Review from A Thousand Li: The First Stop →
Travis Baldry is a fantastic narrator, but can only do so much for this. This book felt like a thin film of plot carelessly scraped over world building and exposition. Hardly any character has enough personality to remember well, including the MC. A disappointing follow-up to the promising start the last book had.
First, I will caution that the power cap for this series is low compared to other series. that is my personal preference, but I know for others that is a detriment. I loved this trilogy. The story was straightforward as presented, but there were twists and machinations that kept the whole thing engaging. The focus..
Review from Arsenal →
I was pretty invested through the first 3. Here, as it intersects the other series, the book feels vague, with unmotivated and inconsistent choices. Still an excellent cultivation series, but story wise this took a bad turn wrapping things up to set the stage for the next series. MC is somehow more badass in this..
Review from Acme →
First 3 books were pretty good. 4th takes a strange turn, with MC making choices that aren’t as well reasoned, in contrast to the previous books. This one just doesn’t have any urgency, all world building and the pace of the book gets affected. MC is still interesting and a few details on WB are..
Review from Soulsmith →
Loved it! Cradle series really picks up pace in book two and gives the reader a broader view of the world and what to expect in upcoming books.
Review from Street Cultivation →
What I liked: the world building in particular is cool. What I disliked: not much. It was pretty solid I’ll be buying the next book
Review from The Flaw in All Magic →
it was a truly fun story only problem is I wish it had been longer
Buy this book. Excellent mechanics and story with great narration. Frank the talking ax is not a gimmick… he is amazing.
Review from Street Cultivation 2 →
I remember enjoying this novel until the ending when some of the twists became quite predictable. Still, the concepts, exposition, and characterization are all quite good.
Review from Uncrowned →
I love this series and hope this review reflects even half of that feeling. Narration is stellar and story is engaging. Similar story’s might come across as “oh MC wins again by some BS they pulled out of their back pocket” but this series never really left me with that feeling. Just comes across as..