Lucas Stoffel

"Ready Player Two" Book Review: Let's be honest about what Ready Player Two is and what it isn't. It isn't the book that's going to convert anyone who didn't like Ready Player One. If you found the first book's wall-to-wall nostalgia grating, this one doubles down. But if you're someone who grinned your way through the first treasure hunt, who loves the OASIS, who geeks out over pop culture Easter eggs — yeah, you're going to have a good time here.

The Impossible Fortress is set in 1987, and it absolutely nails it. Jason Rekulak wrote a coming-of-age novel about a fourteen-year-old boy named Billy Marvin whose initial goal — stealing a copy of Playboy from the local convenience store — accidentally leads him into a friendship with the store owner's daughter, Mary, who is the best computer programmer he's ever met. What follows is a novel about first love, betrayal, and the Commodore 64 that is far better than it has any