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Arcane Pathfinder #2
Arcane Pathfinder: Book 2: The Beastlands
After recovering from her battle with the evolved being, Sam finds she has damaged her body and soul. To her surprise, she discovers she isn't exactly human and may have an infinite number of siblings! That revelation raises many questions since Sam grew up an orphan on Earth.
Unfortunately, Sam doesn't have time to dwell on what she has done to herself because the church has finally found Nara's whereabouts and immediately attacks the group, only to find out what an angry Pathfinder who only recently ripped an evolved creature apart with her bare hands can do.
Join Sam as she laughs, battles, drinks, and stumbles across Hallista in this next installment of the Arcane Pathfinder series. Watch as she handles challenges uniquely, no matter what is thrown at her. Her way might not always be the right way, but it's certainly the most entertaining!
This book features a raid event, a seductive elf, more bandits, a wild night, epic battles, quick battles, lore galore, an ancient succubus, camping, exploring, loot, an ancient dungeon, and, of course, Sam blowing herself up...multiple times!
Unfortunately, Sam doesn't have time to dwell on what she has done to herself because the church has finally found Nara's whereabouts and immediately attacks the group, only to find out what an angry Pathfinder who only recently ripped an evolved creature apart with her bare hands can do.
Join Sam as she laughs, battles, drinks, and stumbles across Hallista in this next installment of the Arcane Pathfinder series. Watch as she handles challenges uniquely, no matter what is thrown at her. Her way might not always be the right way, but it's certainly the most entertaining!
This book features a raid event, a seductive elf, more bandits, a wild night, epic battles, quick battles, lore galore, an ancient succubus, camping, exploring, loot, an ancient dungeon, and, of course, Sam blowing herself up...multiple times!
- GenresFantasy
431 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 31, 2024
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December 6, 2025
This is second in an isekai LitRPG series that you really should read in order.
Having read the first, you mostly know the tone of this book. The action and setting are a wild ride, though, as the crazy ramps up. This is not a bad thing if you found the first book entertaining and already don't expect things to be rational or linear.
Sam finds out early in this book that she has blown her cover with some important forces in the city so she and her friends make a break for the titular Beastlands. Out of left field, this kicks off a world quest for her friends who find out that one of them is a hidden Queen. As in ruler, not lgbt (which honestly, given the free flowing sexuality of her group, could easily have been a thing). So we have dueling plots in play and Sam is a free spirit. So she spends some time with her friends, and some time just wandering around killing things and setting off ancient evils she has to "take care of".
Honestly, it's a power fantasy with a giant Mary Sue. If you're picky about that, you likely aren't reading this book. I admit, I was on board for the shenanigans. I can't in any degree of honesty give this more than three stars. I give books a lot of leeway when I'm engaged, but three stars is all the leeway I can manage. Also, it's "segue". Not "segway". I'm just saying.
A note about Steamy: Sam gets frisky with one of her friends. Explicitly and on page this time. It's barely a scene, though, and it gets vague fairly quickly. This isn't smut and I don't think it wants to be (I say this despite the one steamy bit having a lot of nekkid semi-explicit play going on). All of the women around Sam are horny for pretty much everyone around them so if this were intended to be steamy, it could have taken up easily half the story. So I'm just as glad we only get the one scene. It's on the low end of my steam tolerance, though I did find the background innuendo and teasing a bit aggravating for its juvenile presence.
Having read the first, you mostly know the tone of this book. The action and setting are a wild ride, though, as the crazy ramps up. This is not a bad thing if you found the first book entertaining and already don't expect things to be rational or linear.
Sam finds out early in this book that she has blown her cover with some important forces in the city so she and her friends make a break for the titular Beastlands. Out of left field, this kicks off a world quest for her friends who find out that one of them is a hidden Queen. As in ruler, not lgbt (which honestly, given the free flowing sexuality of her group, could easily have been a thing). So we have dueling plots in play and Sam is a free spirit. So she spends some time with her friends, and some time just wandering around killing things and setting off ancient evils she has to "take care of".
Honestly, it's a power fantasy with a giant Mary Sue. If you're picky about that, you likely aren't reading this book. I admit, I was on board for the shenanigans. I can't in any degree of honesty give this more than three stars. I give books a lot of leeway when I'm engaged, but three stars is all the leeway I can manage. Also, it's "segue". Not "segway". I'm just saying.
A note about Steamy: Sam gets frisky with one of her friends. Explicitly and on page this time. It's barely a scene, though, and it gets vague fairly quickly. This isn't smut and I don't think it wants to be (I say this despite the one steamy bit having a lot of nekkid semi-explicit play going on). All of the women around Sam are horny for pretty much everyone around them so if this were intended to be steamy, it could have taken up easily half the story. So I'm just as glad we only get the one scene. It's on the low end of my steam tolerance, though I did find the background innuendo and teasing a bit aggravating for its juvenile presence.
January 6, 2025
another brawler disguised as a wizard
Kind of disgusting and vulgar. I like a strong independent woman, but this need to make the brash and disgusting is odd to me. I all for any person having any and all kinds of character traits but it’s just frankly more fun reading about characters (regardless of gender) that have some grace and emotional intelligence about them. She is just a block head jock with a magical bent. It reads like a male haram novel which I think is the worst genre ever created. Dissatisfied and let down.
Kind of disgusting and vulgar. I like a strong independent woman, but this need to make the brash and disgusting is odd to me. I all for any person having any and all kinds of character traits but it’s just frankly more fun reading about characters (regardless of gender) that have some grace and emotional intelligence about them. She is just a block head jock with a magical bent. It reads like a male haram novel which I think is the worst genre ever created. Dissatisfied and let down.
November 28, 2025
The Beastlands is the second book in this Arcane Pathfinder series, and it's pretty good. Just like the first book, we see the main character advance in leaps and bounds, as well as face some serious challenges, and all of it contributes to finding out more about the world she finds herself in. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series, I really like this series so far.
July 7, 2025
I wanted to give book two a try since the first one started quite well and only fell apart once a quick relationship was introduced. Now I know why. The author can not write interpersonal relationships. All of the groups in this one are terrible. The politics are flimsy, the background is needlessly complicated, but the relationships are horrible. That is why book one fell apart and this one never really had a chance.
July 10, 2025
Has a lot of the same issues as book one and the audio narration could have done with some editing to improve quality.
Its as a whole not Awful but falls short of Good or Great. Contrived and poorly handled plot progression is the biggest negative knocking these books down from a potential 4/5 rating. Its in my opinion so prevalent throughout that it may truly deserve a 1/5 rating. Its as if the authors think that its a more than acceptable even great way to progress the plot.
Its as a whole not Awful but falls short of Good or Great. Contrived and poorly handled plot progression is the biggest negative knocking these books down from a potential 4/5 rating. Its in my opinion so prevalent throughout that it may truly deserve a 1/5 rating. Its as if the authors think that its a more than acceptable even great way to progress the plot.
October 18, 2025
new ideas
The outlandish adventures in body mutilation continue. The System and its healing skills mean fights can cause dismemberment, deep wounds and massive bodily trauma are par for the course, and what might cripple an Earth fighter for life only requires a few minutes of intense healing.
Sam also has a lot of ridiculously powerful abilities, and we gradually realize the source of those powers.
The outlandish adventures in body mutilation continue. The System and its healing skills mean fights can cause dismemberment, deep wounds and massive bodily trauma are par for the course, and what might cripple an Earth fighter for life only requires a few minutes of intense healing.
Sam also has a lot of ridiculously powerful abilities, and we gradually realize the source of those powers.
May 30, 2025
Bit of a slow read.
This book is definitely worth a read however it packs a LOT of information at you that at times slowed the flow of the book for me. However saying that, it sets the stage for what I am assuming will, I hope, bring a lot of the loose story lines together and build this fun ride into one he'll of a show.
This book is definitely worth a read however it packs a LOT of information at you that at times slowed the flow of the book for me. However saying that, it sets the stage for what I am assuming will, I hope, bring a lot of the loose story lines together and build this fun ride into one he'll of a show.
June 18, 2025
Awesome sequel
The direct creation/spawn of a dragon god leveling up and learning the ropes. And it is revealed that the ultimate creator/god is an antimatter brain that created the multiverse. I still love the combat and character growth. This book was great and I will definitely read the next one.
The direct creation/spawn of a dragon god leveling up and learning the ropes. And it is revealed that the ultimate creator/god is an antimatter brain that created the multiverse. I still love the combat and character growth. This book was great and I will definitely read the next one.
July 13, 2025
Well my hopes were denied 😔 the stupid girlfriend is still around this series started out great until the author decided to put the mc in a relationship 🙄 in my opinion it ruined everything I hated it I didn't get this to listen to scissor drama 😕 gross it took away from the adventuring the fights and progression and turned it into a romance book that i didn't want or need plus its cringe.
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August 7, 2025First one was great
Dnf. I loved the first one but this one started to feel like a man's wet dream. At some point I think you could have switched her pronouns to he and it would have made more sense. This is coming from a bi lady who reads smut.
Dnf. I loved the first one but this one started to feel like a man's wet dream. At some point I think you could have switched her pronouns to he and it would have made more sense. This is coming from a bi lady who reads smut.
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