For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn't just a game - it's a way of life. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down players who bet on the game illegally.
When Emika hacks into the game illegally, she's convinced she'll be arrested, and is shocked when she gets a call from the game's creator, the elusive young billionaire Hideo Tanaka, with an irresistible offer. He needs a spy on the inside of this year's tournament in order to uncover a security problem . . . and he wants Emika for the job.
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(@PenguinUKBooks, 18 June 2018, paperback, 368 pages, borrowed from @NACLibraries, #POPSUGARReadingChallenge, a book that centres on video games)
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This is a new author for me. I've wanted to read Warcross for ages. I loved this book. It's about videogames so it's hard not to compare it to Ready Player One which I also loved. Warcross is a bit more enjoyable and gets quite dark at times especially towards the end when Emika discovers what's really going on and what Hideo's true motivations are. This is a gripping, entertaining read. It ends on a cliffhanger so I need to read the second book at some point. I'd recommend this.