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mikyoung's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
vivianbernard2012's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
If I had to pick one word to describe this book, it would be meh. I honestly did not enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I felt like many of the situations and solutions were based on coincidence and chance.
Spoiler: I mean a platform suddenly catches them right as they fell out of Terms and Conditions.
Kara just happens to have gotten "control over dragons" the day before so they could ride the dragon.
It was just a 1 in 100,000 chance that the one person who has read all of Terms and Conditions and knows everything there is to know about HIVE manages to escape, but the "back door" that he just so happens to find is blocked by a wall of Drones so they can't escape.
And Kara somehow bought the only pair of boots in the store that looked exactly like hers and had a message for from her mom on the inside.
It was all very unlikely. I mean come on!
Also, there was no clear big reveal. I thought it was going to be something actually exciting, but it turned out everything was real, not a simulation or a dream or Kara going crazy like you may have expected. Very boring. Do NOT recommend.
Spoiler: I mean a platform suddenly catches them right as they fell out of Terms and Conditions.
Kara just happens to have gotten "control over dragons" the day before so they could ride the dragon.
It was just a 1 in 100,000 chance that the one person who has read all of Terms and Conditions and knows everything there is to know about HIVE manages to escape, but the "back door" that he just so happens to find is blocked by a wall of Drones so they can't escape.
And Kara somehow bought the only pair of boots in the store that looked exactly like hers and had a message for from her mom on the inside.
It was all very unlikely. I mean come on!
Also, there was no clear big reveal. I thought it was going to be something actually exciting, but it turned out everything was real, not a simulation or a dream or Kara going crazy like you may have expected. Very boring. Do NOT recommend.
binny's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
247_booklove's review
This book looked so interesting and I was so excited to read it but it was sooo boring and I had no idea what was going on many times. Maybe I'll come back to some other time but that is super unlikely.
sab_reads14's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
DISCLAIMER: I received a digital review copy of Game Over via Edelweiss Above the Treeline in exchange for an honest review
I really, really wanted to like this, y’all. I was so excited when I got it and I was all prepared to move books around on my favorites list and annotate it with all my favorite things.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have any favorite things.
Well, that’s a little harsh—and kind of untrue—so here’s a list of things I did like:
- I loved that opening chapter from HIVE. It struck me in such a false-utopia way and I love those stories
- I think the concept is really cool and had a lot of potential
- I liked the disabled and poc rep
- I think Jason and Kara’s banter was funny
- I liked the Victorian-era-vibes in Mind Your Manors
- There were a few plot twists that did make me gasp
Okay. Now…*sigh* the stuff I didn’t like so much:
- About halfway through, I came to the conclusion that this book felt like if someone rewrote Spy Kids 3 in the style of a 2013 Tumblr post. Maybe a little harsh, but it was the best analogy my sleep deprived brain could come up with as I was reading this.
- I’m so sorry, but Gus had the personality of unseasoned chicken (bringing back THAT comparison from my early review days). He seemed…fine?? I guess?? Sweet enough, but very, very, very bland.
- Although…Kara wasn’t much better. She had a defined personality, sure, but she so often struck me in an “I’m-not-like-other-girls” way and I was tired of that trope in 2015. (Although! I do like that she was friends with Sammi—so, a step above the “I’m-not-like-other-girls” trope.)
- I was lost through about 75% of this book. Maybe I’m just extremely uncultured when it comes to all things video games (I am—for sure) but I could not follow most of what was happening here.
There’s more, but it’s mainly nit-picky stuff that doesn’t *really* add anything.
I think I was just very, very much not the target audience for this (although, I’m not the target audience for most things I read) and I can definitely see kids enjoying this book.
Good for fans of Ready Player One, Spy Kids 3, and Ralph Breaks the Internet.
I really, really wanted to like this, y’all. I was so excited when I got it and I was all prepared to move books around on my favorites list and annotate it with all my favorite things.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have any favorite things.
Well, that’s a little harsh—and kind of untrue—so here’s a list of things I did like:
- I loved that opening chapter from HIVE. It struck me in such a false-utopia way and I love those stories
- I think the concept is really cool and had a lot of potential
- I liked the disabled and poc rep
- I think Jason and Kara’s banter was funny
- I liked the Victorian-era-vibes in Mind Your Manors
- There were a few plot twists that did make me gasp
Okay. Now…*sigh* the stuff I didn’t like so much:
- About halfway through, I came to the conclusion that this book felt like if someone rewrote Spy Kids 3 in the style of a 2013 Tumblr post. Maybe a little harsh, but it was the best analogy my sleep deprived brain could come up with as I was reading this.
- I’m so sorry, but Gus had the personality of unseasoned chicken (bringing back THAT comparison from my early review days). He seemed…fine?? I guess?? Sweet enough, but very, very, very bland.
- Although…Kara wasn’t much better. She had a defined personality, sure, but she so often struck me in an “I’m-not-like-other-girls” way and I was tired of that trope in 2015. (Although! I do like that she was friends with Sammi—so, a step above the “I’m-not-like-other-girls” trope.)
- I was lost through about 75% of this book. Maybe I’m just extremely uncultured when it comes to all things video games (I am—for sure) but I could not follow most of what was happening here.
There’s more, but it’s mainly nit-picky stuff that doesn’t *really* add anything.
I think I was just very, very much not the target audience for this (although, I’m not the target audience for most things I read) and I can definitely see kids enjoying this book.
Good for fans of Ready Player One, Spy Kids 3, and Ralph Breaks the Internet.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Bullying
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