I typically hate the system apocalyse genre, and this book uses a pretty standard setting, but what sets it apart is:
– Excellent dialog, thanks to clearly defined characters (writing) and voices (narration).
– Well managed tension throughout scenes and arcs. (this genre often overly relies on litrpg elements to make you keep reading e.g. ‘soon he’ll be level 5 and pick a class! you better keep reading to see him exploit tf out of this wacky OP build!)
– Justifies the system apocalypse setting.
(Another downfall of this genre is poorly constructed settings, shrouded in too much mystery. i.e. the author wanted to write a system apocolypse but reasons behind it are clunkily explained or not investigated). This book not only justifies the setting, but goes further to investigate the politics behind it.
– Somehow didn’t have me cringing at the ‘cute companion’ troupe that features so often in kids anime and YA fiction.
overall a strong 4/5 in it’s genre. litrpg fans are sure to enjoy.
outside of it’s genre, still an above average 3/5 but it wouldn’t make my list of recommendations.