Arena
Arena #1
by Holly Jennings
Goodreads blurb: Every week, Kali Ling fights to the death
on national TV. She's died hundreds of times. And it never gets easier...
The RAGE tournaments the Virtual Gaming League's elite competition where the best gamers in the world compete in a fight to the digital death. Every kill is broadcast to millions. Every player leads a life of ultimate fame, responsible only for entertaining the masses.
And though their weapons and armor are digital, the pain is real.
Chosen to be the first female captain in RAGE tournament history, Kali Ling is at the top of the world until one of her teammates overdoses. Now she s stuck trying to work with a hostile new teammate who s far more distracting than he should be.
Between internal tensions and external pressures, Kali is on the brink of breaking. To change her life, she ll need to change the game. And the only way to revolutionize an industry as shadowy as the VGL is to fight from the inside
The RAGE tournaments the Virtual Gaming League's elite competition where the best gamers in the world compete in a fight to the digital death. Every kill is broadcast to millions. Every player leads a life of ultimate fame, responsible only for entertaining the masses.
And though their weapons and armor are digital, the pain is real.
Chosen to be the first female captain in RAGE tournament history, Kali Ling is at the top of the world until one of her teammates overdoses. Now she s stuck trying to work with a hostile new teammate who s far more distracting than he should be.
Between internal tensions and external pressures, Kali is on the brink of breaking. To change her life, she ll need to change the game. And the only way to revolutionize an industry as shadowy as the VGL is to fight from the inside
About the Author: Holly Jennings is a self-proclaimed nerd and lover
of all things geeky and weird. As the firstborn to a sports enthusiast, it was
soon discovered that the only games she'd ever learn to master involved consoles
and controllers. Her childhood was spent crushing virtual foes, racing on
simulated tracks, and rescuing digital princesses. As a young adult, she fell
in love with English class, speculative novels, and comic books, which inspired
her to create stories of her own. Eventually, her passions converged and she
started writing about the future of video games.
She lives in Canada.
She lives in Canada.
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My Thoughts - 5 out of 5
Unicorns - I loved it!!!
***I choose what I read and review
based on what intrigues me!! Yes, I got a review copy of this
book, but no one tells me what to think, feel, or write about any book!
The
cover is what attracted me to this book, but the description is what compelled
me to want to read it! There are two
covers, but this one is my first and favorite one!
I
requested this book because it intrigued me, but then I was distracted by life,
school, and other books. I’m sorry I was
distracted for so long because this book is not my usual read. There were no shifters, vampires, or elements
of paranormal that are my usual reads. I
think part of what intrigued me is my son and students who are gripped in all
that is gaming. I’m also a teacher who
recently adding teaching computer and programming into my wheelhouse. I like trying to read things I think would
interest the students. They would love this
book for the strife from drug addiction and fighting the world.
This
is the first book in the series, and I’d say it is more new adult because the
characters are 20ish years old. I’ve
seen several places that classify it as YA, and I can see my students
this. You should be aware though that
there is graphic descriptions of violence and gore. There is also drugs, alcohol, and the misuse
of them with partying. And I truly
believe that gamers can lose themselves in the games and forget the real world
around them. I think as long as you go
into the book knowing there is death from drug overdose and all of the above
that high school students read this stuff all the time by their own
choice. It shocked me that students want
the dirty gritty story of pain and strife.
Some know these things personally, and they say it helps them to read
about it.
This
book demonstrates morals which you can overcome addictions, you can change the
world, and you have to start with yourself.
Kali is an amazing lead character, and I loved her story. She perseveres, overcomes, and comes out the
other side much stronger and wiser. She
has help along the way with her teammates especially Rooke because they had the
same battles to fight. I can’t even put
into words how engaging and awesome this story was.
Holly
Jennings is a new author for me, and her writing is amazing. I can lose myself in her book, and I can’t
wait to do it again!
I
highly recommend this book to any nerd especially if you had personal battles
and challenges to overcome, or you are a hard-core gamer who needs a reminder
to live your life in the real world and play and have fun in the virtual one!
Interested in reading???
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