What separates «Ex Machina» from all those other movies about the potential
dangers of sentient A.I., however, is the addition of Gleeson's
character to the equation, because it uses Caleb's humanity / moral compass
against the audience to make you sympathetic towards Ava even though virtually every film about robots has taught us not to trust them.
Willig's novel The Betrayal of the Blood Lily was praised in BookPage for its «vivid historical detail, deeply honorable
characters fighting
against truly wicked villains and a plot filled with baffling mystery and heart - pounding
danger.»