Love and Video Games

De: Zachary Sergi

Ready Player One meets Heartstopper in which a myth-loving video game player discovers there isn't a cheat code to life--or love--while competing in a tournament with his handsome crush and gamer friends.

In the real world, Keegan Thomas is a gay, eighteen-year-old mythology nerd with undiagnosed chronic pain. But in the myth-inspired, online video game world of Pantheonic, he is the glorious and powerful K.Odyssia, slaying legions of enemies and completing quests for honor and glory along with his team, the Epic Hearts. Despite his closeness to his gamer friends—and the secret crush he has on his teammate, Alix—no one knows that he is struggling with the sudden onset of chronic pain in his lower back and fears it will hinder his ability to move to NYU in the fall.

When a quest in Pantheonic turns out to be a secret invitation to an in-person tournament in New York City, Keegan has to battle his fears of concealing and managing his pain so that his team can attend this once-in-a-lifetime event. Competing against six other teams, members of the Epic Hearts must work together to outwit and outplay the others to win the tournament and the hefty cash prize. But can Keegan as K.Odyssia be one of the heroes that Pantheonic needs while he's laser-focused on his own epic battle? Will he be able to level up his relationship with Alix and lead his team to victory? It's time for the games to begin!

©2025 Zachary Sergi (P)2025 Running Press Kids

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Love and Video Games is a gaymer’s paradise! Full of worlds you could get lost in for hours, characters you root for as they level-up at life, and a budding romance that deserves to be at the top of the leaderboards, Zachary Sergi’s latest should not be missed!”—Jason June, New York Times bestselling author

“A fun, fast, and fabulous read, Love and Video Games has something for every reader: authentic queer teen romance, deep friendships, real world mythology, and tons of gaming action. It’s mythologically queer and nerdy—my perfect good time. I know it’ll be yours, too.”—M. K. England, author of The One True Me & You and Roll for Love

"Love and Video Games will have you tearing up, staying at the very edge of your seat, laughing out loud, and feeling absolute joy. With action, swoons, S-tier levels of fun, and well-crafted characters that feel like friends, it is a warm hug of a book that will stay with readers long after the final boss (or page)."
—Justine Pucella Winans, award-winning author of Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything