The Wizard of Oz meets Ready Player One in this darkly comic YA novel about identity, depression, giving up, and finding your way home.
High school senior Rainbow is trapped with three other teens in a game-like world that may or may not be real. Together, they must complete quests and gain experience in order to access their own forgotten memories, decode what has happened to them, and find a portal home.

As Rainbow's memories slowly return, the story of a lonely teen facing senior year as the new kid in a small town emerges. Surreal, absurdist humor balances sensitively handled themes of suicide, depression, and the search for identity in an unpredictable and ultimately hopeful page-turner that's perfect for fans of Shaun David Hutchinson, Adam Silvera, and Libba Bray's Going Bovine.
]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:55:28 +0300 https://readfrom.net/sean-mcginty/441297-the_end_of_fun.html https://readfrom.net/sean-mcginty/441297-the_end_of_fun.html
Everyday Reality is a Drag™. FUN®—the latest in augmented reality—is fun but it's also frustrating, glitchy and dangerously addictive . Just when everyone else is getting on, seventeen-year-old Aaron O'Faolain wants off. But first, he has to complete his Application for Termination, and in order to do that he has to deal with his History—not to mention the present, including his grandfather's suicide and a series of clues that may (or may not) lead to buried treasure. As he attempts to unravel the mystery, Aaron is sidetracked again . . . and again. Shadowed by his virtual "best friend" Homie, Aaron struggles with love, loss, dog bites, werewolf pills, community theater, wild horses, wildfires and the fact (deep breath) that actual reality can sometimes surprise you. Sean McGinty's strikingly profound debut unearths a world that is eerily familiar, yet utterly original. Discover what it means to come to the end of fun.]]> Sun, 27 Nov 2016 20:54:46 +0200