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A review by bookishshani_k
Warlords of Llantatis by Dominic Green
4.0
I have always found various types of gaming fascinating. I’m about to show my age here, but when I was a kid Pac-Man was everything. You were not cool unless you spent a good chunk of your time striving to beat the whole game. As I got older of course the other game systems came out and each one provided us with a new perspective on gaming. As a teen I played a lot of the games like this one where you were on quests to defeat your enemies and some of them take over. I was so obsessed with one of them, that I started to dream about it! I’m sure if I still had it today in that format, I’d be playing it more than I read. Now that’s a lot!
That’s why I enjoyed Dominic's story so much. There were hints of the excitement I remember as a player just like Cyrus and Raj. They however take it to another level on their own. I found it exciting and humorous at times. They have been so wrapped up into their various characters and have played their roles even after the reality of the game being thrown into the has been pile so to speak. But what they didn’t expect was an epic adventure that could only happen for them.
They are faced with a question, do they help the Character With No Name to get free or do they leave and never look back? Of course their true gamer hearts can not stand the idea of walking away from the battle. Once inside the mission, they take on a roller coaster of a ride so quick, you’ll get dizzy reading it! It was better than I had expected. Sci-Fi and Fantasy are not genres I ready faithfully as I love to mix up what I read, but I enjoyed this.
Positives:
I so appreciate that way Dominic explained the history and the ways of the game. It made it a little easier to understand.
I loved the quickness of the thrill and how it was so creative.
Negatives:
There were slow times for sure. I did have to put it down a few times because of it.
The names were hard for me to “read” of some of the characters and places. But I’m not really familiar with any of it so that’s understandable.
Overall I believe it’s a well thought out and creative book. It honestly brings out the gamer in me from my younger days and the urge to throw down and beat some digitally created bad guys!
I give it a 4 out of 5 stars!
I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
That’s why I enjoyed Dominic's story so much. There were hints of the excitement I remember as a player just like Cyrus and Raj. They however take it to another level on their own. I found it exciting and humorous at times. They have been so wrapped up into their various characters and have played their roles even after the reality of the game being thrown into the has been pile so to speak. But what they didn’t expect was an epic adventure that could only happen for them.
They are faced with a question, do they help the Character With No Name to get free or do they leave and never look back? Of course their true gamer hearts can not stand the idea of walking away from the battle. Once inside the mission, they take on a roller coaster of a ride so quick, you’ll get dizzy reading it! It was better than I had expected. Sci-Fi and Fantasy are not genres I ready faithfully as I love to mix up what I read, but I enjoyed this.
Positives:
I so appreciate that way Dominic explained the history and the ways of the game. It made it a little easier to understand.
I loved the quickness of the thrill and how it was so creative.
Negatives:
There were slow times for sure. I did have to put it down a few times because of it.
The names were hard for me to “read” of some of the characters and places. But I’m not really familiar with any of it so that’s understandable.
Overall I believe it’s a well thought out and creative book. It honestly brings out the gamer in me from my younger days and the urge to throw down and beat some digitally created bad guys!
I give it a 4 out of 5 stars!
I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.