The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss
Max Wirestone
The Unfortunate Decisions of Dahlia Moss, set for release October 20 2015, is the kind of adventure I have in my dreams. I got an early review copy from Net Galley and I didn't want to put it down. The story centers around Dahlia, an unemployed 20 something crashing in her friend's spare room as she goes to unsuccessful interview after unsuccessful interview. Her life has fallen into a rut she can;t get out of, until a guest at a crazy theme party changes her life forever. Dahlia is hired to retrieve a stolen digital sword inside an mmorpg, a job she has almost now skills for. It seems like easy money, until her client is killed the next day at which point his parents hire her to help solve the murder. Throughout Dahlias hunt for clues, she meets a group of gamers, finds love with a murder supect, dons an elaborate cosplay, and faces real world dangers. I would recommend this book to anyone, but especially to geek girls. I found Dahlia to be very relatable, and this story felt like the kind of thing that could happen to me. Dahlia turns out to be a very strong character, and her Geek interests are treated as a useful and positive skill, and I think that is what we need more of in Fiction.
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