Enjoyed the ride of this book much better than the first one. The twists, the turns, the twisties and turnies, the betrayals, the I-want-to-punch-this-character moments. A lot of development happening and Jude is a bad ass lady and I love her.
I picked this up after vaguely reading that gamers would like this. A month later my mom sent me a blurb about it, saying it sounds like something I'd like. So I suppose I'm the target audience.
I had just finished a marathon of fantasy books, so hard switching into contemporary was difficult at first but I'm glad I stuck with it.
As what is commonly said of this book: It's beautiful. There is little more to say other than this book needs to be read and experienced. As a gamer who read many of the books noted in the acknowledgements and played several of the fames, I loved all the references and nods but it's accessible enough that a non-gamer shouldn't be intimidated or lost and Zev in has clearly written with this in mind, offering explanations so that non-gamers aren't alienated while gamers can still enjoy without being overly told something they already know. It's a must-read tale of friendship and unconventional love across the years. There are a few changes in the storytelling method in the different section that really add to the "meta" nature of the story telling that were some of my favorite cant't-put-down moments.
I will now go wrap myself in a blanket and think about the emotional damage.