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Revary
In a small Midwestern town, Celeste and her friends find escape from the pressures of senior year through their tabletop roleplaying games. But when Celeste stumbles upon a way to actually enter their imagined realm, fantasy becomes a reality.
Suddenly, the friends find themselves living out their greatest adventure. In Revary, they can be anyone they brave warriors, powerful mages, or cunning rogues. But as they explore this magical world of their own creation, they discover it is threatened by a mysterious force that is causing the fantastic world to vanish into darkness.
With Revary in peril and tensions rising in their world, Celeste and her friends must navigate the blurring lines between imagination and reality. As they fight to save their creation, they'll confront fantastical dangers and the real-life issues they've been avoiding.
"Revary is a spellbinding journey that explores the power of friendship, the courage to face reality, and the magic of storytelling." --ARC Review
Suddenly, the friends find themselves living out their greatest adventure. In Revary, they can be anyone they brave warriors, powerful mages, or cunning rogues. But as they explore this magical world of their own creation, they discover it is threatened by a mysterious force that is causing the fantastic world to vanish into darkness.
With Revary in peril and tensions rising in their world, Celeste and her friends must navigate the blurring lines between imagination and reality. As they fight to save their creation, they'll confront fantastical dangers and the real-life issues they've been avoiding.
"Revary is a spellbinding journey that explores the power of friendship, the courage to face reality, and the magic of storytelling." --ARC Review
- GenresFantasy
410 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 11, 2025
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March 4, 2019
Revary by Abigail Linhardt is a fantasy LitRPG novel about a young girl faced with the realities of life staring her in the face. She’s 18 years old. In a matter of months, she’s going to be graduating from high school, faced with a choice of going to college or taking a different path, and the devastating loss of the park where she and her friends have done their LARPing since they created their game Sun Age. Clare isn’t ready for the changes that are coming, but what she isn’t expecting is to find herself transported to another world of where her help is needed if the beings there are to have any hope of survival. A darkness is spreading and destroying all that it touches. The inhabitants need Clare’s help as one such as herself was foretold. Can she help them? Or will she fail and all be lost?
Revary is the first book that I have read by Abigail Linhardt and for the most part, I enjoyed this book. While I am an avid reader of fantasy novels, I don’t read that many LitRPG novels, but I have to say that I enjoyed this book overall. The author starts the story off in the real world, but in a computer game initially. I initially thought the game was the actual fantasy world, so when it transitioned quickly to real life I was a bit disappointed, but I kept reading. I found the comradery between Clare and friends to be appealing. I liked how they seemed to be such good friends. While the transitions between Clare being in the real world and the fantasy realm are quick, they left me confused a bit. For me, I like the fantasy world the best. The variety of characters and creatures that the author gives the reader are fascinating. The fantasy world is broken up into several realms, but they are all facing the same fate.
I enjoyed this book quite a bit but there are some points in it that I am disappointed with. I understand that Clare is a teenager, but there are a couple of moments of where I felt that she was a bit too juvenile or sensitive about certain situations. At the dinner with her parents at her father’s boss’s house, I felt that she was overreacting to the situation. At the park, when she was with her friends and she just took off from the group…why didn’t at least one person go after her? It didn’t make sense especially when they had been told not to go off alone, and then it took them hours to find her.
This is an enjoyable story, but of course not without its flaws. I enjoyed the different characters, and how some, even in the human realm, are more than they appear. I do appreciate how the author pushes Clare to make a choice though because that was essentially her biggest problem…deciding what path she would take in life. Full of a variety of characters, this book gives the reader adventure, danger, and a storyline that crosses back and forth between a fantasy world and reality. I am rating this book 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Revary is the first book that I have read by Abigail Linhardt and for the most part, I enjoyed this book. While I am an avid reader of fantasy novels, I don’t read that many LitRPG novels, but I have to say that I enjoyed this book overall. The author starts the story off in the real world, but in a computer game initially. I initially thought the game was the actual fantasy world, so when it transitioned quickly to real life I was a bit disappointed, but I kept reading. I found the comradery between Clare and friends to be appealing. I liked how they seemed to be such good friends. While the transitions between Clare being in the real world and the fantasy realm are quick, they left me confused a bit. For me, I like the fantasy world the best. The variety of characters and creatures that the author gives the reader are fascinating. The fantasy world is broken up into several realms, but they are all facing the same fate.
I enjoyed this book quite a bit but there are some points in it that I am disappointed with. I understand that Clare is a teenager, but there are a couple of moments of where I felt that she was a bit too juvenile or sensitive about certain situations. At the dinner with her parents at her father’s boss’s house, I felt that she was overreacting to the situation. At the park, when she was with her friends and she just took off from the group…why didn’t at least one person go after her? It didn’t make sense especially when they had been told not to go off alone, and then it took them hours to find her.
This is an enjoyable story, but of course not without its flaws. I enjoyed the different characters, and how some, even in the human realm, are more than they appear. I do appreciate how the author pushes Clare to make a choice though because that was essentially her biggest problem…deciding what path she would take in life. Full of a variety of characters, this book gives the reader adventure, danger, and a storyline that crosses back and forth between a fantasy world and reality. I am rating this book 4.5 out of 5 stars.
January 20, 2019
Good story, has heart, a little simple at times
The overall story felt a bit like a different take of "The Neverending Story", at times almost too much so. But overall it was a decent story.
The overall story felt a bit like a different take of "The Neverending Story", at times almost too much so. But overall it was a decent story.
March 15, 2019
The hard lesson
This book reminded me a lot of an updated version of The Neverending Story. Definitely a great YA adventure. A group of teens have to face what the future holds after high school. It takes escaping to another world to learn the lesson.
This book reminded me a lot of an updated version of The Neverending Story. Definitely a great YA adventure. A group of teens have to face what the future holds after high school. It takes escaping to another world to learn the lesson.
May 2, 2019
I found the book engaging. Now I understand Roll Playing Games better.
May 8, 2019
Was a great book!!!
I really liked Clare and how relatable she was. A great book to anyone who liked the Never Ending Story!
I really liked Clare and how relatable she was. A great book to anyone who liked the Never Ending Story!
May 20, 2020
Revary is a fantasy novel that I just couldn’t put down. During this global pandemic, it was my gateway into another world. Although, I’m at home I was able to easily dive into the fantasy realm that consists of my favorite mystical creatures such as elves, fairies, and centaurs. I could really connect with this novel because of the main character Clare. Much like Clare, I’m often told that at a certain age you should just let go of the childlike things you love and focus on reality, but reality sucks! For a long time, all Clare had was a game she and her friends played called Sun Age, but eventually, she discovered a realm even greater. A realm where she wasn’t judged for being an eighteen-year-old high school senior who’s in love with RPG games. In this realm, she was more than Clare she was the savior of their lands and sometimes that meant more to her than who she was on earth. I loved that Clare battled dragons and other enemies, but her biggest battle was figuring out what she wanted to do with her life after high school. I loved that she dreamt of being able to continue to pursue her fantasy activities while being an adult. Many people believe that certain things should have an age limit and that somethings people will eventually just grow out of. For some people, those things they will never grow out of.
The way Revary was described in the book made me really feel like I was there witnessing all of the action with the characters. My favorite part of the book was when Clare first discovered the realm in the middle of Sun Age. To others, she sounded crazy but, it was the best power she had ever possessed. I grew to love Clare more when she decided to create her own path of life instead of the one that everyone follows which is going to college, getting a job, getting married, and having kids. That’s all fine and dandy, but she didn’t feel the need to do that when she could just go to her happily-ever-after. Clare could’ve kept the great secret to herself, but she decided to share it with her friends. Their bond is very unique and it was because of Sun Age. Her friends also feared that their days of dressing up, camping, and throwing mid-evil gatherings would come to an end just like their friendship. Clare was the glue that kept everything together.
If you love magic, gaming, and adventures, you will love this novel. You can really escape in the pages for days, plus there are a lot of plots and twists that will keep you on your toes. I had no idea what would happen next or how the story would eventually play out. It’s a pure adventure. I was able to meet the author of this novel at the Findlay Book Fair in 2019 where I purchased this paperback novel. I was able to learn a lot more about the making of this novel and the inspiration for its development, which is what persuaded me to buy a copy. I have a signed paperback copy of Revary as well as an adventure kit that I won in her drawing.
~Arganise
The way Revary was described in the book made me really feel like I was there witnessing all of the action with the characters. My favorite part of the book was when Clare first discovered the realm in the middle of Sun Age. To others, she sounded crazy but, it was the best power she had ever possessed. I grew to love Clare more when she decided to create her own path of life instead of the one that everyone follows which is going to college, getting a job, getting married, and having kids. That’s all fine and dandy, but she didn’t feel the need to do that when she could just go to her happily-ever-after. Clare could’ve kept the great secret to herself, but she decided to share it with her friends. Their bond is very unique and it was because of Sun Age. Her friends also feared that their days of dressing up, camping, and throwing mid-evil gatherings would come to an end just like their friendship. Clare was the glue that kept everything together.
If you love magic, gaming, and adventures, you will love this novel. You can really escape in the pages for days, plus there are a lot of plots and twists that will keep you on your toes. I had no idea what would happen next or how the story would eventually play out. It’s a pure adventure. I was able to meet the author of this novel at the Findlay Book Fair in 2019 where I purchased this paperback novel. I was able to learn a lot more about the making of this novel and the inspiration for its development, which is what persuaded me to buy a copy. I have a signed paperback copy of Revary as well as an adventure kit that I won in her drawing.
~Arganise
December 21, 2019
I probably would not have chosen this book if I hadn't been following the PopSugar 2019 Challenge but I was a huge fan of Ready Player One so was looking forward to trying another LitRPG read. I enjoyed the start of Revary but struggled through the middle. Thank goodness it all came good in the end to be an okay read. 3-stars
December 2, 2020
A gentle entry in the portal fantasy genre.
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