Is 'Ready Player Two' The Worst Book Of 2020?

The first reviews for Ernest Cline's "Ready Player Two" are in.
"Ready Player One" was a hugely successful, critically acclaimed book by Ernest Cline. It was made into a film directed by Steven Spielberg.
According to NME the general critical consensus for "Ready Player Two" is universally negative.
Wired: a tedious slog through arcane pop culture references sprinkled in so lazily that you could replace them with your own favorites, or swap them right out and be left with a much shorter, and probably better book.”
AVCLUB: he can’t save the world through the power of nostalgia.”
NME speculated that "Ready Player Two" is the worst book of 2020.
The book's publisher did not release the book to critics for review.