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Backward Compatible (2014)

by Sarah Daltry(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Smashwords

review 1: I did not like this book, and since I gave it such a low ranking I will let everyone know why I don't like it. Although I did not like the content of the book, the writing itself was good. I am a gamer, I am a girl, I am a nerd in the sense that I read comic books, play games - cards, PC, Xbox, PS3, RPG, etc. I therefore think that while I am not a professional nerd, I do know a lot about it. I have been to over 5 midnight releases and there are always a ton of girls, also I have NEVER used my boobs to get something, nor have any of the girls that I know who are hard core players. This book made girl gamers weak, willing to use our body for anything, and generally stupid which really pissed me off. On the flip side it made gamer men stupid, gross, and in general just... more wrong. I am married to a gamer guy, I have a lot of friends that are gamer guys and NONE of them are like that. It felt like this book should have been written 20 years ago when some of the comments and conversations would be more appropriate.
review 2: As a female who plays video games (I hate the term "girl gamer"), I should be offended by a lot of the things that happen in this book; after all, a girl uses her cleavage to her advantage in the very first chapter. While I definitely hated all the ridiculous stereotypes this book is filled with, I have to admit that this book did have an original twist on boy meets girl and romance.First off, let me say if you aren't what some would call a nerd, you will not understand this book, much less enjoy it. There are references to nerd culture, video games, movies, books, and the like in practically every line. I would call myself a geek, and there were some parts even I didn't understand. This is one thing that massively bothered me, actually: every single character in this book has snarky, geeky comments to make, which are basically the only things that come out of their mouths. The main characters sounded more like 12 and 13 year olds with all the raunchy insults they were throwing around, and that is not good because they are supposed to be in college.Let's talk a little about our main characters. Katie, George, and Lanyon are home during their respective semester breaks. Katie is a loner who would rather spend her time leveling up than dressing up. George and Lanyon are lifelong best friends who probably (definitely) spend way too much time together, to the chagrin of both their love lives. All three of these people are at the game store waiting on the midnight release of the hottest new MMORPG. When Katie and George both grab for the last copy of the game, it's not exactly a love at first sight moment. But as they spend more time together both in the real world and the online gaming one, sparks slowly start to fly and they begin dating--even if Lanyon is tagging along for every one.As I said, this book is chock full of gamer stereotypes, so many so that I have to wonder if the authors are even gamers themselves. The characters in this novel subsist on Mountain Dew, Snickers, and Denny's, and regularly stay up for more than 24 hours at a time in front of their consoles. Not only does this sound more like the behavior of teenagers than college students, but I feel like these kids' parents would not be letting them get away with these kinds of things during their time at home and the holiday season. Maybe I'm just a pragmatist since I'm a parent myself.The best thing about the book is that Katie and George's courtship was so sweet and unique. They both really have no romantic backgrounds and no idea how to let one another know how they really feel. But, they try their best, and with the help (and hindrance) of their friends they come together without the ton of drama that YA and NA romances usually have.I think this may be best suited for an audience a bit younger than me, though I'm glad I had the chance to read a refreshing romance for a change. less

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