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Clearly a freshman effort

Revisado: 04-29-25

Narration was slow, I had to bump it up to 1.2 speed, which I never do. The story is about as generic as you could ask for. Character development is very thin. Leans heavily on the stereotypes represented by the characters. Looking at all the works by this author, the difference in cover style is sort of truth in advertising. The MC is unimpressive in every way, does nothing to earn the relationships that develop, and has no clue why they are developing. I saved this for last, you should too, but don't expect more of the same if you have experienced the authors later works.

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The best LITRPG book and series

Revisado: 04-18-25

This book is on the long side for a first LITRPG, when I came back to listen again, I couldn't believe how much was packed into it. There's a lot of cleverness to the story and conflict. The progression is steady, and the powers interesting. Clearly the MC is special, and flawed, but he is entertaining. His friends are interesting; in fact you will probably feel you aren't getting enough of them. The whole series is worth a listen. The reviews show it's #1, and for good reason. I also liked DCC, but this story feels more grounded while still being amazing.

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One of my favorite books.

Revisado: 04-18-25

So many interesting characters, banter, and character interactions in this one. The bar has fallen so low for fantasy with many of the high-volume web published books that come out these days. Jim Butcher is a great author, but this is his masterpiece in my mind. The humor in the book works on so many levels. I was amazed many people don't get it the way I did. Everyone I've had read it has loved it. It has the kind of perfection that can only be created in the first book of a series. The way the different sets of characters interact in a wide-ranging plot was just awesome for me. It's almost kid friendly, but don't expect that from the rest of the series or Jim Butcher's other books.

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I could not get into this story.

Revisado: 04-16-25

As far as I could tell she goes through this whole book hardly interacting with another living sole. That lack of character interaction was a deal killer for me. I did not finish, so your mileage may vary

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Best in the series so far.

Revisado: 02-25-25

A lot of new and interesting interactions between characters. Some threads that trace back to the start of the series pay off. I'm sad about how the dwarves enter the story, but that's fair game for the author. The spicy factor increased a bit.

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Solid start to a solid series

Revisado: 02-08-25

Fun and somewhat crazy take on the LITRPG genre. I found it a bit silly at first after starting with the HWFWM series. But don't give up on it.

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A solid, mostly solo level progression story

Revisado: 01-18-25

Does not hold a candle to the best in the genre. It is an interesting take on what seems a very vanilla power system directly derived from D&D character sheets. The main character is an athletic nerd and loaner, he leans into that hard. While the over all dynamic for the rest of the people taken to a new world with the main character is fleshed out with maybe 20 individuals described, the interaction with the main character is quite limited. I feel that was the main thing missing for me. HWFWM is the gold standard for me if that helps understand my perspective. I feel like it's going to take at least three books for this series to potentially start improving in terms of team building and friendships.

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An interesting ride that doesn't reach a destination

Revisado: 01-12-25

This one started a bit slow. The plot is widening and this book, while revealing a lot more about NAIs, feels like the first half of a much longer book. I also feel the author is skirting the edge of credibility in this one with one of the side plots. I can accept very unlikely events setting up the start of the series, but adding in another seems like too much to maintain suspension of disbelief.
I felt that this book also lost me a bit with so many things moving around and coming and going on the technology side. I'm mainly feeling invested in the main character and the plight of the people in the two original systems from the first two books, This one largely ends in a cliff hanger across the board. So much needs to be resolved, and there's a lot of uncertainty as to the status of the external threats at the end. I hope the next book consolidates the situation a bit more.

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Captured the essence of the characters

Revisado: 01-08-25

Another winner, takes me back to the show. Pretty good story, fun character interaction, worthy of the name Firefly.

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Satisfying conclusion

Revisado: 11-25-24

Interesting premise. Interesting and creative dialogue. Plot takes unexpected directions. The full story arc takes three books. Not a truly top notch book, but a good enjoyable find. Plan to listen to it again.

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