Hello hello readers!

Christmas is a coming! We’ve got just days until it’s here, and I hope you’ve got some great plans in the works. I’m just looking forward to some time away from work and time with family and the boyfriend.

Anyways, it’s time for another book review!

This time around I read Virtual Amy (Replica #21) by Marilyn Kaye. 

Okay, so I’ve got to be honest that overall this series has been slightly disappointing. However, since I’m not a quitter (and since I also already bought the rest of the books in this series), I’m going to see this series through. I do want to get through it rather quickly, so hopefully by end of 2023 I’ll be done.

Alright, let’s see how this one did!

Series Review Links

Book Review: Amy, Number Seven (Replica #1)

Book Review: Pursuing Amy (Replica #2)

Book Review: Another Amy (Replica #3)

Book Review: Perfect Girls (Replica #4)

Book Review: Secret Clique (Replica #5)

Book Review: And the Two Shall Meet (Replica #6)

Book Review: The Best of the Best (Replica #7)

Book Review: Mystery Mother (Replica #8)

Book Review: The Fever (Replica #9)

Book Review: Ice Cold (Replica #10)

Book Review: Lucky Thirteen (Replica #11)

Book Review: In Search of Andy (Replica #12)

Book Review: The Substitute (Replica #13)

Book Review: The Beginning (Replica #14)

Book Review: Transformation (Replica #15)

Book Review: Happy Birthday, Dear Amy (Replica #16)

Book Review: Missing Pieces (Replica #17)

Book Review: Return of the Perfect Girls (Replica #18)

Book Review: Dreamcrusher (Replica #19)

Book Review: Like Father, Like Son (Replica #20)

Blurb

Amy fears the organization is monitoring her every move. That’s what Andy tells her — before he disappears. He says they’ve both been implanted with a chip. Is there anywhere Amy can hide?

The answer seems to lie in a computer game. A game into which Amy downloads her consciousness. A game in which fantastic creatures and terrifying dangers lurk at every turn. A game that Amy suspects is being played in real life . . . by someone with sinister intentions. Amy must get to the end of the game — ahead of whoever’s trying to finish her off.

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The Review

I’ll be frank, this book was a big disappointment for me. This is my least favorite of the series so far.

So in this chapter of Amy’s chaotic life she receives a surprise visit from Andy one night. He’s come to tell her some drastic news. The organization has implanted trackers in them and they have to find a way to disable them. Can Andy and Amy figure it out, or does the organization have them where they want them for their plans of world domination?

This book felt like a bunch of stuff was thrown against the wall in an effort for something to stick and nothing really did. To be kind, the premise was interesting since the organization has been after Amy and Andy this whole time, but that’s about where things end positively for me.

I feel like the problem starts at the root. Supposedly there has been a tracker implanted in both Amy and Andy, and yet neither of them seem to recall when that happened to them. No effort is really made to understand, but they assume it was when they were all on that secret island together. From there it just gets worse.

Amy talks with her boyfriend Chris about her situation and for some reason they come to the conclusion that she should literally hide inside this popular video game. And it actually works. This felt so nonsensical and I really loathed reading the rest of the book because it just made no sense. It also gives Amy and Andy too much power.

To make matters worse, things end in a strange and abrupt way that didn’t make sense. Andy extends an offer that would actually tie her closer to the main plot, and yet she refuses. I seriously hope that the next few books force her to confront the organization, because at this point it just doesn’t feel like it’s going to happen. Don’t waste your time with this one.

That’s A Wrap!

Well that’s it for this book review. I hope you enjoyed it!

Have you read this book? Are there other similar books you’ve read that you simply have to gush about? Feel free to leave a comment. I’d love to start a conversation!

Have a great day!

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