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The Primal Hunter #10
The Primal Hunter 10
It’s finally Nevermore time, as Jake and friends dive into the greatest mega-dungeon of the multiverse…
Having evolved to C-grade successfully, Jake is ready to enter the most well-known World Wonder in the entire multiverse to get some sweet levels under his belt. However, Nevermore is far more than just an immense dungeon to power up in.
It’s a competition where newly evolved C-grades compete on Leaderboards to prove themselves in front of the entire multiverse. Genuises from every universe and faction appear, all of them vying for the top spot and to prove themselves the very best, like no one ever was.
Faced with tough competition, Jake gleefully takes on the challenge. With four competent comrades at his side, they face floor after floor as he dives deeper and deeper into the depths of Nevermore, encountering new situations, horrible water levels, powerful monsters, Challenge Dungeons, and perhaps even the occasional labyrinth with an overly invested creator.
Book 10 of the hit Primal Hunter LitRPG Series is here. Grab your copy today!
About the Series: Experience an Apocalypse LitRPG with levels, classes, professions, skills, dungeons, loot, and all of the great traits of Progression Fantasy and LitRPG that you've come to expect. Follow Jake as he explores this new vast multiverse filled with challenges and opportunities. As he grows in power and slowly transforms from a bored office worker to a true apex hunter.
Having evolved to C-grade successfully, Jake is ready to enter the most well-known World Wonder in the entire multiverse to get some sweet levels under his belt. However, Nevermore is far more than just an immense dungeon to power up in.
It’s a competition where newly evolved C-grades compete on Leaderboards to prove themselves in front of the entire multiverse. Genuises from every universe and faction appear, all of them vying for the top spot and to prove themselves the very best, like no one ever was.
Faced with tough competition, Jake gleefully takes on the challenge. With four competent comrades at his side, they face floor after floor as he dives deeper and deeper into the depths of Nevermore, encountering new situations, horrible water levels, powerful monsters, Challenge Dungeons, and perhaps even the occasional labyrinth with an overly invested creator.
Book 10 of the hit Primal Hunter LitRPG Series is here. Grab your copy today!
About the Series: Experience an Apocalypse LitRPG with levels, classes, professions, skills, dungeons, loot, and all of the great traits of Progression Fantasy and LitRPG that you've come to expect. Follow Jake as he explores this new vast multiverse filled with challenges and opportunities. As he grows in power and slowly transforms from a bored office worker to a true apex hunter.
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First published August 14, 2024
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August 21, 2024
hmmmmm.,,
Not sure about this one, felt stretched, padded, weak narrative. Just hoping it’s setting up the next big one, which it feels like it’s doing, but it just didn’t hold me anywhere near as good as the other volumes.
Not sure about this one, felt stretched, padded, weak narrative. Just hoping it’s setting up the next big one, which it feels like it’s doing, but it just didn’t hold me anywhere near as good as the other volumes.
August 25, 2024
At this point I'm just reading because I'm invested....
September 23, 2024
Nothing really happens. No real threat is overcome. There’s very little tension.
November 11, 2024
The start of a long boring largely pointless dungeon run. MC gets to use his Cheats to bypass a lot stuff, points don't matter like Who's Line.
The author threw a tantrum because large amount patreon members paying him kept asking why 3-4+ books in they are still in Nevermore, it was boring and felt like pointless padding. Subbing, just to comment, "Still in Nevermore?" and unsubbing again after find the next chapter. He told them he makes millions off Amazon already so doesn't have to write to filler, so this is the best quality he has and he writes what he wants so F*** off. As he puts his golden goose back in the barn.
Boring and dull, there's no threat, tension or point to this one.
The author threw a tantrum because large amount patreon members paying him kept asking why 3-4+ books in they are still in Nevermore, it was boring and felt like pointless padding. Subbing, just to comment, "Still in Nevermore?" and unsubbing again after find the next chapter. He told them he makes millions off Amazon already so doesn't have to write to filler, so this is the best quality he has and he writes what he wants so F*** off. As he puts his golden goose back in the barn.
Boring and dull, there's no threat, tension or point to this one.
August 18, 2024
Great Book Series.
This is one of my favorite series in this genre and I have read a lot of them. The side characters are interesting and unique without taking away from the main storyline. The main character is fun, irreverent, arrogant, confident, goofy, and sometimes morally ambiguous but still at all times likeable and interesting.
My biggest complaint about this book is that I feel it was too short. I understand what a meager complaint that is but I still wish the book was longer and I'll explain why, although this is kind of a spoiler:
(Spoiler Alert) I had hoped that this book would contain Jake's entire time in Nevermore or at least a majority of it. But, from the length of this book and how many years that were spent in Nevermore only to get to the midsection of the dungeon world, it seems that Jake will spend probably the next two books there. Which is fine and honestly just me complaining because I like this book so much and wish I had more to read now that it's over.
This is one of my favorite series in this genre and I have read a lot of them. The side characters are interesting and unique without taking away from the main storyline. The main character is fun, irreverent, arrogant, confident, goofy, and sometimes morally ambiguous but still at all times likeable and interesting.
My biggest complaint about this book is that I feel it was too short. I understand what a meager complaint that is but I still wish the book was longer and I'll explain why, although this is kind of a spoiler:
(Spoiler Alert) I had hoped that this book would contain Jake's entire time in Nevermore or at least a majority of it. But, from the length of this book and how many years that were spent in Nevermore only to get to the midsection of the dungeon world, it seems that Jake will spend probably the next two books there. Which is fine and honestly just me complaining because I like this book so much and wish I had more to read now that it's over.
December 13, 2024
Honestly this one was a bit of a slog to get through, with me putting it down, starting it again, getting distracted with another book, then remembering this was there, and barely now finishing it. Really felt like a filler episode of One Piece, where even the battles I just sort of tune out because the stakes are just for Jake and crew to get more points. Hope that the next book he gets out of Nevermore soon and is back in the regular universe where is actions actually have consequences.
August 16, 2024
Almost Garrulous!
The book has the action and grinding which made it popular in the first place
but by this stage it's becoming repetitive and hackneyed.
The book has the action and grinding which made it popular in the first place
but by this stage it's becoming repetitive and hackneyed.
November 13, 2024
Primal
Hunter of the next book! Good thing I don't have to wait until Christmas and I don't need a bow
Hunter of the next book! Good thing I don't have to wait until Christmas and I don't need a bow
January 9, 2025
I another great installment to this series! Interesting world building, cool magic system and fun characters!
August 23, 2024
Good but not great. A bit boring.
I would probably give this 5 stars since I love the series so much but the actual plotline in this book is so offputting to me I feel like I have to lower it because I feel this arc is like a filler in Naruto or bleach or something. Actively dislike this part of the story.
I still love this series and will immediately consume the next book probably but I honestly am not a fan of this big dungeon arc. It is completely a subjective opinion but big dungeons like this kind of feels like a big filler arc after the relative freedom of the story before this.
It just feels a bit stifling to me and I don't actually care that much about it. I am actually glad quite a few floors of the dungeon are time skipped. As I found literally every minor story/secondary character interaction outside of nevermore much more enjoyable and interesting.
If you like dungeon crawls, or lots of varied environments (when they are actually described), or some interesting 'side quests' this may be really interesting to you. It just really isn't my cup of tea personally.
Again, I will immediately gobble up the next book though.
I would probably give this 5 stars since I love the series so much but the actual plotline in this book is so offputting to me I feel like I have to lower it because I feel this arc is like a filler in Naruto or bleach or something. Actively dislike this part of the story.
I still love this series and will immediately consume the next book probably but I honestly am not a fan of this big dungeon arc. It is completely a subjective opinion but big dungeons like this kind of feels like a big filler arc after the relative freedom of the story before this.
It just feels a bit stifling to me and I don't actually care that much about it. I am actually glad quite a few floors of the dungeon are time skipped. As I found literally every minor story/secondary character interaction outside of nevermore much more enjoyable and interesting.
If you like dungeon crawls, or lots of varied environments (when they are actually described), or some interesting 'side quests' this may be really interesting to you. It just really isn't my cup of tea personally.
Again, I will immediately gobble up the next book though.
August 20, 2024
This series never fails to disappoint. As we all know, MC becoming OP and having flashy fights becomes boring even for the biggest litrpg fans, and there needs to be bit of a change in the storyline to counteract that. While pursuing that road, it can become super meh like R*di*y Gh*th*d (Randidly Ghosthound is concealed due to, well, reasons bruh, or lack thereof I guess. Yes, I am still pissed about how a great start of a series took a nosedive and shattered even my lamest of expectations.). Ooooor it can becomes what we got in this book, which is, of course, some good old puzzles drizzled with the ever-present Jakey action (Jaktion, anyone?). Why? Well, because... why not? This changes the theme a bit while retaining all the things which makes this series, as Jake would say, f*ucking awesome. Jake continues to impress with his no nonsense attitude while having enough fun to still not lose his human touch. We have sufficient pages about side characters, good fights, good power ups, and the highest level of entertainment, which is commendable considering this is the 10th book in the series. Keeping the pace and world-building while balancing the core plot while not getting even 1% less boring, book after book, is a perfect series of dreams. There were also some foreshadowings for future books, along with what we have from previous books, which means that we can look forward to how the story progresses with all the characters in multiple directions.
August 28, 2024
This book was absolutely fantastic! Zogarth continues to impress me with their exceptional writing. One of the things I truly appreciate is the introduction they've started including—it’s such a thoughtful touch. Even if I just finished reading the previous book, having that refresher at the beginning is invaluable.
This installment is a dungeon crawl with multiple floors, and while that might not be the most original concept, Zogarth's writing breathes new life into it. What often frustrates me about dungeon stories is how monotonous they can become, with characters doing the same things for hundreds of pages. But Zogarth completely avoids this pitfall! Each floor feels unique and exciting, almost like progressing through different levels of a video game. And when a floor does need to be repetitive, Zogarth smartly reflects that in just a paragraph or so before moving on to the next thrilling challenge.
I’m also continuously impressed by how alive Zogarth’s characters feel. They’re not just plot devices for the main character—they’re fully realized individuals whose past actions and references still hold significance. This level of continuity and depth adds so much to the experience.
Overall, I’m blown away by this book and the series as a whole. I can’t wait for the next installment!
This installment is a dungeon crawl with multiple floors, and while that might not be the most original concept, Zogarth's writing breathes new life into it. What often frustrates me about dungeon stories is how monotonous they can become, with characters doing the same things for hundreds of pages. But Zogarth completely avoids this pitfall! Each floor feels unique and exciting, almost like progressing through different levels of a video game. And when a floor does need to be repetitive, Zogarth smartly reflects that in just a paragraph or so before moving on to the next thrilling challenge.
I’m also continuously impressed by how alive Zogarth’s characters feel. They’re not just plot devices for the main character—they’re fully realized individuals whose past actions and references still hold significance. This level of continuity and depth adds so much to the experience.
Overall, I’m blown away by this book and the series as a whole. I can’t wait for the next installment!
September 25, 2024
I am a fan of this series. Really enjoyable but book 10, sometimes i feel its hard to keep going. Basically Minaga labyrinth is the only part that i enjoy but omce enter Nevermore, i feel quite boring. There are several times that i feel like i want to skip pages but i keep pushing since im invested with this series.
I hope that book 11 is better and im looking forward to the next read.
I hope that book 11 is better and im looking forward to the next read.
January 3, 2025
Why would the author spike their own story
I may need to rethink the stars I have on previous books
This gets a one star dye to the author constantly spoiling chapters s and using the terrible triple of a future glimpse then using the following chapters to describe what happens upto the future glimpse. If you are telling a story then just tell the story, you don't need to hook your reader especially after they've read 9 books to get to this point.
I may need to rethink the stars I have on previous books
This gets a one star dye to the author constantly spoiling chapters s and using the terrible triple of a future glimpse then using the following chapters to describe what happens upto the future glimpse. If you are telling a story then just tell the story, you don't need to hook your reader especially after they've read 9 books to get to this point.
August 18, 2024
Boom
Book 10 down and still bloody love this series. I always look forward to the next book and I hate getting closer to the end of a book knowing I have to wait again :( .
No point reviewing the book if you’re 10 books deep in a series and you don’t know you love it why you reading it ?
Book 10 down and still bloody love this series. I always look forward to the next book and I hate getting closer to the end of a book knowing I have to wait again :( .
No point reviewing the book if you’re 10 books deep in a series and you don’t know you love it why you reading it ?
August 18, 2024
Pretty solid entry in the series, but felt like it drug on a little too long. Just a lot of repetition along the same themes
September 9, 2024
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
October 14, 2025
2024 - 4 stars
2025 - 5 stars
2025 - 5 stars
March 29, 2025
of course
I don’t know why I write these reviews anymore. This is book 10. Either you like it well enough or not. You shouldn’t be reading reviews.
50 ‘levels’ of dungeon down.
I don’t know why I write these reviews anymore. This is book 10. Either you like it well enough or not. You shouldn’t be reading reviews.
50 ‘levels’ of dungeon down.
November 3, 2025
Love this series ahhh!!!
September 21, 2024
Going into this book, I suspected it would be a slog to get through, with this being a mega-dungeon arc. However, I hoped that with the stakes set up in the last book and this dungeon run being a direct competition between Jake and the chosen of Yip of Yore, this might be the series that might buck the trend of this awful story trope. Sadly, that hope was misplaced.
Every series that has one of these mega-dungeons fails for the same reason; pretty much everything that happens in a dungeon is ultimately meaningless save for the overall outcome.
With extremely rare exceptions, dungeons are a side quest. They are literally self-contained environments that exist solely to give your main character a way of having adventures and maybe levelling up without having to impact the world beyond the dungeon in any way. But therein lies the problem, the vast majority of stories are about the impact the main character has on the wider world... that's their very reason for existing. Outside of pure character studies, all stories are about characters whose actions impact their world. Without their actions impacting that world, the story is no longer moving forward in any meaningful way. A story without meaningful progression is a story that is wasting your reader's time. And if there is one thing you never want your story to do, it is to make your readers feel like they are wasting time.
Does this mean you can't have a dungeon in your story? Absolutely not. Just understand what they are and how to use them. They are a plot device that needs to be used in the same way as action as a plot device; they are only as interesting as the meaning behind them. Action for the sake of action is boring; action with a lot riding on it gets people invested in it because the outcome is vitally important. Therefore action should be used only when it is in service to the story and no more, and the same is true for a dungeon.
Dungeon storylines should exist only for as long as they are meaningfully moving the story forward and no longer. A multi-book arc of self-contained dungeon adventures that does absolutely nothing to move your story forward beyond completing the dungeon itself is redundant writing and a waste of time.
It's even more frustrating with this book because there was an opportunity to buck the trend. It could have focused more on the competition between Jake and the Chosen of Yip of Yore than it did. By fleshing out that rivalry, there would have been more riding on these adventures. By understanding how Jake's team placed against their team, there would have been more tension in the completion of each level.
Besides this, the author also dropped the ball with the character moments. Having a group of five people spend decades in each other's company while overcoming life-threatening hardships was the perfect time to develop their relationships. You can't spend this amount of time in each other's company while facing such challenges without becoming like the closest of families. By the end of this book, each of these characters should have had a deep and meaningful bond, but I just didn't feel that in any way.
This leads to my final disappointment here; the lack of time progression. By that I don't mean that time didn't pass, but rather that I didn't feel it pass. These people have spent years, maybe even decades, away from their home world and their loved ones. Except for the Fallen King, and maybe Dina, as I'm not sure how old she is, the time they have spent in this place in relation to their life span is enormous. That amount of time should not pass without them, or us as readers, feeling it deeply. Where is their homesickness? Where are their character moments of dealing with this enormous change in their lives? There is so much room here for character growth, and we get none of it. Even Silphie feels no different at the end of this novel, even though she has spent many times more than her lifespan on earth in this realm and is probably older (in experience) than both of her parents were when Jake met them.
Ultimately, I am saying that this novel was a big disappointment for me. It's a huge step down in quality from what we have had before; it did very little to progress the overarching story in any meaningful way, and it was little more than repetitive filler. It only gets a second star in this review because, in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't do that much damage to the series as a whole. It is readable enough that I could at least finish it pretty quickly, and nothing happens here that is so vital that I can't comfortably skip this novel on re-reads. It is the first real miss for this series, though, and without actually ending the Nevermore arc in this book, I am not looking forward to what comes next.
Every series that has one of these mega-dungeons fails for the same reason; pretty much everything that happens in a dungeon is ultimately meaningless save for the overall outcome.
With extremely rare exceptions, dungeons are a side quest. They are literally self-contained environments that exist solely to give your main character a way of having adventures and maybe levelling up without having to impact the world beyond the dungeon in any way. But therein lies the problem, the vast majority of stories are about the impact the main character has on the wider world... that's their very reason for existing. Outside of pure character studies, all stories are about characters whose actions impact their world. Without their actions impacting that world, the story is no longer moving forward in any meaningful way. A story without meaningful progression is a story that is wasting your reader's time. And if there is one thing you never want your story to do, it is to make your readers feel like they are wasting time.
Does this mean you can't have a dungeon in your story? Absolutely not. Just understand what they are and how to use them. They are a plot device that needs to be used in the same way as action as a plot device; they are only as interesting as the meaning behind them. Action for the sake of action is boring; action with a lot riding on it gets people invested in it because the outcome is vitally important. Therefore action should be used only when it is in service to the story and no more, and the same is true for a dungeon.
Dungeon storylines should exist only for as long as they are meaningfully moving the story forward and no longer. A multi-book arc of self-contained dungeon adventures that does absolutely nothing to move your story forward beyond completing the dungeon itself is redundant writing and a waste of time.
It's even more frustrating with this book because there was an opportunity to buck the trend. It could have focused more on the competition between Jake and the Chosen of Yip of Yore than it did. By fleshing out that rivalry, there would have been more riding on these adventures. By understanding how Jake's team placed against their team, there would have been more tension in the completion of each level.
Besides this, the author also dropped the ball with the character moments. Having a group of five people spend decades in each other's company while overcoming life-threatening hardships was the perfect time to develop their relationships. You can't spend this amount of time in each other's company while facing such challenges without becoming like the closest of families. By the end of this book, each of these characters should have had a deep and meaningful bond, but I just didn't feel that in any way.
This leads to my final disappointment here; the lack of time progression. By that I don't mean that time didn't pass, but rather that I didn't feel it pass. These people have spent years, maybe even decades, away from their home world and their loved ones. Except for the Fallen King, and maybe Dina, as I'm not sure how old she is, the time they have spent in this place in relation to their life span is enormous. That amount of time should not pass without them, or us as readers, feeling it deeply. Where is their homesickness? Where are their character moments of dealing with this enormous change in their lives? There is so much room here for character growth, and we get none of it. Even Silphie feels no different at the end of this novel, even though she has spent many times more than her lifespan on earth in this realm and is probably older (in experience) than both of her parents were when Jake met them.
Ultimately, I am saying that this novel was a big disappointment for me. It's a huge step down in quality from what we have had before; it did very little to progress the overarching story in any meaningful way, and it was little more than repetitive filler. It only gets a second star in this review because, in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't do that much damage to the series as a whole. It is readable enough that I could at least finish it pretty quickly, and nothing happens here that is so vital that I can't comfortably skip this novel on re-reads. It is the first real miss for this series, though, and without actually ending the Nevermore arc in this book, I am not looking forward to what comes next.
September 1, 2024
I have not read (listened) to the book yet since it seems to not coming on audiobook until next year.
I have had a "Ocd" behavior since I went through DofT (defiance...) in 4 weeks around when audiobook 13 came out.
Since then I read PH and DCC (Dungeon crawler carl). I really hope that DotF is not using almost 6 months until audiobook get released.
I am now in a pickle. What to read! I started on Mark of the Fool but I stopped just after a few chapters. I think it is a different kind of serie than the former. I will probably revisit it tho, maybe along with Cradle serie (which has the advantage of being finished! (Not really that long, most of the books in series I "read- lately is 20hr+ but Cradle serie with 12 book kinda is like 6 of the others. However both of these Series make me a bit sceptical. I don't know why as I love series like Dark Tower and Galaxys Edge etc. The longer the better.
(As you might guess I have a varied taste. I also wait for last book in Game of Thrones since the serie started on TV. I think I was halfway when it started on TV and alot of the transformation pis..ing me off!)
I did start on He who fight monsters today.
Any recommendations regarding this compared to "Fool" and "Cradle"? Or other series I should try (read Tower of Heaven again this week. Also tried the idle system but got tired after 4 books. Also the dungeon core book where a demon transfer a guy to a dungeon core which I liked. I did quit after it became a time travel paradox and he started to move (if this was simultaneously. If someone know which serie and book I would be grateful (to know if the serie ended (i know there was more books left then, not sure if finished).
So sorry if you wanted a review. I am pretty sure I will give it 5 tho. It is pretty funny which is not a requirement for me, but nice (like carl. I think DotF is not so funny and that is great too (however not a fan of love stories and the upcoming threesome drama....) But I would love to get some advice regarding other series!
I have had a "Ocd" behavior since I went through DofT (defiance...) in 4 weeks around when audiobook 13 came out.
Since then I read PH and DCC (Dungeon crawler carl). I really hope that DotF is not using almost 6 months until audiobook get released.
I am now in a pickle. What to read! I started on Mark of the Fool but I stopped just after a few chapters. I think it is a different kind of serie than the former. I will probably revisit it tho, maybe along with Cradle serie (which has the advantage of being finished! (Not really that long, most of the books in series I "read- lately is 20hr+ but Cradle serie with 12 book kinda is like 6 of the others. However both of these Series make me a bit sceptical. I don't know why as I love series like Dark Tower and Galaxys Edge etc. The longer the better.
(As you might guess I have a varied taste. I also wait for last book in Game of Thrones since the serie started on TV. I think I was halfway when it started on TV and alot of the transformation pis..ing me off!)
I did start on He who fight monsters today.
Any recommendations regarding this compared to "Fool" and "Cradle"? Or other series I should try (read Tower of Heaven again this week. Also tried the idle system but got tired after 4 books. Also the dungeon core book where a demon transfer a guy to a dungeon core which I liked. I did quit after it became a time travel paradox and he started to move (if this was simultaneously. If someone know which serie and book I would be grateful (to know if the serie ended (i know there was more books left then, not sure if finished).
So sorry if you wanted a review. I am pretty sure I will give it 5 tho. It is pretty funny which is not a requirement for me, but nice (like carl. I think DotF is not so funny and that is great too (however not a fan of love stories and the upcoming threesome drama....) But I would love to get some advice regarding other series!
April 26, 2025
In The Primal Hunter 10, Jake and his team embark on their most ambitious challenge yet: conquering Nevermore, the multiverse’s most infamous mega-dungeon. Now a C-grade, Jake enters this World Wonder not just to level up but to compete on a grand stage where newly evolved C-grades vie for supremacy on public leaderboards. The dungeon is a sprawling, competitive gauntlet filled with diverse floors, each offering unique trials—from grueling water levels to labyrinths crafted by eccentric creators. Jake, alongside his trusted companions, including the ever-entertaining Sylphie, navigates these challenges with a mix of strategy, raw power, and humor. Their journey is punctuated by encounters with formidable foes and the enigmatic Minaga, adding layers of intrigue and excitement to their expedition.
However, not all readers found this installment flawless. Some felt that the extensive focus on the dungeon crawl led to a repetitive narrative, with less emphasis on character development and overarching plot progression. The prolonged time spent in Nevermore, spanning decades in-story, seemed to lack the emotional depth and evolution expected from such an extended period. Critics pointed out missed opportunities for deeper character interactions and growth, particularly given the high-stakes environment and the passage of time. Despite these concerns, many still appreciated the intricate world-building and the series’ signature blend of action and humor.
For fans of LitRPG and progression fantasy, The Primal Hunter 10 remains a compelling read. While it may not be the series’ pinnacle, it offers a rich tapestry of challenges and adventures that continue to expand the universe Zogarth has meticulously crafted. Those who relish detailed dungeon explorations and strategic battles will find much to enjoy. And for newcomers, this installment underscores the depth and complexity that has made the series a standout in its genre. Missing out on this journey means overlooking a significant evolution in Jake’s saga and the ever-expanding multiverse he inhabits.
However, not all readers found this installment flawless. Some felt that the extensive focus on the dungeon crawl led to a repetitive narrative, with less emphasis on character development and overarching plot progression. The prolonged time spent in Nevermore, spanning decades in-story, seemed to lack the emotional depth and evolution expected from such an extended period. Critics pointed out missed opportunities for deeper character interactions and growth, particularly given the high-stakes environment and the passage of time. Despite these concerns, many still appreciated the intricate world-building and the series’ signature blend of action and humor.
For fans of LitRPG and progression fantasy, The Primal Hunter 10 remains a compelling read. While it may not be the series’ pinnacle, it offers a rich tapestry of challenges and adventures that continue to expand the universe Zogarth has meticulously crafted. Those who relish detailed dungeon explorations and strategic battles will find much to enjoy. And for newcomers, this installment underscores the depth and complexity that has made the series a standout in its genre. Missing out on this journey means overlooking a significant evolution in Jake’s saga and the ever-expanding multiverse he inhabits.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 14, 2025
This one was tough. Anyone looking at reviews for this likely is coming from the previous book and now’s Jake and his party are headed to Nevermore.
I don’t know what I expected from the book. As my review for book one indicates, there’s still consistent continuity issues and grammar mistakes. They’re small, but consistent.
At this point in the story, I am starting to question why I am still reading. This book felt quite aimless and like “filler content” to a degree. It feels as if the writing knew it wanted to send Jake to Nevermore, but once in there, didn’t know what to do with it. Huge chunks are glossed over with the same repetitive language to hand wave us through. Which is to be expected. But it just didn’t feel great how it was executed.
I think I am just falling out of love with the world and the story as each book goes on, I feel less and less tension through the writing and the corny jokes in between just feel corny and don’t crack a smile the way they did prior.
Jake is supposed to be this Alchemist Hunter - but there’s so much less focus on the alchemy which helped break up the monotony of fights.
Lots of focus on weird interactions between characters that are eventually cut short in “well anyways…” type segues which only feed more into the feeling that it’s filler content.
Was particularly bummed to see where the book ended as a result knowing what awaits now in book 11.
If you’re enjoying the series so far, do keep reading it. But for me, it’s just not hitting the same anymore. But the sunk cost fallacy is in full effect so I am going to see this series through one way or another.
I don’t know what I expected from the book. As my review for book one indicates, there’s still consistent continuity issues and grammar mistakes. They’re small, but consistent.
At this point in the story, I am starting to question why I am still reading. This book felt quite aimless and like “filler content” to a degree. It feels as if the writing knew it wanted to send Jake to Nevermore, but once in there, didn’t know what to do with it. Huge chunks are glossed over with the same repetitive language to hand wave us through. Which is to be expected. But it just didn’t feel great how it was executed.
I think I am just falling out of love with the world and the story as each book goes on, I feel less and less tension through the writing and the corny jokes in between just feel corny and don’t crack a smile the way they did prior.
Jake is supposed to be this Alchemist Hunter - but there’s so much less focus on the alchemy which helped break up the monotony of fights.
Lots of focus on weird interactions between characters that are eventually cut short in “well anyways…” type segues which only feed more into the feeling that it’s filler content.
Was particularly bummed to see where the book ended as a result knowing what awaits now in book 11.
If you’re enjoying the series so far, do keep reading it. But for me, it’s just not hitting the same anymore. But the sunk cost fallacy is in full effect so I am going to see this series through one way or another.
July 30, 2025
Stopping series at this point. I enjoyed previous books tho there were definitely times id find myself skimming for actual dialogue bc it all felt fluffy and/or obfuscating of narrative flow. The nevermore “arc” (3 books) is next level fluff. It could have been an opportunity to drive character/group growth. Or just provide a far more personal and intimate understanding of characters bc, yes, you get lil synopsis of each of earths-most-prominent’s experiences but, no, the only take away is forced acknowledgement that other people are doing the exact same challenges and keeping up with protagonist. If each group had challenges unique to their history or faction that they had to over come cool, that would have been a great way to develop some kind of insight. But instead, its gonna end up being 3 books of water levels. It is such categorically filler episode energy coming from a guy that leans so heavily into anime/video game tropes that its almost comedy. Alas, it sits squarely on its mantle as an abomination of narrative structure and plot development the likes of which i havent seen since harry potter book 7.
November 18, 2024
Rating 4.0 stars.
The series itself is still 5.0 stars for me but this is one of the weaker books in the series. I complain about balance all the time. A story can't just be one thing. Crafting, world building, character development, the magic system. We need a little of both. For the last few books, this series had great balance. As soon as I became a little bored with one of the topics, the author switched to another one, keeping everything fresh. That didn't really happen in this one. This one was basically a big tower climb book (though in actuality it was a large dungeon run with multiple floors). A lot of fighting and leveling, but missing the rest. Not much character interaction. I love the interactions with Jake and Villy, but that was absent her. There also wasn't much crafting. While I still enjoyed this book, it was a little slow and as I mentioned above was missing the balance that I liked so much in the earlier books. The good news is that I don't think this is going to be like that going forward.
The series itself is still 5.0 stars for me but this is one of the weaker books in the series. I complain about balance all the time. A story can't just be one thing. Crafting, world building, character development, the magic system. We need a little of both. For the last few books, this series had great balance. As soon as I became a little bored with one of the topics, the author switched to another one, keeping everything fresh. That didn't really happen in this one. This one was basically a big tower climb book (though in actuality it was a large dungeon run with multiple floors). A lot of fighting and leveling, but missing the rest. Not much character interaction. I love the interactions with Jake and Villy, but that was absent her. There also wasn't much crafting. While I still enjoyed this book, it was a little slow and as I mentioned above was missing the balance that I liked so much in the earlier books. The good news is that I don't think this is going to be like that going forward.
January 19, 2025
This book has way too much information and detail on skills Jake isn’t going get. And why he decided not get them. I don’t care!!! He’s selfish and of course self serving. The one thing he could have picked up was the haven cloak that would protect all those people influenced by him. But since it didn’t help him directly he said fuckit. Didn’t even think about his family or the people that work for him on earth or at the order. And then he does stuff like save the dark witch (who isn’t even real) . Of course he thought he could get some bonus points. Like I said self serving. The book itself does skip through a bunch of levels by saying they were too easy. But then goes into mind numbing detail about some of the battles (it’s just rinse and repeat) and stuff in the city’s. I was hoping for something more about the millions of slaves or maybe about stuff going on in the order. But barely anything. I’m actually hoping that Jake gets his balls kicked up around his chin. He needs a good shitkicking. I don’t want him dead I just want him to get his head out of his ass
September 2, 2024
Good progression and pacing
This book in the series made solid progress, moved through some areas that could become a tedious slog while spending some time in the details for character and world building with overall decent pacing.
Jake getting to some levels and making some see decisions that show commitment finally was good to see. The rest of his party in Nevermore have shown some of how strong they are and I hope more of time can be spent on them directly in the future... Plenty of time in Nevermore to let them shine and give them a few chapters.
We may need a half a book... Or full book to give Miranda, Arnold, Carmen, and such a reasonable opportunity for showing their growth and adventures. They are interesting and it would be nice... Maybe a spin-off series🤔
Though I was ready for the book to continue I think that overall the content vs fluff ratio was solidly on the good content and story progression. Looking forward to the next.
This book in the series made solid progress, moved through some areas that could become a tedious slog while spending some time in the details for character and world building with overall decent pacing.
Jake getting to some levels and making some see decisions that show commitment finally was good to see. The rest of his party in Nevermore have shown some of how strong they are and I hope more of time can be spent on them directly in the future... Plenty of time in Nevermore to let them shine and give them a few chapters.
We may need a half a book... Or full book to give Miranda, Arnold, Carmen, and such a reasonable opportunity for showing their growth and adventures. They are interesting and it would be nice... Maybe a spin-off series🤔
Though I was ready for the book to continue I think that overall the content vs fluff ratio was solidly on the good content and story progression. Looking forward to the next.
September 15, 2024
The whole Multiverse is your oyster
As Jake descends into Nevermore, we get to see Earth set foot on the multiversal stage and see great expansions to the Primal Hunter world.
The humour continues to be well done, and the fight scenes still feel realistic and not formulaic. One of the weaknesses of tower novels is that authors occasionally get bored or lack the imagination to keep reinventing new concepts for the different floors, so they just skip over them with a paragraph of text. While Zogarth does this as well, the depth of the floors shown so far has left me satisfied, and I hope the same level of detail can be reached in the remaining floors. I also like seeing the different perspectives of other notable characters with Sandy and Sylphie being my favourite due to the different childlike writing styles used.
As Jake descends into Nevermore, we get to see Earth set foot on the multiversal stage and see great expansions to the Primal Hunter world.
The humour continues to be well done, and the fight scenes still feel realistic and not formulaic. One of the weaknesses of tower novels is that authors occasionally get bored or lack the imagination to keep reinventing new concepts for the different floors, so they just skip over them with a paragraph of text. While Zogarth does this as well, the depth of the floors shown so far has left me satisfied, and I hope the same level of detail can be reached in the remaining floors. I also like seeing the different perspectives of other notable characters with Sandy and Sylphie being my favourite due to the different childlike writing styles used.
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