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All I Got is This Stat Menu #3
Tyrannical Supervillains are Scheming and All I Got is This Stat Menu
Infinite power at your fingertips, and in the hands of your enemies.
After the alien invasion, Anya Nowicki thought she'd settle into the easy a cushy government job, living in the world's most advanced city with her new girlfriend, and generally not dealing with anything more dangerous than meetings that should have been emails. She was right, for awhile.
However, Earth's recent success against the ravenous gnosiphages has drawn the eyes of other extraterrestrial life. Humanity's unprecendented growth across fields of technology and magic thanks to the Archive has the greater powers across the galaxy worried. They've sent three powerful warriors to observe Earth's hosts and--if necessary--put them down for good.
Worse, the brief period of global unification mankind experienced during the invasion is already starting to strain. A shadowy group of Archive-enhanced terrorists has begun to emerge, and if they're not found and stopped, it could mean global war.
With enemies closing in at home and from beyond, Anya and her friends will have to watch their backs, or lose everything they've fought so hard to gain.
Content Warning : This book contains strong language and graphic violence.
After the alien invasion, Anya Nowicki thought she'd settle into the easy a cushy government job, living in the world's most advanced city with her new girlfriend, and generally not dealing with anything more dangerous than meetings that should have been emails. She was right, for awhile.
However, Earth's recent success against the ravenous gnosiphages has drawn the eyes of other extraterrestrial life. Humanity's unprecendented growth across fields of technology and magic thanks to the Archive has the greater powers across the galaxy worried. They've sent three powerful warriors to observe Earth's hosts and--if necessary--put them down for good.
Worse, the brief period of global unification mankind experienced during the invasion is already starting to strain. A shadowy group of Archive-enhanced terrorists has begun to emerge, and if they're not found and stopped, it could mean global war.
With enemies closing in at home and from beyond, Anya and her friends will have to watch their backs, or lose everything they've fought so hard to gain.
Content Warning : This book contains strong language and graphic violence.
- GenresFantasyScience Fiction
522 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 9, 2024
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February 12, 2024
Stat Menu?
This...actually hit pretty hard, in good and, imo, many bad ways. This book took all the accomplishments of the first two books and made them pretty much irrelevant.
No matter how much the heroes won, they just kept losing. Then, after experiencing one of the greatest losses at the climax of the story, it ends with more frustration and a cliffhanger.
There's a lot of empty/drained feelings regarding what happened in this book.
This...actually hit pretty hard, in good and, imo, many bad ways. This book took all the accomplishments of the first two books and made them pretty much irrelevant.
No matter how much the heroes won, they just kept losing. Then, after experiencing one of the greatest losses at the climax of the story, it ends with more frustration and a cliffhanger.
There's a lot of empty/drained feelings regarding what happened in this book.
February 11, 2024
Could have been so much better
The first half of this book is Anya sucking up to a government agency despite the boss of it continuing to berate and insult her and the latter half includes a poorly used death for shock value and a less than interesting ending. I wanted to like this book as I enjoyed the previous two however the many factors compiled to make this a less than enjoyable edition.
The first half of this book is Anya sucking up to a government agency despite the boss of it continuing to berate and insult her and the latter half includes a poorly used death for shock value and a less than interesting ending. I wanted to like this book as I enjoyed the previous two however the many factors compiled to make this a less than enjoyable edition.
February 12, 2024
- The third act is horrible -2 Stars for that maybe 3.
- Being fanatic about non-lethal violence is just unrealistic. You can't just give everybody powerarmor and plasma weapons, but nobody dies.
- I don't get why Anya is like not trusted at all and gets shit by officials after all she has done, but Renn seems to be mostly scrunity free
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- I don't like the disable Armbands at all. Super inconsistent nonsense. Have pain, while the Archive completly changes your body and brain etc. "Push button to turn the... the... ehhmm... Brainwaves off" wtf
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- "hooman bad" gets really annoying without context. The aliens are all ultra racist hypocrites. Like ALL of them. And the water warden boss lady does not act like water at all. Just hatefully brute forcing everything does not fit Water Dominion. The Wardens also appear to have the mental flexibility of a stone.
- The whole stat menu has no meaning anymore.
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+ some good usage of past events
+ Tuna Sandwich mvp
+ Brody and Pan
- Being fanatic about non-lethal violence is just unrealistic. You can't just give everybody powerarmor and plasma weapons, but nobody dies.
- I don't get why Anya is like not trusted at all and gets shit by officials after all she has done, but Renn seems to be mostly scrunity free
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- I don't like the disable Armbands at all. Super inconsistent nonsense. Have pain, while the Archive completly changes your body and brain etc. "Push button to turn the... the... ehhmm... Brainwaves off" wtf
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- "hooman bad" gets really annoying without context. The aliens are all ultra racist hypocrites. Like ALL of them. And the water warden boss lady does not act like water at all. Just hatefully brute forcing everything does not fit Water Dominion. The Wardens also appear to have the mental flexibility of a stone.
- The whole stat menu has no meaning anymore.
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+ some good usage of past events
+ Tuna Sandwich mvp
+ Brody and Pan
September 22, 2024
The invasion has been dealt with, but life is never going to be simple or peaceful. Humanity has its habits, and when more aliens are added into the mix, things just get more complicated.
I was curious to see what direction the story would go in, and I have to say that I am quite happy with where it went. The wardens, corruption, supervillains - it fits, and grows the story into something so much more.
It's really enjoyable too, a great read. Stressful and times, and a little emotional in others (which is certainly saying something for a litrpg), and the cliffhanger at the end - oof. But also not unexpected. Looking forward to seeing what happens in book 4.
I was curious to see what direction the story would go in, and I have to say that I am quite happy with where it went. The wardens, corruption, supervillains - it fits, and grows the story into something so much more.
It's really enjoyable too, a great read. Stressful and times, and a little emotional in others (which is certainly saying something for a litrpg), and the cliffhanger at the end - oof. But also not unexpected. Looking forward to seeing what happens in book 4.
November 9, 2025
As I suspected, not all of the good guys are all that good and in this novel we see a pretty disturbing attempt for the super villains to take over the world. I don't want ot give away any secrets, but it's creepy in all the right ways.
The second half of the novel sees the gnosiphages return with a super superpowered leader who plans to destroy the world. As if all of that wasn't bad enough, the cosmic wardens arrive with orders to kill Anya and most of her friends--despite the fact they are never supposed to kill anyone.
There is a ton of good action in this one and we lose a major character.
The second half of the novel sees the gnosiphages return with a super superpowered leader who plans to destroy the world. As if all of that wasn't bad enough, the cosmic wardens arrive with orders to kill Anya and most of her friends--despite the fact they are never supposed to kill anyone.
There is a ton of good action in this one and we lose a major character.
December 11, 2024
fun
The aliens are gone, for now. But now the superpower people are turning villain. A superpower terrorist attacks a world conference. And a power mad politician genders more than helps. The good guys discover that the bad guy is a past hero seeking to unify mankind via mind control under him without their choice. The good guys are falsely vilified and have to seek help from new aliens to take out the bad guy. They save the world, but lose a friend.
A great new story that expands the world and story. Great pacing. Great story. Wonderful narrator. Please enjoy
The aliens are gone, for now. But now the superpower people are turning villain. A superpower terrorist attacks a world conference. And a power mad politician genders more than helps. The good guys discover that the bad guy is a past hero seeking to unify mankind via mind control under him without their choice. The good guys are falsely vilified and have to seek help from new aliens to take out the bad guy. They save the world, but lose a friend.
A great new story that expands the world and story. Great pacing. Great story. Wonderful narrator. Please enjoy
May 17, 2024
Long winded but fun
These books feel really long winded in places and can occasionally feel like a chore to pick up, but it doesn't last long and once the story starts flowing again, it's a lot of fun. I like the characters and am completely unsurprised that we end up having to deal with galactic "karens" as space cops. Sounds typical really.
These books feel really long winded in places and can occasionally feel like a chore to pick up, but it doesn't last long and once the story starts flowing again, it's a lot of fun. I like the characters and am completely unsurprised that we end up having to deal with galactic "karens" as space cops. Sounds typical really.
March 22, 2024
what an ending !
Super hyped for the next book. Cried at one point but I love the direction things are going. Can’t wait!
Super hyped for the next book. Cried at one point but I love the direction things are going. Can’t wait!
March 4, 2025
What happened? Was really liking this series and this book suddenly has some wild inconsistencies in motivation that let to annoyingly unbelievable characters. Had to drop halfway through.
December 23, 2025
Man I forgot about this story.
So yeah, I DNF because holy shit. It got bad. Or maybe it was always bad but we have the sense of mystery of the enemies to not get bogged down with its problems. Because in here, we finally understand that Anya is flatout invincible. Yeah, yeah, I know the ending, but seriously, with how everything keep happening and the blurb of the next book, its obvious that its barely a small bump and it took the death of the old man to get it.
But Anya is invincible in the most boring way possible. I get that she is the strongest and that having her regeneration makes for some good fights, but when Anya is always correct in all her decisions, has never lost a fight, is both immortal and have the ultimate medic on hand and possess infinite resistance to pain... what is there to it? Even when she became the enemy of the world, it didn't even so much as slowed her down because she had all the tools at hand, the necessary immunity and again... what does it matter how much "damage" does she get since she is at 100% the second the fight end (and here we have the only timeskip in nearly a million words after a fight) with no consequence whatsoever.
God, even Jason lost some fights and have some pretense of being humbled everynow and then. I waited for the family confrontation, the only obstacle that she actually had, and it ended in less than five minutes, Anya only talking and resolving that Anya was always right and correct in everything.
Also, I'm sorry. Are you teling me that an entire city was build with alien technology centuries if not millemiun in advance in 3 weeks, with several ulpifted animals, the abolition of money, work hours, poverty and social class, and by week 4 are so jaded at their new reality that a talking polar bear doesn't merit a glance and that visitors treat it like a tourist attraction or a good university to visit?
What sort of bullshit is that. The fucking train in snowpierce is more coherent that this garbage. Also love that Gary invented food duplicators in perfect condition but have refused to make them abroad while giving the US help in armament and armors, for a guy who fucking hates the military and wants to save the world. And its sure as hell he doesn't give half a shit about the economy, international companies or IP to have it as an excuse, And its obvious that he could produce it by the hundreds of thousands with ease.
Its... it made me so mad, this series.
So yeah, I DNF because holy shit. It got bad. Or maybe it was always bad but we have the sense of mystery of the enemies to not get bogged down with its problems. Because in here, we finally understand that Anya is flatout invincible. Yeah, yeah, I know the ending, but seriously, with how everything keep happening and the blurb of the next book, its obvious that its barely a small bump and it took the death of the old man to get it.
But Anya is invincible in the most boring way possible. I get that she is the strongest and that having her regeneration makes for some good fights, but when Anya is always correct in all her decisions, has never lost a fight, is both immortal and have the ultimate medic on hand and possess infinite resistance to pain... what is there to it? Even when she became the enemy of the world, it didn't even so much as slowed her down because she had all the tools at hand, the necessary immunity and again... what does it matter how much "damage" does she get since she is at 100% the second the fight end (and here we have the only timeskip in nearly a million words after a fight) with no consequence whatsoever.
God, even Jason lost some fights and have some pretense of being humbled everynow and then. I waited for the family confrontation, the only obstacle that she actually had, and it ended in less than five minutes, Anya only talking and resolving that Anya was always right and correct in everything.
Also, I'm sorry. Are you teling me that an entire city was build with alien technology centuries if not millemiun in advance in 3 weeks, with several ulpifted animals, the abolition of money, work hours, poverty and social class, and by week 4 are so jaded at their new reality that a talking polar bear doesn't merit a glance and that visitors treat it like a tourist attraction or a good university to visit?
What sort of bullshit is that. The fucking train in snowpierce is more coherent that this garbage. Also love that Gary invented food duplicators in perfect condition but have refused to make them abroad while giving the US help in armament and armors, for a guy who fucking hates the military and wants to save the world. And its sure as hell he doesn't give half a shit about the economy, international companies or IP to have it as an excuse, And its obvious that he could produce it by the hundreds of thousands with ease.
Its... it made me so mad, this series.
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