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Assassin Summoner
Kaden knows the fate of the world and he’s trained to stop it.
The day the Hunt came to Earth, giving regular people superpowers, Kaden went to war against the evil forces destined to bring the apocalypse. But every discovery he makes along the way undermines what he’s been told. When he learns the truth about the otherworldly place known as the Madness, he must decide: will he become a weapon of tyrants, or will he Spite the Dark?
Spite the Dark is an anime-inspired anthem of violence. It’s got a hint of Recursion, a splash of Apocalypse and a ton of awesome. Please be aware that this story includes gory violence.
The day the Hunt came to Earth, giving regular people superpowers, Kaden went to war against the evil forces destined to bring the apocalypse. But every discovery he makes along the way undermines what he’s been told. When he learns the truth about the otherworldly place known as the Madness, he must decide: will he become a weapon of tyrants, or will he Spite the Dark?
Spite the Dark is an anime-inspired anthem of violence. It’s got a hint of Recursion, a splash of Apocalypse and a ton of awesome. Please be aware that this story includes gory violence.
- GenresUrban Fantasy
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First published January 25, 2024
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February 3, 2024
4.5 stars. Does a good job with the admittedly complicated story. Actually I'm not sure that "complicated" is the word. The world evidently faces an apocalypse no matter what the MC does, so the story (imo) skirts close to pointlessness but doesn't go over.
That loses it the notional .5 star. It was otherwise well written and engaging, with decent character growth. It has a minimum of recurring villians, a plot device that always irks me, so it has that going for it too. Overall, I'm not sure that this formula will hold my attention on the trajectory I see it on now, but I'll wait for book two to figure that out.
That loses it the notional .5 star. It was otherwise well written and engaging, with decent character growth. It has a minimum of recurring villians, a plot device that always irks me, so it has that going for it too. Overall, I'm not sure that this formula will hold my attention on the trajectory I see it on now, but I'll wait for book two to figure that out.
January 28, 2024
DNF
I've read Father or Constructs by this author and enjoyed it, but this book does not live up to that. It's one of those books that skips introducing the character, settings, and world, instead just throwing you into the action and leaving you to read between the lines to figure out what's going on. Like most books that do this, it doesn't work out well. Basically the story follows this random guy we have no reason to care about who's been trained in some way (the MC). He's told by some random group of beings that this other random group of beings is the enemy. They'll supposedly bring about the end of the world, so he needs to kill a bunch of people that will supposedly contribute in some manner. Hopefully they're guilty of something. Also for some reason his father is involved. We have no reason to care about any of it. It doesn't simply fail to get the reader emotionally invested in the story, it doesn't even try.
I've read Father or Constructs by this author and enjoyed it, but this book does not live up to that. It's one of those books that skips introducing the character, settings, and world, instead just throwing you into the action and leaving you to read between the lines to figure out what's going on. Like most books that do this, it doesn't work out well. Basically the story follows this random guy we have no reason to care about who's been trained in some way (the MC). He's told by some random group of beings that this other random group of beings is the enemy. They'll supposedly bring about the end of the world, so he needs to kill a bunch of people that will supposedly contribute in some manner. Hopefully they're guilty of something. Also for some reason his father is involved. We have no reason to care about any of it. It doesn't simply fail to get the reader emotionally invested in the story, it doesn't even try.
April 3, 2024
Promising Premise
This series is a little skewed into mud at the start, although the story picks up about 20% in. The characters work well, and despite the convoluted world building, it reads well. Once you get into it, things become easier and makes more sense. The abilities remind me of Cajiao's Arise series, so if you liked that series, then this should work for you.
Shall check out the 2nd book, which should be better, I think.
This series is a little skewed into mud at the start, although the story picks up about 20% in. The characters work well, and despite the convoluted world building, it reads well. Once you get into it, things become easier and makes more sense. The abilities remind me of Cajiao's Arise series, so if you liked that series, then this should work for you.
Shall check out the 2nd book, which should be better, I think.
January 28, 2024
A Mediocre Story
This is a mediocre story at best. An assassin who tries to find reason to not kill his the people he is supposed to kill. Several times I had to force myself to continue reading. I just couldn’t stomach the constant internal whining about his morals. The author really botched it trying to create a morally superior assassin. I just couldn’t finish it.
This is a mediocre story at best. An assassin who tries to find reason to not kill his the people he is supposed to kill. Several times I had to force myself to continue reading. I just couldn’t stomach the constant internal whining about his morals. The author really botched it trying to create a morally superior assassin. I just couldn’t finish it.
February 15, 2024
Not good
The writer should have started at the beginning of his training not after he was already trained !! Could not get into the character at all plus saving the girl was just blah!! If the girl was ugly or was a guy would he have cared?
The writer should have started at the beginning of his training not after he was already trained !! Could not get into the character at all plus saving the girl was just blah!! If the girl was ugly or was a guy would he have cared?
June 7, 2024
Does not disappoint!
An enjoyable litrpg/progression novel, infused with the heart of an incredible action movie. I hope the second book is just as good, looking forward to picking it up!
An enjoyable litrpg/progression novel, infused with the heart of an incredible action movie. I hope the second book is just as good, looking forward to picking it up!
August 10, 2024
Quite good
I won't lie. There are some places that this book is a bit hard to follow. It just seems like it jumps around, but only at the beginning. About 15% into the book, it hits the gas and doesn't let up until the end.
Highly recommended.
I won't lie. There are some places that this book is a bit hard to follow. It just seems like it jumps around, but only at the beginning. About 15% into the book, it hits the gas and doesn't let up until the end.
Highly recommended.
February 22, 2024
There’s plenty of action but everyone’s kind of a butthorn.
July 29, 2024
This was ok. There was a huge focus on the story and the stats, skills, and overall system seemed to be only mentioned as an afterthought. Not my favorite.
December 11, 2024
Nice book inspired by guyver movie a bringing nostalgia
November 26, 2024
While I enjoy the story and find the setting and characters interesting, this book really needs another pass by a proofreader. There are multiple sentence fragments and a truck load of instances where the word is spelled correctly but is the wrong word. It just stinks of being rushed out.
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