Cthaeh

I suffered through 1/2 of it

Reviewed: 03-07-25

I cannot imagine where all these positive reviews come from. Every time a character opens thier mouth something retarded comes out. Annoying unfunny jokes slapstick 3 stooges "comedy" screeching uneven over done "voice acting". Maybe children like this idk. I wouldn't have when I was young. You can always guess what going to happen next. The stupidest thing possible.

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not bad a bit uneven

Reviewed: 03-05-25

When it's good its great but a bit to much reluctant/whiny hero. Sometimes there are just weird forced interactions that are cartoony or acting foolish that feel very YA or nonsensical.

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excellent

Reviewed: 01-22-25

Continues to be one of my favorite litrpgs definitely buying book 8 and continuing the story

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Solid

Reviewed: 12-22-24

Solid book in a solid series. I wasn't expecting the story to take the direction it did, or the current arc to end this quickly. I enjoyed most of the book. There is a section toward the end that is a bit to idk fever dream/nonsensical "story-like". It makes more sense by the ending. Its not so much about answering questions as asking new ones to setup the next arc, I think this is like a pretty good first "season" arc and I'd give season 2 a shot when book 4 comes out.

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awful

Reviewed: 12-17-24

I tried to like this series a few times. Book 3 is as far as I managed and I quit 1/2 way through. The MC is written to be a dumbass. I don't find the "humor" funny it's like the 3 sea shells joke from Demolition Man told repeatedly 300 times per book. I hate him moping and missing his wife and kids. I hate chars written to be obviously evil to the audience but through trickery and "mind control" or w/e the characters never realize it. It lazy and bad and makes for a terrible story. I see this story recommended a lot so I kept thinking it would get better. It doesn't. The characters never take the world seriously so why should the reader. DNF One of the series where the writing actually got worse as the series continues.

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no ending no story progression

Reviewed: 11-27-24

Nothing unknown from previous books gets explained or revealed. The main plot/story doesn't move forward in any way. 20 more hours wheel spinning side quest that doesnt even get resolved. Another new location and a bunch of cultivation nonsense that is half over explained and half vague nonsense. The MC literally explains world building "off screen" to characters or says i'll explain later ect. The MC repeating the same amoral pragmatic arguments for the eleventy second time. Then the last 30 mins of characters vaguely talking at each other about things that already happened or might happen in the future repeats in a recording error and the book stops without a ending. I feel like I just listened to 20 hours of AI generated world building and Magic system explanations. Everything generic was massively over explained and everything unique is vague and incoherent. I'm completely done with this series. I won't be back.

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good detailed card system

Reviewed: 10-02-24

Has a detailed interesting card system. Fights are a little strange mixing slow card play into gun fights. Its a but on the line for me with suspension of disbelief. The story characters and combat all feel a bit cartoony/video game -like. It seems YA but with dark/edgelord themes. I'm biased some against mafia plots especially when everyone feels like a caricature of a goon. I end up being a fan of the cards/gamelit and not to impressed with the setting or characters. I will probably give book 2 a shot and recommend this one for someone looking for a card based litrpg with the understanding that its tied to a very predictable and cartoony mafia setting/plot.

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pretty good

Reviewed: 08-06-24

The last book was better this one feels incomplete. The Muses and the Archive have been foreshadowed quite a bit and the blurb mentions it but its mostly pushed off until the next book. The ending felt like a jump the shark and a cliffhanger a bit to contrived and then abruptly ends. Quite a bit of slice of life for the book length or at least story progression. I'll probably listen to the next one even though it's going to be MC vs Daddy Demon part 5 or w/e

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way to short 7.5 hours of story 1.5 hours of reading the chars decks

Reviewed: 07-13-24

I'm invested in the story and I don't mind the occasional short book. However if I continue the series will depend on the length of the next installment. This book is significantly shorter than book 1. If book 1 was 9 hours and there is a solid 1.5hrs before the final arc that is just reading off the 4 party members decks. I dont mind sections like but i skip them as the cards are covered multiple times before and im sure after that point I wouldn't have even burned a credit trying the series.

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not my favorite

Reviewed: 07-01-24

DotF is one of my favorite series and I've relistened quite a few times. My guess is this will end up being one of the weaker slower books of the series and I'll be skipping a lot of it on a relistens going forward.

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