He Who Fights with Monsters 3

A LitRPG Adventure (He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 3)

By: Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell

Narrated by: Heath Miller

Length: 24 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

For all that Jason knows, life is amazing. But he's about to learn that all his new power, wealth, and influence comes at a price.

Riding high on success, he and his team are looking to the future, preparing themselves for the challenges to come. Nothing, however, could have prepared him for the lessons his enemies have to teach. When magic is involved, the stakes can be even greater than life and death.

While Jason’s personal enemies make plans, the greater foes plaguing his new home have been pushed to the brink. With one powerful card left to play, they are on a collision course with Jason and his team. With no one to help and more than their lives on the line, Jason and his companions must fight with more monsters than ever in the race to grow stronger. With an invincible enemy already anticipating them, they will learn that sometimes winning the battle is more important than surviving it.

©2021 Shirtaloon (P)2021 Podium Audio

great story Atrocious ending

so I was in love with this series from the beginning of book one. it was great to see the transported to another world MC have to be smart and strong instead of being one or the other. the story was going well, till the ending. the epilog is 3 HOURS long, and says nothing. It almost ruins my view on the previous books about the abrupt yet exhaustively drawn out ending. It seems like the author wanted to end the series then write the equivalent of a bunch of fan fiction. overall I have to say that the first two books are near masterpieces. the third can be forgotten.

Overboard

To many skill prompts during combat. interrupts combat when listing to book in audio format.

not bad writing so far

so ive read the complete trilogy published so far. its not bad writing and im looking forward to seeing this story grow. im curious to see what he does with the bit the mentioned in the last part. itd be nice to tie it in with the disappearance of gods and magic and some folk lore in the future. least thats what im hoping. itd also be nice to see jason move past that huge defense mechanism too while hes home and maybe someplace hes not overwhelmed. looking forward to seeing whats next :)

Overall decent (spoiler-free review)

Short story- if you have enjoyed the other Shirtaloon offerings starring Chef Jason the Mouthy, you'll likely enjoy this one as well and should just grab it and go. That being said, I have some bones to pick with what is otherwise a fun and interesting listen.

THE GOOD:
*Unlike a number of books I've slogged through lately, the author REALLY makes me care about the characters and goes out of his way to provide you with their deep thoughts and motivations, and for me that's a real incentive to keep going. Nobody likes robotic characters that just do things for whatever trivial reason, and this is probably the biggest reason I'll keep buying this series as new additions arise.
*I've seen complaints about the timeframe progressing too quickly at times, but I have to say that I was rather pleased with the amount of time the author saved by moving things along without getting too mired in ultimately unimportant plot points. The momentum worked for me.
*Diverting Jason-esque shenanigans (now with more leeches!)
*Heath Miller is a treasure. His ability to differentiate different characters with subtlety and skill is a true pleasure to listen to.

THE NOT-SO-GOOD:
*Many people have complained about the unending skill descriptions, and I'm inclined to agree that it's too much and really detracts from the action. I actually managed to fall asleep TWICE when what should have been an intense battle devolved into too much scurrying around from the characters, interspersed by unimportant skill explanations that wouldn't die. If you've gone through the other stories, do yourself a favor and tap that skip button, it'll really help the pacing. I imagine in eBook form it's a non-issue, but for the audiobook version not so much.
*Somehow, the battles just didn't have the same bite this time around. The enemies SHOULD be fearsome, but they're ultimately convenient punching bags and it kinda got old by the end.
*Really, MORE cliffhanging!? This is a bit of a pet peeve of mine, and it's more blatant in this novel than in the previous books (which is saying something). At least give the listener a tiny bit of satisfaction, will ya? Such a swift amputation of an ending really cheapens the entire experience in my book. The added fluff on the end of this one was no substitute for a real ending.

Overall, I don't regret my choice to grab this next audiobook in the series (the joy of the character interactions and growth along with stellar narration is good stuff), but I'm looking forward to some improvements in what follows or else I'll seriously consider spending my credits elsewhere.

to short

loved it!! very very good ending. leaves me with a lot of questions. only complaint is it was sooo short compared to the first book. lol

Another winner

I love these books. They have great characters with great banter. Please keep them coming. Thank you for writing them Shirtaloon.

Slow start super strong finish

After Chapter 58 it takes off to what I have come to expect of this series. Buckle up.

good yet hated the ending

the story was very interesting and good. the ending though i saw coming yet hated it. i was angry at it. there were much better ways of the ending. i will have to wait for reviews of the next one before i will even think of buying it. good luck to you

loving it.

i am in love with this story. the combination of action,Suspense, and humor is perfect. it's gonna be a test in patients to wait for the 4th book to come out.

addictive

as addictive as the previous books. would recommend anyone who had read the former books to give this a go