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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love Brenna Aubrey's words. Her writing is fun and captivating, once you start reading her words you will want all of them...and now! She writes some of the most swoony characters ever. The Gaming the System series is one of my favourites. Who doesn't like some geeky goodness in their life? When I heard we were getting a prequel to At Any Price I was excited, getting the opportunity to read more about Mia and how the auction came to be. I originally read the installments through Brenna's newsletter, but hearing that it had been reworked, edited, and released with additions, well, I was all ready for it. Let me tell you, this is such a cute novella, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It gave us insight as to why FallenOne was such an important person to Mia...and why those revelations in AAP were so tough for her. We get to see more of her friendship with Heath, and how she became friends with Alex and Jenna. I just adored it. If you've never read the GtS series it's a wonderful introduction to Brenna's writing and the series, and it leads straight in to At Any Price. If you have read the series, it's such a nice little reminder as to why we love the series as much as we do. And once you've finished GG, I can guarantee you're going to want to binge read the other books.
Definitely read this before book one. Funny an quick. Each of the characters are unique and intriguing. Can’t wait to read more.
medium-paced
This was a quick little story that gave a lot more background into Mia. We learn a lot about her, which puts some of the things I had read in the first book into a lot more perspective! I wish I had read this before reading the first book as it made it so much better and I think I would have rated it much higher if I had! We get to see the relationship build between Mia and her online friends, and it's really well paced out! I definitely recommend reading this first before starting the series!
Really enjoyed seeing this lead up to the events of At Any Price, and spending this time with Mia!
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
IN PROGRESS:
So far I am really enjoying this book, mostly because I can relate to the gamer-girl aspect of the story. It's actually making me miss the hours of my life I lost to World of Warcraft and wanting to lose myself in that world some more. I kind of wish the gaming aspect was them playing WoW because then I could relate even more, but it's similar enough I can just pretend.
So Girl Geek meets this mysterious gamer guy (who hasn't if they have played an MMRPG for any length of time). He knows more about her than she knows about him. Kinda creepy but also typical in these types of relationships. It seems there is always one who is more secretive. I have my guesses as to why, but will keep reading to find out if I am right.
There is also some personal stuff going on in Girl's life. Her mom has skin cancer and Girl failed her first MCAT test. Her mom needs money and Girl is trying her best to help her mom out.
Anyway, Mia (girl geek) comes up with the bright idea to auction off her virginity to help her mom out and to help pay for her medical school costs. Her fellow gamer (boy)friend, FallenOne, is not happy about it, but she continues with her plan. This book is very much a prequel to introduce the characters and set the story up. Definitely worth the read because it introduces you to the game, also. Cute series.
So far I am really enjoying this book, mostly because I can relate to the gamer-girl aspect of the story. It's actually making me miss the hours of my life I lost to World of Warcraft and wanting to lose myself in that world some more. I kind of wish the gaming aspect was them playing WoW because then I could relate even more, but it's similar enough I can just pretend.
So Girl Geek meets this mysterious gamer guy (who hasn't if they have played an MMRPG for any length of time). He knows more about her than she knows about him. Kinda creepy but also typical in these types of relationships. It seems there is always one who is more secretive. I have my guesses as to why, but will keep reading to find out if I am right.
There is also some personal stuff going on in Girl's life. Her mom has skin cancer and Girl failed her first MCAT test. Her mom needs money and Girl is trying her best to help her mom out.
Anyway, Mia (girl geek) comes up with the bright idea to auction off her virginity to help her mom out and to help pay for her medical school costs. Her fellow gamer (boy)friend, FallenOne, is not happy about it, but she continues with her plan. This book is very much a prequel to introduce the characters and set the story up. Definitely worth the read because it introduces you to the game, also. Cute series.
Lucky I read the first book already because it is completely an extension of the book and not so much a book by itself
I started reading this as soon as it came out, but I quickly realized that it would be much better to wait until it was finished to truly enjoy it. And enjoy it I did!
After reading this I miss Mia and Adam so much. I'm dying for a little peek inside Adam's head when he first received Mia's email with the virgin manifesto. I really wanna know what his first impressions of her were (specially when she kept critiquing his game to his face LOL).
There were a few grammar errors and misspelled words (an instance comes to mind where it said bolder instead of boulder, that one made my mind come to a screeching halt), but it's kinda to be expected of an unedited work. TBH they weren't that bad. Just a couple sprinkled here and there. Trust me, they don't detract from the story at all.
After reading this I miss Mia and Adam so much. I'm dying for a little peek inside Adam's head when he first received Mia's email with the virgin manifesto. I really wanna know what his first impressions of her were (specially when she kept critiquing his game to his face LOL).
There were a few grammar errors and misspelled words (an instance comes to mind where it said bolder instead of boulder, that one made my mind come to a screeching halt), but it's kinda to be expected of an unedited work. TBH they weren't that bad. Just a couple sprinkled here and there. Trust me, they don't detract from the story at all.