Rabbits is a wild ride, twisty and slightly confusing. great for fans of cults, conspiracies. Hard to believe it was a debut novel. written cinematically and fully realized. thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the hook-up.

I really really enjoyed this book. I was sent an email about it and it was marketed as similar to Blake crouch which I would agree with. I couldn’t put it down and loved all the connections and places it went.

Cults and conspiracies and coincidences, OH MY! Okay that was cheesy, but this was RIGHT up my alley. Genuinely just enjoyed the story and it sucked me in. Before I knew it, I had devoured the entire book. I will be keeping up with Terry Miles!

Rabbits is a very surreal and thought-provoking book. The "game" is to find little inconsistencies in mundane things and follow them down the rabbit hole to discover a huge mysterious secret about our world and possibly others. K is a great protagonist and his struggles to balance the game, his mental health, and his life are expressed in some really neat ways. While there were parts of the book where I got lost in the details and started feeling bogged down, there was plenty of action and these things were either explained or written off as red herrings. The ending really helped to tie things together, though. I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to people who enjoy psychological thrillers and sci-fi suspense books.

I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole various times in my life, but never anything like this!

This is a fast paced story with twists and turns that had me turning the pages without pause. It was like pulling a thread on a sweater and watching it continue to unravel as it led me from one clue to another, each one more bizarre and fascinating. I was completely captivated by everything in this story.

There were a few times I was lost due to the more scientific information that was being revealed. My mind refuses to understand science or math so I believe those particular moments were my own fault. Despite some of the terms and situations, I was still able to follow the storyline.

With characters that kept me invested in their welfare, a plot that pulled me along with it, and an ending that had me wide eyed with astonishment, I ended this book happily exhausted from the journey these characters took me on.

3.5 stars. This book was an enjoyable nerdy romp. The story was very creative though I did find the ending to be a bit convoluted.

Thanks to NetGalley for a digital review copy.

I commented when I started this book that it seemed like it was going to be "crazypants," but it actually missed that mark. It ignored crazypants, sailed past "crazywardrobe," and landed right in the middle of an entire crazy department store. But that is exactly what made this book so enjoyable to read!

It hit a lot of triggers for me - that 80's and 90's nostalgia (FAR more deftly handled than Ready Player One!); weird conspiracy theories about coincidences (no joke - just as I turned the page to a chapter called "Rowing All the Boats," the song "All the Rowboats" started on Spotify...); alternate universes and the Mandela Effect; hidden scavenger hunts. Nothing felt too easy, the characters weren't stupid, and I didn't feel talked down to. There were just a couple points in the book where the pace was a little slower than I wanted, which is why I've knocked it down a star, but overall I definitely recommend this book to those who enjoy a little bit of crazypants in their life.

Rabbits is a mind-bender, and a lot of fun. Written cinematically, you can really lose yourself in this novel... which may be dangerous.

Rabbits by Terry Miles reads like a nostalgic throwback to my arcade and skate boarding days in the 80s.

Anyone who remembers (like I do and I was an active player) when Dungeons & Dragons was played for real in abandoned buildings and on city streets would certainly enjoy the return to the days when a coincidence could actually be a sign that you’ve been chosen or someone or some thing from the multi-verse has you tagged for finding treasure, magic or destruction.

It wasn’t a game to us, it was 100% real and this story to K, it is as well and dangerous and sinister as we drop further into the pages. The stakes are high and who knows who will walk away or simply disappear?

Anyone who doesn’t remember the halcyon days, but enjoyed the TV show Stranger Things or the book, Ready, Player, One would certainly enjoy this and be deeply intrigued by the “game.”

The shady characters, mysterious connections and feel of the story is very active, modern, imaginative and curious, but to be honest, it felt sometimes like it was trying a little too hard to be cool. I would have eaten up this novel when I was in my teens, but it didn’t quite jolt my curiosity vein or engage the pure wow that I was hoping for.

It’s a crazy dive into the unknown, and perhaps it is all-true? You just might end up…

Happy reading! Many thanks to Netgalley and Ballantine for a fabulous ARC preview of Rabbits.

I tore this book with a reckless abandon I have not experienced in a long time. I seriously found myself calculating how long I could ACTUALLY go without sleeping, moving, blinking... And I can honestly say I had ZERO clue how to even begin to guess the ending before it happened. "K" is your average underachieving gaming slacker with a minor obsession with an underground game that may or may not exist. You can't talk about it, you don't even know you are playing it, and playing the game that may or may not exist looks suspiciously like a mental breakdown. When K is told that the game is broken and crazy things start happening to him, it is up to him to fix it while people around him are dying and disappearing. This book is similar to Ready Player One, but a little darker, a lot less name dropping of pop culture references, and a bit of a sciencey bit I didn't quite understand (so I glazed over a bit). All in all, this was a really good book that I will definitely recommend to anyone I know who read Ernest Cline.

I received an ARC from Netgalley, but my opinions are all mine.

I wasn’t familiar with the podcast, but I couldn’t resist reading the Rabbits book as soon as I read the synopsis. As a bit of a conspiracy nut, I can’t help but love a compulsive read like this one. This story was like Stranger Things, Ready Player One, The Adjustment Bureau, and Conspiracy Theory (Mel Gibson) intertwined. It certainly held my interest and I couldn’t wait to see how this underground alternate reality-style game would play out.

There were a lot of variables at play here and the ending could have been anyone’s guess, making me feel like the story lacked a bit of direction. Stories like this are all about the ending. A great idea and synopsis mean little if the story isn’t wrapped up in a satisfying way. Mostly, I was pleased with how things concluded, but I could’ve used a little more. There was a slight lackluster feeling left behind because I wanted a few more questions answered.

Nonetheless, this was an incredibly exciting read. It made me think and dig further into conspiracy theories I hadn’t researched in quite some time. I sense the author is a nerdy kindred spirit, who I’d love to sit down with and chat up! I wouldn’t mind asking plenty of questions about this story.

Overall, I enjoyed getting lost in the rabbit hole and I’ve started listening to the podcast since I’ve finished. I wish I had familiarized myself with it beforehand, as I think it would’ve made things more clear. Despite that, a really enjoyable read I’ve decided to bump up to 4 stars, from my previous 3-star rating, simply because I can’t stop thinking about it!

The best way to put this book is "Ready Player One meets the Mandela Effect." This is a spin off from the Rabbits podcast, which I had never heard of before being offered a chance to read this ARC. I decided to binge listen to the entire podcast before beginning this book and I'm glad I did. While the "world" is well explained within the book, I felt like I had a deeper appreciation for the plot by having listened to the podcast first.

That being said, if you don't want to listen to the podcast first, but you like Ready Player One and other books in similar veins, you'll enjoy this one too. Definitely a good blend of science fiction and conspiracy thriller.

Thank you to netgalley for an ARC. All opinions are my own.

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Almost too weird for an old guy the "play the game save the world" kept me going. This story is crazy, not sure I would be in for the podcast but this was a "weed eater for the mind". X-files all grown up

First of all, thank you to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for this ARC.

A bizarre twist of Ready Player One, The Matrix, Back to the Future, anything by Blake Crouch, and everything else mixed up into a slurry. This book is fast moving, and chock-full of characters that want to know one thing:
"Are you playing Rabbits?" But, just like Fight Club, we don't talk about Rabbits.

There is a lot of stuff in this book, and it can seem overwhelming at times to follow what I can explain as multiverse. A great read!

I will be sharing my review on June 8, 2021 at https://www.jenabooks.com/category/promotions/


“Win the game, save the world.” “Rabbits” is a conspiracy technothriller that throws the reader into the universe of underground computer gaming and culture. This game isn’t “Call of Duty” or “World of Warcraft”. Rabbits the game is an alternate reality game that is played in the real world.

“Rabbits” the book is a spin-off of the hit “Rabbits” podcast, both of which were created by Terry Miles. The podcast docudrama, rabbitspodcast.com, examines a mysterious and perhaps nefarious ancient game that may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the universe. The book “Rabbits” covers a similar twisty, thriller tale, with different characters.

Have you ever noticed that frequently you happen to glance at the digital clock on your microwave- in my case it always reads 12:34 pm? Coincidence? That’s what happens to the main character named K. He and his intense gamer friends have heard of a mysterious game that reappeared in 1959. There are no CDs or app of the game known as “Rabbit” and there are no rules. Instead, players must find their own clues and connections, like a time on a clock, a movie that has vanished, or a symbol that reappears.

K. learns that there is a serious problem with the game that could affect the universe. He and his friends, there are many characters in this book, dedicate themselves to solving the game’s puzzle. Many sinister forces are against them, and this is a complex and highly engaging story. The reality in one chapter, could be totally changed in the following chapter. Fortunately, the author writes clearly and deftly and has created memorable and unique characters, which helps the reader navigate the complex worlds of this book.


“The door is open.” Are you ready for the wild ride that is “Rabbits”? I received an advance review copy from NetGalley and Random House Publishing Company-Ballantine. Thanks for the review copy. This is my honest review.

This was a good book, I found it to be a bit all over as far as plot development, but overall it was good. I had a Ready Player One vibe at the beginning, but that went away about a third of the way through. We meet K, a gamer who is playing an underground game referred to as Rabbits, the first rule of Rabbits is you don't talk about it. Rabbits is played by following a series of obscure clues to the end. Though the end of the game is not something that you can follow on a webpage, the search for the next clue is never ending (or so it seemed to myself). K's friend, Chloe, helps with finding and solving the clues. At various points people they meet along the way either disappear or die, they are told to stop playing the game, but they soldier on. The last part of the book gets rather dense with technical talk of quantum computers and multi dimensions. But I found the ending satisfactory and enjoyed the book overall. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Rabbits by Terry Miles was thrilling, engaging, and sometimes terrifying. I couldn't put the book down but its eerieness will stay with me for a long time. The first half of the book was set up well and really hooked me in but I don't feel that all of the loose ends that were set up in the first half were really explained or tied up by the end. After all of the eerieness of the beginning of the novel, the ending fell a bit flat for me it seemed to end without a real cliffhanger for a second novel or real resolution for this one.

First- I am not one who plays virtual reality games so this book was sometimes a bit hard to understand, but overall, I really liked it and wanted to keep reading in spite of not quite understanding some of the concepts.

The story is mostly told through the eyes of K, who feels he turned to games as an escape from the reality of a lot of deaths in his family/close friends. He discovers there may be a game about to begin called Rabbits, where the first rule of the game is not to talk about it. People who are playing it are dying and getting quite messed up mentally while playing it, maybe to excess. When he is visited by a reputed game winner and is asked to save the world/save the game he can't understand why him?

He and his friends Chloe and Baron try to make sense of what they see happening and try to understand what might be a clue and what isn't. Quantum computing is not my forte, but I had to read on to know how it ended.

Thank you NetGalley for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest opinion,

In this follow up to the acclaimed podcast, Miles is back with a new tale in the world of Rabbits. Everyone is waiting for the XI iteration of the game, but something’s wrong. Rumored winner and billionaire Alan Scarpio seeks out our main character, K, to help fix it. If the next iteration starts while it’s broken, well, “we’re all well and truly fucked.”

Before last year, I loved conspiracy theories. Though I didn’t truly believe a lot of them, the possibility that there’s something deeper than the mundane lives we’re living, that they really are out to get you, and or that there’s a massive cover up of something sinister, I dunno, it just makes life more interesting. It’s fun to speculate and make up theories and walk through scenarios. COVID-19 and the subsequent conspiracy theories that really just killed the vibe for me. I’m happy to report that Miles is trying to bring that spark back, and I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting the world of Rabbits.

It’s wild. You’ll have to suspend belief and give your brain over fully to this world, but if you like finding connections between random things, are curious about the multiverse, or just enjoy a mind boggling adventure, defintely give this one a read. It’s out in June.

"When you move through the game, you begin to notice things that people outside it would never notice."

I was first introduced to Rabbits in podcast form via my coworker. I highly recommended giving that a listen. This is one of those great mysterious and thrilling books that pulls you in and makes you feel a little unhinged as you start to notice strange patterns in your life. I absolutely loved this book and highly recommend.

Rabbits is real.
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