![]() ![]() There are, however, quite a few mistakes, giving the book an unpolished feel. ![]() I also enjoyed the role-playing game feel the whole thing had, complete with randomized weapons extracted from loot ‘boxes’ and the impact each character’s choices during the game had on themselves, those around them, and the game itself. ![]() What made the story for me, aside from what I kept thinking of as A.I.-powered-shortcircuited-zombie-robots, was the way the players themselves interacted with and against each other, with some preferring to pursue their own pleasures and greed over self-preservation, mirroring real life. The story is relatively short, making it quite a fast read and one well-worth the time. Not that I’m much of a fan of the hateful Sia Bucks, but then I doubt anyone could ever be. Welcome to Game of Mass Destruction, the one and only reality show I would watch with near-religious zeal if it ever became, well, reality. ![]()
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Even today, George Orwell’s Animal Farm remains relevant. ![]() Seventy-five years ago, almost to the day, a slim book replete with meaning was published, captivating the minds of readers worldwide. ![]() ![]() ![]() Instead, I have to plan a wedding with the aforementioned hottie and share a too-small guesthouse in steamy Miami. I also used the phrase “super hot wingman”, so I’d like to die now. ![]() I accidentally sent the message to her, her groom, and his super hot wingman. Still, that's no excuse to send 10 drunk-texts on why her hasty marriage would be a mistake. In my defense, I was left alone with a bottle of single-malt and a lifelong penchant for protecting my baby sister. Best-selling authors Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely team up for the first time in an enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract, irresistibly sexy stand-alone romance between the best man and the other best man! 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