Apoorva

I adore stories with unlikely friendships!

The prose is simple but so beautiful. The setting felt so perfect to me. The cherry blossoms, the little shop, the sweet doriyaki, an old lady and a lost young man both with a dark past trying to make it through life... everything.

This one really surprised me. Although the story was a little predictable, it had so much depth and was really moving. Such a lovely little book.

Growing up, I hardly ever played video games. I mostly spent my time reading, watching cartoons or playing outdoors. So in most parts of this book, I couldn't connect to what the characters were doing or experiencing. And I think for most people, this book is a comfort read purely for the nostalgia it evokes.
But I've got to say, even though I got maybe 1 out of 5 references made, I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
This book was fast paced, action packed and I flew through it! The geeky banter was so much fun to read!

Switching to some negatives, the first thing that really annoyed me was the number of times trivial things were reiterated! I mean, I get it, a girl in the OASIS could actually be a guy called Chuck living in his mom's basement.I get it! Arg! But I'm overreacting haha. The repetitions stopped once the actual story took over or maybe I stopped paying attention to them. I don't know which.
Some details felt unnecessary but it didn't pull me out of the story so it didn't bother me that much.

So overall, this was a fun read.
If you were/are a person who likes to escape into video games and 80's music and movies are your jam, you'll LOVE this book. But even if you don't, the story is quite unique and entertaining and still is equally enjoyable! :)

Love the idea for this book. The authors note at the end made this read more special in a way.

Phew! What a ride!

I finally picked up The Wheel of Time! Thank you Amazon for pushing me to read it in a rush! :')

This book was a joy to read. I'm always hesitant to start something new and tend to reread books that I'm familiar with and have loved. Inspite of this being my first time in this world, it felt so familiar. It reminded me so much of LOTR and Eragon and it felt like coming home and I LOVED it!

The writing is beautiful and I actually really enjoyed the vivid descriptions. I could imagine every scene, I could smell the pungent odours and I could visualise every character. It was such fun!

The plot line was great. The pacing was great. The action comes in bursts so I have some time to breathe in between :'D

I loved our protagonists. Each has such a distinct personality. At the beginning Rand had all my attention and then I met silly and happy-go-lucky Mat who reminded me so much of myself and I loved him too. Finally I was introduced to Perrin and he stole my heart! :')

*** Minor spoilers I guess? **So why 4 stars? Stupid Ba'alzamon! He ruined the experience a little for me. He felt sort of like a cartoon. Maybe that's because he isn't physically there yet but I was craving a scary villain and I didn't get that. :') *************

I can't wait to see where the story takes my boys (and gals of course) . I can't wait to watch the show!! I'm so glad I finally read this!!

This one really surprised me. I went in with just wanting to have a good time with some dinosaurs but it was so much more than just that. Malcolm oh Malcolm what a beaut you were! The witty banter was so fun to read! Chaos theory was intertwined so beautifully into the plot line.
Reading about the whole man vs wild and how advancement in science can prove to be a complete disaster is what makes sci-fi such an amazing genre. And just like that, another book is better than the movie. So much fun!