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Terry

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Don’t listen to the haters

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 03-24-25

I am 4 chapter in and have been chuckling the whole time I listened. The writing is legitimately funny, and I don’t laugh easily. Some would call me stoic, but I just don’t find a lot of stuff funny. But this story has been funny so far. 4 chapters in and already worth the credit.

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The is the slowest start to a series I have ever read.

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-18-25

I have 14 hours left to go and am struggling to keep listening. The story is decent, but I feel like I was lied to about what the series is about at this point.

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NOT LitRPG

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1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-04-25

The book is well written, but I can not stand being lied to. There is absolutely no RPG mechanics at all. It’s just a fantasy novel, which is fine. But don’t advertise your series as something that it’s not.

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I tried…

Overall
1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
Story
1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-03-25

The MC’s only redeeming quality was that he approached everything logically, but toward the end he starts making idiotic decisions and I just couldn’t stick it out. This series is officially a dead end for me.

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Honest review

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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-01-25

The story is solid, it’s fun and different, but I understand why some might not like the MC. He’s 100% a sociopath, someone who is self interested and self obsessed. But that’s what I personally enjoy about the story, he is honest with who he is and what he wants. After all not every MC need to be a goody goody with a heart of gold. This MC suffers from a condition where he lacks proper emotional depth. Which, as someone with Asperger’s, I empathize with. Hell this MC would probably be me in a similar situation. I’d let the world burn to protect myself and my wife. So don’t dismiss the story just because other people only want a knight in shining armor MC. Because let’s face it, those stories are a dime a dozen.

Now, the real issue for me, is that the book feels like it was written by a high schooler… maybe even a middle schooler. It’s hard to explain why this is without going on a long diatribe about sentence structure and literary flow. But for example you might hear things like “I walked into the house, then walked to kitchen, then walked to the fridge.” Whereas a proper author wouldn’t say walked three times and instead write “I entered the house and proceeded the kitchen to check the fridge.” Bottom line, this book needed a proper editor. It is obvious this is the authors first book and they probably couldn’t afford one. So cut them some slack, because they do tell a good story despite the faults.

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Open ledge Cliff hangers are an armature move.

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-11-25

If the next book wasn’t already out I would have dropped this series because of the cliff hanger that the end. It was amateur story telling and doesn’t show any concern for the fans of the series.

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Warning about MC

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 01-10-25

I’ve read the first 3 books in the series and have now dropped it. I have struggled to look past the MC’s overly goofy goody nature, but near the end of book 3 I just couldn’t do it any more. The MC giving up a gift from a god to make his friend slightly stronger, rather than accepting his role as the power of his group just broke the enjoyment for me. What’s the point of an OP MC if he refuses to become Truly OP.

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I can’t read books with female MC’s…

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-26-24

It’s not a sexist thing, it’s more that I struggle to connect with most female MC’s and have only ever enjoyed one other series with a female MC. Ironically, it was from the same narrator. I avoided this series despite rave reviews for years now, but finally decided to give it a try… I can say with absolute certainty that this series is worth the read. Not once did I ever get board or feel like I had to wade through filler. The pacing of this book is a master class in how a story should be told. The narrator is incredible and serves to elevate the book beyond what is possible with just the written word. The MC is intelligent and fun, and you want to see her succeed starting from the very first chapter. Don’t miss out on this series, it is worth every penny. Now, I could keep praising it, but I’m in a hurry to move on to book 2.

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Just finished book 3

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-17-24

This series was really good. The pacing is great and the story is solid. Narrator is good as well. All in all I recommend it highly.

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Great first book.

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-14-24

It’s different than most LitRPG, but in a good way. It has its own system that goes a long way toward giving this series its own unique identity.

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