Review: Arena

Arena by Holly Jennings
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was given a copy to review free by NetGalley


Given a chance to read this book I thought it would be interesting as it sounded, I was a bit hyped up for it as well, since it dealt with gamers and it being 'big' in the world. I wasn't happy with it, as it turns the world of gaming into what we see about rock stars being involved in drugs, sex, and fame.

The main character is Kali apart of a team where she's got a friend with benefits who OD's in her bed. The team and Kali have a hard time struggling through it and adjusting to their new team member. Kali takes an interest in him and realizes she's as badly addicted to everything as everyone else and with the new guy's help and Taoist bible as Kali calls it is able to break free from her addictions. The focus is more on the addictions and Kali's life verses what the game is about as it doesn't seem all that interesting.

The flow of it seems fine, but it feels like it was lacking something. Things were predictable within the writing and as it was more focus on the life outside the gaming world of the player, rather than the game it feels a bit misleading. It's a decent read but it was hard to stay connected and finish the book.

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