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dhuha_m's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT
RTC
I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT
RTC
bina_bee's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
theaurorix's review against another edition
4.0
Me ha gustado mucho esta segunda parte. Creo que en general es una bilogía que merece la pena sobre todo si se lee de seguido (no como yo que he tardado como dos años entre uno y otro).
Este segundo libro creo que tiene un mejor ritmo y los plot twist que hay a lo largo del libro yo, por lo menos, no me los he visto venir y me han sorprendido mucho.
Muy recomendable
Este segundo libro creo que tiene un mejor ritmo y los plot twist que hay a lo largo del libro yo, por lo menos, no me los he visto venir y me han sorprendido mucho.
Muy recomendable
kate_2323's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
dont read the sequel two years after reading the original
josan's review against another edition
3.0
Felt like a bit of a convoluted nonsense plot towards the end. Maybe one too many twists?
Still breezed through it though, and always wanted to know what was going to happen next.
Still breezed through it though, and always wanted to know what was going to happen next.
shansandler's review against another edition
4.0
"It's always easier to destroy than to create"...
This sequel definitely felt a lot darker than its predecessor. The dynamics between Hideo and Zero and Dana Taylor made it hard to tell who was right and wrong and where to side and where the story was going to go. At the end of WarCross, part of me wondered, "Well if Zero was trying to stop Hideo for the sake of preserving humanity from the control of the NeuroLink, why didn't he just explain Hideo's intentions to Emika?" Part of me still wonders that but excuses it along with the justification that Zero's evil plans were correctly calculated all along. I was shocked to realize Suske was truly dead and just digitalized as Zero rather than still being alive. And Jax came to surprise me as an interesting character.
The sequel seemed to focus on different entities and characters than in the first book, but ultimately I think that was to its benefit considering everything ended in a full-circle way, with the Phoenix Riders reuniting and Emika recruiting Hideo to work with her. I liked the NeuroLink truly came to an end, only for Emika to be a part of rebuilding its system considering it meant so much to her growing up. I really enjoy her character and would love to see her portrayed onscreen.
The ethical question of the first book was very A Clockwork Orange and I appreciated that! It felt meaningful while integrating a fantastical tech-driven world. Those ethical questions were integrated here but focused on Taylor and Zero. The ethical dilemma of Hideo was never fully addressed. He is ultimately put on house arrest but the suicide rate and the way he manipulated Emika -were- never addressed, I realize upon digesting other commentary. And that is disappointing because I feel as though the story isn't fully fleshed out. I'm surprised there isn't another book to address it further. Everything happened so fast in this book there wasn't time to explore the ethicalities further.
Also this WHOLE time I listened to the audiobooks and was convinced her name was Amyga Chen and looking at the summary for this book and realizing it was Emika had me shook. Granted the nickname Emmy makes more sense than Amy pronounced as "Eh-me", but I accepted it because -ficition-! Oh well. In fact everyone's names in reading them rather than hearing them look completely wrong and upset me. But other than that I enjoyed the audiobook immensely.
This sequel definitely felt a lot darker than its predecessor. The dynamics between Hideo and Zero and Dana Taylor made it hard to tell who was right and wrong and where to side and where the story was going to go. At the end of WarCross, part of me wondered, "Well if Zero was trying to stop Hideo for the sake of preserving humanity from the control of the NeuroLink, why didn't he just explain Hideo's intentions to Emika?" Part of me still wonders that but excuses it along with the justification that Zero's evil plans were correctly calculated all along. I was shocked to realize Suske was truly dead and just digitalized as Zero rather than still being alive. And Jax came to surprise me as an interesting character.
The sequel seemed to focus on different entities and characters than in the first book, but ultimately I think that was to its benefit considering everything ended in a full-circle way, with the Phoenix Riders reuniting and Emika recruiting Hideo to work with her. I liked the NeuroLink truly came to an end, only for Emika to be a part of rebuilding its system considering it meant so much to her growing up. I really enjoy her character and would love to see her portrayed onscreen.
The ethical question of the first book was very A Clockwork Orange and I appreciated that! It felt meaningful while integrating a fantastical tech-driven world. Those ethical questions were integrated here but focused on Taylor and Zero. The ethical dilemma of Hideo was never fully addressed. He is ultimately put on house arrest but the suicide rate and the way he manipulated Emika -were- never addressed, I realize upon digesting other commentary. And that is disappointing because I feel as though the story isn't fully fleshed out. I'm surprised there isn't another book to address it further. Everything happened so fast in this book there wasn't time to explore the ethicalities further.
Also this WHOLE time I listened to the audiobooks and was convinced her name was Amyga Chen and looking at the summary for this book and realizing it was Emika had me shook. Granted the nickname Emmy makes more sense than Amy pronounced as "Eh-me", but I accepted it because -ficition-! Oh well. In fact everyone's names in reading them rather than hearing them look completely wrong and upset me. But other than that I enjoyed the audiobook immensely.
obr's review against another edition
2.0
Well, that was... odd. Unlike a lot of people who read this, I didn't mind that the game aspect was ditched for the most part because, personally, I found those action sequences kinda boring. It worked better as a techno-thriller, even if I ended up skim-reading the latter half of the book. It was just a bit too shallow and generically YA fare for my personal preference.
There are a lot of plot twists coming at you in this finale, and I think they were a bit too rapid-fire to really appreciate. I also just didn't get some of the choices characters made I guess it didn't help that, while I liked Emiko as a narrator and the easy to read style of writing, I didn't feel overly invested in any of the characters or get the chemistry between them all.
Not bad, just not quite the depth of YA I enjoy.
There are a lot of plot twists coming at you in this finale, and I think they were a bit too rapid-fire to really appreciate. I also just didn't get some of the choices characters made
Spoiler
like yay, let's all forgive Hideo because he's suddenly had a change of heart? Even though he was super-invested in controlling the entire world like some kind of Death Note thing, only morally better because he didn't exactly force people to kill themselves... Oh wait, he did. Just not individually. Yikes.Not bad, just not quite the depth of YA I enjoy.
radwaashraf's review against another edition
3.0
If you've read the first book "Warcross" because it kinds resembles "Ready Player One", this book deviates from that story line to something else. and while I still prefer "Warcross", I enjoyed the ride of "WildCard" even if the ending was a bit too convenient and a little bit plothole-y.
This book picks directly where "Warccross" ended, and the journey is focused on the trio: Emika, Hideo and Zero, with the introduction of some new characters who play major role, and we know more about the Phoenix Riders' back stories: Roshan, Hammie, and Asher, which is honestly one of my most favorite things in this book.
My main gripe is that simulations and the world of "Warcross" is supposed to be lavish and full with details, but towards the end, I felt that Marie Lu used up all her power to detail each different place they went to, so she just gave up, which is a shame.
In this book, we know more about Sasuke and his story, which was both tragic and unexpected, and I loved that too. Also, I'll always stan Hideo and Emika together even if their resolution was kinda clunky, I love them together and I wanna see them happy.
I still loved this book and enjoyed the socio-economical aspect of this virtual world and the game of Warcross, and I loved the glimpse of the dystopia if something like the Neurolink was in some evil hands. I just wished the ending made more sense and wasn't that rushed.
This book picks directly where "Warccross" ended, and the journey is focused on the trio: Emika, Hideo and Zero, with the introduction of some new characters who play major role, and we know more about the Phoenix Riders' back stories: Roshan, Hammie, and Asher, which is honestly one of my most favorite things in this book.
My main gripe is that simulations and the world of "Warcross" is supposed to be lavish and full with details, but towards the end, I felt that Marie Lu used up all her power to detail each different place they went to, so she just gave up, which is a shame.
In this book, we know more about Sasuke and his story, which was both tragic and unexpected, and I loved that too. Also, I'll always stan Hideo and Emika together even if their resolution was kinda clunky, I love them together and I wanna see them happy.
I still loved this book and enjoyed the socio-economical aspect of this virtual world and the game of Warcross, and I loved the glimpse of the dystopia if something like the Neurolink was in some evil hands. I just wished the ending made more sense and wasn't that rushed.