Showing posts with label gaming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gaming. Show all posts

Monday, November 6, 2017

Warcross (Warcross #1) by Marie Lu

Warcross (Warcross, #1)Warcross by Marie Lu
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Since I am not into gaming at all, I absolutely loved the narration by Nancy Wu; her voice had just the right amount of tension, yes there is lots of that in this high stakes gaming competition that has someone trying to destroy the game. Emika Chen hacks into the initial Warcross game and that has her meet the creator, Hideo, who hires her as a hacker to find who is hacking into Warcross. There was so much going on, I loved the narration, I would have been lost because I am not familiar with all the terms used but I loved the artificial worlds, the ins and outs of the games, the way the games were set up using bots, virtual weapons, Ash in a wheelchair but he runs in the game, and bounty hunters!!! I can't wait for Book 2 because the ending really surprised me- I think Emika is such a bold, fierce, amazing and strong female main character- I can't wait to see what happens.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang

In Real LifeIn Real Life by Cory Doctorow
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read this graphic novel as part of The 2015 Hub Challenge and Cory Doctorow's depiction of teens, online gaming, and Anda's awakening to the "reality" of Coarsegold Online. As an awkward teen, Anda is recruited in school to play this multiplayer online game. What results is Anda as a gamer under the tutelage of Sarge and the blurred lines of reality and gaming. I loved Jen Wang's illustrations and Anda's two lives as student and gamer. Teens will love this book about gaming, a must read.

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