I'm not what you might call a fan of Felicia Day. Not a bad sense - I just didn't really know much about her except that she does sci-fi and internet stuff. And she's cute and seems neurotic and relatable. I didn't even bother going to the book signing event when she was in Toronto. I'm not sure why I bought her book, frankly, but I'm glad I did.

If you liked Ready Player One because of the references, well, this book has nerdy references galore, and you don't need to trudge through a crappy, unbelievable story with boring one-dimensional characters to get them! Instead, the references are wrapped by a fun, funny (some would say inspiring, but I guess I'm not easily inspired) story that, to me at least, was also very personally relevant in many ways.

I'm also glad she included the chapter on GamerGate. I was surprised while reading the book that she didn't mention any sexism in the geekverse throughout the book (the creeps are mainly business people, actually), and thought she was going to gloss over it in the name of not getting on anyone's nerves, but she saved the best for last and put in a strong voice against GamerGate and the culture it engenders and supports. Good on her!

So, to sum up, good, fun read. Worth your time even if you're not a fan.