But, worse than that, Charlie hasn’t been able to get a wink of good sleep since moving in, instead he’s plagued with nightmares every time he shuts his eyes. Fortunately for authors, it doesn’t really take a lot for me to pick up a good book a good cover, a good synopsis, and it’s usually in my shopping cart.Īnd this isn’t a book I regretted picking up I absolutely love it! The story focuses on Charlie Laird, who hasn’t been doing so great ever since his dad remarried and they moved into a giant, purple mansion (why purple? The designers must have had an interesting taste in fashion). I read the front, the back, and flipped through it to spy on all the pictures, and I was hooked. I can’t remember exactly, but it was one of those books where when I saw it, I was intrigued. It’s designed like that and that’s what Simon and Kat thought too.I’m pretty sure I found this book at Walmart? Otherworld kind of plays of the fears of the real world, whilst encompassing our desires – it’s addictive and that’s the beauty of it. I mean we already have Headgear with Samsung, we have robots that look like us and work in medical… AI is very real – what’s to stop Xbox games becoming like Otherworld. It’s scary as hell and that’s why I love this book because in it’s own way it’s so relatable to today.

I’ve never read anything like this.What I loved about Otherworld makes you think, it makes you reflect on your own reality.

It will hook you in on the first page and you won’t be able to escape it. Otherworld is one skilled piece of writing, it’s addictive, pulse racing, enticing, almost surreal. That your not Simon but your another avatar with him in the game. There is such a range of characters in Otherworld, split between real world and the game, good vs evil, allies and enemies it’s truly as if you are immersed in the games yourself. Kat was obviously the victim of the story but from I knew of her and the way Simon describes you can tell that she’s strong, brave and in a way the perfect match for Simon. Simon cares more than you know too – so when he kept pushing the boundaries between himself and his parents, going against the rules of his probation officer and getting kicked out of boarding school for hacking – which he didn’t do – he didn’t to protect people, like Kat. He parents may think he’s a troublemaker – especially when his arse is in full view of his parents – instantly you want to laugh because you know it’s totally going to wind his parents up and their perfectly manicured lives. Simon isn’t stupid, he’s clever, resourceful, funny and caring. Just imagine being part of world that is exactly like reality, touch, smell, and taste – every desire you ever wanted, right there for you to live in the world of Otherworld. Then Milo Yolkin brought it back from the dead, spending billions of pounds to make this game into the ultimate game. Otherworld, was born a millennia ago, but it didn’t survive, it became obsolete.

Jason segel and kirsten miller