Annabeth was a bitch almost throughout the book. I just do not get her loyalty to Luke despite everything, and I wonder why Percy even puts up with that.

Ready Player One is a unique story set in a dystopian world with a virtual utopia, the only respite from the wrecked world.

I might add that several elements of The Darkness That Comes Before call to mind those of Paul Kearney’s Monarchies of God

Daniel T. Jackson pummels, stuns, and enthralls in a debut so good it could’ve come from the most seasoned pros and legends of Epic Fantasy.

Why did I have to carry this shame like a second skin? And every day for a month after the incident, I would usually find myself whispering to myself, “I am ruined.”

It’s a strange story. Very unpredictable. The plot is regularly taking the most improbable of turns. In this tale of great betrayal, the author reveals humanity in all its gory glory.