Nathan Fitzgerald

Almost zero dialog or emotion and too many stats

Revisado: 04-14-24

I really wanted to like this book and enjoyed the start but eventually I started to notice that most of it is just a series of events with very little emotional weight or dialog bc the MC is alone for the majority of the book and even when he's around others he doesn't speak much. These issues are made worse by the overabundance of stat readouts, item descriptions, achievements, etc. they are always a full readout and are frequent enough that it feels almost like their are long pauses between any narrative.

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Good not great.

Revisado: 12-01-23

I wanted to like this more but the main character is so consistently stupid that it spoils a lot of the fun.

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Hidden gem!

Revisado: 11-10-23

I picked this up on a whim not expecting much but I so glad to be proven wrong!

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A massive disappointment

Revisado: 10-12-23

First I’m a huge fan and have listened to this series multiple times bc I love it so much!

With that all said this entry is by far the worst one in the series by far. The first 3/4 of this book could be condensed down to just a few chapters and absolutely no character or plot development would be lost. If anything our protagonist has had a huge backslide in development and has lost most of what made him great. He makes noticeably stupid decisions constantly throughout and whines constantly. I understand that one of the main themes of this entry is him having lost touch with people and humanity but that only works as theming if there is a lesson to be learned or something revealed to tie it into a larger plot. As it stands this is 40+ hours of complaining about how much work there is to do and on top of that it’s deeply uninteresting work to listen to. As if that all wasn’t awful enough the story finally starts to get interesting near the end and then ends on a cliffhanger again.

I’ll definitely still get the next book but I have severely tempered my expectations going forward.

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Feels incredibly frustrating to get through.

Revisado: 09-28-23

I want to like this more but it feels like the author doesn't really know what to do with the plot. There is very little story progression in this whole book almost everything of note happens in the last hour. The few times when anything exciting happens the story suddenly stops so we can hear the MCs inner monolog or describe the situation in painfully long detail to the point where you forget you're supposed to be in the middle of a fight or tense situation. Finally the story gets weirdly obsessed with the MC crossdressing at one point. I think its supposed to be a joke but it goes on waaaaaaay to long and then gets brought up again later and again for waaay too long I'm talking chapters of this "joke" not just a quick scene. On top of all that at some point in the story the MC learns a secret that is completely world shaking and makes no real effort to try to spread it only telling a few people near the end of the book. It's such a glairing plot hole that it really takes you out of the story.

With all that said I'll probably still get the next book because I really want to like this story and hope it bounces back but I'm not very hopeful.

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A huge comeback!

Revisado: 08-31-23

Like a lot of others I was really unhappy with how “Art of the Adept” and while I still think the final book was a mess from a character sense this is still a huge step forward for the story and larger events. Most of all I’m really satisfied with how time and time again whenever important characters talk about the past they stress how everything was chaos, emotions were running wild, and people weren’t making sound decisions at the time. While I still think the previous book was bad I think this was a great way to acknowledge characters were acting out of established motivations and work that into their progression instead of trying to skirt around it, ignore it, or take the story through a wildly different tone. All in all I’m back to being excited for where it will go from here instead of morbidly curious.

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Filler

Revisado: 05-19-23

Definitely the weakest in the series so far but now that filler arc is out of the way I’m looking forward to the next book.

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Incredibly boring

Revisado: 01-11-22

Every plot beat of this story feels incredibly slow and stupid. No one in this story actually thinks through their situation. All the side characters are one dimensional and basically every problem in the plot could be solved by the characters talking to each other. There’s zero depth to anything in this book yet it’s written as if some great drama is happening. Save the credit and skip this.

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Echo effect on voices is a little distracting.

Revisado: 09-20-18

Great litrpg but sometimes an echo effect is used for character voices and I personally don't care for it and even find it distracting.

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Wonderful time.

Revisado: 01-20-17

This is the best fantasy novel I've ever consumed. I would recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy. Excellent world building and pacing.

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