While I loved the first book, this one suffered from Middle Book Syndrome big time.

It is up to Simon, Kat, and two new friends to unravel the mysteries still hidden within OtherWorld before the new and improved Otherearth is released to the public.

If you die in OtherWorld, you die in real life. They also know that the patches or “disks” used to enter OtherWorld are not safe. Short recap: Simon and his girlfriend, Kat, know the dark secret of OtherWorld – the creator has died and the Company is covering it all up. On one hand it is a very quick read and easy to get back into the story, on the other it felt unoriginal, as if it was a fanfic that combined Ready Player One and Warcross/Wildcard. I finished this a couple of days ago and still have mixed feelings about it. I'll type a proper review up soon but this was a typical Middle Book, if that helps. Let's not talk about the ending that tries (and fails?) to hook for a third book. I shouldn't have been comparing these two books to this particular story but I couldn't help it. It also had strong feelings of RPO and Warcross/Wildcard. It was easy to get back into the story and remember what was going on, but it felt like it was trying too hard to surpass the first book. I devoured it and failed to wait patiently for the sequel, OtherEarth. She’s a fabulous chick but hopefully next book! I swear this GIF is literally a progression of Simon's attitude towards OtherWorld from book 1 to book 2.īut I know if I went through an experience like that I wouldn’t be all sunshine and rainbows on the other end! I appreciate authors that manage to convey how a real person might be affected. He wasn’t the Simon I remembered but that’s okay. The mental effects of OtherWorld were beginning to show and at other times his brain was trying to tell him that something wasn’t quite right. I must say, I did kinda enjoy getting to see a different side of Simon. I felt like there was a whole lot of plot set up for the next book, so the pace did stutter about for me at times and I did have to stifle a yawn here and there. Let's hang in there team and see where they take us! I’m sure it’ll all make sense in the next book as it often does. it wasn't?īecause that ending had me like 'is the rest of the book irrelevant now?' All the action was happening.Įverything was coming together until. Which hell yeah!! Those last few chapters were gold.

It was still an easy read with a semi unexpected ending.Ī seed started growing for me around the halfway mark - which was then confirmed for me at the end. It was super easy to dive in at the start of OtherEarth and remember what happened previously (which is fabulous - I love being able to do that). I mean I enjoyed it but it just didn’t have the same magic as OtherWorld. I received a copy from the publisher (thank you!) in exchange for an honest review.

Jason segel and kirsten miller