"With grace and humor, Valet grapples with the major question of our times: how do we live up to our full potential in a world where AI outperforms us all? Wise, witty, big-hearted, hilarious, and totally brilliant! J.P. Lacrampe's robot narrator stole my heart--and reminded me what it means to be human. 10/10! A marvel!"--Mary Pauline Lowry, author of The Roxy Letters

"With the anxiety of AI and tech at an all-time high, J.P. Lacrampe's VALET is the breather we need to slow down and laugh at the absurdity of the moment, while digging deep into the questions that really matter--what it means to be human and, perhaps more importantly, what it means to be family. Written with intelligence, wit, and tremendous (robot) heart, VALET is a debut for our age." --Lysley Tenorio, author of Monstress and The Son of Good Fortune

"Valet is a hilarious and bracing examination of the near future, where Cy, a techbot servant, must navigate the complexities of humans to maintain his utility score. What makes this such a winning and openhearted novel is that J.P. Lacrampe goes beyond the initial premise by looking at the universal anxiety of family, of being tied to people with whom you will rise and fall, either toward a new update or into obsolescence."--Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here and Run for the Hills

"A rambunctious little mystery with fun notes about consciousness and the value of both hard and soft skills."-- "Booklist"

"In Lacrampe's debut, the family drama reads like Knives Out but with robots instead of human staff, and the relationship between Grayson and Cy, a cross between P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster and brothers-in-all-but-blood (or lubricating fluid, as it were), gives the story its heart and makes readers care about the characters."-- "Library Journal"

"This madcap novel has plenty of heart."-- "Publishers Weekly"