Warcross | 
pickFast-paced Sci-Fi novel that has some Ready Player One vibes, but definitely is it's own beast. Emika Chen (hacker, gamer, bounty hunter) is a fun character to follow. I plan to start the sequel soon.
pickA wild ride! I loved that we got to follow a female hacker through such vibrant world building. And it‘s non stop action from chapter 1. I went in not realizing that there‘s a sequel and was disappointed we didn‘t get more of a wrap up. But over all it was a fun read.
I'm struggling to read this month and I'm struggling to be okay with that. Sigh. I've only finished 2 books and I usually read about 7 each month. It's not that the books aren't good ... it's more a desire to be up and moving.
so-soThe tagged book I liked enough to read the sequel, which is the book pictured. Both were decent but reading the second one def made me see some holes in the plot and loose ends on the whole story. Also, it was a bit more focused on the romance, which is not quite my thing. Cool lil young sci-fi, but by the end of book 2 I was a bit sick of it.
so-soThis was a fun and easy read. The ending was a bit predictable but I really appreciated the unique world-building that is set in a not at all distant future.
Enjoying a bit of #audiocrocheting before bed
I always have a hard time actually reading Sci Fi. Which is silly. I always enjoy it. Most of these have been on Mt. TBR for years! #NoShameReadathon22 is helping me get excited to read this genre more!
Space Opera - Lady Doctor Wyre
Hard Sci-Fi - Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers #3)
Steampunk - The Affair of the Mysterious Letter
Speculative Fiction - The City We Became (Great Cities #1)
Cyberpunk - Warcross (Warcross #1)
#NSR22 #Readathons
pickI am alone in thinking this book could totally happen someday? 😯
This was a really cool story. I've always loved the amount of detail that Marie Lu provides in her books, and this was no exception. It was fascinating to see what high tech gadgets could be like someday in the (maybe not so far?) future. A great action-packed read with a ton of twists and turns.
I‘ve never read this type of genre, and have never been into these types of books. Usually I read horror and mystery types but this time this book is just amazing! At first I was a bit confused and all but I just love how the story layout is like. I‘m not done the book yet but I‘m about to finish soon. I‘m excited to finish the book.
pickThis book was super fun to read. I actually told myself I didn't care how late I stayed up, I was going to finish the book that night! I love the world building within the Warcross game. This is a near future society that feels like it could really happen within a few years. I love the structure of the tournament and the fact that the teams lived and trained together. There is a small romance, but overall this is a science fiction adventure story.
pickFun, fast paced YA Sci Fi Thriller. Hacker/Bounty Hunter Emika Chen is thrown into the VR Warcross Championships to track down a Hacker threatening to bring down the system and assassinate its creator.
#Booked2021 SciFi Written by a Woman
@4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen
January is always a good reading month for me! I read a lot of great books 😀
“Everything's science fiction until someone makes it science fact.”
“It is hard to describe loss to someone who has never experienced it, impossible to explain all the ways it changes you. But for those who have, not a single word is needed.”
“But beauty can make people forgive a thousand cruelties.”
“What‘s the point of freedom if you‘re just living in a miserable reality?”
“Think badass thoughts, I tell myself.”
pickThis was just as good as I remember it being the first time. I love the futuristic world this story is set in, all the technology and shifts in the world were so fascinating. Emika is also a badass, I love reading about strong female characters who are tied to no one but themselves, it was nice to see her progression from the start of the book to the end.
so-soFor almost the entirety of this book I thought it should have been classified as a romace, but the ending made me see it differently. It was okay. I don't think it was amazing, but it wasn't bad either. I did find myself enjoying the story but I really wish there was more about the virtual reality and just a little bit more detail on the games. Other than that, it was an alright book. I will continue to the next one.
pickI was hoping to get these last two books completed before the end of the year, but they became my first completed books for 2021.
Warcross was a lot of fun and I‘m looking forward to continuing the series. Zero was obvious earlier than I would have liked but I did not see the reasoning behind his attacks. I really do enjoy books about virtual realty!
The Queen‘s Gambit was great but the chess moves were over my head.
pickThis is the kind of book that makes me think. The one where I sit back and look at the world around us. A sci-fi novel where the world is obsessed with a fictional world and plays a game to escape reality. I feel like in our technology world, some of us are too sucked in to our technology. I ate this book up and finished in like 2 days because I couldn‘t put it down. Stay tuned for review of book #2
Incase you missed it Warcross is becoming a TV series. Hopefully they don‘t butcher the series to bad. I loved these books.
pickJust finished this and l loved every minute of it. The world felt real and cool. The games were a lot of fun to read. The way this ended was kind of unexpected yet I did get one thing right. Will be picking up the next book in this dualogy ASAP
When even your book has to remind you of current events 😷. Though they aren‘t facing a pandemic but wasn‘t expecting to see facial masks brought up
pickThe world building in this book was honestly the best! It's so rare to find such an original book, with such a well written world. Set in Tokyo, which is one of my favourite places, we follow Emika who is such a badass with her hacking skills, rainbow hair and tattoos. I loved the plot and the twists, I didn't see any of them coming at all. I loved the romance and the characters. I absolutely loved this book, and have just ordered the 2nd.
Started this earlier and am absolutely loving it! Why did I let it sit on my shelf for so long? 💙
pickThis was/is a great book, I guessed who Zero was before the big reveal though! 5/5
pickListened on audio and loved it. I was right in the mood for this sort of book. It‘s fast paced, exciting, full of characters you love. Set in the future and in the world of virtual gaming, it was fun to read about the world years from now without it being pandemic/plague/apocalypse/war based ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickFinally finished this beauty today! 4 stars and so excited to read Wildcard! 😍
pickI read this for April #doublespin. Really enjoyed this novel about bounty hunting, hacking, the dark web and virtual reality gaming, set in Tokyo. Hoping to get to the 2nd and final book in the series soon. #mounttbr2020
@TheAromaofBooks
pickThe story is interesting.
You might find it a bit predictable, since I guessed all the major plot twists correctly. But it is entertaining.
The only thing I truly hate is the romance. I mean why did Marie Lu had to write romance into this. That is the only thing that bothered me. It was really unbelievable.
so-soFirst book of 2020, though I started in December. A fast paced read but predictable. I felt like I read this story several times already.
“everyone has a different way of escaping the dark stillness of their mind.“
pick3.5 ⭐
I had a lot of trouble getting into this one, which might say more about my current reading slump than the book!
It has a strong #socialmediafocus and warns about the dangers of having too much of a reliance on technology!
#booked2019 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage
pickI loved Warcross, and I plan on continuing to the sequel right after! Warcross is a book about a girl who came from nothing, $13 in her bank account but a love for a game called Warcross, a virtual reality that changed the whole world, When the Warcross competitive teams compete Emika, the main character try‘s to pull of a stunt that could change her whole life. If you like books that have tons of action and videogames this book is for you! #2
pickPerfect if you like books about the future and technology. Fairly exciting the entire way through. Liked the main characters and the storyline
pickI liked the gaming aspect of this book. That‘s not really something I do, so a little more insight into it was interesting. Of course, a teenage girl who is able to hack into systems that teams of trained professionals are unable to crack with one hand tied behind her back is just par for the course in the YA universe. I didn‘t see the twist coming, though, and it is an engaging story.
pickIf you are looking for a book full of older adults who are not dead, annoying or broken, do not read this book. If you want a thrill ride (great action scenes) with young adults (geniuses, bounty hunters, extreme-world renown gamers) as they struggle to cope with their own issues whilst solving mysteries in the real and virtual worlds, read this fun book!
pickIt's like Hunger Games meets Ready Player One. I'm so there for it. Halfway through the novel, I was like, I can't wait to see this book adapted to a movie or mini series.
Emika hacks/glitches her way into the War Cross Opening ceremonies. When she tries to steal an artifact, she is exposed. Next thing you know, War Cross creator, Hideko, has a job offer - he wants to hire her to figure out a security issue.
