One of my biggest worries when writing Ganked, was that non-gamers wouldn’t get it.
Ganked is a straight-ahead YA mystery, but steeped in the world of video games and as a result packed with gamer terminology. But I didn’t want all the talk about MMOs, PvPing and Ganking to get in the way of the story and make it unreadable to non-gamers.
After reading Amy Mathers’ review of Ganked on the Marathon of Books site, I think I’ve unlocked that achievement (that’s another gaming reference.)
Amy isn’t a gamer but that didn’t stop her from enjoying the book. Here’s some of the nice things Amy said about Ganked:
“From witty humour to dramatic action scenes, it was an entertaining read with a great mystery. Definitely a must read for teen gamers.” – amysmarathonofbooks.ca
I couldn’t be happier.
I’m also very happy (and honoured) to be included in Amy’s Marathon of Books project.
Amy is reading a new Canadian YA book every single day during 2014 to raise money for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre and establish a Canadian teen book award. Her inspiration comes from two Canadian icons:
Inspired by Terry Fox’s and Rick Hansen’s Canadian journeys, Amy Mathers decided to honour her passion for reading and Canadian teen literature while working around her physical limitations through a Marathon of Books. Realising that Terry Fox could run a kilometre in six minutes during his Marathon of Hope, she figured out that she could read ten pages in the same amount of time.
Thus, on her journey, ten pages will represent one kilometre travelled across Canada. Amy will be reading teen fiction books from every province and territory, exploring Canada and promoting Canadian teen authors and books by finishing a book a day for each day of 2014. – amysmarathonofbooks.ca
It’s an inspiring challenge and one I’ll be watching (and supporting) for the rest of the year, as Amy travels west across Canada.
I encourage you to check out the many ways to support Amy on her marathon of reading across our great (and large!) country.
Thanks, Amy for including my little addition to Canadian YA lit to your amazing journey!
