3.75/5 ⭐

I liked this! It's kind of the middle ground between Ready Player One and Warcross.

Theres mystery after mystery after mystery all kinda wrapped up into one big thing that I didn't realize was all connected until the reveal. I kept getting this feeling about certain characters that they weren't what they seemed so I was so apprehensive about everyone! Then everyone changed between being good and bad!

I have a fear about someone dying by the end of this series so I just...I DONT WANT TO LIKE ANYONE at the risk of breaking my heart.

I do wish the main character doing the saving wasn't a man saving the girl he loved (I mean...that's been done to death) but I did appreciate the female sidekick helpers. Besides that, Simon is a sarcastic and very blunt character that intends to bend rules for his benefit yet...he's not really a bad person. Simon has some amazing dialogue but the greatest thing he did was the fighting back against his parents at the very beginning. He definitely develops and grows as he begins to understand exactly what has happened to Kat and the conspiracy revolving around the two VR worlds. He's clearly a good person but not perfect and has flaws that made him realistic (and honestly see pieces of me in him).

I'll definitely pick up the sequel.

Video review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzZC5l9ket0