These books are going in a growing collection of novels devoted to geeky nostalgia. Remembering Among Others and Ready Player One, I kinda knew what to expect here, and I was eagerly awaiting a chance to sink my teeth into these two novels by Mr. Underwood. The premise it just too sweet to miss, and it parallels so many of my own private obsessions (that so many people also share, lol) that it elevates the book to instant must-read status.

So I read both of the novels, and enjoyed so many wonderful nostalgic moments and I wasn't even missing any references at all.

As a side note, the story isn't bad, but a heroine who bakes so much and eats so many bad things and drinks so much cannot ever remain so stick-thin. I call bullshit!

Otherwise, I tore through the novels and giggled and pined for such wonderful superpowers. Easy reads, strictly urban fantasy, but more importantly, fun fun fun.


There's only so much nostalgia you can pack into any one novel, of course, and the balance was kept, but I'm used to heavy nostalgia, so I probably could have taken an even heavier dose than this. On that note, I'm just going to say that I'll have to kick someone if I don't get at least 13 books in this series. :) ( )

Slow start but definitely got better! I thought I was quote a geek but a lot of the references went over my head. ( )

Until reading this book, I thought I was pretty up on my geek trivia. After reading, I realize I have some catching up to do. This book has plenty of references to movies, tv shows, books, comics and games. Part of the fun is in catching all the references. The plot was solid and I liked the hint of romance between Ree and Drake. I enjoyed reading this book. If this is the first in a series, I look forward to reading the next one. ( )

I enjoyed the story, but narrator and I just didn't get along. ( )

Look, I'm a geek. A nerd. One of those pop-culture, fannish folks. So when you hand me a book where someone can watch a show or movie and get powers based on it? I am so in. I mean, really. I told you I was a geek. This is the kind of thing I dream of.

The book was a lot of geeky, nerdy fun. I'm looking forward to the sequel. ( )