The invasion of Arcadia begins now.On the brink of war, Jane returns with her allies to the wastelands, preparing her demonic legions for the inevitable clash with Arcadia.
But war is never simple. Every decision carries weight, and one wrong move could unleash unimaginable destruction upon the human realm. With each level she gains, Jane's powers grow more devastating—can she control them before it’s too late?
Arcadia’s political landscape is ready to ignite, and unrest in the lands of the Sons of Unity hints at a brewing storm. It's only a matter of time before this conflict consumes everyone Jane holds dear.
Can Jane’s pacifistic nature endure the harsh realities of war? As her sense of responsibility deepens, she faces a harsh to save them, she must lead them.
About the Judicator Jane is an isekai (portal fantasy) LitRPG set in an expansive universe rich with history. The forces of good and evil stand at the precipice of apocalypse. Will Jane find the answers she seeks? Or will the unforgiving world, harsh trials, and the burden of carrying a horrific power corrupt her innocent spirit?
Brian Rouleau writes books, makes games, and enjoys visiting bakeries. He is the husband of an amazing wife and a father to a daughter who is far more creative than he is.
I never really grew to like Pogg, and this book didn't help matters at all. I cant believe he just keeps acting without careful consideration. I hope she comes back and strips him of his status. He definitely deserves it!
Judicator Jane 4 is the fourth book in this LitRPG Adventure series by Brian Rouleau.
I had to read that ending more than once to feel more than Jane's rage at the betrayal. Pogg is everything bad about Jane as she stumbled through each situation. Letting his emotions be the only guide for his morality. I wonder what Pogg's virtue stat is at the end of this book? Since he refuses to confront even the consequences of his own actions.
Jane has evolved since her face day on Alur, that is not to say there are no more mistakes or errors on her part. Each time she sets out to do better. Slowing down to the point of madness, taking her time when all she feels is a sense of urgency to blaze ahead and fix all that is horrible and wrong with this world. Each time a consequence has been aired she has changed her path to try her hardest no to make it again.
Will Pogg continue to be shaped by the systems whims and his class? Will he never be made to see how unbelievably blind he has been to the world beyond his limited view? Will he bring about the destruction of multiple races on his flimsy path of righteousness? I hope those left behind in Jane's forces can lead him to reason. I hope the Augur's inflicted Madness will not the guiding force when he is forced to confront their disagreement.
This book broadened, again, the worldbuilding of Alur. The system revels more of its mystwries as we traverse this series. The Dirthian's are bound to be the next neccessary confrontation on Alur. And yet, that leaves the Netherworld..
There was far more humor and camaraderie in these pages than the previous installments. We were introduced to more the demons soul bound to Jane. They became more than just the limited classes they carry; Tormentor, Infiltrator, etc. There were characters such as Nan who stirred our hearts. There was so much more to this book than the stupidity of one character and the manipulations of this system. Perhaps Elara will shape the Demons for the better with even her class. Or discover something the citizens of Alur have no measure for. Jane worked hard to bring change to this world, to allow the citizens of it to be part of the change that would shape their futures. With only the hope of bringing joy and safety. It is hard to see beyond the anger that rises knowing a dear friend allowed his ignorance to shape his betrayal of her.
The fourth book in the series feels like author Brian Rouleau is starting to reach a little too far in his attempt to weave all the regions of Alur together. We still have our two main perspectives: Jane conquering the East, and Pogg battling religious zealots in the Providencia, but now we’re also juggling the four Lords of Arcadia, and a rotating cast of other, far less interesting or impactful minor characters. There are a lot of moving pieces, and it’s beginning to feel like too many plates spinning at once.
That said, the story is still very enjoyable. Jane and Pogg remain genuinely endearing protagonists (Jane MUCH moreso than Pogg) who are both doing their best in impossible situations. Unfortunately, Pogg picks up the idiot stick hard in this one. When he and Jane finally reunite, a conflict that could’ve been solved with a five-minute conversation instead explodes into him wildly overreacting with her banishment. The forced drama - Pogg’s insta-love for Jane after knowing her for just a few weeks, Jane’s frankly absurd Virtue score, and his total refusal to even talk to her - feels contrived. It’s clearly telegraphing “The System” setting up an ultimate showdown between them, but after four books of getting to know these characters, I wanted more nuance and emotional payoff instead of plot-mandated stupidity.
I’m still cautiously optimistic for Book 5, but this installment has me wondering which direction the series will go. Fingers crossed it pulls everything together without dropping the ball!
Wellll! That wasn't supposed to happen... and how the eff is Jane gonna get outta that?!? I had been luxuriating in the fact that 4 books were out, and diving from one to the next, actually hoping for quartet. And then thinking at about halfway that it wrapped up rather nicely. Boy was I wrong!!! Judicator Jane still had a lot more to do before she finished her work on the Continent of Arcadia. I really expected that she would team-up with Pogg... So yeah grab the book to see what kinda mess she's gotten herself into!
Here's some quotes that tickled me:
“I merely ordered it to slay a chicken, roast and torture its flesh above a burning fire, set it upon a pile of shredded cabbage and leek corpses, and soak it with the blood of the berry."
"Immediately, her robe disappeared, replaced by a skimpy steel-plated battle bikini."
"This wasn’t just piles of gold; this was Scrooge McDuck swimming in wealth quantities."
Good novel all the way up to the end. But that kind of showdown? I know it is fully set up from the start, but damn... it's annoying. I did enjoy everything else.
Funny bits when people don't know who she is. Deception bits that win wars. All that is pretty great.
But when you get this far and the "baddie" is being manipulated that hard instead of just being pleasantly surprised (my personal hope), it just feels like a setup for a tragedy.
These books have never really been that. So, yeah. I'm annoyed. Not enough to quit. I have to know what happens, of course... but still.
I don't do incomplete series. This series is everything. And just right. Don't even know how its here when I searched for completed litrpg. So mad right now. Especially cuz I know I'm never gonna read the up coming books! I found that I need to go back a book or two when a new book comes out as I like the immersion.. Dang I was feeling this too. I hate the search feature right now.
I found this book less interesting than book 3. It didn't really advance the storyline substantially. Perhaps the goal was to move Jane and Pogg into the same area for a legendary confrontation, but if so, it could have happened much more expeditiously. Now, as with the cliffhanger ending and no next book in pre-order yet, I am left frustrated.
The system tips were funny in so many ways. Following Jane as she rode the rollercoaster of her journey kept me up reading way past my sleep time. Being sleepy at work? So worth it!
Jane faces more consequences of her actions, and expands her area of control. Interesting insights into the cultures, people and some more surprises from the system. Not sure where this is going - exciting tale!
It’s fun storyline so far but with as often as the writer plasters the main characters monstrous stats in your face and int and wis do nothing to help counter the main characters utter naïveté and just blinding stupidity at times It gets harder to keep reading.
Awsome again ..wow . Great story that just keeps getting better. The story moves fast and true..a wonderful read without the unessessary description of violence
Good, but predictable and very heavily handed in the foreshadowing department. And sadly not as enchanting as the previous three (really wish the cover wasn't this cover either as that doesn't help with the predictability...) For the last few (2?) books the ending of the book is a bit of a cliffhanger that the reader can get off of if they join the author's monthly patreon where the next book is published in a chapter by chapter form with X number of chapters a week. I swear before the patreon there was less of a cliff to hang off of, but perhaps it's just been too long since the series started that I'm looking back with rose colored glasses. The writing is nearly as good as the previous three but with the less focus on "luck" and with considerably less progress within the book, it's a solid 3.5 stars down from the 4.5s of the previous book and the 5s of the first two. Hopefully this is just a mis-step and not a sign of things to come. Again, this is a good book but if you don't like cliffhangers (and don't want to pay monthly to not have one) it might be worth waiting until book 5 is released...