From Booklist
The action keeps on coming in volume two of XS Hybrid as teens Chang and Mina remain caught in a conspiracy of global proportions. A biomechanical virus is transforming hapless gamers into vicious thugs. Chang and Mina’s classmate, nursing a crush on Mina, embraces infection and becomes a violent biker, selecting Chang as his first target. The series is layered with great chase scenes, but the plot remains muddled. Readers looking for an adrenaline rush will find it here, but as a compelling sf puzzler, the tale has a way to go. Grades 10-12. --Robin Brenner
Product Description
A gamer fantasy comes true! Unlocking a secret level unleashes a biomechanical virus makes human hosts of skilled players, converting them from shut-in geeks to thuggish cool kids - Korean gangsters on motorbikes terrorizing the streets! But the virus has a secret agenda, one that spans the globe, on the hunt for the most powerful "hybrid" humans, other kids with viral identities hidden in their brains. This is the story of Chang and Mina, a couple of high school teens who like pop music, skateboarding, and movies. But lately they've had run-ins with violent attackers, and what are these robotic voices in their heads? Dark Horse continues it's program of publishing the best in Korean manwha, with the second volume of XS Hybrid!