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The Circuitry We Share
What if the thing that makes us most human could be turned against us?
When four hyper-empathic women realize they've all fallen for the same enigmatic Silicon Valley filmmaker, they begin to unravel a web of deception that stretches far beyond romantic betrayal, exposing the dark corners of the tech world.
A woman vanishes from a cliffside retreat in Big Sur, and investigative journalist Zoe Harrison is drawn into a mystery that feels eerily personal. Her search unravels the tangled lives of three other women-Lillian, a French climatologist, Karolina, a clairvoyant Spanish actress, and Sasha, a German pilot with prophetic dreams-all of whom share a dangerous connection. They've each fallen for Max Furtherlore, a magnetic British filmmaker hiding ties to a covert tech project designed to weaponize empathy. As their lives collide, the truth they uncover is more chilling than romantic betrayal, it's an engineered fate.
The Circuitry We Share is a haunting psychological thriller exploring the magnetic pull between people wired to feel deeply and those who only mirror emotion. It will resonate with anyone who has fallen in love, only to realize the person they trusted was a perfect stranger.
When four hyper-empathic women realize they've all fallen for the same enigmatic Silicon Valley filmmaker, they begin to unravel a web of deception that stretches far beyond romantic betrayal, exposing the dark corners of the tech world.
A woman vanishes from a cliffside retreat in Big Sur, and investigative journalist Zoe Harrison is drawn into a mystery that feels eerily personal. Her search unravels the tangled lives of three other women-Lillian, a French climatologist, Karolina, a clairvoyant Spanish actress, and Sasha, a German pilot with prophetic dreams-all of whom share a dangerous connection. They've each fallen for Max Furtherlore, a magnetic British filmmaker hiding ties to a covert tech project designed to weaponize empathy. As their lives collide, the truth they uncover is more chilling than romantic betrayal, it's an engineered fate.
The Circuitry We Share is a haunting psychological thriller exploring the magnetic pull between people wired to feel deeply and those who only mirror emotion. It will resonate with anyone who has fallen in love, only to realize the person they trusted was a perfect stranger.
264 pages, Paperback
Published January 6, 2026
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About the author
Molly Dunn
1 book2 followersMolly Dunn is an author and strategist fascinated by the intricacies of human behavior, perception and the hidden circuitry that drives human connection.
She studied Communications and Psychology at Villanova University, and her career has spanned advertising, tech, and media, including roles at NBC News and Meta.
Her work in brand strategy has earned international recognition, including a Cannes Lions award, and she has been featured in The New York Times for challenging inequities in the advertising industry.
Molly lives in upstate New York. The Circuitry We Share is her debut novel.
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March 12, 2026
This novel is a true page-turner: the plot is so gripping that it makes you want to race through each chapter just to find out what happens next. The suspense is tightly crafted, keeping the reader constantly on edge.
But what makes the book especially compelling is how timely its themes feel. Beneath the thrilling storyline runs a sharp exploration of power dynamics, particularly the ways some people seek to dominate, control, and manipulate others while disguising it as charisma or ambition. The novel also casts a critical eye on the tech world’s obsession with progress at any cost, where innovation can easily overshadow ethics and the common good.
Perhaps most striking is its reflection on how women are often conditioned to believe in the goodness of others, making it easier to overlook red flags and not trust their intuition. The result is a novel that is not only suspenseful, but also perceptive and thought-provoking.
Buy it. Organize a book club. And talk about it with your friends !
But what makes the book especially compelling is how timely its themes feel. Beneath the thrilling storyline runs a sharp exploration of power dynamics, particularly the ways some people seek to dominate, control, and manipulate others while disguising it as charisma or ambition. The novel also casts a critical eye on the tech world’s obsession with progress at any cost, where innovation can easily overshadow ethics and the common good.
Perhaps most striking is its reflection on how women are often conditioned to believe in the goodness of others, making it easier to overlook red flags and not trust their intuition. The result is a novel that is not only suspenseful, but also perceptive and thought-provoking.
Buy it. Organize a book club. And talk about it with your friends !
January 27, 2026
I could not put this book down-except when I had to consider the possibilities presented. This story not only follows the crossing of lives it also brings to light the “what ifs” of AI and the power that technology and big business money have on our lives. A wonderful debut novel.
February 26, 2026
I simply couldn’t put this book ! I read it in one day because each page had me wanting to know what happens next! The story line was so intriguing and I loved all the characters in the story. Hopefully there will be more stories to come because I really want to read more of what these characters can accomplish together.
February 17, 2026
I became so attached to these characters and loved the transition from chapter to chapter. I was captivated by the story, and could not help but visualize the coast as the different scenes unfolded. I definitely recommend this book!
January 8, 2026
The Circuitry We Share is a psychologically charged thriller that blurs the line between intimacy and manipulation, asking a chilling question: what if the people we love most are not feeling us?
Seductive, destabilizing, and quietly alarming, the language of the book drew me in through vivid imagery, resonant wordplay, and perfectly calibrated, seesawing suspense. In the process, it forced me to examine my own emotional history and question whether it was freely chosen—or designed, and by whom. Intellectually provocative and slightly haunting, this novel lingers like a memory you’re no longer sure was ever entirely your own.
Seductive, destabilizing, and quietly alarming, the language of the book drew me in through vivid imagery, resonant wordplay, and perfectly calibrated, seesawing suspense. In the process, it forced me to examine my own emotional history and question whether it was freely chosen—or designed, and by whom. Intellectually provocative and slightly haunting, this novel lingers like a memory you’re no longer sure was ever entirely your own.
March 13, 2026
Reading The Circuitry We Share by Molly Dunn felt like discovering a new idea and having a long-held intuition gently explained. Dunn explores the invisible emotional and neurological connections between people—how empathy, awareness, and shared experience create a kind of circuitry that links us in ways we often sense but rarely articulate. Dunn tells the captivating story of four women and each intriguing chapter builds the connectivity.
I have always been fascinated by empathy. Not simply the ability to understand another person’s feelings, but the deeper sense that we are somehow connected beyond the obvious channels of communication. Dunn’s writing resonates with that feeling. She frames emotion almost as a frequency—signals moving between people, sometimes clearly received and sometimes distorted by noise. Dunn also helps to attune one’s sense of another’s lack of feeling and emotional void. That idea particularly struck me: that what we experience in relationships and interactions may not be random or purely psychological, but part of a more subtle system of resonance.
For much of my life, I’ve described myself as an “old soul,” the way people sometimes do when they feel unusually aware of the emotional currents around them. Dunn’s perspective made me reconsider that label. Perhaps it isn’t about age of the soul at all. Perhaps it’s simply about connection—about being tuned into the circuitry that links us all. Maybe some of us sense it more easily, while others learn to recognize it over time.
One of the most compelling themes in the book is the distinction between clarity and noise. Dunn suggests that emotions themselves are not the problem; rather, it is the interference—our fears, distractions, assumptions, and social conditioning—that distorts the signals we send and receive. When the noise quiets, empathy becomes clearer. Understanding becomes possible. In that clarity, connection becomes undeniable.
The Circuitry We Share doesn’t treat empathy as sentimental or abstract. Instead, Dunn approaches it almost like a system—something observable, experiential, and deeply human. She takes the readers through the circuity from the perspective of different women with different empathic sensibilities. The book invites readers to consider how often we may already be participating in this shared circuitry without realizing it and whether, and how, that circuitry can be manipulated.
For anyone who has ever felt the inexplicable pull of another person’s emotions, sensed the mood of a room instantly, or wondered why certain connections feel immediate and profound, Dunn’s work offers language for those experiences. It reminds us that empathy may not just be a personal trait; it may be part of a broader network we are all contributing to. And unfortunately, could be an opportunity for manipulation.
In the end, the book left me reflecting on a simple but powerful belief: that we are not isolated individuals moving through the world, but participants in an ongoing exchange of emotional energy and understanding. And perhaps the real task is not to create connection, but to clear enough of the noise so we can hear it.
To the author, I offer my own bit of Latin: audi scientiam tuam, coniuncti sumus.
I have always been fascinated by empathy. Not simply the ability to understand another person’s feelings, but the deeper sense that we are somehow connected beyond the obvious channels of communication. Dunn’s writing resonates with that feeling. She frames emotion almost as a frequency—signals moving between people, sometimes clearly received and sometimes distorted by noise. Dunn also helps to attune one’s sense of another’s lack of feeling and emotional void. That idea particularly struck me: that what we experience in relationships and interactions may not be random or purely psychological, but part of a more subtle system of resonance.
For much of my life, I’ve described myself as an “old soul,” the way people sometimes do when they feel unusually aware of the emotional currents around them. Dunn’s perspective made me reconsider that label. Perhaps it isn’t about age of the soul at all. Perhaps it’s simply about connection—about being tuned into the circuitry that links us all. Maybe some of us sense it more easily, while others learn to recognize it over time.
One of the most compelling themes in the book is the distinction between clarity and noise. Dunn suggests that emotions themselves are not the problem; rather, it is the interference—our fears, distractions, assumptions, and social conditioning—that distorts the signals we send and receive. When the noise quiets, empathy becomes clearer. Understanding becomes possible. In that clarity, connection becomes undeniable.
The Circuitry We Share doesn’t treat empathy as sentimental or abstract. Instead, Dunn approaches it almost like a system—something observable, experiential, and deeply human. She takes the readers through the circuity from the perspective of different women with different empathic sensibilities. The book invites readers to consider how often we may already be participating in this shared circuitry without realizing it and whether, and how, that circuitry can be manipulated.
For anyone who has ever felt the inexplicable pull of another person’s emotions, sensed the mood of a room instantly, or wondered why certain connections feel immediate and profound, Dunn’s work offers language for those experiences. It reminds us that empathy may not just be a personal trait; it may be part of a broader network we are all contributing to. And unfortunately, could be an opportunity for manipulation.
In the end, the book left me reflecting on a simple but powerful belief: that we are not isolated individuals moving through the world, but participants in an ongoing exchange of emotional energy and understanding. And perhaps the real task is not to create connection, but to clear enough of the noise so we can hear it.
To the author, I offer my own bit of Latin: audi scientiam tuam, coniuncti sumus.
January 7, 2026
10/10 This book got me back into reading!
NO SPOILERS
This book means so much to me and will always have a place in my heart. As a deeply emotional woman who has never felt properly represented, this story is what I wish I had growing up. You follow the story of multiple women, each different in their own way, connected by their “emotional superpowers”. Whether it’s deep rooted empathy, synesthesia, or intuition, these women show the many different capacities in which we can be emotionally connected.
The story itself pulls you in and has you feeling like a mini detective, often referring to earlier chapters and cross referencing information from earlier in the story.
All in all this story was everything you could ever want. Thrilling, relatable, exciting, emotional, ALL THE THINGS!
Greatly looking forward to another Molly Dunn story in the future❤️🙌
NO SPOILERS
This book means so much to me and will always have a place in my heart. As a deeply emotional woman who has never felt properly represented, this story is what I wish I had growing up. You follow the story of multiple women, each different in their own way, connected by their “emotional superpowers”. Whether it’s deep rooted empathy, synesthesia, or intuition, these women show the many different capacities in which we can be emotionally connected.
The story itself pulls you in and has you feeling like a mini detective, often referring to earlier chapters and cross referencing information from earlier in the story.
All in all this story was everything you could ever want. Thrilling, relatable, exciting, emotional, ALL THE THINGS!
Greatly looking forward to another Molly Dunn story in the future❤️🙌
February 9, 2026
I loved this book.
Like genuinely. I picked it up thinking I'd read it for a bit, and then suddenly I'd been reading for hours and couldn't put it down.
There need to be more books like this, that get under the skin of what is driving the broligarchy of the tech world and asks important, human questions about what's driving it. Narratives that champion empathy, emotional intelligence and female intuition as the super powers they are.
I'm sharing it with everybody I know and would watch the movie version of this in a heartbeat.
Like genuinely. I picked it up thinking I'd read it for a bit, and then suddenly I'd been reading for hours and couldn't put it down.
There need to be more books like this, that get under the skin of what is driving the broligarchy of the tech world and asks important, human questions about what's driving it. Narratives that champion empathy, emotional intelligence and female intuition as the super powers they are.
I'm sharing it with everybody I know and would watch the movie version of this in a heartbeat.
February 13, 2026
Thoroughly enjoyed this one. I’ve never been to Big Sur, but I know exactly what it looks, feels and smells like because of the nuanced descriptions. I don’t know a whole lot about the intersection of tech and humanity, but this book has elucidated it in ways I never imagined. And along the way, I was introduced to characters that feel real and plot twists that are the perfect balance of surprising but grounded. No notes!
January 21, 2026
I really enjoyed this book. I liked the way the chapter jumped between the women as they uncovered mysteries about themselves and those around them. It was hard to put the book down. I don’t usually read books about tech but this was captivating and mixed tech and humanity into a thrilling plot that I had to finish once I started it.
February 28, 2026
I stayed up waaaaay too late reading this! It seems like a typical murder mystery at the start but is actually so much more sinister, with tech bros doing their darnedest to exploit women's power. It feels really of the moment and engaging, and I dog-eared many pages with lines that stood out. I really want to re-read it now that I know how it ends, and see how that changes the experience!
March 15, 2026
What an intriguing premise and written in a manner that makes you never want to put it down!
As the mystery unfolds you think deeper about how technology is created, the passionate nature of humans and the bond of women.
As the mystery unfolds you think deeper about how technology is created, the passionate nature of humans and the bond of women.
March 9, 2026
Interesting premise but fails to deliver. It reads like a mass produced paperback like the one you would find at an airport kiosk.
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