Though Im a lover of YA Dystopian fiction, Ive never been much of a gamer, so I thought that a lot of this book would be over my head. Surprising, it wasnt and I really loved the idea of the RPG being played by real people (though they don't realize it) that was controlled by richer real people. The one thought that kept circling in my mind was what if the gamer was grounded by their parents for awhile, would their game character die without food and water? I gotta admit, this aspect of it really freaked me out.
I enjoyed the pace of the book and while it wasnt overly action driven there was a nice balance between the action in the game and the downtime of the characters. In the beginning, I thought that the characters were a bit flat but once realizing that they were just movable pieces in a game, it made sense for them to be pretty emotionless. You quickly realize that Claudia is the exception to this and then it reaches a whole other level of intensity. Im looking forward to the next book in this series cause when you say cliffhanger, boy does the author leave you with a doozy of one.
I enjoyed the pace of the book and while it wasnt overly action driven there was a nice balance between the action in the game and the downtime of the characters. In the beginning, I thought that the characters were a bit flat but once realizing that they were just movable pieces in a game, it made sense for them to be pretty emotionless. You quickly realize that Claudia is the exception to this and then it reaches a whole other level of intensity. Im looking forward to the next book in this series cause when you say cliffhanger, boy does the author leave you with a doozy of one.
This copy is marked "NOT FOR SALE" and is an Advanced Uncorrected Proof. I did not find any problems reading the book and the story was complete.
