GUYS!!!!!!!! This book was soooooo GOOD!!!! I loved every second of this book!! It's a fast paced futuristic gaming book. Now I LIKE games but I don't play often and I LOVED this book so don't worry if you aren't a gamer! This book has strong characters and unique voices. I LOVED THEM. Hideo is my new book boyfriend. Emika is strong and fierce and not once does this book say "for a girl you are good" NO the whole time they acknowledge her as a person and being good at what she does, not just as a female but as a capable human being. DID I MENTION the ending???? I seriously need the next book like yesterday so I could be reading it right now!! Basically it was worth buying the book full price for me. Usually I don't buy books full price but I WENT TO HER FREAKING SIGNING (ugh so awesome, surprised not many people showed up) and got her book before the signing as my ticket into the signing line. Guys, she's so kind and humble. she was so nice. I went to a Marissa Meyer event and I love her but it was packed and she didn't give us a chance to really talk to her. Marie Lu answered my and others questions without cutting us off on time or anything. Not to mention, Lish McBride whom, I honestly hadn't heard of until the week before the signing was there to interview Marie and she signed her book firebug (I haven't read it yet) for me as well. Anyways, Warcross is amazing, the characters are sooo good and I loved so many of them. the Plot is great and it keeps you reading and not wanting stop. The ending surprised me but the one person who I was guessing at the majority of the book I did guess right. Now I need to know the whys and hows and WHAT happens next!!! Last night Marie said this will be a ecology that will probably come out in the fall of next year. I can tell you I will be at the damn store buying my copy asap. Or going to the signing and getting my book signed. In other words- go read it. buy it, get it from the library, borrow it from a friend, whatever just READ IT!!!
Ok I'm aware I'm all over the place here but I just loved this book and have so many thoughts. Bear with me!
Here's the blurb--
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.
Here's the amazon link to buy it!!
WARCROSS
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