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A review by reading_under_covers
Deadstream by Mar Romasco-Moore
4.0
"It still scares her fresh, every time she sees the footage. Her own face. Her own room. The door creaking open."
After surviving a car crash that took her best friend, Teresa has been unable to leave the safety of her bedroom. As a streamer, she has everything she could need - her games and access to her own favorite streamers. However, one night, one of these streamers is haunted by a shadowy figure during one of their livestreams and several days later, dies on-stream. Teresa thinks she might be the only one with answers and must face leaving the safety of her room in order to save her friends.
DEADSTREAM by Mar Romasco-Moore is a fast-paced, multimedia thriller for all the gaming youths in your life! (lol I am now someone who uses the term "youths" ðŸ˜)
What I loved about this story was the fact that even though a majority of it takes place in a single room, since it's centered on streamers, you get a look at several different characters, their lives and fans, and the games they each have found a niche in. I also loved that the story was interspersed with a "chat" feature so you got to see others interacting with these characters as well!
The LGBTQIA rep was also so great to see, and the power of friendship really came through!
I really enjoyed this one despite never being a gamer!
Thanks to NetGalley and Viking Books for Young Readers for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Publication Date: April 1
After surviving a car crash that took her best friend, Teresa has been unable to leave the safety of her bedroom. As a streamer, she has everything she could need - her games and access to her own favorite streamers. However, one night, one of these streamers is haunted by a shadowy figure during one of their livestreams and several days later, dies on-stream. Teresa thinks she might be the only one with answers and must face leaving the safety of her room in order to save her friends.
DEADSTREAM by Mar Romasco-Moore is a fast-paced, multimedia thriller for all the gaming youths in your life! (lol I am now someone who uses the term "youths" ðŸ˜)
What I loved about this story was the fact that even though a majority of it takes place in a single room, since it's centered on streamers, you get a look at several different characters, their lives and fans, and the games they each have found a niche in. I also loved that the story was interspersed with a "chat" feature so you got to see others interacting with these characters as well!
The LGBTQIA rep was also so great to see, and the power of friendship really came through!
I really enjoyed this one despite never being a gamer!
Thanks to NetGalley and Viking Books for Young Readers for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Publication Date: April 1
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Murder