Reborn Online - Dark Souls Book 1

A LitRPG Adventure

In a virtual world with endless possibilities, would you attempt the impossible? What you thought was only a game becomes too real. It seemed like harmless fun at first, when Justin entered the world of Reborn: Online. He quickly discovers that the real game is trying to save his own reality. Justin Schwartz is obsessed with Reborn: Online, one of the most popular franchises in the world. The most recent iteration of the game has been in development for a decade,. A virtual world that lives and breaths independent of its creators. Obsessed with getting in, Justin exploits the system to win a slot in the beta, but his actions don't go unnoticed. Justin thought it was only a game, but things are about to get real. A mysterious hacker catches Justin and decides to make his life a nightmare. Let the games begin. This book was formerly published as ERDE Online.

Lacks Basic Plot Structure

Rather than being a novel that takes place in a game world setting, the author seems intent on explaining the minutiae of that world - even when it is not relevant. For example, I listened to a ton of description about the gaming pod and a tutorial the protagonist went through in order to play. The author describes the movement as clunky, but the moment a fight starts, he's moving fast and fluidly.

Basically, the author wanted to write about a game he wishes existed.

Good book got a little odd at end.

This was a good Litrpg book nothing special but end could have been cleaned up.

AI narration really detracts from the story

Good story line, poor AI narration. Do not think I'll continue the series. hope AI improves if they continue to use it for story narration