To beat the system, you have to be inside it. And Paxton, with his all-access security credentials, might just be her meal ticket.Īs Paxton and Zinnia's agendas place them on a collision course, they're about to learn just how far the Cloud will go to make the world a better place. Better still, through his work he meets Zinnia, who fills him with hope for their shared future.Įxcept that Zinnia is not what she seems. But compared to what's left outside, perhaps Cloud isn't so bad. Paxton never thought he'd be working Security for the company that ruined his life, much less that he'd be moving into one of their sprawling live-work facilities. Yet, beneath the sunny exterior, lurks something far more sinister. Cloud brands itself not just as an online storefront, but as a global saviour. But what will it cost you?Īmidst the wreckage of America, Cloud reigns supreme. In a world ravaged by bankruptcy and unemployment, Cloud is the only company left worth working for. 'A gripping read, a literary blockbuster with brains.
Big Brother meets Big Business - that pretty much nails it' Stephen King I would recommend to fans of speculative fiction and those who are just interested in the book blurb.'Engrossing. I’d describe it mostly as speculative fiction, and it’s interesting and believable enough to deliver. It’s not a spectacular thrill or much of a whodunit, although there is some mystery over who hired Zinnia.
The story unfolds at a comfortable pace, and the book feels as if it’s an appropriate length. The control and secrets this mega corporation has feel uncomfortably realistic this really feels like something that could happen someday, although hopefully there are enough government regulations to keep it from happening. Whenever there is travel off the site, the crumbling roads and ghost towns feel eerie and almost apocalyptic. The reader can really feel themself on the work site, which is absolutely massive. However, both Paxton and Zinnia show signs of growth Zinnia goes from tiny twinges of conscience to huge pangs and attempts to make right. This really resonates.Īlways on the hunt for character depth and growth, The Warehouse delivers nicely, albeit not perfectly. She died from inhaling gas fumes while trying to catch a snooze in her car between shifts. The owner of the company earned over $10 million that year.
The author wrote this story after reading about a woman who worked part-time for three branches of the same company in her struggle to pay for $550/month rent. It paid off this time as I enjoyed this story. I occasionally do this in the hopes of broadening my reading horizons. I chose to read this because it was listed on Bookbrowse’s publishing this month page in the past and has a decent Goodreads star rating.
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