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Return to the series BuzzFeed compared to Ready Player One in the second book in a new fast-paced trilogy from New York Times bestselling authors Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller that's perfect for fans of HBO's Westworld. Simon saved his best friend, Kat, from the clutches of the Company and their high-tech VR gaming experience, Otherworld. But it was at a steep price. Now he, Kat, and their friend Busara are on the run. They know too much. About the Company's dark secrets. About the real-life consequences of playing Otherworld. And about Kat's stepfather's involvement in everything. The group is headed to New Mexico to find Simon's old roommate, who is a tech genius and possibly the only person who can help them reveal the truth about the Company before it's too late and the line between what's real and what's fantasy is erased . . . forever. Imagine a future in which you can leave reality behind and give in to your greatest desires. That future is now. And the future is terrifying.
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3.75 Stars
I realized when I started reading this that it had been three years since I'd read the first book. Surprisingly, although I don't remember everything that happened in the first book, I didn't struggle picking up where we left off. I think the authors do a great job of sprinkling in bits from book one when you need it.
The four main characters are likable and believable. I like their ideas and their knowledge of how humans are using technology in the worst possible ways and how what we're doing is going to be the end of us all.
There is a huge plot twist at the end of this book (and a cliffhanger to boot) but to be fair, I had a fairly decent idea of what the plot twist was about 3/4 into the book. Though I didn't know exactly what or why. I do like the way it was used (and as I've started reading the 3rd book, it does make sense).
Cover 3; characters 4; plot 3; pace 4; writing 4; enjoyment 4.
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