This was so much fun!

Ready Player One was unlike any other book I'd ever read. It seamlessly meshed together adventure and pop culture in a way that just had me coming back for more. My husband and I listened to the audiobook narrated by Wil Wheaton on a road trip and it made the time fly!

When I heard there would be a sequel, I didn't know what to expect. It felt as if the story had ended. I wondered if there would be another cast of characters or a completely different world or what?! If we're being really honest, I didn't go into this one with high expectations because I didn't think anything could capture my attention as the first book had.

I was wrong. This is how you write a sequel, people! Once again, I chose to listen to the audiobook (because no one narrates quite like Wil) and it was phenomenal from beginning to end. Action-packed and quick-paced, never a boring moment!

There were two tiny elements that I didn't adore and those were: the back-and-forth between avatar names and character names. It got confusing when the narration didn't stick with just one of them so at first, I couldn't even remember who "Samantha" was and it wasn't until she was titled "Artemis" that I was able to recall who they were speaking of. In addition, I didn't like Wade and Samantha's relationship. It was all so dramatic and chaotic. I realize that it was fundamental to the plot, but for most of the story, it didn't feel like that was the case and I kept getting frustrated with their immature tendencies.

I really loved the ending. It was not at all what I expected, but it was super cool and the epilogue really fascinated me. It felt like it was totally wrapped up and there couldn't be any more story... but maybe there could be? Could we have a story for just the Low Five in the future? We'll see, I guess!