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A review by labraden
Dragon Ops by Mari Mancusi
3.0
Ian has been a gamer for years and his favorite is Fields of Fantasy. For the first time, Fields of Fantasy is being made into a theme park where players can have a live action/virtual adventure. Ian, his sister Lilly, and their cousin Derek will be among the first to test out the new park because Ian's uncle is part of the design team. It isn't long after they arrive that they are thrown into the adventure, but it turns out that something is wrong with the game and the lines between what is real and what is a game becomes blurred. The three players find themselves on a quest to defeat a dragon that they can't escape, and it might mean their real life deaths if they can't win.
The concept for the book, Dragon Ops is not a new one, but there are some fresh ideas in the story that do make it unique, however, they are not enough to make this more than an average story about a game quest gone wrong. Lots of pop culture references liven up the story, but a little more humor would have made it easier to identify with the characters and their story arcs. Overall, Dragon Ops is a fairly average story about a video game gone wrong.
The concept for the book, Dragon Ops is not a new one, but there are some fresh ideas in the story that do make it unique, however, they are not enough to make this more than an average story about a game quest gone wrong. Lots of pop culture references liven up the story, but a little more humor would have made it easier to identify with the characters and their story arcs. Overall, Dragon Ops is a fairly average story about a video game gone wrong.