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Average rating4.1
Sam and Sadie become friends when they are just kids and Sam is in the hospital for one of his many surgeries after a terrible car accident. Gaming is what they have in common, and so together they game. As time goes on, Sadie decides to program games, and Sam is on board to help her.
Sam and Sadie have several rifts and drift apart, but they gradually resolve their issues and become friends again. And always there is the game design to bring them together...
I loved Sam and Sadie and all the other characters in this book, characters that are delightful and yet also deeply flawed, and I loved the beautiful storytelling, with intricate twists and turns in the plot. And the games are an added bonus, games that sound like they are as much fun playing as it is to read a good book.
P.S. Just so you know, I'm not a gamer and I know nothing about gaming or game design, but that took nothing away from my enjoyment of this great read.