Chronicles of Retha was meant to be a full submersion video game filled with adventure and magic…but it has become a prison.Kit and her party of misfit players have managed to collect two of the four seals that are required to face Malignus—Retha’s ultimate villain whose defeat may be the only way out of the game. Unfortunately for Kit—who is stuck playing as a defective elf dancer—the quest only … quest only grows more difficult.
The remaining seals are hidden in areas of Retha that Kit and her low-leveled party can’t fight through. Even worse, they will need to unite other players and guilds to face Malignus–an unlikely event as riots have spread across the game world.
Unwilling to give up, Kit and her party band together with Solus Miles—one of the best players in the game—and throw everything they have against Malignus.
But is their strength enough, or will Retha be their end?
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Kit is the hero we all secretly want to be. She’s smart, sassy, and while she worries she can’t do it, she just charges right on ahead and does the thing everyone says she can’t do. She really gets to shine in this book. Her relationships with her friends continues to grow and honestly that ending. Wow, just wow. I want to be Kit when I grow up even though I think I might be older than her! We also get to see more of Solus Miles and I just want more, more! They are adorable together! I have to warn…be ready to jump right into The Revived because you WILL NOT WANT TO STOP.
The second book in the Second Age of Retha was so good! I am even deeper in love with this series, and I especially loved seeing a little bit more of Solus Miles. A very brooding and mysterious knight. I don’t often use the word brooding, but that word definitely describes Miles. He was definitely a fun addition to the party especially with his obsession for leveling which Kit is not pleased with.
“The Desperate Quest” is the second book in the Second Age of Retha series about a girl named Kit who is stuck in a full immersion game. Her only hope is to beat the ultimate villain in the game with the help of Solus Miles who is one of the best players and a ragtag group of low level players. Unfortunately, Kit is stuck in an elf dancing character that is basically useless, and who makes her look like a total newbie. This does not impress the many other guilds and players that Kit needs to unite to get out of the game. She has to work with her team and Solus Miles to find a way to bring everyone together and defeat the villain before it’s too late.
This was such a good book! You get to see the whole gang again with a new character, Luther, who has even more snark and bite than Prowl and Axel. But, at the end of the book, you really warm up to him. It was definitely hysterical watching the rest of the gang interact with him. I loved seeing Riko and Prowl’s interactions as well. Their banter is so funny, and even in the midst of battle, they love to go at each other. Riko’s obsession with money is also hilarious especially when she tries to push Kit to Solus Miles because he’s rich.
The action was also really interesting. I liked how she balanced the fact that they are in a bad situation, but they’re also in a video game. It was definitely a different view from the fantasy adventure books I mainly read. Even if they die, they’ll just be respawned, but at the same time, there is always a sense of urgency because they need to get out. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants a funny, clean, and awesome book. I know that it is a video game story, but I think that even non-gamers can enjoy it.
Kitten Lovemuch – saviour of Retha? For a character with a truly improbably ridiculous avatar, the real-life Kit has managed within the limitations of her avatar to achieve something everyone else in the Retha game thought impossible – defeat what everyone (except the gamemasters) thought to be the end boss monster. That got her improvised raid group out of the glitched game, but now she has to get everyone online out. That means that she has to unite as many players as possible and lead them to take on the ultimate evil bad guy. If she can’t, everyone online dies unable to leave the game. No pressure, right? Fortunately, she has the most skillful, well-renowned of royal knights supporting her and following her lead. And bonus, he happens to be darned easy on the eyes and rich. Not bad for an accidental husband. I cannot decide if Kitten has horribly bad or horribly inconveniently good luck – all I know is that the author has given us a character who, despite self-doubt, profound limitations and really annoying circumstances, still takes a stand to do what is right and because of her ridiculous appearance, inspires others to step up. This is a textbook case of not judging a book by its cover.
I loved it and can’t wait to read the third book.
The characters are badass and funny and the story is so exciting.
A.M. Sohma/K.M. Shea, I love you .