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A review by aoife26935
Glitch Kingdom by Sheena Boekweg
4.0
A medieval fantasy given a unique new twist...it's all just a game. But the consequences are deadly real.
A dethroned prince, a feisty noble woman, the prince's best friend, and a quest to reclaim lost treasures to keep the kingdom safe. So far, so normal, right? But this is anything but normal. The characters are players in a hugely immersive new game. A glitch in the software means they're trapped until they win the game, and if they die, they really die. And one player, who must kill all the others to win, doesn't understand the glitch at all...
First of all; in my personal opinion, this is not a good cover for a book. It makes it look like the movies Syfy play at two in the afternoon. It's a shame, because this book deserves a really good cover, one that will attract attention for the right reasons.
The medieval plot is fairly usual; some people have magic, some don't, there are rival kingdoms, there's a scheming brother. The worldbuilding could be a little better; I'm still not a hundred percent sure on the difference between Devout and Devani. What makes it stand out is the reaction our modern teens have to both the medieval tropes and the game tropes. My favourite was the moment when a character threw some random items in a frying pan, put it in the fire, and withdrew a perfectly cooked and delicious bird.
It's a very entertaining book, with a few heartwarming or terrifying moments. It's just such a shame about the cover.
A dethroned prince, a feisty noble woman, the prince's best friend, and a quest to reclaim lost treasures to keep the kingdom safe. So far, so normal, right? But this is anything but normal. The characters are players in a hugely immersive new game. A glitch in the software means they're trapped until they win the game, and if they die, they really die. And one player, who must kill all the others to win, doesn't understand the glitch at all...
First of all; in my personal opinion, this is not a good cover for a book. It makes it look like the movies Syfy play at two in the afternoon. It's a shame, because this book deserves a really good cover, one that will attract attention for the right reasons.
The medieval plot is fairly usual; some people have magic, some don't, there are rival kingdoms, there's a scheming brother. The worldbuilding could be a little better; I'm still not a hundred percent sure on the difference between Devout and Devani. What makes it stand out is the reaction our modern teens have to both the medieval tropes and the game tropes. My favourite was the moment when a character threw some random items in a frying pan, put it in the fire, and withdrew a perfectly cooked and delicious bird.
It's a very entertaining book, with a few heartwarming or terrifying moments. It's just such a shame about the cover.