VIRTUALLY BFFs
Ex-BFFs turned stepsisters try to survive the anxiety and depression of lockdown with a mind-altering virtual reality game that may be giving them very real magical powers.
"As a teen just coming out of the pandemic, I could really understand the frustration that the characters feel. Every one of them seemed so realistic, like I could actually be friends with them in real life. This book tackles darker themes as well, and it does so in such a raw, emotional way that allowed me to connect with the characters." - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review
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"It was the characters that really put this at five stars. I completely fell in LOVE with the banter between the characters- especially Nikki and Finn."
- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review
What Readers are saying!
"I love books that focus on friendship. It was so interesting and dramatic to see two former best friends become stepsisters. It’s so cool that the characters see the virtual reality game as a possible way to help the world, not just as a form of escapism from a pandemic.
The author did a great job of making the virtual reality world a parallel to reality: Lainey and Nikki are “hunted” in the virtual reality world, while in reality, people are “hunted” if they are caught breaking stay-at-home orders, which Lainey and Nikki do throughout the book. The twist at the end was really good too. I definitely recommend." - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review
What's Virtually BFFs about?
Nikki and Lainey's bracelets pledged 'Best Friends Forever', but then high school happened, and Lainey dropped Nikki faster than spotty Wi-Fi. Now they're beyond horrified their parents have supposedly fallen in love over virtual dates and are moving in to spend lockdown together.
Nikki's only escape is online gaming with strangers until she catches Lainey sneaking out to meet boys. Cute ones. Lainey's relieved the boys aren't annoyed that she let her new stepsister tag along until Nikki pressures her to try an experimental technology. More addictive than drugs or alcohol, there's a reason that total brain immersion technology, or BIT, is banned in all fifty states. Of course, Nikki's been dying to play the enhanced virtual reality game since hearing internet rumors that it feels "realer than real." Whatever that means. And Lainey can't let her headstrong BFF go in alone. Well, ex-BFF.
Sucked into a fantastical realm entrenched in a war between light and dark magic, the former friends wield powers only possible in fictional worlds. Or so they think, until their magical powers are crackling through their kitchen and bedrooms. Wondering if BIT is actually real or if they are finally losing their quarantined minds, the girls are forced to face the painful reasons their friendship ended and learn to trust each other again. Only then can Nikki and Lainey understand what's really going on before they get caught playing a dangerous game that could destroy their very real lives.