So over the last year I've brought and read an insane amount of books and I am now going to somehow tell you my top five so far, which is almost impossible because nearly every book I have read lately has been ridiculously amazing.
So I think we should start off with one I finished this weekend...and only started reading this weekend. Yes it is that good.
The Eye Of Minds
Summary:
"Michael is a gamer. And like most gamers, he almost spends more time on the VirtNet than in the actual world. The VirtNet offers total mind and body immersion, and it’s addictive. Thanks to technology, anyone with enough money can experience fantasy worlds, risk their life without the chance of death, or just hang around with Virt-friends. And the more hacking skills you have, the more fun. Why bother following the rules when most of them are dumb, anyway?
But some rules were made for a reason. Some technology is too dangerous to fool with. And recent reports claim that one gamer is going beyond what any gamer has done before: he’s holding players hostage inside the VirtNet. The effects are horrific—the hostages have all been declared brain-dead. Yet the gamer’s motives are a mystery.
The government knows that to catch a hacker, you need a hacker.And they’ve been watching Michael. They want him on their team.But the risk is enormous. If he accepts their challenge, Michael will need to go off the VirtNet grid. There are back alleys and corners in the system human eyes have never seen and predators he can’t even fathom—and there’s the possibility that the line between game and reality will be blurred forever."
Although this is a concept we have seen a few times, I personally feel it is still one that isn't easily found nor done well. However James Dashner, has perfected this concept and managed to write a thrilling book with an ending that, lets say, I completely did not expect (although it was one of those endings where you're like I totally should have guessed that...).
You easily become involved in the characters, even though they aren't described in huge detail, considering most of the time they are in the VirtNet playing as someone other than themselves. I don't read many books by male authors and always forget how much I enjoy male authors writing styles and Dashner's has to be one of the best, you get a nice break from all that frilly romantic crap and instead get to concentrate on an exciting story line that doesn't revolve around doing every thing you can for your loved one blah blah blah.
Ok I'm going off on a tangent now, back to The Eye of Minds. I highly recommend this book to all book worms. I do believe any one could get drawn into this book, however if you like books such as The Mortal Instruments, Delirium, The Hunger Games, The Iron Fey and pretty much anything fantasy or scifi, then you will adore this book.
I personally can not wait to read the next book, so go give it a go bitches!
So there we go, my first book from my Top 5 Books. Look out for the next 4!
