In Wildcard, the Warcross battles slip into the background a little as the mystery and intrigue about Hideo’s plans and Em’s mission to stop them become the focus of the story. In Wildcard, readers learn more about Emika’s past, as well as the secrets surrounding Hideo and his brother, Sasuke’s disappearance. The backdrop of a bustling Tokyo city is the perfect accent to the Warcross games and fan fever, accented with the colourful NeuroLink overlays. I was again a little overwhelmed by the technology and the logistics involved of the NeuroLink- how exactly do you have a video call with someone while looking at everything they can see and still being able to walk down the street? There are many layers to the technology involved behind the glasses that enable players to experience an enhanced world, and while I’m not sure I can comprehend them all, they certainly make for an exciting story. Wildcard jumps straight back into all the action, secrets, and tension that Warcross started. But has she put her trust in the wrong people?

Torn between the boy she has always admired and recently fell in love with and her gut that tells her what he is doing is wrong, Emika is forced to join with the shady Blackcoats. In Wildcard, Marie Lu once again plunges readers into the neon-coloured sci-fi world of Warcross, where computer gaming is taken to the next level and where the tech that enables a fully immersive experience is now a threat to the freedom of humanity.Īfter her accidental and startling exposure to the Warcross Championships that led to a fight that put her life on the line, Emika Chen is still reeling from her discovery about tech genius and love-interest Hideo Tanaka’s intentions for his NeuroLink technology. But Emika soon learns that Zero isn’t all that he seems–and his protection comes at a price.Ĭaught in a web of betrayal, with the future of free will at risk, just how far will Emika go to take down the man she loves? My thoughts

Someone’s put a bounty on Emika’s head, and her sole chance for survival lies with Zero and the Blackcoats, his ruthless crew. Now that she knows the truth behind Hideo’s new NeuroLink algorithm, she can no longer trust the one person she’s always looked up to, who she once thought was on her side.ĭetermined to put a stop to Hideo’s grim plans, Emika and the Phoenix Riders band together, only to find a new threat lurking on the neon-lit streets of Tokyo.

Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive.

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