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1-Up Horror #1
Slasher Online
Jackie wants to survive the game’s ending.
But she may not make it to the next level.
The last thing Jackie and her new friends expected was to wake up in a virtual reality nightmare hosted by 1-Up, a student of eighties slashers.
With knives hung over their real-world hearts, set to penetrate them if their hit points reach zero, Jackie and her fellow players will have to level up to escape their digital prison, or else it’s game over forever.
Things you can expect in this book:
1. A love letter to video store slashers.
2. Female protagonist.
3. GameLit/LitRPG mechanics and messages.
4. Splattergore and extreme murder scenes.
But she may not make it to the next level.
The last thing Jackie and her new friends expected was to wake up in a virtual reality nightmare hosted by 1-Up, a student of eighties slashers.
With knives hung over their real-world hearts, set to penetrate them if their hit points reach zero, Jackie and her fellow players will have to level up to escape their digital prison, or else it’s game over forever.
Things you can expect in this book:
1. A love letter to video store slashers.
2. Female protagonist.
3. GameLit/LitRPG mechanics and messages.
4. Splattergore and extreme murder scenes.
283 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 12, 2021
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October 17, 2023
For me it was a sincere pleasure to read a novel of this type. I have never read anything gamer related and the promises of this being about a video game slasher attracted me. I love slasher movies and have rarely found a literary equivalent. Although I found the novel intriguing, I do feel that the book was light on the slasher component.
One of the vital aspects of a slasher is the up-close, in-your-face, personal nature of the kills. That was lacking here. Each slasher has his (generally male) particular weapon and the originality and creativity of the kills add to the vicarious thrill. Still the denouement was particularly moving which added dimension to what was really a straight-forward story.
Many thanks to BookSirens, Nera Vivaldi, and the publisher for a chance to review this book. I was given this book for free in exchange for my fair and honest opinion. I have not felt compelled, in any way, by the author, the publisher, or BookSirens to alter my sincerest thoughts on this book. Every word of this review is solely and completely mine.
One of the vital aspects of a slasher is the up-close, in-your-face, personal nature of the kills. That was lacking here. Each slasher has his (generally male) particular weapon and the originality and creativity of the kills add to the vicarious thrill. Still the denouement was particularly moving which added dimension to what was really a straight-forward story.
Many thanks to BookSirens, Nera Vivaldi, and the publisher for a chance to review this book. I was given this book for free in exchange for my fair and honest opinion. I have not felt compelled, in any way, by the author, the publisher, or BookSirens to alter my sincerest thoughts on this book. Every word of this review is solely and completely mine.
April 26, 2021
Slasher Online is a new sub-genre for me, GameLit / LitRPG. And unfortunately, I wasn't overly impressed with my first introduction to it.
The synopsis and details of Slasher Online were, at least to me, somewhat misleading. The “Slasher” 1Up is said to be a “student of eighties slashers” and the book is a “love letter to video store slashers”. Well, I am a huge fan of slasher films so I was pretty excited to read this book. But I found it missing one very basic element of the Slasher genre. The Slasher. The story follows a group of young adults who are trapped in a virtual reality world by 1UP and forced to survive four “levels”. If they are killed in the game they are immediately killed in real life.
Well throughout those levels they seem to fight everything but any kind of 80's slasher villain. There are plenty of pop culture references but even those are to non-slasher movies. I liked the references, and I liked some of the monsters that were thought up. But I came for the slashers. A guy with a knife or axe, who uses brute force and physicality and stealth to do his killing. Not a guy who uses telekinesis and zombies. There is a guy with a knife but he doesn't use the damn thing.
The book seemed like it was a big story to tell that just got rushed through. The second two “levels” are described as being pretty big with different areas filled with different enemies to face, almost all of which is bypassed. Likewise, there is a specific fight where each of the players is faced with their own unique enemy to face and those fights are simply glossed over except for one. These are great moments that I want to read about but they are just skipped.
The relationships between the contestants seem to come out of nowhere. They don't know each then suddenly within hours the majority are deeply in love with one another and it just didn't feel believable. One character literally goes from thinking three of the other players are cute then is suddenly talking about seeing a possible future without but for no real reason.
I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the second. After the halfway point everything seemed kind of rushed and that was amplified by the fact that for some reason the second half of the book had a lot of errors. I wasn't going to mention them since I thought the book was yet to be published but I checked and apparently, the book has already been published. I am surprised at that with all the errors in the second half of the book.
I think this book works better as a good draft copy but not as a finished, ready-to-be-published book. There are some cool ideas and some very cool parts to the book but as the book went on it just became too rushed and had too many descriptive sentences that either didn't make sense or were written in a way that I had to read them several times before I understood what was trying to be said.
The synopsis and details of Slasher Online were, at least to me, somewhat misleading. The “Slasher” 1Up is said to be a “student of eighties slashers” and the book is a “love letter to video store slashers”. Well, I am a huge fan of slasher films so I was pretty excited to read this book. But I found it missing one very basic element of the Slasher genre. The Slasher. The story follows a group of young adults who are trapped in a virtual reality world by 1UP and forced to survive four “levels”. If they are killed in the game they are immediately killed in real life.
Well throughout those levels they seem to fight everything but any kind of 80's slasher villain. There are plenty of pop culture references but even those are to non-slasher movies. I liked the references, and I liked some of the monsters that were thought up. But I came for the slashers. A guy with a knife or axe, who uses brute force and physicality and stealth to do his killing. Not a guy who uses telekinesis and zombies. There is a guy with a knife but he doesn't use the damn thing.
The book seemed like it was a big story to tell that just got rushed through. The second two “levels” are described as being pretty big with different areas filled with different enemies to face, almost all of which is bypassed. Likewise, there is a specific fight where each of the players is faced with their own unique enemy to face and those fights are simply glossed over except for one. These are great moments that I want to read about but they are just skipped.
The relationships between the contestants seem to come out of nowhere. They don't know each then suddenly within hours the majority are deeply in love with one another and it just didn't feel believable. One character literally goes from thinking three of the other players are cute then is suddenly talking about seeing a possible future without but for no real reason.
I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the second. After the halfway point everything seemed kind of rushed and that was amplified by the fact that for some reason the second half of the book had a lot of errors. I wasn't going to mention them since I thought the book was yet to be published but I checked and apparently, the book has already been published. I am surprised at that with all the errors in the second half of the book.
I think this book works better as a good draft copy but not as a finished, ready-to-be-published book. There are some cool ideas and some very cool parts to the book but as the book went on it just became too rushed and had too many descriptive sentences that either didn't make sense or were written in a way that I had to read them several times before I understood what was trying to be said.
April 4, 2022
If you have read the other Slasher books, this does a good job of filling in the backstory. If you haven’t read the others, no worries as this provides a good into to the universe.
While somewaht repetitive, this is a quick read and and provides a good, not great story line.
I received an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Thanks to BookSirens for the opportunity to discover new authors.
While somewaht repetitive, this is a quick read and and provides a good, not great story line.
I received an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Thanks to BookSirens for the opportunity to discover new authors.
May 5, 2021
This book is not my normal genre to read. So i was surprised that as i got into the book i really liked it. I journey out of my regular genres to try something new, because you never know if you will like something unless you try it. I really liked the characters that were fighting to get out, and in the end i was crying.. All in all it was a good read and i liked it. Definitely a page turner with lots of twist and turns.I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
April 25, 2021
Never having played any games on line (other than Solitaire & Sudoku), this is a fairly new genre for me but having read Cookmancer Online by this author I was pleased to be able to read this too.
Jackie answers an anonymous invitation to take part in a boxing challenge. When she gets there, 5 other people are there before her, only one who looks anything like another boxer. Before she has a chance to listen to her intuition - which is telling her to get out of there - she wakes up in a virtual reality fight for her life. And she needs to depend on the 5 strangers to make it through.
As expected, this was well written, fast paced and kept me on the edge of my seat, hardly daring to breath at times. I like Jackie as the female protagonist, with strength and honesty, that can get her into trouble at times. Her new friends are all so different but each with a different view of the game, which is great, as lateral thinking is definitely required if they are all going to come through this alive. There were a couple of scenes that were a bit too much for me and I sort of speed read through them. If I’d been watching a moving my hands would definitely have been over my eyes. However, this is a genre I shall come back to again, and look forward to this authors next offering.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Jackie answers an anonymous invitation to take part in a boxing challenge. When she gets there, 5 other people are there before her, only one who looks anything like another boxer. Before she has a chance to listen to her intuition - which is telling her to get out of there - she wakes up in a virtual reality fight for her life. And she needs to depend on the 5 strangers to make it through.
As expected, this was well written, fast paced and kept me on the edge of my seat, hardly daring to breath at times. I like Jackie as the female protagonist, with strength and honesty, that can get her into trouble at times. Her new friends are all so different but each with a different view of the game, which is great, as lateral thinking is definitely required if they are all going to come through this alive. There were a couple of scenes that were a bit too much for me and I sort of speed read through them. If I’d been watching a moving my hands would definitely have been over my eyes. However, this is a genre I shall come back to again, and look forward to this authors next offering.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
September 6, 2021
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
What happens when a virtual game becomes deadly in reality?
When Jackie accepts an invitation to a boxing match, she doesn't expect to wake up shortly afterwards with other people in a dangerous game in virtual reality. Inspired by the slasher films of the past, someone goes on a hunt for the group. Can they stop their seemingly overwhelming enemy or otherwise find a way out of the game? Because when the life points go to zero, they will not only go game over virtually.
The world in which Jackie and the other characters move made me curious from the start. The concept of how virtual reality works there and the state in which the world is in, in my opinion, has been well established. It was easy to understand the protagonist's motivation and way of thinking and to follow her on the way into the adventure. Sometimes it even seemed a little too much how much the internal conflict was repeated. The other supporting characters also piqued my curiosity, even if the opponent was a bit too clichéd for me. I assume, however, that this was deliberate.
Due to the changing settings in the game, you went through an interesting variety of places, each with their own twist and atmosphere. I found the descriptions very well done. Some places stuck in my memory even after a while.
The mystery about the motivation and identity of the slasher was an important motivator for me to continue reading and in the end I was quite satisfied. I'm good at predicting Twist, but this one really surprised me. The only downer was that I'm not sure if I missed the references to it, it wasn't there, or it wasn't well established. However, that didn't take away the fun of the final confrontation.
The epilogue, however, felt a bit rushed. It was nice that the author tried to find a complete conclusion, but for me it ended up being too many explanations in too few pages. I think most of them were not needed or would have benefited from getting more space to unfold.
All in all, I had a lot of fun with the story. Anyone who likes slasher films or computer games might
like this story. I was definitely entertained.
What happens when a virtual game becomes deadly in reality?
When Jackie accepts an invitation to a boxing match, she doesn't expect to wake up shortly afterwards with other people in a dangerous game in virtual reality. Inspired by the slasher films of the past, someone goes on a hunt for the group. Can they stop their seemingly overwhelming enemy or otherwise find a way out of the game? Because when the life points go to zero, they will not only go game over virtually.
The world in which Jackie and the other characters move made me curious from the start. The concept of how virtual reality works there and the state in which the world is in, in my opinion, has been well established. It was easy to understand the protagonist's motivation and way of thinking and to follow her on the way into the adventure. Sometimes it even seemed a little too much how much the internal conflict was repeated. The other supporting characters also piqued my curiosity, even if the opponent was a bit too clichéd for me. I assume, however, that this was deliberate.
Due to the changing settings in the game, you went through an interesting variety of places, each with their own twist and atmosphere. I found the descriptions very well done. Some places stuck in my memory even after a while.
The mystery about the motivation and identity of the slasher was an important motivator for me to continue reading and in the end I was quite satisfied. I'm good at predicting Twist, but this one really surprised me. The only downer was that I'm not sure if I missed the references to it, it wasn't there, or it wasn't well established. However, that didn't take away the fun of the final confrontation.
The epilogue, however, felt a bit rushed. It was nice that the author tried to find a complete conclusion, but for me it ended up being too many explanations in too few pages. I think most of them were not needed or would have benefited from getting more space to unfold.
All in all, I had a lot of fun with the story. Anyone who likes slasher films or computer games might
like this story. I was definitely entertained.
April 26, 2021
I received an ARC of this book and am leaving a review voluntarily.
After receiving a mysterious letter, Jackie and five others find themselves at the center of a terrifying VR slash and gore nightmare.
While their real bodies lie strapped to gurneys with knives held aloft above their hearts, Jackie and company must outsmart 1-Up, the creator of this revengeful splatter-mare they all find themselves in, before the game is over. The big questions, however, are, who is 1-Up? And why has he chosen them on whom to enact his revenge?
I was really excited for this book and thought my excitement would carry me through to the end of the book; but alas, it did not. Now don’t get me wrong; I really did enjoy the book! As someone raised on ‘80s and beyond horror flicks, I felt the book was a quirky combination of Nightmare on Elm Street, Saw, and the Legend of Zelda.
Jackie and the rest of the clueless group must find ways to either collect their quest items or kill 1-Up before he kills them. The reason these six are all gathered here is a mystery that only becomes clear toward the end of the book.
My excitement started to wane, however, when author Nera Vivaldi began to give quite meticulous and lengthy descriptions of every movement in the game. At first, I found myself fascinated, but after the fifth, 10th, or 14th time, my attention started to wander, and I found myself craving more substance rather than sheer action.
I can envision this tale making a great film because there IS so much action. But somehow the writing needs to be a bit more balanced between minute physical detail and overall drama.
Overall, I recommend this book as a fun, unique adventure.
After receiving a mysterious letter, Jackie and five others find themselves at the center of a terrifying VR slash and gore nightmare.
While their real bodies lie strapped to gurneys with knives held aloft above their hearts, Jackie and company must outsmart 1-Up, the creator of this revengeful splatter-mare they all find themselves in, before the game is over. The big questions, however, are, who is 1-Up? And why has he chosen them on whom to enact his revenge?
I was really excited for this book and thought my excitement would carry me through to the end of the book; but alas, it did not. Now don’t get me wrong; I really did enjoy the book! As someone raised on ‘80s and beyond horror flicks, I felt the book was a quirky combination of Nightmare on Elm Street, Saw, and the Legend of Zelda.
Jackie and the rest of the clueless group must find ways to either collect their quest items or kill 1-Up before he kills them. The reason these six are all gathered here is a mystery that only becomes clear toward the end of the book.
My excitement started to wane, however, when author Nera Vivaldi began to give quite meticulous and lengthy descriptions of every movement in the game. At first, I found myself fascinated, but after the fifth, 10th, or 14th time, my attention started to wander, and I found myself craving more substance rather than sheer action.
I can envision this tale making a great film because there IS so much action. But somehow the writing needs to be a bit more balanced between minute physical detail and overall drama.
Overall, I recommend this book as a fun, unique adventure.
March 5, 2022
Thank you to the publisher and BookSirens for giving me a copy of this book!
This is a great mashup of video games and slasher. Let me explain…
Characters: I did really enjoy our main character who was a very sensible person. I almost got cabin the woods vibes although the story isn't like cabin in the woods at all. I appreciated that Jackie was casually bisexual and nobody made a big deal out of it. It's the future so it's good that we've at least progressed that much. The characters did have familiar stories that we've already seen, but they were at least all likeable.
Atmosphere: I love the idea of a video game slasher. I wish the different levels had more of a theme rather than just generic horror movie set up. The theme park level was the best level.
Writing: The writing was fine. I had no complaints.
Plot: The plot was simple and followed the general stages of horror games and slashers. I will say that the deaths are pretty gnarly in the book. As a lover of slashers, I appreciated the death sequences.
Intrigue: I was intrigued to see what the next level was. I did have my suspicians on whether or not there was a traitor among the mix.
Logic: There was one thing towards the end that I still don't fully understand. I'm not sure how that managed to happen, but it did. Other than that it was followed its own logic fairly well.
Enjoyment: I enjoyed this for the fun slasher it was. The deaths were creative, the characters were likable, and the theme park level was cool. I'm giving this 4 stars for the fun ride it was.
This is a great mashup of video games and slasher. Let me explain…
Characters: I did really enjoy our main character who was a very sensible person. I almost got cabin the woods vibes although the story isn't like cabin in the woods at all. I appreciated that Jackie was casually bisexual and nobody made a big deal out of it. It's the future so it's good that we've at least progressed that much. The characters did have familiar stories that we've already seen, but they were at least all likeable.
Atmosphere: I love the idea of a video game slasher. I wish the different levels had more of a theme rather than just generic horror movie set up. The theme park level was the best level.
Writing: The writing was fine. I had no complaints.
Plot: The plot was simple and followed the general stages of horror games and slashers. I will say that the deaths are pretty gnarly in the book. As a lover of slashers, I appreciated the death sequences.
Intrigue: I was intrigued to see what the next level was. I did have my suspicians on whether or not there was a traitor among the mix.
Logic: There was one thing towards the end that I still don't fully understand. I'm not sure how that managed to happen, but it did. Other than that it was followed its own logic fairly well.
Enjoyment: I enjoyed this for the fun slasher it was. The deaths were creative, the characters were likable, and the theme park level was cool. I'm giving this 4 stars for the fun ride it was.
August 9, 2021
I loved the concept of this book. I’m a huge fan of slasher films and video games so this was a really fun combo! I’ve always found the concept of “if you die in the game, you die in real life” entertaining, which I’ve seen before, but this is the first book I’ve read like this. Overall, I really did enjoy it.
I liked that each player took on a specific role while in the VR world. Each of the roles had specific skills that helped the players progress through each level. I liked how completing tasks earned character points which the players could then use to upgrade their current skills or learn new skills. I think each character was given just enough of a backstory that we were able to feel for them when they succeeded/failed throughout the book. The longer the players stayed alive, the more we got to know them. This is unfortunate for the players who’s lives were cut short, as they became background characters who weren’t a main focus in the book.
I was surprised at finding out who 1Up was towards the end. I wasn’t expecting the character chosen to be the one behind the villain’s avatar.
Overall, I really did enjoy Slasher Online. I loved the concept and the way the story was told. I would recommend it to those who love video games/slasher flicks and who want a different reading experience! I hope to read more books like this in the future.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I liked that each player took on a specific role while in the VR world. Each of the roles had specific skills that helped the players progress through each level. I liked how completing tasks earned character points which the players could then use to upgrade their current skills or learn new skills. I think each character was given just enough of a backstory that we were able to feel for them when they succeeded/failed throughout the book. The longer the players stayed alive, the more we got to know them. This is unfortunate for the players who’s lives were cut short, as they became background characters who weren’t a main focus in the book.
I was surprised at finding out who 1Up was towards the end. I wasn’t expecting the character chosen to be the one behind the villain’s avatar.
Overall, I really did enjoy Slasher Online. I loved the concept and the way the story was told. I would recommend it to those who love video games/slasher flicks and who want a different reading experience! I hope to read more books like this in the future.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
February 15, 2022
So this was a interesting book…… I went in hoping to get a traditional slasher book but honestly I was a tad disappointed. It WAS a slasher book but not in the traditional sense as it was all done via virtual reality. You have characters placed in a virtual world and they try and survive.
Which could have still been entertaining but I don't think the book was as well written as some in the the genre. For example, the characters aren't very well developed. Everything seems rushed and nobody has a real distinct personality. You can just change up the characters and they are essentially the same person. Also, it wasn't…. Scary? The main killer just wasn't scary and I think it's because it wasn't a traditional slasher book. Not only was it virtual the killer never really attacked anyone with traditional weapons.
Also I have to take some points away for grammatical errors as there were a few. Just too many for a book you can purchase on amazon. There really needed to be better editing.
This is not to say it's not a bad book overall. I give it three stars for average because I read the whole book and at times was entertained. Just on the whole I don't think I would recommend to anyone but individuals who are hard core into not only the slasher but gamer genre as well.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Which could have still been entertaining but I don't think the book was as well written as some in the the genre. For example, the characters aren't very well developed. Everything seems rushed and nobody has a real distinct personality. You can just change up the characters and they are essentially the same person. Also, it wasn't…. Scary? The main killer just wasn't scary and I think it's because it wasn't a traditional slasher book. Not only was it virtual the killer never really attacked anyone with traditional weapons.
Also I have to take some points away for grammatical errors as there were a few. Just too many for a book you can purchase on amazon. There really needed to be better editing.
This is not to say it's not a bad book overall. I give it three stars for average because I read the whole book and at times was entertained. Just on the whole I don't think I would recommend to anyone but individuals who are hard core into not only the slasher but gamer genre as well.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
May 21, 2021
I followed Nera Vivaldi after I enjoyed Cookmancer , so I was delighted to get notice that her new book was available for review from Book Sirens. This review is totally voluntary & I’m happy to write it!
This story hits all my nerd buttons! I’m a serious fan of 80’s horror movies ; I have rewatches on Halloween & go see all the remakes at the theater. I’ve been loving the resurgence of zombie shows as well. My grown son is the video gamer; I don’t have the coordination but enjoy watching him play . It was so much fun to read each scenario ; first figuring out which movie or place was the basis, then how the characters were going to react. I was half way through the story before I had enough information to guess who 1Up would turn out to be ; I’m delighted to say I was wrong!
I originally thought that the backgrounds of each person were just story mechanics...I was wrong there as well! It was nice to have reasons for each person to get the invitation and to have a resolution for each person. Saying anymore would ruin the fun. Thank you Ms Vivaldi for creating a legit nerdish movie/gamer/story that was truly enjoyable!
This story hits all my nerd buttons! I’m a serious fan of 80’s horror movies ; I have rewatches on Halloween & go see all the remakes at the theater. I’ve been loving the resurgence of zombie shows as well. My grown son is the video gamer; I don’t have the coordination but enjoy watching him play . It was so much fun to read each scenario ; first figuring out which movie or place was the basis, then how the characters were going to react. I was half way through the story before I had enough information to guess who 1Up would turn out to be ; I’m delighted to say I was wrong!
I originally thought that the backgrounds of each person were just story mechanics...I was wrong there as well! It was nice to have reasons for each person to get the invitation and to have a resolution for each person. Saying anymore would ruin the fun. Thank you Ms Vivaldi for creating a legit nerdish movie/gamer/story that was truly enjoyable!
February 14, 2022
An imperfect world controlled by an AI; a megalomanic slasher who relishes all that a good blood fest can bring (no completely outrageous graphic writing, but someone is going to die, don’t you know it); a group of young adults, not quite as innocent as they first seem, invited to take part in a game to earn credits; what could possibly go wrong. Who will survive? An interesting slant on the on-line RPG genre with a moral slant. If like me you like those sort of movies then you will enjoy this book. No booker prize winner, but an enjoyable read all the same. Fast paced action, realistic characters, and a good story line. Well worth picking up. I’m looking forward to more mayhem in the sequel. Thanks to BookSirens for letting me read a free review copy.. This review is my freely given voluntary opinion.
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July 26, 2021
I received an ARC copy of this book to review.
Now I've never read LITRPG or GAMELIT novels before. But overall I loved the writing style, it was easy to follow and you really felt emerged in the story as if you were playing it as a video game.
However, this is extremely misleading. The opening to the book is classic slasher which I wanted throughout the entire book since that's what it was implied to be. Unfortunately that was a massive let down and not at all what this book contained.
It was heavy on the Sci fy and almost fantasy world elements. Set in the future, and with many different kinds of made up creatures/enemies. I was just very disappointed with this story, and maybe the labels should be updated...
Now I've never read LITRPG or GAMELIT novels before. But overall I loved the writing style, it was easy to follow and you really felt emerged in the story as if you were playing it as a video game.
However, this is extremely misleading. The opening to the book is classic slasher which I wanted throughout the entire book since that's what it was implied to be. Unfortunately that was a massive let down and not at all what this book contained.
It was heavy on the Sci fy and almost fantasy world elements. Set in the future, and with many different kinds of made up creatures/enemies. I was just very disappointed with this story, and maybe the labels should be updated...
December 26, 2021
Six semi random people received mysterious invitations, each claiming different events that they were invited to. When they all are gathered together, they are knocked out. They wake up to a VR setup, where they have to find certain objects in order to stay alive and move on to the next level of the game. In order to win the game and stay alive, they must either find all the objects on all the levels or kill the monster who is constantly trying to kill them. And if they die during the VR game, their bodies die in real life.
I feel that this is a good book but, I'm not into all VR computer games. So some stuff went over my head. That's the only reason why I didn't give this a 5 star review.
received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I feel that this is a good book but, I'm not into all VR computer games. So some stuff went over my head. That's the only reason why I didn't give this a 5 star review.
received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
June 18, 2021
This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and action with wonderful world building.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and action with wonderful world building.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.
February 28, 2022
I couldn't put this book down, I was pulled right in. I'm not a gamer but this book totally made me feel like one. Loved the mix of the future tech with the 80s slasher thrown in. Looking forward to reading more from the author.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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March 29, 2025This is the second book I've read by Nera Vivaldi. She writes books with a game element. The world she has built is one where there was an unspecified disaster and most people live underground. This world is looked over by a computer, which grants peace and basic subsistence living. People can work to achieve extras or earn them in gameplay.
Slasher Online is a mash-up of video RPGs and classic horror movie scenarios. The main protagonist is Jackie, who has trained as a boxer for years trying to fulfill her dad's dreams of Olympic gold. Her father, although talented, was unable to join the Olympic team due to lung issues. He is continually disappointed with her boxing performance and dreams of how much better things would be if he had a son. Unfortunately for both of them, the same disease rendered him sterile so all his dreams are carried on his daughter's shoulders.
Jackie receives an invite to an underground fight that would provide the money to reverse his sterility. When she arrives she finds a group of assorted people, each of whom received invites which appealed to their specific goals. They find that they are there at the invitation of a madman, who wants to prove that living under the control of an A had left humanity weak and unable to cope. He has devised a game sequence to test his notions and is going to force them to play for their lives.
I found this an enjoyable read. Her writing is fast-paced and I enjoy her world building. She does a good job of character creation and I found the conclusion reached to be satisfying. I enjoy strong female characters and her game element adds some fun as you try to figure out what will happen next.
I received a advance review copy for free and am voluntarily leaving this review
Slasher Online is a mash-up of video RPGs and classic horror movie scenarios. The main protagonist is Jackie, who has trained as a boxer for years trying to fulfill her dad's dreams of Olympic gold. Her father, although talented, was unable to join the Olympic team due to lung issues. He is continually disappointed with her boxing performance and dreams of how much better things would be if he had a son. Unfortunately for both of them, the same disease rendered him sterile so all his dreams are carried on his daughter's shoulders.
Jackie receives an invite to an underground fight that would provide the money to reverse his sterility. When she arrives she finds a group of assorted people, each of whom received invites which appealed to their specific goals. They find that they are there at the invitation of a madman, who wants to prove that living under the control of an A had left humanity weak and unable to cope. He has devised a game sequence to test his notions and is going to force them to play for their lives.
I found this an enjoyable read. Her writing is fast-paced and I enjoy her world building. She does a good job of character creation and I found the conclusion reached to be satisfying. I enjoy strong female characters and her game element adds some fun as you try to figure out what will happen next.
I received a advance review copy for free and am voluntarily leaving this review
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