I am upset I didn’t pick up this book sooner. The beginning set up (around an hour) was slow and almost turned me off but it quickly picked up and got interesting.
This is the first Litrpg I have read which actually balances two worlds. The game world and the real world. The real world is dead and overrun with undead. Even touching a tree or fly will kill you.
This is most likely my favorite production from Soundbooth. Justin and Laurie work perfectly off each other. In their other books where one plays the MC and the other is merely supporting, it just doesn’t fit as well. In this book we bounce between the perspectives of both characters, giving each narrator time to do their own thing. When the two characters interact they work together perfectly and their conversations seem natural. It is cringey at times but, oddly enough, that is what makes it seem real.
The story itself is perfect. In a world where characters die, everything felt more real. The game world is a bit wonky with our MC getting a crazy boost, but it evens itself out. I love that the NPC’s are intelligent and are self-conscious of the “outworlders”. They even give them a quest to bring people back into the game. How interesting is that?!
I will be picking up the next book right away, as soon as I have a credit.
This book encompasses many genres and would recommend it to just about anyone. It is a slash of romance, horror and of course Litrpg.