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Made for Me: It's all chemistry...isn't it? Kindle Edition

by Pamela Schloesser Canepa (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
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An unusual, futuristic romance. What will the search for love be like in the future? The year is 2032, and Abrielle is looking for true love. In a world ruled by technology, where computers make much of our decisions for us, Abrielle is about to meet the man of her dreams, thanks to a guaranteed matchmaker website. What she encounters on that first date will be a tale to rival any first date story you've ever heard.
Sampson is also looking for love. Open-minded, spontaneous, and financially stable, he seems to be the perfect man. Yet, underneath it all, he harbors a glaring secret. Sampson has spent his lifetime passing for something that he is not, yet his love surpasses that of any human Abrielle has known. Though they seem to be a match made in heaven, Abrielle and Sampson are breaking many rules and will certainly face some unique challenges. In order to live a life with him, Abrielle must decide which rules are actually worth breaking, and in the process, learn a lot about herself.
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  5. Publication date
    April 6, 2016
  6. Reading age
    14 - 18 years
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01DZ5230G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services, LLC (April 6, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 6, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 336 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 117 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1520250215
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 33 ratings

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Pamela Schloesser Canepa

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By day, Pamela teaches Middle School English. By night, she travels to other worlds and times, placing herself in the persona of her characters, all while sitting in her favorite chair. She has enjoyed writing for various reasons ever since childhood, when she realized writing and making up stories would provide entertainment for long trips and keep her company. Her tendency toward fantastic stories was reflected in tales of discovering modern day dinosaurs and talking horses that would give her advice. The writing of poetry provided an outlet for private thoughts and emotions for years until she decided to self-publish fiction in 2016. Pamela's genres include science fiction, paranormal fiction, and poetry of all types. The Made for Me series is Pamela's first published fiction series. She released her first full-length novel, Detours in Time, in the summer of 2017 and the sequel in 2018. Pamela currently juggles her day job with writing further novels in the Detours in Time world while cooking up more ideas for the character of Norrie from her Made for Me series.

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S. Northover
4.0 out of 5 stars Near the End did the Android Dream of Electric Sheep?
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2016
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Usually, when I decide to write a review I know what I want to say. This one is a bit different. I seldom read science fiction and never read romances. I am a man, after all. And I am not ready to turn in my man-card just yet.

But this was fun. A lonely girl posts an ad on a dating site. Unlike real dating sites, she is instantly connected to a handsome, mostly perfect being. Not that I know anything about real dating sites. "Friends" tell me it never works out that way. Right away I knew I was reading fiction. Shortly thereafter the near-perfect male in the story reveals he is an android. Check! Science fiction.

The story moves along nicely. Girl meets android. Girl falls in love with android. Girl raises an adopted child with android. And the romance? Well, beyond the palest hint of intimacy there isn't much. But he, as far as any android can, loves her. And she, as far as any human girl can, loves him.

Somewhere in the middle of the story the child, a female, grows up. The story adds her point of view. By now we know the Android's destiny is approaching its logical end. The author weaves the tale convincingly. The story works.

Is it worth your time to download and read this introductory story? I believe so. Give it a try for yourself.
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Liz B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Sequel. Quickly. Please.
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2016
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I really enjoyed this Kindle book. The author created a different, yet plausible, world that could well be where we are headed. Although I have always been a fan of third person narratives, I liked the technique of having the three main characters tell their side of the story in first person.. I eagerly await the next chapter in their lives.
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4.0 out of 5 stars love without a human heart
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2018
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In her first date with Sampson at the Astral Sunshine Bohemian eatery, Abrielle ‘Abri’ feels the chemistry. She falls for him, an android with circuit boards instead of a heart. He also feels a spark between them. Although she has trouble with decision-making, it doesn’t take her long to decide about Sampson B. Jensen. He, on the other hand, had specified a dating preference for a human woman, rather than an android, wanting the love of a human woman. He surprises her with a little multi-colored puppy named Patches. When In Vitro clinic makes a mistake, they marry and adopt a child, a girl, naming her Nora “Norrie” Colleen Jensen.

Pamela Schloesser Canepa spins a sweet tale of “two quirky oddballs” who meet through a glitch by an online dating service. Could a “man”, created by a lab, love without a human heart? But Sampson has human qualities like “empathy, a conscience, and love to give”. Norrie knows that he’s unlike other dads, he never gets sick, is super strong, and never gets tired. But, just like a battery has a termination date, so does Sampson. The story continues in a sequel.
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Scott Skipper
3.0 out of 5 stars Do Male Androids Dream of Human Women
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2017
Abrielle has trouble making decisions. She relies on her personal computer to make them for her, even to the extent of what to order for dinner on her first date with Sampson. Sampson was less than forthcoming when he completed the online dating questionnaire. Being an android didn’t seem like essential information. He was also a little careless when he decided to join Abrielle in a glass of wine, because alcohol shorted his circuits, but he was able to tell her how to reboot him and the rest of dinner went well. Sampson was commissioned by an elderly ballet dancer for companionship. She emancipated him in her will, but he had developed a taste for human females. Abrielle was liberal enough in her thinking to not be prejudiced toward androids. This unlikely couple became an item, and due to a glitch at the fertility clinic, find themselves in a position to adopt a child. Life would seem to be idyllic except for the fact that androids have an expiration date.

Made for Me starts well. The reader is attracted to the somewhat ditzy idiosyncrasies of Abrielle, and the voice of her character shows the first few scenes in an engaging way. Then Sampson takes the viewpoint, and he reveals his doubts and worries, again in a convincing way. However, the narration fails to remain consistent and turns into telling the story in place of showing it. There is very little dialogue that might allow the characters to present the story in their own words. What the reader gets instead is a recitation of often sterile facts. When the adopted child, Norrie, takes a turn with the narration, her voice is anything but child-like.

Ms. Schloesser Canepa has created some interesting concepts in this futuristic tale. One that I liked was the idea that Abrielle is working in a fertility clinic at the start of the book. After she and Sampson agree to adopt a ‘mistake’ that the clinic made, she goes to work for a cemetery that specializes in biodegradable ‘burial pods’ that sprout into apple trees. A story about the marriage of an android and a human has great potential. It might resume where Blade Runner ended. Made for Me didn’t satisfy me in that regard. Sampson and Abrielle’s life together was just too mundane. This is petty, and I know it, but I couldn’t shake the idea that Sampson (with a ‘P’) was supposed to be Samson. Made for Me is a quick and breezy read. Don’t let the ranting of one cranky old man dissuade you. See for yourself.
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Daniel M.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2016
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A great love story that takes place in a future that is quite possible for this world. As she explores the relationship between Sampson and Abrielle, there is also exploration of new technology, futuristic changes to current technology, and new prejudices developing in a new age. Pam's style of writing is perfect for the genre she chooses to explore.
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Joy Nwosu Lo-Bamijoko
4.0 out of 5 stars Book Review of Made for me by Pamela Schloesser Canepa
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2017
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Beautiful story, but riddled with editing problems. I wish the author will put it through a professional editor. It is a pity that such a good story should be stifled by such glaring editing issues.

Having said that, this is a fascinating story of a time projected far into the future when the world will become almost fully mechanized. It was interesting to see how Abrielle, a human, and Sampson, an Android, met, fell in love, and finally married. They adopted their daughter, Norrie and lived a “normal human” existence. Both Abrielle and Sampson succeeded in keeping secret the real nature of Samson from their friends, family, and even daughter, Norrie until it was necessary for Norrie to be told. Very interesting!
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Wembley
5.0 out of 5 stars A charming and unusual love story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 25, 2018
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A charming and unusual love story: when Abrielle finally meets what seems to be the perfect match, she is thrown when she discovers her new love Sampson is an android. The big question is, does it really matter...? As a side issue, Abrielle herself is far from perfect, whereas Sampson is clever, good-looking and (seemingly) caring, so who is really the better catch?

The chapters are related alternately by the two protagonists, with a third character chiming in later as things get more complicated, and each has their own distinct voice. Sampson in particular is nicely handled, on the fine edge between quirky and strange, he is likeable but still leaves a lingering sense of not-quite-human.

The world of the future is sketched deftly but surely with plenty of neat touches. You really know you're not in the present day, and the changes affect every aspect of our characters lives.

Love may conquer all -- but can androids even love? The answer here may not be definitive, but it's an intriguing exploration of a truly 21st century romance.
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D.E.Howard
3.0 out of 5 stars A cute futuristic romance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2016
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This is a futuristic tale of an unusual romance. In a world where you can let technology make even the most basic decisions for you - such as what meal to order in a restaurant - Abrielle is happy to put her choice of romantic partner in the hands of a dating website. Sampson seems too good to be true, he really does seem to be her ideal match. But he isn't exactly what he appears.

This was a quick and easy read, sometimes the story didn't quite flow as well as it might and the dialogue occasionally felt a little jarring and not quite how I would expect real people to talk. Some of the story moved along a little too quickly for my liking - I think it would have been better if Sampson's secret (which I will not reveal) was not exposed so quickly and Abrielle had time to really fall for the man before she discovered what he was hiding.

Overall it was a cute and fun read with an imaginative idea which, with a little more work and polish, could easily earn an additional star or two :)
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P N Rendell
3.0 out of 5 stars In a perfect world
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2016
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So, you applied to an Internet dating service and found your ideal partner. How did you cope when you discovered your dream partner is an android? This story shows how the aspects of consideration, sensitivity, gentleness, good manners and some old fashioned customs will all, someday, be emulated by advanced humanization. And then some ....
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