J. Scott Somerset

Steep downgrade from last book. Didn’t finish.

Revisado: 10-13-24

This is the first book where Hump isn’t really the main character. Instead, he just kind of simps around as the “good guy” in a VERY clunky love triangle against the bad, toxically masculine guy. While it was always borderline, the writing slips into the “young adult” category along with the subject material. First one I wouldn’t recommend.

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Surprisingly depressing but seems like good set up

Revisado: 08-14-24

There is a stark tonal shift from the first one where the plot, in a somewhat contrived manner, drags the main character into 6 hours of reading time into a brooding, depressed, (repetitive) mess. While the vocal performance is amazing and the writing isn’t bad (albeit…repetitive), it’s very unpleasant for a long time. More than necessary in a fantasy book. There are great themes present, however, and it looks like it sets up future installments well.

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Best in Genre

Revisado: 12-23-23

This series truly is the best in the genre and this book is truly equal to the 4 before it. It’s common in this genre for the series to kind of jump the shark by book 5 with the author having to resort to the protagonist floating around in space with stats in the thousands. This series is the opposite - the plots of each book are grounded and there’s so much going on, there’s room for Michael to do so much more. Character advancement is still meaningful and the world is very well-developed. Can’t wait until Book 6.

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Starting to jump the shark a little.

Revisado: 12-11-23

I’ve been pulling for the author for a couple books now but the prose is…not good. For example, a skill will explicitly say “this can be used for offense and defense” then the next line will be the character saying “I can use this for offense and defense.” Also, whereas the reader for the first book could kind of disguise that, it’s not his fault but somehow this guy’s voice emphasizes those writing flaws and some of the lack of personality in most of the characters.

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Best book in the best LitRPG series I’ve read,

Revisado: 12-18-22

This series is fantastic; this book in particular. There are a couple scenes that start out seeming way out of place…ahem, tundra, but then the author finishes the story arc and it turns out great. Can’t recommend enough.

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Best book in the best LitRPG series I’ve read,

Revisado: 12-18-22

This series is fantastic; this book in particular. There are a couple scenes that start out seeming way out of place…ahem, tundra, but then the author finishes the story arc and it turns out great. Can’t recommend enough.

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Great world, great characters and LitRPG elements but 1/3 of it is work.

Revisado: 12-04-22

Overall, the story is good and I will definitely get the third book. However, there is a fight scene which seems to take 1/3 of the book that feels like work to get through. The immersion is great but then everyone has to ask everyone if they are okay at least twice in the middle of actual fighting and actually have an inner-fight huddle where they describe a simple plan using as many words as possible. Then, it kind of comes across like a turn-based RPG where only one character can move at a time while the rest stand there and a lot of characters use their turn to ask the others if they’re okay. The main character also “goes cold” and “gives it everything he has left” like 14 times in this fight and the reader’s very effective, dramatic voice ends up dragging it out even more. It is a good story and I’m over-hyping the negatives, and overall it’s worth it, but get ready to put in about 5 hours of work.

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Great book but will there be a second?way

Revisado: 12-01-19

Catch this is an outstanding book in every way . The performance, story and character development. The magic system and world are unique and well designed. The only negative thing I can say is there may not be a second book ever

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Skip this one

Revisado: 04-21-18

I loved the first three. The plot in this one made no sense at all. Someone does something terrible and is ultimately rewarded for it. They try to explain how it wasn’t a reward but it obviously was. It’s insulting to be told that up is really down. I’m going to try the next one in the series because the first three were so good. But I wish someone had told me to skip this one. All you need to know from this one is that the knights magi become friends.

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