I just read some negative reviews, first off I’m offended because of how much I love this series. Is there 20 min stats yeah every great now and then, However the characters are so damn interesting, and powerful you want to hear them to know where they stand as time goes by. I love the stat chapters and honestly its not at all that often. If your checking out these reviews of all the books to decide on starting this series. Look at these people begging for ryun, some say less Zach, some say they love Zach. Who knows which one you’ll go for. That’s the whole point, you’ll be torn between the two. Kal is on to some real Gold here people, this should be a dang television series it’s really that good. I swear anyone who hates this series has zero imagination if you ask me. The world he has created is amazing. Do yourself a favor buy this book if you’ve read the others. And start this series if you are just reading reviews. It’s so worth it I’ve had 4 friends I led to this series and they’ve all thanked me for it.