This book was a great listen! I cannot recommend the audiobook version of this series enough.

We jump in after Emika has re-entered the normal world and with Hideo scrambling amidst Warcross protests (due to how the first championship ended). Emika is still the only one who knows what Hideo is really up to and is determined to stop it - determined enough to contemplate joining Zero's side and sabotaging WarCross.

I can't go into the actual plot too much without giving so much of the first and second books away. What I can say is that the second book is the last in the series (I LOVE this whole duology thing that's going on! So much better than trilogies!).

I can also say that there were moments where Emika looked like she was back to her amazing, decisive self but then quickly reverted back to being bossed around by others. I was kind of sad that she never really came back to being a take-charge woman. I didn't particularly care for how things ended for Emika.

I missed the presence of WarCross (which happens in tiny portions of this book). It was so exciting in the first one! This book takes place much more in real life than in the digital world. However, the Phoenix Riders were an amazing group, and I truly enjoyed how they functioned together. The introduction of new characters was also a strong plus and the development of Zero's character. Zero - and his past - is by far the most fascinating part of "Wildcard"!

While "Wildcard" lacks in the action contained in "Warcross", it satisfactorily wraps up the duology.