This series has not gotten any better. The main redeeming feature of the series is each book is very short, so you can read through them quickly. ThatThis series has not gotten any better. The main redeeming feature of the series is each book is very short, so you can read through them quickly. That said, on a percentage basis, I don't think I've ever read another series that has as many typos, grammatical errors and general mistakes than this series. There seems to be little-to-no attention to detail, or even any care for detail. Missing quotes, extra commas, 'pf' instead of 'of', the mistakes are nearly endless. It got to the point where I kept reading just to see how many more mistakes I could find.
Adding to the frustation, the MC complains in this book that the System didn't include mana or HP bars in his display. Yet in Book 1, page 8, the author writes, "Leo also noticed two colored lines running across the top right-hand side of the screen. A red one labeled (HP) and a blue one labeled (MP)." Just another example of the lack of attention to detail and it really breaks immersion for someone paying the least bit of attention to the RPG side of things.
Then, on top of that, the MC is on easy mode the entire time. Yes, I enjoy stories about OP MCs, but this is more like a MC walking through a park and occasionally having to swat at a few mosquitos.
Solid concept made worse by poor editing and lack of attention to detail. This book is a fairly standard System LitRPG story with what is clearly inteSolid concept made worse by poor editing and lack of attention to detail. This book is a fairly standard System LitRPG story with what is clearly intended to be an OP MC. It's also fairly crunchy, with lots of stats, leveling and skills. However, the author does an extremely poor job of actually tracking stats progression. So, in one chapter a stat will be 40 and, in the next chapter, the MC will "dump 15 points into it" and the new stat will be 45. For anyone who enjoys tracking the character's leveling progress, this can be incredibly distracting and breaks the immersion something fierce.
Beyond that, there are numerous typos and grammatical errors, even more than is typical for the genre. Again, it breaks immersion.
Lastly, as others have noted, the author makes LIBERAL use of plot armor, which stretches to the extreme how much disbelief has to be suspended by the reader. It's almost cartoonish in how extreme it is.
I'll probably see how the second book goes to see if things improve at all, but this was a poor showing for the first book in the series....more
There's a fine line between 'bold and confident' and 'raging douchebag' and the MC for this story falls on the wrong side of that line. The story itseThere's a fine line between 'bold and confident' and 'raging douchebag' and the MC for this story falls on the wrong side of that line. The story itself is fairly boilerplate LitRPG, with a (small, easily-skipped) dash of harem involved, but good lord the MC is like nails on a chalkboard to me, and I just couldn't get past that.
Add to that the trope that many authors run afoul of - the MC can do no wrong and never faces a challenge that he can't overcome, easily and without much effort. He just strolls in, solves whatever needs solving, boasting about how great he is the entire time. Barf.
I don't know why some LitRPG authors start off writing actual LitRPG books, only to all-but-abandon that format later in the series. Book 3 of this seI don't know why some LitRPG authors start off writing actual LitRPG books, only to all-but-abandon that format later in the series. Book 3 of this series is the latest example of an author choosing that path. Gone are *all* of the detailed stats and there's only the most cursory nod to even levels in the book. Where previous books had tons of loot, which was an integral part of the story, the author deliberately and consciously starts toning down the loot in this book.
The story is still interesting, but what used to be a great series is now just a mediocre, standard post apocalyptic zombie series.
Worst of the series by far. This book meanders and drags with a fraction of the action and excitement of earlier installments. Additionally, there wasWorst of the series by far. This book meanders and drags with a fraction of the action and excitement of earlier installments. Additionally, there was one very odd, very out-of-place preachy section on consent that broke the immersion something fierce and soured a good chunk of the book for me.
Additionally, this book was FAR too long at ~750 pages and DESPERATELY needed a good copy editor to come along and cut at least a third of the crap out. This is a chronic issue with Royal Road books since they're released one chapter at a time, but it was particularly acute in this book.
I'm still invested in the overall plot, so plan to continue, but this one was an absolute clunker....more
I almost didn't give this book a chance because of all of the Negative Nancy reviews complaining about the sexism in this book. And, guess what? The bI almost didn't give this book a chance because of all of the Negative Nancy reviews complaining about the sexism in this book. And, guess what? The book is full of sexism. But it's certainly not glorifying it and, in fact, the MC spends a good chunk of the book railing against it.
For the people whining about the sexism: this was a fact of life in western society in the not too distant past. It STILL IS a fact of life in many other parts of the world. This book acknowledges the reality of humanity, albeit in a fantasy setting.
This book DOES NOT leave you with the impression that sexism is good or that women should "know their place". It DOES leave you with the impression that the author was attempting to show the struggles of women in a less egalitarian society.
So, all that nonsense aside, the book is solid with a decent, but not perfect, leveling system. It's fairly crunchy LitRPG fare, but the author could do a better job of showing how the increase in stats translates to an increase in ability. For the most part, it seemed like Elaine could do anything she needed to do simply by having whatever skill was needed, whether that skill was level 1 or level 100.
But this is a fun read with an atypical take on traditional LitRPG and I always have a soft spot for those kinds of books. Worth a read imo....more
DNF. Maybe I didn't last long enough, but there wasn't any strife, adversity or obstacles that required overcoming. The biggest challenge they faced (DNF. Maybe I didn't last long enough, but there wasn't any strife, adversity or obstacles that required overcoming. The biggest challenge they faced (at least in the first part of the book) was finding queen honey bees.
I know this is a 'slice of life' genre, but it's maybe a bit too sliced for my tastes....more
The first half of this book was great. Very cute and kitschy, with a nice blend of slice-of-life and adventure.
The second half of the book was almostThe first half of this book was great. Very cute and kitschy, with a nice blend of slice-of-life and adventure.
The second half of the book was almost entirely slice-of-life and, if that's your thing, you'll likely love this book. For me, I found it a bit slow and boring, without the good blend of excitement that the first half of the book had.
All that said, the book is well-written, the world building is decent and I can see why many people love this book. I'm just not one of them. ...more
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