This was a pretty cute read. I really liked the main character, Maeve and enjoyed her character growth throughout this novel. I did laugh out loud a few times and there were definitely some cheesy moments. This is marketed as a laugh out loud rom com and while I did laugh a bit I wouldn’t necessarily call this one a rom com. There is romance for sure but it’s not the main focus.

I liked seeing how Kobi was integrated into different setting as seeing how everyone reacted to him. It’s not far fetched to think that this may become a reality sooner rather than later.

Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed Chaos Theory because of the solid writing, the workplace setting of a tourism office in Dublin, and the many likeable characters, especially the FMC, Maeve.

Maeve is sort of drifting along in both her professional and personal life and has a pattern of pushing people away. Enter Kobi, a robot that she is put in charge of only because everyone else does not have enough time. What follows is personal growth for Maeve, and an interesting plot that sometimes resembles that of a thriller, although written with a light touch.

This was definitely a fun book with some humor and romance. However, it is marketed as a laugh aloud romcom, and I don’t believe that is an apt description. I see it as a lighthearted look at artificial intelligence with a strong emotional pull and interesting characters.

3.5 stars!
This is a fun science/engineering themed rom-rom, with a very unique and new-age plot.

In this story we meet Maeve- a woman working for an Irish tourism company, who has recently been assigned to work alongside an AI robot, Kobi.
Maeve’s task is to intergrade Kobi into the work into her workplace and give him real experiences and human interaction.
In the process, she finds herself caught in a love triangle with Kobi’s creator, and her coworker who has been aiding her in this new and difficult task.
She will soon discover that there are a lot of secrets surrounding Kobi, and someone has been lying to her the whole time.

I thought this was a fun read overall.
There were several things I really liked about it, but several things that just made it fall a little bit short for me.

I will start with the positives!
I can really appreciate a story that discusses very modern/recent concepts. It is always nice to see relevant topics in books, and this certainly has that. In our current environment, we are seeing technology reimaged and elevated to a level beyond what we have had in the past. Given all of the new developments in AI- I am not surprised to see authors beginning to include that in their newer stories.
I think this is a cool introduction into the world of robotics and would probably be of interest to a lot of readers who are interested in recent tech advancements- but also want to read something fun and lighthearted!

I love the setting here! The more books I read set in Ireland, the more I want to book a plane ticket.
I am always excited to support more Irish authors!

Also, the writing is quite nice in this. It reads very easily, and it kept me very engaged throughout. Many of the characters are likeable, and I did find myself hoping things would work out for them.

Now for the things that I didn’t like as much.
There was a point at which I started to feel a tad bit strange. Perhaps I am just somewhat of a skeptic, I am not sure. The level to which Maeve and the other characters began to see Kobi as a human- started to surpass comfortability for me. At the end of the day, we are still discussing a robot, so to see them personify him so much just got odd and made me enjoy the story a little less.

This really isn’t a huge deal for me, but I think it is worth mentioning. This story is marketed as a romance, but I wouldn’t necessarily call it one. While it does have romantic elements, and a relationship does bloom at the end- it is not really the main focus. It is sort of on the back burner. I was just expecting a bit more, given the genre listing and the cover.
Again, not really that big of a deal, but an important thing to note if you are a heavy romance reader.

Overall, I thought this was decent! While I didn’t find it unenjoyable- I do think there are many readers that would take more enjoyment from this than I was able to!

A huge thank you to Netgalley, Storm Publishing and author Sylvia Leatham for providing me with the eARC of “Chaos Theory”, in exchange for my honest review!
Publication date: September 6th, 2025
Reviewed on Goodreads: August 12th, 2025

this was pretty cute! it was a very fun and enjoyable read, and i’d definitely check out more by the author

3.5⭐️


Maeve McGettigan trabaja en Go Ireland, una oficina de turismo en Dublín, donde su mayor reto hasta ahora ha sido evitar que su relación esporádica con su compañero Shane se convierta en algo serio. Pero todo cambia cuando su jefe le asigna una tarea inesperada: supervisar a Kobi, un cobot (robot colaborativo) altamente avanzado, enviado por una empresa tecnológica para mejorar sus habilidades de interacción humana en un entorno de oficina. Lo que parecía una misión sencilla pronto se convierte en un caos absoluto: Kobi arruina la página web de la empresa, incomoda a sus compañeros con comentarios inoportunos y, lejos de integrarse, parece generar más problemas de los que resuelve. Entre malentendidos, tensiones laborales y la creciente presión, Maeve tendrá que decidir si logra encontrarle un lugar a Kobi… o si lo mejor sería encontrar la forma de que desaparezca.

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No fue un mal libro, pero tampoco fue para mí.


Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.

This was such a cute read. I was hooked from the very first page and I kept reading until the first as I wanted to know what happened. The story was cute and easy to follow with a great cast of characters. plus I loved the place settings in the book. I highly recommend it and I look forward to reading more by the author.
💝 Thank you to Netgalley, Storm publishing and the author Sylvia Leatham for my arc ebook copy of the book in exchange for an honest review