A review by bequibuho
Etherworld, by Claudia Gabel, Cheryl Klam

4.0

This is the sequel to Elusion and the final book in this duology. Takes place immediately after the events in the first book.

I enjoyed this book. I thought this was a good scifi dystopian book. I loved the characters and story.

Regan kept true to her mission to try to find answers and save the people she cared about. Her and Josh have discovered that the virtual world has been trapping people within it. They are reunited with loved ones and form a plane to attack and destroy the world from within.

Early in the book Regan gets sent back to the real world and we see her try to reconnect with Josh. She also see the toll being in the virtual world takes on the body.

I just felt that they story evolved so much. The love story was really sweet and it didn't feel forced. I also never felt that this was a one girl must save the world, which is such a popular trope right now.

I felt that all the supporting character were very well utilized. I wish we got to learn more about some of these characters. Oh another thing I really loved about this book, it had a lesbian relationship. The relationship was hinted at in the first book and confirmed in the sequel. I loved how it wasn’t made into a big deal, this couple didn’t feel like they were thrown in just for the sake of adding more diversity.

There were some minor issues I had with this book but I still loved it.

I give this book a B.