[E–pub New] (Player vs Player) author Amelia C. Gormley

• ebook
• 282
• Player vs Player
• Amelia C. Gormley
• English
• 21 September 2020
• 9781626491830

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Download Player vs Player Amelia C. Gormley » 4 Download Download ↠ PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook » Amelia C. Gormley Vendetta against Third Wave has escalated and to make matters worse the investigating detective is an old flame who left Niles heartbroken for a life in the closetNo change happens without pain but can Niles justify continuing on with Third Wave when the cost is the blood of others If he does the last scene he writes may be his own death 25 stars Well this book was a downerIt was stressful to read it tackled too many issuesit made my head spin The game talk the mystery and the rather heavy focus on bullyinghomophobiamisogynyracism all made for a dry and rather depressing read Kudos to the author for being so passionate about all those socio political problems but the was it was expressed in the book was heavy handed and preachy To top it all the romance plot line was so thin it was practically non existent Tim and Niles had had a relationship in the past but we get only the bare bones of their history As for the present they have just a few scenes together in the whole book I didn t feel the attraction the chemistry and most certainly not the love It didn t help that the sex scenes were fade to blackThe two upsides to the book were Rosie with her magnificent speeches and the relationship Niles had with his twin brother Jordan You cou

Download Player vs Player Amelia C. Gormley » 4 Download Download ↠ PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook » Amelia C. Gormley Agree that being on the forefront of social change is worth dealing with trollish vitriol Niles is worried about his clingy ex and their closeted intern’s crush on his brother than he is about internet harassmentBut now the bodies on the ground are no longer virtual and someone’s started hand delivering threats to Niles’s door The NopeDNF at 14%I feel like someone engraved all of the problems with gamer culture on the head of a sledgehammer and started beating me over the head with itDon t get me wrong I m all for making a pointBut this book is way too heavy handedAnd when one of the protagonists makes a not even remotely funny joke about trans men YeahNot a book for me I received a free ARC via NetGalley

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Download Player vs Player Amelia C. Gormley » 4 Download Download ↠ PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook » Amelia C. Gormley Pushing for change can be dangerous when change starts pushing backVideo game writer Niles River loves the work he does at Third Wave Studios creating games with mass appeal that feature women people of color and LGBT characters To make his job even better his best friend is his boss and his twin brother works beside him And they mostly I thought this was going to be romantic suspense with a mm romance and that combination sounded great It turned out to have a different focus The video gaming industry is front and center with a lens on discrimination practices by players and developers The main character Niles River has just introduced a game that flies in the face of the stereotypes for women people of color and LGBT characters The haters come out in force spewing vitriol through social media and other outlets When fans of the game end up dead and Niles receives threats that go beyond the typical the police get involved bringing in a detective from his past The emphasis on the gamer world and the activism for change eclipse both the mystery and the romance I might have had a better experience if I was a player and understood anything about today s popular games It was extremely educational and enlightening just not what I was expec