4.5/5 After a lull during the last couple books Divergence kicks things up a notch. Many questions are answered. Plotlines start to converge. While this is a nice change of pace from the last 2 slower novels that spent far too much time on filler and training Divergence really is super grim in comparison to the previous novels. Our heroes really needed to eek out some wins this time around but those are few and far between it seems as the Vritras and the Alacryan army reign hell down upon them.
There are more flashbacks to Arthur’s past life in this volume as well, though they are fewer and farther between. There are also a few other PoV characters which can be a little distracting and a few of them seemed rather unnecessary. They aren’t as bad as they were before and the fact that the plotline sees a huge comparative surge its not hard to keep interested.
While I still miss the easy going whimsical nature of the first few volumes I must admit they didn’t have a staggering level of conflict for our OP (over powered) protagonist. In this volume the table gets flipped.
I think the tale is starting to catch up to Turtleme’s web novel I hope the releases remain consistent as I am an impatient bastard.
Audible Note: Travis Baldree continues his fantastic narration.