I liked the first book. As long as you take it for what it is, 80s nostalgia fluff it’s a solid mindless read. Ready player 2 was just not good. Not even as fluff. Really all over the place, the main character was not the main character, and im not sure that Cline realized it.
the last starfighter fanfic Armada, just dont.
My friend ran a game recently where the final boss ended up being an open door. Good times.