I had really high expectations of this book. I heard it was 'The Maze Runner' for geeks, but the story disappointed me. 
 First of all, I didn't get like 2/3 of the references made to pop culture in this book. I've never really been a gamer, but still I enjoyed the story but didn't know anything they were referring to, except maybe pac-man. I understand why people would enjoy all the references, but for me it was just a bit too much. 
 Secondly, another unnecessary love story. For me the book was about the game, but they made it about the love story. 
 And third, I did like the main character, but there were some points where he was just straight up creepy. I felt like they made him a 'geek', but a 'geek' seen by mainstream culture. Like the freak who obsesses over girls on the internet and there were some other points. What girl enjoys hearing from a stranger "I've been stalking you on the Internet for several years"? I just felt they made him unnecessary creepy. 
 Last of all, it has been quite a while since I've read a Dutch translation of a book and now I remember why. I don't really like Dutch translations from the Netherlands, reading it feels very unnatural (I mean the conversations characters have and their choice of words.) I don't mind Flemish translations, but this Dutch translation was a little off for me. 
 I enjoyed the story overall, but since the references were such a big part of the story, I only gave it two stars.