Another
start to another week. And with it more
book reviews because I am pleased with myself for finishing three books this
weekend and putting a good dent in another.
One of those books I was pleased to read was an ARC I received from NetGalley
and Blue Moon Publishers which I had featured in my Waiting on Wednesday post a
couple weeks ago, Nirvana by J.R. Stewart. Well the wait is over
for me, for you to tomorrow when it comes out.
Rating: 3.5 Stars
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I
enjoyed the story and the concept. I
liked Kenders and what she stood for fighting for the
right reasons. I also enjoyed the
struggle in her. She can see the truth
in the virtual reality but as much as she wants it to be real she knows she
could be losing her mind and self to virtual reality. Watching that struggle and how it mingled
with her actions was interesting. I read
this pretty quickly, just wanting to know what's going to happen next. I liked the different characters and how you
are never sure if they are friend or foe no matter how they act and also how
everyone has a double way of talking, saying and doing one thing for the
constant surveillance but having a double meaning to them. I would be in trouble in this world I would
have forgotten everything!
The
love Kenders and Andrew shared is sweet.
At first in the present we don't see much and he's withdrawn due to work
but reliving some of their greatest hits in Nirvana and seeing how they came to
be who they are just made my heart ache for her. Andrew is seriously one who understands
beautiful moments and gestures! Also as
someone who is simply happy if my family and friends remember my birthday at
all, Andrew is the Birthday Wizard!
Overall
I think some things could be improved on but as a debut novel I am pleased and
I look forward to finding out more.
There has to be more with that ending right! I look forward to the next installment. I'd love to hear your thoughts below. What do you think of virtual reality? Would you spend your time in it? Would it make
it easier to move on or make it more difficult?
I've gone back and forth while reading the book myself. Let's discuss.
Until
next time…
Great review! I really need to read this; it has such a fascinating concept :)
ReplyDeleteIt was good and I just found out they corrected the age thing prior to print that was in the ARC so score!
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