"I thought that was just some science fiction myth." 
 "Everything's science fiction until someone makes it science fact." 
 > THE STORY 
 That's the reality Emika lives in, where virtual and real world blend together thanks to a game called Warcross that connects millions of people thanks to a simple pair of glasses. 
 But despite the technological development, there are people like Em who struggle every day to survive. Who, as their despair reaches its maximum, become able to commit even the stupidest acts. Like hacking the tournament of the most know virtual game in the world. 
 Soon Emika will find herself involved in a game bigger then her that goes beyond the virtual reality and threatens the entire planet and the person she's just begun to love. How to avoid a global catastrophe? How to defeat the dark, instoppable, dangerous Zero? 
 But above all: who to trust when even your team mates could be potential enemies hiding behind informatic shields? 
 > MY OPINION 
 I feel like a disgusting, creepy gremlin for rating with just three stars a book of one of my favourite authors. But if not for her name on the cover, I would have never imagined that this novel was hers. I wasn't able to recognize her writing style nor the type of characters I was used to. Probably it is due to the fact that the genre is different? She did an amazing job with dystopia and fantasy, however I feel like something is off with this sci-fi/thriller. 
 I'm a huge fan of videogames and I used to be a MMORPG gamer, so of course I fell in love with the idea of Warcross. I'm not 100% sure about it, but I think that Marie Lu developed perfeclty one idea of hers that she had already hinted in Prodigy (Legend #2). The combat scenes between avatars during the tournament and the descriptions of the game levels were without any doubt my favourite part. 
 I had however some more difficulties with the characters and the plot. 
 I usually love the majority of Marie Lu's characters (main ones in particular) as they are always extremely complex and intriguing, but in this case I didn't fall in love with any of them. Probably because aside from Em and Hideo, the others weren't exactly taken in consideration. 
 As I said before, the genre is sci-fi/thriller, so many parts are dedicated to investigation. Probably this is one of the reason I couldn't fully enjoy it. There were just to main big plot twists, but to be honest I think they are a little bit forced. Or better, the idea is nice, but there's absolutely no clue that could lead to those conclusions, thus I felt more perplexed than surprised. 
 What disappointed me the most was however the romance. While reading I couldn't believe at the insta-love I was witnessing. I mean, I always said how this author is able to develop relationship wonderfully, and now I must bear this love at first sight with such a rapid escalation? No way... 
 > CONCLUSIONS 
 With my heart shattered, I have to say that this book was a huge disappointment. Though the story itself wasn't that bad, I couldn't feel completely involved by it as happened with Legend and The young elites. 
 But well, as I said I'm not that huge fan of thriller (though I gave it a try because I knew the author), so maybe other people will have more luck than me! 
 [Disclaimer: I received an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review]