Amazon Echo or Google Home: which should I buy?

I’m thinking of getting a smart speaker for a present, but wonder if the novelty will wear offEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.I’m thinking about buying one of those Amazon Echo or Google Home speakers as a gift for my partner at Christmas. My worry is that it might be fun at first but then you stop using it. How have other readers g