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Absolutely loved the book…but

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Reviewed: 03-21-25

Author did a fantastic job addressing some series mental and social health issues. One conversation between the MC and someone else in a kitchen had me in tears. Fantastic story overall, interesting interface and world. I believe this could be a fantastic series and do wonderfully. But….



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My only problem is if the tone doesn’t shift a bit I’ll drop the series. MCs losing constantly can establish some development. But at some point I’m just reading about some guy who literally doesn’t catch a break and loses constantly even when winning. And that isn’t fun over multiple books.

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Do not sleep on this book

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Reviewed: 03-19-25

This book was absolutely amazing to me. There were times I literally said “I swear if he messes this choice up” and the MC delivered making logical choices. Well at least as far as skill development, the MC overall makes wonderfully terrible decisions which make the story amazing.
Characters are well written, system is great, narrator found their stride, and the humor was amazing.

Think DCC with a little less grimness, or HWFWM but the MC is way more likable.

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Good story

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Reviewed: 01-13-25

My only complaint about the series at this point is that it’s almost gotten away from being Max’s story. I understand some step backs and info gathering on the side characters. But I’ll be damned if Max didn’t seem like a side character in this book. I felt like every time Max was making progress it switches views. Again just my opinion.

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Continues to be one of the best

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Reviewed: 01-06-25

I continue to enjoy the focus on Zac and what is going on around him. This is one of the longer series that hasn’t gone to 417 point of views and the MC gets half a chapter, which I enjoy.

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Love the series

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Reviewed: 12-28-24

This is an excellent series, it has its own unique spin on several troupes. I’m curious as to what will occur in book 3.

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Waited way too long

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Reviewed: 11-04-24

I kept holding off on giving this series a shot. The intro reminded me of another story quite a bit and I hated that story. It had some ups and downs at the start for me but the longer I listened the more I loved it.
MC makes some decisions that will make you scratch your head. But the more you learn about the guy and the story progresses they all start to make sense.
World building is good and enjoyable, not great but damn close. System seems interesting and I enjoy some of the variances. Overall, this is a wonderful series with some humor and some solid feelings moments.
Don’t be like me and wait and wait, give this book a shot.

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Continue to enjoy

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Reviewed: 10-29-24

I continue to enjoy this series, through all of it I stay interested. I love some of the comments and jokes make as well as the decisions the MC makes. While he makes mistakes he is beginning to understand that.

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Bog Standard

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Reviewed: 10-07-24

This series continues to deliver quality writing and fantastic narration. This is fast becoming one of my absolute favorite series.

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Nice new entry

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Reviewed: 07-11-24

This was a really interesting story and did a fantastic job seeming fresh. The story has action of a different sort and you will not have battles galore. Honestly I think 1 real fight the whole book. But I wasn’t bored and still felt really engaged.

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Fantastic story

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Reviewed: 06-27-24

This was a pleasant surprise, good story with great longevity. MC is understandable, and side characters are sprinkled in just right for me.

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