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Project Alpha #1
Project Alpha: Book 1
Anthony Tinoco is just an average guy looking forward to his first day at college. Unfortunately, he gets lost on the huge campus, and when he follows a hot girl to what he thinks may be his first class, he's accidentally introduced to a new world full of action and adventure. A world that exists in parallel with our own, the System. Now, Anthony is getting new skills for doing every day tasks, gaining levels from fighting monsters, and experiencing adventures he never thought possible.
Not everyone is happy to see someone like Anthony with these new powers, and they are willing to do whatever it takes to stop him from using them. Including murder.
Will he be able to handle these strange new powers? Or will his enemies win and force him back to his normal boring life?
Project Alpha is a lit-RPG adventure.
Not everyone is happy to see someone like Anthony with these new powers, and they are willing to do whatever it takes to stop him from using them. Including murder.
Will he be able to handle these strange new powers? Or will his enemies win and force him back to his normal boring life?
Project Alpha is a lit-RPG adventure.
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December 16, 2017
Great ingredients, awful execution
College life, evil organisation, dungeons, main character with super powers, high stakes tournament, a little romance, mysterious powers, an easily hated antagonist, and a LitRPG system that affects life.
With all the elements, you’d expect the story to be a page turner. Instead, it’s a bland, almost thoughtless story with little flavours and lazy execution, though I suppose if you’re just looking for something to kill time with, this can be a masochistic alternative
College life, evil organisation, dungeons, main character with super powers, high stakes tournament, a little romance, mysterious powers, an easily hated antagonist, and a LitRPG system that affects life.
With all the elements, you’d expect the story to be a page turner. Instead, it’s a bland, almost thoughtless story with little flavours and lazy execution, though I suppose if you’re just looking for something to kill time with, this can be a masochistic alternative
February 15, 2018
Its amateurish and need good editor.
Its start Great with : secret society of Users, powerful level 100 with unbelievable power, high stakes game that result in Assasination, near bankrupt corporation that failed to get any employee
and ended up with whimper with : supposedly professional team who failed to grasp base building and create all-melee team, Users who create pick-up group managed to compete with corporate team, and strong referee which undermine reasons why everybody fear assassination and badly written romance.
Its start Great with : secret society of Users, powerful level 100 with unbelievable power, high stakes game that result in Assasination, near bankrupt corporation that failed to get any employee
and ended up with whimper with : supposedly professional team who failed to grasp base building and create all-melee team, Users who create pick-up group managed to compete with corporate team, and strong referee which undermine reasons why everybody fear assassination and badly written romance.
March 25, 2021
*sighs*
I have a basic rule in my reviews established over the past year or so; if you mention Harry Potter or shit all over Twilight, I remove a star. This book did both. So, -2 stars for that alone.
I mean really. If I had a dollar for every book that name dropped Harry Potter, I'd have at least $100.00 by now. It's not original, it's not cool. It's played out and tiring. GET HELP, PEOPLE.
And talking about how awful Twilight is? Ooo, wow, you're so in fashion, you have an opinion that every ignorant non-reader also shares. Maybe people will love your book now! Have you even read Twilight? I'm going to say no, because Stephenie Meyer could write circles around you, and you'd know that if you'd have picked up one of her books before speaking about her work so negatively. Before you try to gain brownie points by insulting an extremely talented, poetic, and successful author, maybe you should sit down and take some notes, because your writing is extremely amateurish. "People unconsciously avoid this area!" Do they unconsciously avoid it? Do they? No, you judgemental prick, people SUBCONSCIOUSLY avoid it.
subconscious (adjective) of or concerning the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences one's actions and feelings.
There you go, that's what you wanted to say. And I'm not even going to get into the repetition. If you said the door swung open in your last sentence, you don't need to start the next sentence with the door swinging open. I wish I could directly quote some of the redundancy, but honestly, I cannot be bothered to go looking for it.
Where was I? Oh yeah.
How dare you insult another author when you can just barely write yourself.
Now let me clarify. I'm not mad because I like Twilight and you don't. I'm mad because you insulted a fellow author who is so far beyond your abilities, it would be hilarious if it weren't so frustrating and sad.
This was a decent enough story but the amount of pop culture references that were constantly being name dropped was exhausting. I get it, you're super hip with the kids and it's uber trendy to love Star Trek and One Piece and Jay and Silent Bob. I GET IT, YOU'RE THE COOLIEST, now shut up about it. Good god. Half of this book is basically plagiarized. A Zeldario dungeon, really? A fellowship dungeon? Do you have a single creative bone in your body, or do you just steal everyone else's ideas and hope the reader is so lost in saying, "haha I get that reference!!!!11" that they don't notice that there's not an original line in this entire book?
Listen. If you can't succeed on your own merits, then you're not talented enough to insult other authors. If your writing is so bad that you have to flood your stories with extremely popular references in order to be successful, then you're lacking something in the skill department and need to work a little harder on world building.
I think the most blatantly plagiarized part is that little qualifying race for the big tournament. It was such an obvious rip off of the My Hero Academia hero exam that you aught to be ashamed of yourself.
*breathes*
All of that being out in the open, I actually do have some good things to say about this book. Unfortunately, it's so completely drowned out by the tidal wave of negativity that I'm going to just give you your barely deserved 1 star rating and wash my hands of it entirely.
I have a basic rule in my reviews established over the past year or so; if you mention Harry Potter or shit all over Twilight, I remove a star. This book did both. So, -2 stars for that alone.
I mean really. If I had a dollar for every book that name dropped Harry Potter, I'd have at least $100.00 by now. It's not original, it's not cool. It's played out and tiring. GET HELP, PEOPLE.
And talking about how awful Twilight is? Ooo, wow, you're so in fashion, you have an opinion that every ignorant non-reader also shares. Maybe people will love your book now! Have you even read Twilight? I'm going to say no, because Stephenie Meyer could write circles around you, and you'd know that if you'd have picked up one of her books before speaking about her work so negatively. Before you try to gain brownie points by insulting an extremely talented, poetic, and successful author, maybe you should sit down and take some notes, because your writing is extremely amateurish. "People unconsciously avoid this area!" Do they unconsciously avoid it? Do they? No, you judgemental prick, people SUBCONSCIOUSLY avoid it.
subconscious (adjective) of or concerning the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences one's actions and feelings.
There you go, that's what you wanted to say. And I'm not even going to get into the repetition. If you said the door swung open in your last sentence, you don't need to start the next sentence with the door swinging open. I wish I could directly quote some of the redundancy, but honestly, I cannot be bothered to go looking for it.
Where was I? Oh yeah.
How dare you insult another author when you can just barely write yourself.
Now let me clarify. I'm not mad because I like Twilight and you don't. I'm mad because you insulted a fellow author who is so far beyond your abilities, it would be hilarious if it weren't so frustrating and sad.
This was a decent enough story but the amount of pop culture references that were constantly being name dropped was exhausting. I get it, you're super hip with the kids and it's uber trendy to love Star Trek and One Piece and Jay and Silent Bob. I GET IT, YOU'RE THE COOLIEST, now shut up about it. Good god. Half of this book is basically plagiarized. A Zeldario dungeon, really? A fellowship dungeon? Do you have a single creative bone in your body, or do you just steal everyone else's ideas and hope the reader is so lost in saying, "haha I get that reference!!!!11" that they don't notice that there's not an original line in this entire book?
Listen. If you can't succeed on your own merits, then you're not talented enough to insult other authors. If your writing is so bad that you have to flood your stories with extremely popular references in order to be successful, then you're lacking something in the skill department and need to work a little harder on world building.
I think the most blatantly plagiarized part is that little qualifying race for the big tournament. It was such an obvious rip off of the My Hero Academia hero exam that you aught to be ashamed of yourself.
*breathes*
All of that being out in the open, I actually do have some good things to say about this book. Unfortunately, it's so completely drowned out by the tidal wave of negativity that I'm going to just give you your barely deserved 1 star rating and wash my hands of it entirely.
January 28, 2018
This author wrote two other LitRPGs. The books aren't bad but they aren't great either. It's one of those generic cookie cutters with a minor twist/gimmick and a stupid MC to push the plot forward or just plain old stupid. Anyone who played a RPG knows not to screw up and mess with their character's skills and stats without thinking twice. You can when you and reroll them but not when it is your only character. But nope, MCs by this author is impulsive as f***.
I'm not asking the guy to min-max. I am just asking for a normal average gamer MC who actually thinks and not dimwitted.
Other than that, books by this author are okay. Pretty good integration of turning real world into a RPG though.
For example, the MC supposedly saved up 5 levels worth of skill points for his future class/role. The MC's advisor is supposedly advising and helping him on using those skill points. And he KNOWS this. 3 days later, he claims to have saved up these skill points for "oh shit" moments. Sure, why not. But he blows the skill points on totally unrelated skills, unrelated to the class they already decided. And why does he need that new skill? He doesn't.
Did I mention that when you have a romantic interest in front of you, the thing you should do is google up going to a beach and perv out on pictures of sexy girls in bikini?
Yeah, this author gives you ridiculous, impulsive and illogical crap like that just to force humour or something in the story.
It is very aggrevating.
I'm not asking the guy to min-max. I am just asking for a normal average gamer MC who actually thinks and not dimwitted.
Other than that, books by this author are okay. Pretty good integration of turning real world into a RPG though.
For example, the MC supposedly saved up 5 levels worth of skill points for his future class/role. The MC's advisor is supposedly advising and helping him on using those skill points. And he KNOWS this. 3 days later, he claims to have saved up these skill points for "oh shit" moments. Sure, why not. But he blows the skill points on totally unrelated skills, unrelated to the class they already decided. And why does he need that new skill? He doesn't.
Did I mention that when you have a romantic interest in front of you, the thing you should do is google up going to a beach and perv out on pictures of sexy girls in bikini?
Yeah, this author gives you ridiculous, impulsive and illogical crap like that just to force humour or something in the story.
It is very aggrevating.
December 10, 2017
Spoilers below!!!
Good story idea with some big plot holes and editing that seemed rushed near the end of the book.
Plot holes I found: 1 a single cup of coffee flung from a moving car supposedly had enough in it to soak the MC, soak completely through his backpack, and friend his phone in his pocket causing it to spark and smoke when he tried to use it.
2 Gets a speed reading type skill and never used it to read the guide book. This causes him all sorts of problems that should have been easily avoided.
3 For a supposed gamer he needed everything spelled out for him.
I think the author rushed to get this published and it hurt the story.
The games at the end felt really rushed as there were only three rounds. Seems like it would be longer with such a big prize.
Three rounds, a race, a castle defense round, and then team on team fights.
The race was a cool idea, but execution was weak and lacking, just seemed like it was used to eliminate a lot of teams.
Same with the castle defense round. Really nobody but the MC is able to figure out how to play it right?
Final round, teams must right each other. MC's team gets into a few lackadaisical fights before being challenged by the BIG BAD GUY and his team. When the big bad guy reveals himself and tried to flee the MC freezes him, but runs up to taunt him and gets blown up. The rest of the right is uninspired.
This story needed more time put into it as the idea is great. However execution is lacking.
Good story idea with some big plot holes and editing that seemed rushed near the end of the book.
Plot holes I found: 1 a single cup of coffee flung from a moving car supposedly had enough in it to soak the MC, soak completely through his backpack, and friend his phone in his pocket causing it to spark and smoke when he tried to use it.
2 Gets a speed reading type skill and never used it to read the guide book. This causes him all sorts of problems that should have been easily avoided.
3 For a supposed gamer he needed everything spelled out for him.
I think the author rushed to get this published and it hurt the story.
The games at the end felt really rushed as there were only three rounds. Seems like it would be longer with such a big prize.
Three rounds, a race, a castle defense round, and then team on team fights.
The race was a cool idea, but execution was weak and lacking, just seemed like it was used to eliminate a lot of teams.
Same with the castle defense round. Really nobody but the MC is able to figure out how to play it right?
Final round, teams must right each other. MC's team gets into a few lackadaisical fights before being challenged by the BIG BAD GUY and his team. When the big bad guy reveals himself and tried to flee the MC freezes him, but runs up to taunt him and gets blown up. The rest of the right is uninspired.
This story needed more time put into it as the idea is great. However execution is lacking.
February 5, 2023
The original idea had potential, but it was unreachable by making the main character much much less, than he could/should have been...that goes for the author as well, there is no way in hell that the "perfect girl" would end up falling for a geeky-average-dumb main character like the one in this story. The "evil organization is way over the top", as if conspiracy theories are way beyond our grasp and understanding...
Things could have been written better, come out better, with more polish and more to the point. If the main character would have warned his boss of the threats/harassment, everything could have been prevented, but because the main character is dumb, hot-headed, does not have vision, strategic planning, game-theory, etc. everything usually ends up with the really bad guy doing whatever the heck he wants, and then getting away.
The "maze dungeon" with basic algebra problems was kind of a let down. The idea that the main characters can die outside a dungeon and "respawn" is nonsensical (not possible). Even in the Dungeon it is already a stretch to believe that people can respawn, and yet, these people only lose a level each time they die in real life??? How are their bodies recovered, stitched up and brought back??? It's just impossible...
It could have been better. It's the second latino author I have read doing "dungeon fantasy/urban fantasy novel series". This one cannot get away from his roots, which is fine, if he was not all geek-weird-dumb-at-the-same-time...(the main character and author seem to be made for each other...)
Things could have been written better, come out better, with more polish and more to the point. If the main character would have warned his boss of the threats/harassment, everything could have been prevented, but because the main character is dumb, hot-headed, does not have vision, strategic planning, game-theory, etc. everything usually ends up with the really bad guy doing whatever the heck he wants, and then getting away.
The "maze dungeon" with basic algebra problems was kind of a let down. The idea that the main characters can die outside a dungeon and "respawn" is nonsensical (not possible). Even in the Dungeon it is already a stretch to believe that people can respawn, and yet, these people only lose a level each time they die in real life??? How are their bodies recovered, stitched up and brought back??? It's just impossible...
It could have been better. It's the second latino author I have read doing "dungeon fantasy/urban fantasy novel series". This one cannot get away from his roots, which is fine, if he was not all geek-weird-dumb-at-the-same-time...(the main character and author seem to be made for each other...)
February 21, 2018
Great idea, but needed better editing. I don't like the way the Author uses present tense. It made it hard to get into the book. I also think the leveling needed to be better thought out. The main adversary is a college student who is only Level 7 when our hero first meets him in the convenience store, and a few months later he is Lvl 13 when we see him again. Meanwhile our hero gets to level 7 in a few months practically without any help while being completely new to the Game System. How is it that all the college students he meets that have grown up in Game System families were also around this level when he met them? The story itself seems to show how implausible that is when he goes dungeon diving with a few teenagers (14-16 yrs old) that start out around that level and gain 'a couple of levels' in only one weekend. Conversely, his employer is way overpowered at her low level. Other failures to make a proportional system really forced me to suspend belief to enjoy the story. I am giving it 4 stars since it was a very enjoyable plot even with all the obvious amateur problems. It is a shame though; if those wrinkles had been ironed out before the book went to print, this series may have been something very special.
February 2, 2021
I just have one question that should give anyone reading this review a good idea about what i think about this book.
Question
How did this moron (MC) ever get into collage let alone graduate High school?
To be Fair.. I loved the idea of this book. The premise is really good.
The Idiot MC though ....Really really detracts from the story.
Needless Character flaws
1. Doesn't read the Manual (Cause...Reasons)........RTFM MORON !!!
2. Whines about his poor life and blames it all on others.. (Typical Liberal/Millennial mindset now days) <
3. FAILS TO SEE WHATS IN FRONT OF HIM. This over used trope of clueless boy around woman. <
4. Random passive aggressive acts.. <
Question
How did this moron (MC) ever get into collage let alone graduate High school?
To be Fair.. I loved the idea of this book. The premise is really good.
The Idiot MC though ....Really really detracts from the story.
Needless Character flaws
1. Doesn't read the Manual (Cause...Reasons)........RTFM MORON !!!
2. Whines about his poor life and blames it all on others.. (Typical Liberal/Millennial mindset now days) <
3. FAILS TO SEE WHATS IN FRONT OF HIM. This over used trope of clueless boy around woman. <
4. Random passive aggressive acts.. <
February 15, 2018
Interesting Start
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to seeing more down the line. Some parts that were said to take place over a period of time were a bit slower than most progressions I’ve seen in similar works of the same genre. It wasn’t bad just a little different. The progression the MC made seemed a bit slow compared to the amount of time and work put in. Based on my understanding of the world progression. I really like the MC. He has a sort of personal feel that I was turned towards for some reason. The family bits/interactions in particular I really enjoyed.
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to seeing more down the line. Some parts that were said to take place over a period of time were a bit slower than most progressions I’ve seen in similar works of the same genre. It wasn’t bad just a little different. The progression the MC made seemed a bit slow compared to the amount of time and work put in. Based on my understanding of the world progression. I really like the MC. He has a sort of personal feel that I was turned towards for some reason. The family bits/interactions in particular I really enjoyed.
September 6, 2019
R.A. Mejia came up with a very cleaver setup for this book. LitRPG's tend to suffer from a lack of relevance for the narrative (since it's usually just a game), and samey worlds (usually some sort of WoW clone). For this Mejia kept it in the real world, but created a believable reason for the LitRPG elements. With the Dungeons forming around negative emotions and cultural malignacy it allows for a variety of worlds and pop culture references without making it feel out of place or lacking consistency. Very well done. The story was decently well written and it only looses a star due to excessive use of time skips to rush through.
December 20, 2017
Outstanding! Funny, and Very Clever
Outstanding story, humor, action, and editing. Bonus points especially for a non-WASP protagonist (gasp!), and the main LitRPG plot device being a twisty bit of awesomeness that I’ve never seen done before. Very very clever, that. The humor and (geek) cultural references were well done too, and always welcome. (The food references were welcome too!) Truly an excellent work. More please. If you are a LitRPG fan you really need to read this. It will make you smile. Highly recommended!
Outstanding story, humor, action, and editing. Bonus points especially for a non-WASP protagonist (gasp!), and the main LitRPG plot device being a twisty bit of awesomeness that I’ve never seen done before. Very very clever, that. The humor and (geek) cultural references were well done too, and always welcome. (The food references were welcome too!) Truly an excellent work. More please. If you are a LitRPG fan you really need to read this. It will make you smile. Highly recommended!
July 30, 2025
Continuity concerns
You have a book but don’t look what TP is, your boss is the heir to a fortune and unlocked the system much younger, but only level 9 when she’s met users in the hundreds. Let yourself get deleveled just to keep a modicum of suspense before using all that intellect and your only skills to get free. Have gaming and anime background and how does he prepare for dungeon, an empty backpack. Someone should help you fill these holes so the rest of series isn’t so contrived
You have a book but don’t look what TP is, your boss is the heir to a fortune and unlocked the system much younger, but only level 9 when she’s met users in the hundreds. Let yourself get deleveled just to keep a modicum of suspense before using all that intellect and your only skills to get free. Have gaming and anime background and how does he prepare for dungeon, an empty backpack. Someone should help you fill these holes so the rest of series isn’t so contrived
December 8, 2017
Fast paced fun
A twist on LitRPG genre, instead of some massive disaster causing a gaming system to come to earth, the System is already here for those who can utilize it. No destroyed Earth, just an added dimension to our already existing reality. Anthony stumbles into a low level dungeon, gains a level and suddenly starts seeing gaming screens and new skills. Very enjoyable.
A twist on LitRPG genre, instead of some massive disaster causing a gaming system to come to earth, the System is already here for those who can utilize it. No destroyed Earth, just an added dimension to our already existing reality. Anthony stumbles into a low level dungeon, gains a level and suddenly starts seeing gaming screens and new skills. Very enjoyable.
December 10, 2017
Fantastic start to a series
Project Alpha is a great take on the LitRPG genre. It's very well written, with excellent character and world building. Even better, the editing is top notch, especially for a first book!
Having the story set in the real world is actually something you don't see often for these types of stories, it's usually all in a VR game, or another world. The twists with the dungeons is very creative and I can see a lot of fun coming from them.
Project Alpha is a great take on the LitRPG genre. It's very well written, with excellent character and world building. Even better, the editing is top notch, especially for a first book!
Having the story set in the real world is actually something you don't see often for these types of stories, it's usually all in a VR game, or another world. The twists with the dungeons is very creative and I can see a lot of fun coming from them.
December 11, 2017
I enjoyed this a lot
I liked the family touches, breakfast with mom, the MC's kid sister. I found this one more wholesome and touching than the standard fare. A lot of anime and game references and just a bit of name dropping. It was a little slow at the beginning and had a great pace for the rest of it. Finishing it I felt like I would coming out of a good PG adventure movie. I recommend this one. Not a AAA blockbuster. Well put together. Gratz to the author.
I liked the family touches, breakfast with mom, the MC's kid sister. I found this one more wholesome and touching than the standard fare. A lot of anime and game references and just a bit of name dropping. It was a little slow at the beginning and had a great pace for the rest of it. Finishing it I felt like I would coming out of a good PG adventure movie. I recommend this one. Not a AAA blockbuster. Well put together. Gratz to the author.
December 13, 2017
A great read
I enjoyed Project Alpha quite a bit. It had a very slow start and the scene with the coffee slashing on him and soaking him completely was preposterous enough that I almost dropped it, but I’m really glad I kept going! If not for the weak start to the book and the obviously reaching plot tool in the coffee scene, I’d give this 5-stars. I’m eager to see book 2 and will most definitely be picking it up when released!
I enjoyed Project Alpha quite a bit. It had a very slow start and the scene with the coffee slashing on him and soaking him completely was preposterous enough that I almost dropped it, but I’m really glad I kept going! If not for the weak start to the book and the obviously reaching plot tool in the coffee scene, I’d give this 5-stars. I’m eager to see book 2 and will most definitely be picking it up when released!
December 14, 2017
Great story
Good story, well thought out world, interesting character development. Overall I only spotted 1 typo (loc 1903, it says neted instead of netted), I started and finished this book on the same day. I recognise the MCs (small spoiler) absorption ability from another series, but I liked how he used it. It wasn't particularly OP like in the other. Can't wait for the next book.
Good story, well thought out world, interesting character development. Overall I only spotted 1 typo (loc 1903, it says neted instead of netted), I started and finished this book on the same day. I recognise the MCs (small spoiler) absorption ability from another series, but I liked how he used it. It wasn't particularly OP like in the other. Can't wait for the next book.
December 16, 2017
Fun
Ok I typically don't write reviews. And no not because I am lazy or have huge hands and it's a pain to type but because I have to write dribble.
Great book. Rock solid LitRPG story. Interesting development and loved how main character reads LitRPG stories. Solid game mechanics also. Well worth the money and great time sink
See had to wright that amount to just say great LitRPG story.
Ok I typically don't write reviews. And no not because I am lazy or have huge hands and it's a pain to type but because I have to write dribble.
Great book. Rock solid LitRPG story. Interesting development and loved how main character reads LitRPG stories. Solid game mechanics also. Well worth the money and great time sink
See had to wright that amount to just say great LitRPG story.
December 22, 2017
Great addition to the litrpg genre. If you have never read any books in this class, this isn't a bad place to start. It suffers from incomplete editing as typical of the genre, but it's funny, interesting and a darned good tale. It has some issues with consistency, but it isn't enough to blunt the enjoyment. Overall, it plays out well, and I have no problem recommending it to anyone who wants to be entertained for a while.
December 15, 2017
Excellent Litrpg
A solid start to what I hope is a long series. Mejia continues to entertain and is a credit to the genre. The gaming elements were detailed enough to be interesting without getting bogged down. Characters and their motivations compelling. And the pop culture references were a delight. That season two of Firefly plug made my inner Browncoat cheer.
A solid start to what I hope is a long series. Mejia continues to entertain and is a credit to the genre. The gaming elements were detailed enough to be interesting without getting bogged down. Characters and their motivations compelling. And the pop culture references were a delight. That season two of Firefly plug made my inner Browncoat cheer.
December 31, 2017
It was ok.
The story was ok. With that being said this was my first time reading a RPG Literary novel. It was slow at first, but picked up in the end. To be honest, it really wasn’t my sort of thing, but if you like literary RPG’s, then you might like this. It would have better if there was more action at the beginning.
The story was ok. With that being said this was my first time reading a RPG Literary novel. It was slow at first, but picked up in the end. To be honest, it really wasn’t my sort of thing, but if you like literary RPG’s, then you might like this. It would have better if there was more action at the beginning.
July 28, 2019
I'm relatively new to LitRPG and I enjoyed this book quite a bit. It had a good balance of story line and conflicts and the RPG was not overdone. My only comment was that it seemed like the final battle sequence was like the Hunger Games. Nevertheless, I'd still read the next in the series.
October 6, 2023
Realistic people in fantastic situations
Very well written characters reacting like you would expect real people to (even as they encounter situations that most of us only dream of)! (Sorry, I realize that's a terrible, grammatically incorrect sentence. Thanks to good (although not perfect) editing, you won't encounter those in this book! :-)
Very well written characters reacting like you would expect real people to (even as they encounter situations that most of us only dream of)! (Sorry, I realize that's a terrible, grammatically incorrect sentence. Thanks to good (although not perfect) editing, you won't encounter those in this book! :-)
December 7, 2017
Dungeon diving is for the rich!
When Anthony inters the secret work of dungeon diving he sees money but so do the corporations that have a monopoly on abusing them. Now will he win big or will he and his family find out the hard way that the corporations will do anything to win.
When Anthony inters the secret work of dungeon diving he sees money but so do the corporations that have a monopoly on abusing them. Now will he win big or will he and his family find out the hard way that the corporations will do anything to win.
December 11, 2017
Great book
Once I started reading I couldn't put down the book down. Very interested twist on role playing genera. Cannot wait for the next book. Took a gamble and bought the book instead of reading it for free. It was well with the purchase price.
Once I started reading I couldn't put down the book down. Very interested twist on role playing genera. Cannot wait for the next book. Took a gamble and bought the book instead of reading it for free. It was well with the purchase price.
December 14, 2017
Decent
I liked the magic/game system alot and the fact it's set in a present/future time and not in some medival world. However, this book is probably better suited for the YA audience. Lots of cringy romance and blushing teenagers. The end felt wiered, small and inconsequential.
I liked the magic/game system alot and the fact it's set in a present/future time and not in some medival world. However, this book is probably better suited for the YA audience. Lots of cringy romance and blushing teenagers. The end felt wiered, small and inconsequential.
December 25, 2017
Great Start to a cool series
Great Start to a cool series. Love all the pop culture references. Good characters good plot. Can't wait to see what Anthony and Lillian do next and what Jeremy has in store for revenge.
Great Start to a cool series. Love all the pop culture references. Good characters good plot. Can't wait to see what Anthony and Lillian do next and what Jeremy has in store for revenge.
December 27, 2017
A lot of fun
This was a lot of fun to read. The blend for real world and game world was on point.
No overly sexualized cat girls, AI, robots, or.. What have you.
The cooking recipes were a bit odd, but they still added to the story.
This was a lot of fun to read. The blend for real world and game world was on point.
No overly sexualized cat girls, AI, robots, or.. What have you.
The cooking recipes were a bit odd, but they still added to the story.
December 27, 2017
Engaging story, easy to read
RPG lit is very hard to write entertainingly and still incorporate the details. Mejia has done very well indeed with a likable realistic hero and family. Definitely worth your time.
RPG lit is very hard to write entertainingly and still incorporate the details. Mejia has done very well indeed with a likable realistic hero and family. Definitely worth your time.
December 28, 2017
The main character is an idiot
Spoiler ahead -
The main character is told repeatedly to read an introductory manual about the System that he finds himself a part of and fails repeatedly to do so.
Also, there are a fair number of typos early on in the book.
Spoiler ahead -
The main character is told repeatedly to read an introductory manual about the System that he finds himself a part of and fails repeatedly to do so.
Also, there are a fair number of typos early on in the book.
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