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After reading Taran Matharu's debut series, The Summoner Trilogy, I knew I have to read everything he writes. The Chosen follows Kade, a teenage boy sent to boarding school for a transgression he did not commit, and other teens that have been transported to another world that is littered with remnants of our world's past. Dinosaurs from prehistoric times, mysterious relics, decaying buildings and vehicles, even ancient peoples. With little information, except survive the game.

The Chosen definitely feels more sci-fi than fantasy to me, so I was thrown off at the start. I don't really understand with LitRPG is, but it was so much fun having characters run from dinosaurs, ferrying down a river on an OLD ship, and meeting people from ancient civilizations. I'm not usually a fan of Romans, but Quintis was pretty great. The characters were fun and engaging, I absolutely despised a few (best part), the friendship/lack of friendship dynamic reminded me a lot of what I loved about The Summoner Trilogy. I'll warn you now, don't expect all the characters to survive, of course my favorite did not, they never do, but oh is it worth it!

ogentry24's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

The book has absolutely too much going on. There are too many characters to keep up with and none of them are developed well. By the end of the book, there are like 13 characters who are all semi-important and I couldn't remember who half of them were. The idea behind the book is really cool but the execution of it was not done very well. The author clearly has lots of knowledge about some of the topics within the book that overshadows any kind of character development or plot pushes.

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4.0

Great story. A mixture of the Maze runner and the Hunger Games, but with more plot and character development than the Maze Runner. Loved how there were dinosaurs and great descriptions of history. I did not appreciate the ending which was basically saying that oh you must continue the series. I like actual endings.

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5.0

This is my favorite read for June!
Ok, ok, where has this book been all my life? Dinosaurs! YES! Ok when I read the blurb I saw “prehistoric creatures” but somewhere in my nerd brain I did not connect this would be

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