Title: Sugar Rush
Series: N/A
Author: Dani Myrick
Genre: Fantasy
Length: Short (47 pages)
Publisher: Torquere Press (January 28th, 2015)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥ 3 Hearts
Blurb: Jamie “Redhood” Lassiter leads a quiet life working for Granny’s Goodtime Goodies in Grimmtown. However, after some illegal tinkering with Granny’s recipes, he runs into trouble with a local gang, the Wolves. Their leader, Ren, demands Jamie’s altered recipes and isn’t above kidnapping Jamie into a virtual world to get what he wants. His only hope of rescue lies with Ferro, a member of the cyber-hacker gang, the Hunters.
When the true value of Jamie’s altered recipe is revealed, Jamie will have to choose between friendship and his own sense of justice. And that choice will alter not only his own future, but that of the entire world.
ISBN: 978-1-61040-863-9
Product Link: https://www.torquerepress.com/fiction/SugarRush.html
Reviewer: Prime
Review: Ummm… to find the words. First off, despite my liking fantasy and science fiction this one was, for lack of a better word: a mindfuck. As you will find out, not a huge fan of this. It’s all very fairy tale-esque and Grimm in terms of characters and setting – something that I usually enjoy reading. Honestly, this concept hooked me in the first third of this book.
Jamie ‘Redhood’ works for Granny’s in Grimmtown – see what I meant just now? He tinkers with some recipes (makes him seem like a rather sketchy sort of bloke) and that lands him in trouble. This is where the mind-fuck comes into play. Who is holding him? What do “they” really want?
It’s a bit Matrix (which I can’t stand) crossed with Tron (which I like) crossed with a Mexican drug cartel. I will admit, the story is well written and moves along well, one reason why I probably read the whole thing. It was the whole “are we in the Matrix? Are we the Matrix?” feel to it that I did not like. If that’s your thing normally, then I’m sure you will enjoy it.
Although one thing this does have that the Matrix does not is the smoking hot sex scenes.
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