Chris Mathison writes a strong story and enjoyed the idea of this story. It uses the psychedelic element perfectly and enjoyed the overall feel of the story. The characters were everything that I was looking for and enjoyed from the genre. I loved the trippiness of the cover and thought it worked with the story.

This is a real experience. I play video games and I read books. This book somehow brings the two media together. It feels like the start of something really interesting, It also reminded me a bit of the “Choose your own Adventure” books which were popular when I was a child, but with a degree of sophistication more suited to an immersive experience. I would love to try this as an audio book, if that would be somehow possible.

The premise of this book intrigued me, and it usually fits within my wheelhouse of books I read. For some reason, though, the execution did not live up to what I anticipated. I appreciated the second-person perspective, however every time I started reading again, it took me a bit to get into the book (and I am a reader/gamer). Overall, the book fell flat for me.

I appreciate NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for my review.

I'm sorry but this was not the book for me. It is way too descriptive. I understand that it is supposed to be a video game in a book, however I don't think it works as a format. My husband is a gamer and there is a reason he is a gamer. He doesn't read books. I fail to see how it could appeal to a large enough audience. I got to 25% through the book and I felt like the story had hardly started. This would exasperated the majority of book readers. I applaud the author in trying something different but it needed to be trimmed down significantly.