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3.0
adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

3/5 stars.

Description: Sam Masur runs into Sadie Green one day in NYC. These folks who had a friendship as kids rekindle their relationship by deciding to make a video game today. This video game does better than either of them were anticipating. Can they handle the empire that is about to be built before them, or will they crumble again, just as they did when they were kids?

The good:
- I think the concept was interesting, especially as someone who likes to play video games.
- The emotion is definitely felt in this book and you feel extremely connected to the characters.
- I thought the description of the games were amazing and I wish I could play all of them.

The not as good:
- The lack of a clear timeline throughout the entire book. I will say, I did listen to the audiobook and would definitely not recommend that. The constant format changes I'm thinking would have been better in a physical book format. This formatting really took away from enjoying the book for me, which is why I'm taking off two stars for this.