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From sci-fi visionary and acclaimed author Annalee Newitz comes Automatic Noodle, a cozy near-future novella about a crew of abandoned food service bots opening their very own restaurant. While San Francisco rebuilds from the chaos of war, a group of food service bots in an abandoned ghost kitchen take over their own delivery app account. They rebrand as a neighborhood lunch spot and start producing some of the tastiest hand-pulled noodles in the city. But there’s just one problem. Someone―or something―is review bombing the restaurant’s feedback page with fake “bad service” reports. Can the bots find the culprit before their ratings plummet and destroy everything they created?
Publication Year: 2025
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This is such a sweet, cozy book! It has that unputdownable ness that you can't help but love! The premise is that after the company a group of robots was working at shuts down, they decide to open a restaurant so that they can keep paying the bills and their work contracts.
It has such interesting world-building, and the author just gives a glimpse into this post-war world where California is its own country and robots are living amongst humans and trying to find their place in the world. I keep saying I don't like sci-fi but between this and A Psalm for the Wild Build, I think it's getting harder to say I don't! This book might be short but don't be fooled by that! This book is full of complex emotions, friendships, and yummy food descriptions! If you're looking for a fun, cozy, short read be sure to pick this up when it comes out in August!
Thank you so much to Netgalley and Tor Publishing Group for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
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