Click Here to Start is perfect for the video game-loving kid. The main character, Ted, uses his video game skills to solve the real-life escape room-style game left to him by his recently passed uncle. What a fun concept for young readers today!

Really delightful book that will appeal to puzzle fanatics of all ages. As an adult, I appreciated the integration of history, computers, puzzles (I love escape the room games personally) and character interaction. The characters are relatable twelve-year-olds. The book is reminiscent of Trenton Lee Stewart's books. Very fast paced, the story will keep readers engaged and interested throughout. I look forward to additional books exploring further puzzles.

Picture video games and escape rooms and you've got Click Here to Start. When Ted Gerson's great-uncle dies, he leaves the contents of his entire apartment to Ted. What Ted soon learns is that there actually may be treasure, if he and his friends can figure out the clues. I loved the action and adventure themes in this story and I think kids that love to play video games would really enjoy this novel.

Escape rooms are quite the thing these days, aren't they? So no wonder there's a book that uses that as its main plot device. And it goes a good job of it, overall. The problem is less with the puzzles than with the characters, who exist to serve that part of the plot. The BFFs (Ted and Caleb), the girl who becomes part of their BFFdom (Isobel), the "evil people" all fell a little flat - but the puzzles? Quite nice.

It's clear that this is trying to be a younger version of Ernest Cline's Ready Player One! In many ways, it succeeded but unfrotunately for me, I found the lead characters voice too irritating to follow - kept getting distracted, or went on a bit too long. The story itself was intriguing and made me want to read on and is a perfect novel for any young gamers!