Review: For The Geek of Heart
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 7, 2014
I have been out geeked. That’s right I thought it was impossible but it has happened. I have an immense well of pop culture, gaming and fandom knowledge but even I had a semi difficult time keeping up with all of the references throughout the story. This is not geek lite, it is a gauntlet of continual fight sequences with movie, magna, magic, gaming, comic book and fantasy references all over the place. That isn’t a bad thing I liked many of them it is just pepper very heavily throughout the entire story.The concept of the story is that games, movies, books and shows or anything with a fandom of sorts can give you bursts of magical power. I love the concept but perhaps my geek knowledge base wasn’t as diverse as I thought it was because some of the references were totally lost on me. If you are not familiar of D&D;, magik, MMORPG, Buffy, Die Hard, Spiderman and Fantastic Four then you will probably encounter this issue as well. But the gist of the story is there. This has a ton of action, basically the entire novella is ripe with it. If that is your cup of tea then this is right up your alley.Ree is working at the gaming bar/nerd heaven when they are attacked by an onslaught of creatures. Ree along with a group of other geekomancers must work together to defeat them all, save the bar and find the source to stop it. Between the bar and the labyrinth they must travel through there are a lot of great ideas and images. But a little too much action not enough story for this girl.Unlike Fred Savage, I wanted this to be a kissing book. Not entirely but at least a little bit. There is a hint of attraction between Ree and Drake but since Drake is dating her friend nothing seems to be coming from that other than a little pining. I don’t need a romance in my fantasy but I like a hint of it non-the-less.If you are not sure whether to jump into this series I think this novella will give you a clear idea, on the world and the magic system involved, to see if you would like the other books in the series. This is for people who like a lot of action in their books and anything geeky.Provided by Pocket Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review