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Warcross
by Marie Lu
Rating: 4.5/5
Genre: YA Sci-Fi/Dystopian
Recommended Age: 13+ (slightly mature scenes, trigger warnings for one bombing scene that might be upsetting to someone)
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu—when a game called Warcross takes the world by storm, one girl hacks her way into its dangerous depths.
For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn’t just a game—it’s a way of life. The obsession started ten years ago and its fan base now spans the globe, some eager to escape from reality and others hoping to make a profit. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down Warcross players who bet on the game illegally. But the bounty-hunting world is a competitive one, and survival has not been easy. To make some quick cash, Emika takes a risk and hacks into the opening game of the international Warcross Championships—only to accidentally glitch herself into the action and become an overnight sensation.
Convinced she’s going to be arrested, Emika is shocked when instead she gets a call from the game’s creator, the elusive young billionaire Hideo Tanaka, with an irresistible offer. He needs a spy on the inside of this year’s tournament in order to uncover a security problem . . . and he wants Emika for the job. With no time to lose, Emika’s whisked off to Tokyo and thrust into a world of fame and fortune that she’s only dreamed of. But soon her investigation uncovers a sinister plot, with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire.
In this sci-fi thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu conjures an immersive, exhilarating world where choosing who to trust may be the biggest gamble of all.- Amazon.com
Do you play Warcross? It’s all the new rage! You plug yourself into the NueroLink and you’re then totally immersed into a virtual world. Play the game enough times and you can become good enough to compete in the international championships! Or just glitch into the game like Emika does. Our rainbow haired hero had my attention and love from page 1. Determined, brave, and courageous, while those aren’t different from any other characteristics from any other YA novel Emika is just wrote differently and can definitely stand on her own in the YA field. Beyond my gushing over Emika, I thought the rest of the characters were not only so well developed, but also diverse and complex. Even the secondary characters were amazingly described. Every character was so vivid I could easily picture them in my mind. The plot was also extremely well done. I didn’t expect the twists I saw coming and now I’m left with more questions than answers! I also thought the pacing was very well done and the writing was as well. For this being my first Marie Lu book I didn’t realize what an amazing author she was until this novel. Now I totally see why people pine over her books! Her writing was so well done! I could gush about it for days!
However much I loved this book, I had a few issues with this book. While I loved how Marie Lu included a very diverse cast of characters, I had some questions with one of the characters. One of the characters is wheelchair-bound and I never really got answers as to how this effects his avatar in the game. Does his avatar walk around or is the wheelchair still apart of the avatar? I also felt that the background could have been described better. I feel bad that I was comparing this book until it was nearly complete to Ready Player One. They’re on two different levels. However, since I did compare the two quite frequently, I felt that Ready Player One excelled in scene setting while Warcross didn’t. The setting was still good in my opinion, but I feel like there could have been more. I did like that Marie Lu did incorporate real world internet “sites” (if you know what I mean) and I loved the description of that world. I just wish I could have seen that throughout the novel.
Verdict: Overall, an amazingly well done book that’s for gamers and n00bs alike! I felt inspired by Emika and I’m completely upset that I have to wait for the next installment of this book to come out. I feel that the technology incorporated wasn’t completely beyond realistic means of what could be one day and I loved all the internet and gaming references that Marie Lu hid throughout the book. I felt like a child collecting Easter eggs on Easter Sunday! Seriously an amazing read that any lover of games or YA sci-fi would absolutely fall in love with.
Genre: YA Sci-Fi/Dystopian
Recommended Age: 13+ (slightly mature scenes, trigger warnings for one bombing scene that might be upsetting to someone)
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu—when a game called Warcross takes the world by storm, one girl hacks her way into its dangerous depths.
For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn’t just a game—it’s a way of life. The obsession started ten years ago and its fan base now spans the globe, some eager to escape from reality and others hoping to make a profit. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down Warcross players who bet on the game illegally. But the bounty-hunting world is a competitive one, and survival has not been easy. To make some quick cash, Emika takes a risk and hacks into the opening game of the international Warcross Championships—only to accidentally glitch herself into the action and become an overnight sensation.
Convinced she’s going to be arrested, Emika is shocked when instead she gets a call from the game’s creator, the elusive young billionaire Hideo Tanaka, with an irresistible offer. He needs a spy on the inside of this year’s tournament in order to uncover a security problem . . . and he wants Emika for the job. With no time to lose, Emika’s whisked off to Tokyo and thrust into a world of fame and fortune that she’s only dreamed of. But soon her investigation uncovers a sinister plot, with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire.
In this sci-fi thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu conjures an immersive, exhilarating world where choosing who to trust may be the biggest gamble of all.- Amazon.com
Do you play Warcross? It’s all the new rage! You plug yourself into the NueroLink and you’re then totally immersed into a virtual world. Play the game enough times and you can become good enough to compete in the international championships! Or just glitch into the game like Emika does. Our rainbow haired hero had my attention and love from page 1. Determined, brave, and courageous, while those aren’t different from any other characteristics from any other YA novel Emika is just wrote differently and can definitely stand on her own in the YA field. Beyond my gushing over Emika, I thought the rest of the characters were not only so well developed, but also diverse and complex. Even the secondary characters were amazingly described. Every character was so vivid I could easily picture them in my mind. The plot was also extremely well done. I didn’t expect the twists I saw coming and now I’m left with more questions than answers! I also thought the pacing was very well done and the writing was as well. For this being my first Marie Lu book I didn’t realize what an amazing author she was until this novel. Now I totally see why people pine over her books! Her writing was so well done! I could gush about it for days!
However much I loved this book, I had a few issues with this book. While I loved how Marie Lu included a very diverse cast of characters, I had some questions with one of the characters. One of the characters is wheelchair-bound and I never really got answers as to how this effects his avatar in the game. Does his avatar walk around or is the wheelchair still apart of the avatar? I also felt that the background could have been described better. I feel bad that I was comparing this book until it was nearly complete to Ready Player One. They’re on two different levels. However, since I did compare the two quite frequently, I felt that Ready Player One excelled in scene setting while Warcross didn’t. The setting was still good in my opinion, but I feel like there could have been more. I did like that Marie Lu did incorporate real world internet “sites” (if you know what I mean) and I loved the description of that world. I just wish I could have seen that throughout the novel.
Verdict: Overall, an amazingly well done book that’s for gamers and n00bs alike! I felt inspired by Emika and I’m completely upset that I have to wait for the next installment of this book to come out. I feel that the technology incorporated wasn’t completely beyond realistic means of what could be one day and I loved all the internet and gaming references that Marie Lu hid throughout the book. I felt like a child collecting Easter eggs on Easter Sunday! Seriously an amazing read that any lover of games or YA sci-fi would absolutely fall in love with.