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Quest Academy #3
Saviors
The first semester is ending. It’s time to take on the Tower!
The excursion was a mess. Sal’s trust in his team is at rock bottom from the actions of another in the final fight. He now needs to enter the Tower and fight demons with the same person that betrayed him.
As if that wasn’t enough, he’s pretty sure the former Super-Rookie and wonder-kid on his team is actually a ticking time-bomb, just waiting to explode.
Faced with the accusation that he’s squandering his power, Sal is forced to question what type of Hero he wants to become. He’s already pushing the limits of Mythcrafting, but if he’s to really live up to his potential, it’s time for him to focus on the ability he was born with. Skill Master.
The first semester is coming to an end, and the race to become a part of the Saviour class is on. With only a short amount of time to prepare for the Tower, Sal will need as much help as he can get to have a chance of success.
It’s time for Sal to start creating a whole new weave...
The excursion was a mess. Sal’s trust in his team is at rock bottom from the actions of another in the final fight. He now needs to enter the Tower and fight demons with the same person that betrayed him.
As if that wasn’t enough, he’s pretty sure the former Super-Rookie and wonder-kid on his team is actually a ticking time-bomb, just waiting to explode.
Faced with the accusation that he’s squandering his power, Sal is forced to question what type of Hero he wants to become. He’s already pushing the limits of Mythcrafting, but if he’s to really live up to his potential, it’s time for him to focus on the ability he was born with. Skill Master.
The first semester is coming to an end, and the race to become a part of the Saviour class is on. With only a short amount of time to prepare for the Tower, Sal will need as much help as he can get to have a chance of success.
It’s time for Sal to start creating a whole new weave...
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First published October 4, 2024
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October 7, 2024
What a drag
If you want to read over 100 pages straight of Sal working in a lab on weaves, talking about weaves, brainstorming about weaves, being told he is working too hard on weaves, and then realize you are through over 25% of the book and he still is in the same room doing the same thing, then by all means get this book. Otherwise, it is a hard pass.
Author, if you need to say "Sal purged the needless thoughts from his brain," you should probably purge them from the book.
If you want to read over 100 pages straight of Sal working in a lab on weaves, talking about weaves, brainstorming about weaves, being told he is working too hard on weaves, and then realize you are through over 25% of the book and he still is in the same room doing the same thing, then by all means get this book. Otherwise, it is a hard pass.
Author, if you need to say "Sal purged the needless thoughts from his brain," you should probably purge them from the book.
June 17, 2025
This was effing awesome. Loved it.
October 5, 2024
I love this stuff
All of the crafting, and then *using* the results. I really enjoy it.
That’s not to say it’s flawless. But it really hits all the things I really enjoy.
All of the crafting, and then *using* the results. I really enjoy it.
That’s not to say it’s flawless. But it really hits all the things I really enjoy.
January 26, 2025
The way the author tries to limit the main character does not make sense. There is a skill to fix the MC’s problem with using other people’s skill but apparently using that skill would cause the same problem as every other skill the main character copies. This is in addition to that same skil being the solution to the main characters problems with the usefulness of their primary skill. Poorly thought out justification for why the main character does not do the rational thing. It gets really tiring having the main character lament about other people using skills that the main character can use a superior version of at any time.
The author makes the main character the dumbest of his friend group, which is a terrible trait to have when you character is a coward who wants to help humanity through crafting and unlocking peoples’ power. While it does make the other characters relevant because the main character is forced to rely on them, it hurts this novel because his friend group is filled with terrible people.
Finally the stated goal and how the author go about it suck. The main character wants to help the supports because they are not valued as hero’s. So anytime a support is powered up by the main character, suddenly they are way more valuable than the non support. But any rational thought would make you realize that the supports need the main character to exist, the world adapted to a reality without the main character in it, so of course the supports are going to be seen as less valuable until the main character uses their power to change it.
The author makes the main character the dumbest of his friend group, which is a terrible trait to have when you character is a coward who wants to help humanity through crafting and unlocking peoples’ power. While it does make the other characters relevant because the main character is forced to rely on them, it hurts this novel because his friend group is filled with terrible people.
Finally the stated goal and how the author go about it suck. The main character wants to help the supports because they are not valued as hero’s. So anytime a support is powered up by the main character, suddenly they are way more valuable than the non support. But any rational thought would make you realize that the supports need the main character to exist, the world adapted to a reality without the main character in it, so of course the supports are going to be seen as less valuable until the main character uses their power to change it.
October 5, 2024
Quest Amazing
This series moves from strength to strength as we progress through the year. Sal out MC showcases amazing abilities but keeps his personality and his humane side by working through his problems whilst bringing in a whole lot of exciting secondary characters all well written that slot into their amazing school.
Just a great read and one I can't recommend enough or complain that the next book is too far away.
This series moves from strength to strength as we progress through the year. Sal out MC showcases amazing abilities but keeps his personality and his humane side by working through his problems whilst bringing in a whole lot of exciting secondary characters all well written that slot into their amazing school.
Just a great read and one I can't recommend enough or complain that the next book is too far away.
October 4, 2024
Greater continuation
Brilliant new entry in a really amazing series. Book 4 can't come soon enough, amazing series, book 3 is even better than 2!
Brilliant new entry in a really amazing series. Book 4 can't come soon enough, amazing series, book 3 is even better than 2!
October 8, 2024
Book three
I've been enjoying this series since the very first book. I look forward to each new release.
If I had to pick something that I don't like, it would be the fact that it seems like anytime there will be a confrontation with another student, it all suddenly works out and they aren't such a bad person. Just having a bad day.
There should be some real conflict with other teenagers. Of course it's a different society so maybe they aren't as bad as a lot of the ones in our reality.
I did find a few mistakes and listed them on Goodreads.
7/10
I've been enjoying this series since the very first book. I look forward to each new release.
If I had to pick something that I don't like, it would be the fact that it seems like anytime there will be a confrontation with another student, it all suddenly works out and they aren't such a bad person. Just having a bad day.
There should be some real conflict with other teenagers. Of course it's a different society so maybe they aren't as bad as a lot of the ones in our reality.
I did find a few mistakes and listed them on Goodreads.
7/10
June 11, 2025
Favorite series of the year so far
October 5, 2024
I am invested.
I have been reading this book for the past 10 hours and unfortunately finished it in its entirety.
I can honestly recommend this series to anyone even slightly interested in super powers and or litrpg.
The only annoying thing is that I now have to wait waaaaaaayyyy too long for the next part of the series.
Oh btw, the pacing for me is beautiful and would be ideal once the entire story is written. For now it's a torture I have to endure - I want to know what happens next but I have to wait... 😔
I have been reading this book for the past 10 hours and unfortunately finished it in its entirety.
I can honestly recommend this series to anyone even slightly interested in super powers and or litrpg.
The only annoying thing is that I now have to wait waaaaaaayyyy too long for the next part of the series.
Oh btw, the pacing for me is beautiful and would be ideal once the entire story is written. For now it's a torture I have to endure - I want to know what happens next but I have to wait... 😔
October 13, 2025
great crafting story. need to read the next book
February 6, 2025
I don't know how I feel about this. It took three books for this series to cover one semester at "school".
While somethings were okay, a lot felt like filler to pad the pages.
I will read the sequel, but I did not enjoy the pacing of the series.
How long does the author think he can stretch this?
3/5 Stars
While somethings were okay, a lot felt like filler to pad the pages.
I will read the sequel, but I did not enjoy the pacing of the series.
How long does the author think he can stretch this?
3/5 Stars
October 16, 2024
4.5 stars. The MC finally gets his shit together, so this was much easier for me to read. Doesn't mean there are no obstacles left for him, but they are a lot more manageable with the confidence to make decisions. This keeps me invested for a book 4 should it come about.
March 29, 2025
way too into the weeds with the first 40% of the book having the MC creating weaves. the latter half of the book, once the team got to the “tower” was much better
December 31, 2024
The endless talk about skill weaves is crazy boring. More than 100 pages of the MC just sitting in front of a crystal ball machine adjusting skill weaves.
So much boring conversation. So much boring stuff in general. Half way through the book you realize nothing interesting has happened besides 1 scavenger trip. The rest was all crying about circumstances and working on skill weaving.
Divinity and her future readings are so stupid. "this is my favorite future!!"... shows Sal the future. "Yea, we are all old or dead". "i'm looking 60 years in the future". So moronic. Why would you look that far into the future. Who cares who is still alive at 80 years old. Totally pointless. And we are supposed to believe she can now see 60 years in the future? A couple chapters ago, she talks about how even the upcoming couple weeks are vague, foggy, and there are too many possible paths. With stuff that much in flux, 60 year visions would be useless.
The MC always gets shit on by women, and he always takes it. He will fight back against any guys immediately, but he will take any punishment from women, both verbal and physical. He's also an ultra simp who loves to give gifts to girls.
MC: Erika, i really didn't like how you mind controlled me into torture
Erika: Shut up you little bitch
MC: Ok, i'm sorry, you make some good points I will think hard on it. Maybe i need to do dungeons.
MC: Upgrade, i heard you told the Headmaster one of my secrets
Upgrade: This is what you want to talk about with me!!?
MC: No i'm sorry, i didn't mean it... how was your time while I was away
Divinity: You are so mean to me in the future. You don't talk to me anymore
MC: I'm so sorry for what I do in the future, I haven't done it yet, but i'm sure i'm in the wrong and you are right. I'm so sorry, I will do better ok
The author tries to downplay the overpowered abilities of the MC. A whole bunch of stuff about just being a "cog in the machine", how he can't save the world because he can't make enough crafts or skill enhance enough people for it to matter.
However, all of it rings hollow to me. He only has to skill enhance 100-1000 of the most powerful, key individuals, and it would obviously have a gigantic effect on the war effort. The whole world has only 50,000 hunters, which means the world is TINY.
The powers of Divinity have also been nerfed. Now she just gets a vague sense of hundreds of possible futures, and doesn't want to tell the MC anything about them. In the first book she knew exactly what would happen and how to get the best result.
So much boring conversation. So much boring stuff in general. Half way through the book you realize nothing interesting has happened besides 1 scavenger trip. The rest was all crying about circumstances and working on skill weaving.
Divinity and her future readings are so stupid. "this is my favorite future!!"... shows Sal the future. "Yea, we are all old or dead". "i'm looking 60 years in the future". So moronic. Why would you look that far into the future. Who cares who is still alive at 80 years old. Totally pointless. And we are supposed to believe she can now see 60 years in the future? A couple chapters ago, she talks about how even the upcoming couple weeks are vague, foggy, and there are too many possible paths. With stuff that much in flux, 60 year visions would be useless.
The MC always gets shit on by women, and he always takes it. He will fight back against any guys immediately, but he will take any punishment from women, both verbal and physical. He's also an ultra simp who loves to give gifts to girls.
MC: Erika, i really didn't like how you mind controlled me into torture
Erika: Shut up you little bitch
MC: Ok, i'm sorry, you make some good points I will think hard on it. Maybe i need to do dungeons.
MC: Upgrade, i heard you told the Headmaster one of my secrets
Upgrade: This is what you want to talk about with me!!?
MC: No i'm sorry, i didn't mean it... how was your time while I was away
Divinity: You are so mean to me in the future. You don't talk to me anymore
MC: I'm so sorry for what I do in the future, I haven't done it yet, but i'm sure i'm in the wrong and you are right. I'm so sorry, I will do better ok
The author tries to downplay the overpowered abilities of the MC. A whole bunch of stuff about just being a "cog in the machine", how he can't save the world because he can't make enough crafts or skill enhance enough people for it to matter.
However, all of it rings hollow to me. He only has to skill enhance 100-1000 of the most powerful, key individuals, and it would obviously have a gigantic effect on the war effort. The whole world has only 50,000 hunters, which means the world is TINY.
The powers of Divinity have also been nerfed. Now she just gets a vague sense of hundreds of possible futures, and doesn't want to tell the MC anything about them. In the first book she knew exactly what would happen and how to get the best result.
August 2, 2025
This book was 100% better than the previous ones, as such 5 stars.
It no longer feels like a quasi harem, this was a leveling power fantasy.
There are 4 arcs: Weave manipulation, Path optimization, Scavenging, and Tower
Themes
Mental health good and encouraged
Growth through friendship/teamwork
Grapples with worthiness
In the previous book, an antagonist really pushed against the MC's preferred way of using his power. Causing him to doubt himself, his actions, and his plans for the future. Even as he trained his innate ability, he became overwhelmed with all that is asked of him. He is pushed towards getting mental help and with it he discovers what he actually wants to do. The MC getting mental help is set against a character that has so much potential, but is suffering from PTSD and other unresolved trauma.
This book also really highlights a minor character from the previous books and shows how they encourage and inspire each other to grow. In facts, throughout the book his friends are helping him and he is helping them grow their abilities and confidence.
Most characters grapple with worthiness, as in real life. The MC has confidence and understands that people have intrinsic worthiness. He loathes when people sacrifice or dismiss others based on the devaluation of their ability.
Others grapple with their own sense of worthiness. Such as characters that think they are more worthy than the rest of their peers, creating a sense of entitlement or a lack of empathy. Their under valuation of others holds their own progress back.
This book hinted at future ships. I ship Divinity and Barry. Maybe fans ship the MC and Divinity, but I honestly just see them as friends. I don't ship the MC with anyone yet, but the book does say he may end up with a "guess that pokemon" character aka a character the MC or readers haven't met yet but have heard about.
For the next book, I hope to like the MC's actually love interest. I am super excited to meet that Doc A guy, though I hope he is not too much of an asshole. I hope to see the MC help Jack. And finally, I hope that the MC's parents get a compatible weave. :P
Am I still hoping for the MC to get laid? Strangely yes, because these young adults should satisfy those urges if they have them before they die in a dungeon or tower or something. Also, I hope to see some progress with the Divinity and Barry ship!
It no longer feels like a quasi harem, this was a leveling power fantasy.
There are 4 arcs: Weave manipulation, Path optimization, Scavenging, and Tower
Themes
Mental health good and encouraged
Growth through friendship/teamwork
Grapples with worthiness
In the previous book, an antagonist really pushed against the MC's preferred way of using his power. Causing him to doubt himself, his actions, and his plans for the future. Even as he trained his innate ability, he became overwhelmed with all that is asked of him. He is pushed towards getting mental help and with it he discovers what he actually wants to do. The MC getting mental help is set against a character that has so much potential, but is suffering from PTSD and other unresolved trauma.
This book also really highlights a minor character from the previous books and shows how they encourage and inspire each other to grow. In facts, throughout the book his friends are helping him and he is helping them grow their abilities and confidence.
Most characters grapple with worthiness, as in real life. The MC has confidence and understands that people have intrinsic worthiness. He loathes when people sacrifice or dismiss others based on the devaluation of their ability.
Others grapple with their own sense of worthiness. Such as characters that think they are more worthy than the rest of their peers, creating a sense of entitlement or a lack of empathy. Their under valuation of others holds their own progress back.
This book hinted at future ships. I ship Divinity and Barry. Maybe fans ship the MC and Divinity, but I honestly just see them as friends. I don't ship the MC with anyone yet, but the book does say he may end up with a "guess that pokemon" character aka a character the MC or readers haven't met yet but have heard about.
For the next book, I hope to like the MC's actually love interest. I am super excited to meet that Doc A guy, though I hope he is not too much of an asshole. I hope to see the MC help Jack. And finally, I hope that the MC's parents get a compatible weave. :P
Am I still hoping for the MC to get laid? Strangely yes, because these young adults should satisfy those urges if they have them before they die in a dungeon or tower or something. Also, I hope to see some progress with the Divinity and Barry ship!
February 11, 2025
Rating 4.0 stars
This is both a very good book and one that I was hoping for more. The parts that I like are really good. This book lacks one thing though. Balance. This is an amazing story for people who love magical theory, crafting, build progression. Pretty much anything with the intellectual part of magic. There is action and there are crazy displays of power but that is more of a secondary part of the story. I love books like this. So, the question you might ask me is if I love books like this, why was I hoping for more. As I mentioned before, there is that little issue of balance. The main character spent all his time in the lab crafting, or training, or fighting. He spent very little time with his friends. He barely spent any time doing anything fun. Yes, I am sure crafting for him is fun, but there is more to life. If there was just a little bit more balance in Sal's life, I would probably give it a higher rating. It didn't have to be much. Maybe one date, or some cool outing that had nothing to do with him getting more supplies or equipment. There are overachievers and then there is Sal. I just found it hard to relate to him without that other aspect of his life. Overall, there are very good parts of the book that I really enjoy, and I am looking forward to the next one.
This is both a very good book and one that I was hoping for more. The parts that I like are really good. This book lacks one thing though. Balance. This is an amazing story for people who love magical theory, crafting, build progression. Pretty much anything with the intellectual part of magic. There is action and there are crazy displays of power but that is more of a secondary part of the story. I love books like this. So, the question you might ask me is if I love books like this, why was I hoping for more. As I mentioned before, there is that little issue of balance. The main character spent all his time in the lab crafting, or training, or fighting. He spent very little time with his friends. He barely spent any time doing anything fun. Yes, I am sure crafting for him is fun, but there is more to life. If there was just a little bit more balance in Sal's life, I would probably give it a higher rating. It didn't have to be much. Maybe one date, or some cool outing that had nothing to do with him getting more supplies or equipment. There are overachievers and then there is Sal. I just found it hard to relate to him without that other aspect of his life. Overall, there are very good parts of the book that I really enjoy, and I am looking forward to the next one.
June 19, 2025
Following the second book, while I'm still docking mental points for the continued lack of worldbuilding and secondary character development, the addition of proper main character development with almost immediate forced therapy and a follow through on the promise of progression fantasy has so seriously influenced my enjoyment that I'm giving the book full stars.
Yes there are some annoying aspects like the ridiculous situation with Divinity that feels like needlessly obtuse teenage drama, but she's such a minor character in this book that I can almost entirely ignore the issue.
Everything to do with the refocusing of Sal's mindset and objectives has given an entirely fresh feel to the series and I couldn't be happier about it. Frankly, compared to what we had to deal with before, this feels like the difference between a hoarder's apartment and a clean one. I don't think I realized how stressed I was feeling during the previous books until I experienced his mindset and workflow in this one.
Gone are the weeks of ignoring messages (not that he's perfect still, but it's better), gone are the insane all-nighters that put him constantly in a state of feeling behind on everything in life, and gone are the uncomfortable stressors Sal was putting on his mind which were reflected back towards the reader.
Very well done with this one.
Yes there are some annoying aspects like the ridiculous situation with Divinity that feels like needlessly obtuse teenage drama, but she's such a minor character in this book that I can almost entirely ignore the issue.
Everything to do with the refocusing of Sal's mindset and objectives has given an entirely fresh feel to the series and I couldn't be happier about it. Frankly, compared to what we had to deal with before, this feels like the difference between a hoarder's apartment and a clean one. I don't think I realized how stressed I was feeling during the previous books until I experienced his mindset and workflow in this one.
Gone are the weeks of ignoring messages (not that he's perfect still, but it's better), gone are the insane all-nighters that put him constantly in a state of feeling behind on everything in life, and gone are the uncomfortable stressors Sal was putting on his mind which were reflected back towards the reader.
Very well done with this one.
November 21, 2025
Plot Errors too numerous to count
I like the story line, the magic system is unique and different. The Author has woven a great weave with little to no punctuation errors, or typos.
The bad news starts with the numerous plot errors throughout the series. Book 1 had approximately 6-7 plot errors, with almost as many as in book 3. One instance in book 2 he states that the Hunter Bureau has 50,000 ranked members. MC was ranked 48,500+ after his first dungeon run. In book 3, the number dropped to 30,000 with only 8,000 ranked members, wit Gallant being ranked 7,500+. There have been half a dozen instances where author would write something to only contradict himself several chapters later with a totally different statement, or discussion to fit his narrative without correcting his previous remarks.
The book will have several exciting chapters that forward the storyline with hundreds of pages of filler material. The crafting chapters are a long hard slog of endless, mind numbing rhetoric. He goes into every single detail of every single item he touches. As well as discusses every single thought that enters his head, before, during and after he crafts. I unfortunately feel that the MC intentionally or not, has A.D.D. which makes for a bad read.
I am honestly unable to read book 4, and only read book 3 because it was given 5 unearned stars.
I like the story line, the magic system is unique and different. The Author has woven a great weave with little to no punctuation errors, or typos.
The bad news starts with the numerous plot errors throughout the series. Book 1 had approximately 6-7 plot errors, with almost as many as in book 3. One instance in book 2 he states that the Hunter Bureau has 50,000 ranked members. MC was ranked 48,500+ after his first dungeon run. In book 3, the number dropped to 30,000 with only 8,000 ranked members, wit Gallant being ranked 7,500+. There have been half a dozen instances where author would write something to only contradict himself several chapters later with a totally different statement, or discussion to fit his narrative without correcting his previous remarks.
The book will have several exciting chapters that forward the storyline with hundreds of pages of filler material. The crafting chapters are a long hard slog of endless, mind numbing rhetoric. He goes into every single detail of every single item he touches. As well as discusses every single thought that enters his head, before, during and after he crafts. I unfortunately feel that the MC intentionally or not, has A.D.D. which makes for a bad read.
I am honestly unable to read book 4, and only read book 3 because it was given 5 unearned stars.
October 7, 2024
I was a little circumspect going into this book that Sal might focus more on combat. While Sal did improve a lot on that front, thankfully his own primary skills were the main focus - crafting and skill weaves. It was amazing how much he learned in this book in such a short time - that was pretty much the theme in all three books so far. Just one semester and Sal already has contributed like a top Hero. It makes me wonder how much more we'll get to see over the course of the series - we did get a glimpse of such a possible future, but I felt like that Sal wasn't going to be anywhere close to being satisfied with that.
What I continued to enjoyed was that all the amazing crafting and skill stuff were woven with the character growth of Sal and other side characters. As much as I wish Erika wasn't given screen time, I was able to understand a bit of her character (and Gallant as well for that matter). While such characters were grating, it served as a means to show the difficulties of being a Hero as well as what kind of institutional efforts were in place to help them.
Looking forward to how Sal responds to his newfound growth and rewards!
What I continued to enjoyed was that all the amazing crafting and skill stuff were woven with the character growth of Sal and other side characters. As much as I wish Erika wasn't given screen time, I was able to understand a bit of her character (and Gallant as well for that matter). While such characters were grating, it served as a means to show the difficulties of being a Hero as well as what kind of institutional efforts were in place to help them.
Looking forward to how Sal responds to his newfound growth and rewards!
January 19, 2025
Immersive.Clean. Action packed. Character driven
Read them in order. The LitRPG stats are not as invasive as in some books. This is more of an Academy seried than some. I like having a male protagonist who doesn't have a tragic or orphan style back story. I also like that the first adventurer team is split up and more people are added and subtracted.
Also characters can change for better or worse. The world building is different - humanity is in a losing battle against demonic. Forces. There ate no elves, orcs or trolls - just people. At the end of book three there are plenty of plot threads still hanging.
I want to hear more about Jack and Kane and the coffee machinery and potion dispenser and many more things. Like this series a lot. Want more.
Also good covers ANF excellent proof reading. I actually enjoy some of the very bad proof reading from other authors - my most recent favorites being fur trees and a team of stealthy thieves that were clamoring rather than clambering up a building.
Highly recommended for fans of LitRPG, Academy stories, coming of age stories, early Heinlein fans
Read them in order. The LitRPG stats are not as invasive as in some books. This is more of an Academy seried than some. I like having a male protagonist who doesn't have a tragic or orphan style back story. I also like that the first adventurer team is split up and more people are added and subtracted.
Also characters can change for better or worse. The world building is different - humanity is in a losing battle against demonic. Forces. There ate no elves, orcs or trolls - just people. At the end of book three there are plenty of plot threads still hanging.
I want to hear more about Jack and Kane and the coffee machinery and potion dispenser and many more things. Like this series a lot. Want more.
Also good covers ANF excellent proof reading. I actually enjoy some of the very bad proof reading from other authors - my most recent favorites being fur trees and a team of stealthy thieves that were clamoring rather than clambering up a building.
Highly recommended for fans of LitRPG, Academy stories, coming of age stories, early Heinlein fans
October 30, 2024
I enjoyed all the series so far. I think that this, the third book, was the longest one of the series. The characters were well developed but we know almost nothing about their lives other than their activities in the academy. Other than Gallant - which is the cautionary tale of what goes wrong with super powered people. I hope the author will expand on the many characters' histories. The battle scenes were much fewer than in the second book yet it didn't reduce my overall enjoyment. Loving the well crafted RPG element that wasn't constantly barging into the story by announcing you kill this or that and how many points you earned for each piecemeal kill. Which for me, interrupts the flow of the story when it's done that way. The crafting element in the book was very satisfying, as in all the others in the series. I savored the experience of reading this. Since I know it'll be at least more than a few months before we might get the next edition. I can't wait to continue the story.
October 15, 2024
Fun crafting adventure
This series sucked me in and wouldn't let go. I loved the pacing, the characters, and the cohesiveness of the world. I only remember one error out of three books which is extraordinary in my experience. There easily could have been others but for the first time in ages I was more interested in what happens than in noticing mistakes.
The only thing I would note is that this is a light hearted story that doesn't dwell on the suffering of it's characters. If you need that dark side to feel like there is a weight of consequence or to appreciate success then I could understand it feeling somewhat hollow.
For everyone else if you enjoy over the top characters, interesting crafting, and a post apocalypse that looks like it might actually be past the apocalypse I suspect you'll have a great time.
This series sucked me in and wouldn't let go. I loved the pacing, the characters, and the cohesiveness of the world. I only remember one error out of three books which is extraordinary in my experience. There easily could have been others but for the first time in ages I was more interested in what happens than in noticing mistakes.
The only thing I would note is that this is a light hearted story that doesn't dwell on the suffering of it's characters. If you need that dark side to feel like there is a weight of consequence or to appreciate success then I could understand it feeling somewhat hollow.
For everyone else if you enjoy over the top characters, interesting crafting, and a post apocalypse that looks like it might actually be past the apocalypse I suspect you'll have a great time.
July 11, 2025
3.5 stars
the pacing of this book is much better picks up right where book 2 left off, there are still crafting heavy chapters but a lot of Sal's workshop time is spent experimenting with a skill weave simulator which i found the concept rather interesting and it kind of made me think he was going to focus on like a healer track sort of. He still makes cool equipment but has more interactions with the other student crafters instead of only upgrade. After assisting one of them she takes Sal and one of her excursion team mates on a weekend scavenger run so they can build cool items for their teams. I liked the new characters and the excitement of the scavenger run. Later there is a nice long segment for the 5 dungeon floors full of surprises
the pacing of this book is much better picks up right where book 2 left off, there are still crafting heavy chapters but a lot of Sal's workshop time is spent experimenting with a skill weave simulator which i found the concept rather interesting and it kind of made me think he was going to focus on like a healer track sort of. He still makes cool equipment but has more interactions with the other student crafters instead of only upgrade. After assisting one of them she takes Sal and one of her excursion team mates on a weekend scavenger run so they can build cool items for their teams. I liked the new characters and the excitement of the scavenger run. Later there is a nice long segment for the 5 dungeon floors full of surprises
September 8, 2025
a very well written crafting story
The MC completes his first semester at the Quest academy.
He continues to craft high quality gear some of which can evolve. He also helps by identifying and creating weaves that enhance mages’ powers. He does additional work with some new friends, which also helps them to level up.
Meanwhile, his supporters, Upgrade, Vanessa Divinity and Barry also benefit. He also gains the attention of various guild masters, some of whom have a greater understanding of his potential than he’d like.
It’s probably time for sinister forces to make a play, whether it’s Bastion’s entitled sycophants or avaricious guilds, or even high level demon invaders.
The MC completes his first semester at the Quest academy.
He continues to craft high quality gear some of which can evolve. He also helps by identifying and creating weaves that enhance mages’ powers. He does additional work with some new friends, which also helps them to level up.
Meanwhile, his supporters, Upgrade, Vanessa Divinity and Barry also benefit. He also gains the attention of various guild masters, some of whom have a greater understanding of his potential than he’d like.
It’s probably time for sinister forces to make a play, whether it’s Bastion’s entitled sycophants or avaricious guilds, or even high level demon invaders.
October 9, 2024
Such a fun read!
I love this series so much! I really enjoy the characters and all their different complexities. Each book delves deeper in each character and I really enjoyed getting to know them. The one difficulty I had was the large gap between releases which is fine because I puzzled out what happened last book. But I would love a quick summary and maybe a possible important character list because I definitely had forgotten some of supporting characters that get mentioned frequently. No pun intended. Anyways the fight scenes were great and I'm really looking forward to the book!
I love this series so much! I really enjoy the characters and all their different complexities. Each book delves deeper in each character and I really enjoyed getting to know them. The one difficulty I had was the large gap between releases which is fine because I puzzled out what happened last book. But I would love a quick summary and maybe a possible important character list because I definitely had forgotten some of supporting characters that get mentioned frequently. No pun intended. Anyways the fight scenes were great and I'm really looking forward to the book!
November 7, 2024
Needs and editor or maybe some post it notes
It’s been a constant throughout the series where some points are just forgotten, Sal will tell somebody something and then it’ll come up again but this time it’s as if Sal hasn’t told them so they go through the whole “OMG you built that” or something along those lines. Or maybe when you see students pass the 60 Essence Gates limit but Sal doesn’t see anything wrong with it but then a book later it’s suppose to be a secret technique that only the top heroes know how to get past the 60 Essence Gates limit. Just stuff like that and gets annoying if you have decent memory.
It’s been a constant throughout the series where some points are just forgotten, Sal will tell somebody something and then it’ll come up again but this time it’s as if Sal hasn’t told them so they go through the whole “OMG you built that” or something along those lines. Or maybe when you see students pass the 60 Essence Gates limit but Sal doesn’t see anything wrong with it but then a book later it’s suppose to be a secret technique that only the top heroes know how to get past the 60 Essence Gates limit. Just stuff like that and gets annoying if you have decent memory.
August 10, 2025
I’m done! Omg finally. Yea I’m pretty sure I will just ask someone who has read book four to give me a summary when the audiobook comes out cause I actually didn’t have a good time and listened to second half on 2x speed just to finish.
Which is silly. If I don’t enjoy a book series then I should just not read it, regardless of how interesting the world and its concepts are. So that’s what I’m going to do.
If you agree “truth is subjective” you’ll probably like this book. If you are like me and believe “truth is objective” then there is high chance you will also rage quit. Take that as you will.
Which is silly. If I don’t enjoy a book series then I should just not read it, regardless of how interesting the world and its concepts are. So that’s what I’m going to do.
If you agree “truth is subjective” you’ll probably like this book. If you are like me and believe “truth is objective” then there is high chance you will also rage quit. Take that as you will.
October 8, 2024
Better then Harry Potter
What an incredible series so far. This is in my all time top³. The crafting in this series in particular is some of the most incredible and detailed in any book I've ever read, and I will be looking for more of this quality to fill the time gaps between releases. This is also one of the few series on Amazon that feel like they're worth their price, as the books are a huge 500 to 800 pages long and no filler-3-pages-of-stats bs. If you like supers, crafting, or just a good story, pick up this series.
What an incredible series so far. This is in my all time top³. The crafting in this series in particular is some of the most incredible and detailed in any book I've ever read, and I will be looking for more of this quality to fill the time gaps between releases. This is also one of the few series on Amazon that feel like they're worth their price, as the books are a huge 500 to 800 pages long and no filler-3-pages-of-stats bs. If you like supers, crafting, or just a good story, pick up this series.
November 13, 2024
Feels overall like a good return to form.
While book two had me worried by feeling a bit too disjointed with too much future set-up, this one feels a lot more consistent.
The at times long focus on crafting and workshop actions can be a bit divisive on whether or not you enjoy such writing. I personally enjoyed it a lot though.
A bit disappointed in what seems like a surprisingly quick turn around on the mental situations for some of the characters, it overall does not detract too much and still serves to push the story forward
While book two had me worried by feeling a bit too disjointed with too much future set-up, this one feels a lot more consistent.
The at times long focus on crafting and workshop actions can be a bit divisive on whether or not you enjoy such writing. I personally enjoyed it a lot though.
A bit disappointed in what seems like a surprisingly quick turn around on the mental situations for some of the characters, it overall does not detract too much and still serves to push the story forward
July 2, 2025
Better?
I've been pretty harsh on the last books and this one was a bit better. Less self doubt, a little more growth. Less jumping from project to project with no progress.
I wish the pacing was a bit better to have Sal actually grow and make things. It seems like a lot of set up to get ready but so have the last few books. Here hoping the next ones actually do some big things.
Also hope the MC thinks to use his powers on the System and see if can upgrade that to do more or get his own version too.
I've been pretty harsh on the last books and this one was a bit better. Less self doubt, a little more growth. Less jumping from project to project with no progress.
I wish the pacing was a bit better to have Sal actually grow and make things. It seems like a lot of set up to get ready but so have the last few books. Here hoping the next ones actually do some big things.
Also hope the MC thinks to use his powers on the System and see if can upgrade that to do more or get his own version too.
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