Thomcat
7/28/2021
Fairly quick read, and the last in the series by this New York author. Young-adult, subtly touching on themes of honesty and work ethic.
More of a "shared universe" than a series, each of the books is about something happening inside the game from Rasmussem corporation. Considering the length of time between books, the author has done an excellent job of focusing on the experience instead of the individual tech.
Nearly all of the characters are female, from the main company representative down to the main character trying to save her sister. Male characters make up 1) the lawyer 2) the boyfriend, and arguably 3) the game AI. The main conflict is between the main character's sister and her best female friend.
In the previous books, the game was part of the conflict; here the game is merely the vehicle. The ending is fairly sudden and too brief to cover some larger themes introduced. Ultimately I liked this a little less than Heir Apparent. I would like to check out more of the authors books, and have my eye on The Book of Mordred.