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A review by saniawc
Alpha Omega by Nicholas Bowling
2.0
Like a lot of readers in the review section, the blurb was what got me interested in this. I thought maybe because it was being compared to Ready Player One and Black Mirror, Alpha Omega would be somewhat similar to Sword Art Online. I think I was too excited about the VR part of the story that the rest of the blurb went over my head.
It was fine though, I need to read more out of my comfort zone and I used to love reading science fiction.
The start was captivating. Boys find bones on the school ground, which is insane to say the least, what is even more insane is that one of them took the bones with them, just chilling with a skull in his bag! Then the girl who got the nosebleed which didn't seem weird at first until she was being ushered into a car and was then completely erased from the school records? What really got me hooked with this book however was Gabriel, who had been "kicked out" from NSA. His whole behaviour was unsettling, the way he treats his mother, how much he spends on the VR. I wanted to see how his story would play out.
It took a long time. The book seemed to stretch. Everything that happens within the book takes around a week and there is a lot of stuff and a lot of people to keep track of. It go confusing at times. I liked how brands and advertisements played a huge part of the education systems but I with there had been some more worldbuilding because there was a lot of terminology that we as the reader would not know straight off the bat, such as Meninist and Masculist which I don't even know if it had any relevance to the story now, maybe to build Gabriel's storyline? There was definitely a need for some introduction to the world because it kept me confused for a good half of the book until I kind of understood what was going on.
It's an interesting read and has huge potential, but I don't think I would recommend this book. Too rushed and too heavy with unexplained details. Also EXTREMELY disappointed with Gabriel's ending, very unsatisfied as I wanted to understand his thought process. His whole behaviour was so dangerous.
It was fine though, I need to read more out of my comfort zone and I used to love reading science fiction.
The start was captivating. Boys find bones on the school ground, which is insane to say the least, what is even more insane is that one of them took the bones with them, just chilling with a skull in his bag! Then the girl who got the nosebleed which didn't seem weird at first until she was being ushered into a car and was then completely erased from the school records? What really got me hooked with this book however was Gabriel, who had been "kicked out" from NSA. His whole behaviour was unsettling, the way he treats his mother, how much he spends on the VR. I wanted to see how his story would play out.
It took a long time. The book seemed to stretch. Everything that happens within the book takes around a week and there is a lot of stuff and a lot of people to keep track of. It go confusing at times. I liked how brands and advertisements played a huge part of the education systems but I with there had been some more worldbuilding because there was a lot of terminology that we as the reader would not know straight off the bat, such as Meninist and Masculist which I don't even know if it had any relevance to the story now, maybe to build Gabriel's storyline? There was definitely a need for some introduction to the world because it kept me confused for a good half of the book until I kind of understood what was going on.
It's an interesting read and has huge potential, but I don't think I would recommend this book. Too rushed and too heavy with unexplained details. Also EXTREMELY disappointed with Gabriel's ending, very unsatisfied as I wanted to understand his thought process. His whole behaviour was so dangerous.