A review by riffmonkey
The Crafting of Chess by Kit Falbo

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I actually really like this book. I thought the things Chess was doing and the way the player all responded differently to the NPCs was really interesting. However, almost everything happening outside the game, like with Nate's grandpa or the idiot game guy who went to search through his life, were annoying. Especially Casey from the company doing literally anything else than just talking to Nate. I really hated the ending for that, and I don't know if I will read the second book if it comes out.