IMMERSED: A Twisted Survival Horror MM Romance (Virtual Vice Book 1)

All I can say as I finished this book was…”wow”. I couldn’t put the book down! It went in a completely different direction than I anticipated and it was such a thrilling ride throughout the entire story. I’m excited to see where Asher and Levi’s relationship goes in the next book and that other scenarios they face as they continue their VR journey! I loved this dark, horror-filled romance so much I bought a signed copy and the upcoming special edition! I definitely recommend this read!!!

I think I give the originality of this first book 5/5. The execution is more like 3/5 so I gave it an average. Levi signs up to test a Virtual Reality horror game and ends up trapped in the game, unable to get out. So he plays the game through, hoping he'll be free if he wins. He dies many times (just as you do when you're trying to beat a game) but he resets each time in different places. The switch in locations threw me for a loop, TBH. He starts out in the woods on a group camping trip running from a mysterious killer, then the same group of people are suddenly a team of ghost hunters, inspecting an abandoned mental hospital. I have so many questions! Unfortunately, Levi doesn't really ask many questions, so I was left frustrated. I'm generally not a fan of entertainment in any form that poses more questions than it answers and moves on to new plot points with mysteries hanging in the air. That was my biggest gripe with this book. The attraction between Levi and Asher is very dark. Asher is obsessed with Levi, but Levi comes to rely on him in the game. I wanted to root for them more, but I was a little thrown off by the horror of their surroundings. It didn't really set a romantic stage. This was definitely not a boring 1st book in the series. I'm excited for the next installment, and hopefully some of my many questions will be answered.

This book was unlike any other book I have read. The suspense. The thrill. The horror. Whatever you think will happen, what ever you predict, forget about. My mind was completely blown. I've never been on the edge of my seat from chapter one to finish. Immersed was everything I didn't know I needed in a story. The plot was thick. It kept me guessing. And it kept me hooked. 10\10. If I could rate it ten stars I would. Highly recommend. Such an excellent book.