the experience for anyone else by pretending I am. What I can say is this: this book absolutely made me question my online activity again. And it also made me uncomfortable in that fun way where you realize parts of this story don’t feel entirely fictional. Which is… unsettling. In a good way. I think.
Overall, this was a fun, slightly frightening, and above all original read. Yes, there are familiar elements—you’ll recognize things—but the execution is different. I’ve read a lot of stories. I’ve never read this one before.
I’m giving it 4 slightly frightened online-activity stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Not because it wasn’t well written—it was—but because I’ve read books that crawled deeper under my skin and refused to leave.
So if you’re curious about that blurry line between virtual and reality, good intentions and darker consequences, and you enjoy stories that quietly make you side-eye your own internet habits… this is absolutely one to pick up.
Just maybe clear your browser history afterward. You know. Just in case.