First things first. This book is amazing. Everything I’ve wanted in a litrpg. The characters are fun and mostly realistic. The game world is probably the best I’ve read about. However the best part is that it seems like a game. Some spoilers ahead read with caution!!
The way this book moves is tremendously satisfying. The mechanics of the skills are not only believable but relatable to some real life video games. There were parts that reminded me of Skyrim, Fable, and World of Warcraft. The best part of this game though (at least for me) was the questing system. I’ve listened to so many litrpg books on Audible and one thing I’ve found.is that all of them almost completely ignore this aspect. Sure there are quests in the game…but they don’t feel like a quest…more like a trope to justify being called a litrpg. They just kinda seem like an after thought and like they aren’t actually a part of the game world. This book however gave them meaning. Questing took on a major role and it was absolutely fun to follow. The next best thing was the skill mechanics. They were relatable to current real life games. To many times I’ve listened to them talk about skills in games that are either rediculous for the MC’s level or they kinda feel bland. My biggest pet peeve though is when a skill that is pretty basic has something like a ten minute cool down. This book followed a pretty simple rule. The skills seemed legit and class specific as well as having normal expected CDs.
My biggest issue with this book was the biggest trope these types of books seem to follow. In that the MC has to be on everyone’s bad side. Right from the start the MC’s interaction with other people in the real world just seemed…. fake. The way he gets on the CEO’s bad side and the subsequent events were the only parts that took me out of the book and just annoyed me. The last interaction with a real person also just seems boring. It makes me worry about the next books story progress but either way I can’t wait.
If you love litrpg books with city building, questing, and crafting then give this book a go. There are so many awesome mechanics in this book. I wish a game like this really existed so I could.live the story for real.