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Leveling Up The World #1
Leveling Up the World: A LitRPG Adventure
Endless miniature worlds locked inside of sentient items. Adventure never ends.
After his first college party, Dallion wakes up alone in a small medieval village in the middle of nowhere. First, he needs to figure out his where he is and how to survive a mysterious world filled with magic and monsters.
Then, he must uncover the secrets of being "awakened", which, apparently, he is. Objects in this new world are sentient, allowing the "awakened" to mend or upgrade them by traveling into the object's unique realm and defeating the guardians that lie within.
So many worlds to explore.... So much time....
Experience the start of a unique spin on Isekai LitRPG filled with countless new pocket-realms to explore. A zero-to-hero slow-build progression fantasy you won't be able to pause.
After his first college party, Dallion wakes up alone in a small medieval village in the middle of nowhere. First, he needs to figure out his where he is and how to survive a mysterious world filled with magic and monsters.
Then, he must uncover the secrets of being "awakened", which, apparently, he is. Objects in this new world are sentient, allowing the "awakened" to mend or upgrade them by traveling into the object's unique realm and defeating the guardians that lie within.
So many worlds to explore.... So much time....
Experience the start of a unique spin on Isekai LitRPG filled with countless new pocket-realms to explore. A zero-to-hero slow-build progression fantasy you won't be able to pause.
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First published February 28, 2023
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March 4, 2023
Wasted opportunity
A college student wakes up in a world where you can enter objects to fight their guardians to raise their qualities. You would think that there would be interesting ideas about crafting vs fighting, economics, the magic system, etc, etc, but no. The MC asks no questions, is told nothing and survives via large amounts of plot armour.
It turns out that the bad guy, the village leader, deliberately cripples all magic users, which makes no sense economically, and mind controls the rest of the village to make them stupid. But by the time you find this out half way through the book, you have probably given up, because everyone is so stupid.
And the main character? Why is he even from Earth? He has no back story, no skills and no Earth name. He uses Earth ideas once, in a fight he had no business being in, in a way that the author himself describes as tedious.
With plenty of spelling mistakes too, I can’t recommend this, sorry.
A college student wakes up in a world where you can enter objects to fight their guardians to raise their qualities. You would think that there would be interesting ideas about crafting vs fighting, economics, the magic system, etc, etc, but no. The MC asks no questions, is told nothing and survives via large amounts of plot armour.
It turns out that the bad guy, the village leader, deliberately cripples all magic users, which makes no sense economically, and mind controls the rest of the village to make them stupid. But by the time you find this out half way through the book, you have probably given up, because everyone is so stupid.
And the main character? Why is he even from Earth? He has no back story, no skills and no Earth name. He uses Earth ideas once, in a fight he had no business being in, in a way that the author himself describes as tedious.
With plenty of spelling mistakes too, I can’t recommend this, sorry.
January 6, 2024
The book presented a fresh idea and proved to be captivating overall. While there were some mediocre parts, they weren't bothersome. I found myself skipping a few fight scenes without missing crucial details; they weren't particularly engaging. The main issue was the rushed feeling in the protagonist's actions, which lacked justification and led to confusion. Despite this, the overall experience was good enough to keep me intrigued until the end, prompting me to eagerly move on to the second book.
February 8, 2024
3.75 stars. Very different twist on alternate world and leveling system. I had a hard time getting into the book originally because of the scarcity of information provided by the MC. Luckily, the author clarified this lack later on as being caused by the situation all the townspeople were caught within. I have several others in the series due to sale so will continue.
March 1, 2023
This is the first book I've read by this author.
Dallian is a college student who is taken through a portal to a medieval fantasy world. Not much is really said about his Earth life as the book focuses on his new life in a new world. After that happens, he quickly figures out that there is a huge difference between ascended and everyone else. Ascended grow their stats and skills, while the rest are considered nothing better than peasants.
Overseeing the small village is a man and his expansive family. The man rules the village like he owns his subjects rather than guiding them.
The best part of the book (for me) is that someone on the path of ascension can upgrade an item. They can turn an iron ring into copper, and a copper ring into silver. It takes work and they'll have to defeat the ring's guardian, which can be tough depending on the item.
This is a light read. The book flows well and the ending is setup almost immediately if you can put the clues together. Dallian is a catalyst for change more than a person. Nobody in the village has hobbies of any sort, and they're all terrified of leaving for the bigger cities.
The editing is the biggest problem with the book. I don't know if this was a translation or not, but it's a bit rough and many errors can be picked out if you pay attention. I caught dozens along the way. Dallian does grow his strength, agility, and other scores, but we don't see a table until the very end of the book.
All in all, a decent enough book that I enjoyed reading. A better editor for book two would be greatly appreciated. 5/5*
Dallian is a college student who is taken through a portal to a medieval fantasy world. Not much is really said about his Earth life as the book focuses on his new life in a new world. After that happens, he quickly figures out that there is a huge difference between ascended and everyone else. Ascended grow their stats and skills, while the rest are considered nothing better than peasants.
Overseeing the small village is a man and his expansive family. The man rules the village like he owns his subjects rather than guiding them.
The best part of the book (for me) is that someone on the path of ascension can upgrade an item. They can turn an iron ring into copper, and a copper ring into silver. It takes work and they'll have to defeat the ring's guardian, which can be tough depending on the item.
This is a light read. The book flows well and the ending is setup almost immediately if you can put the clues together. Dallian is a catalyst for change more than a person. Nobody in the village has hobbies of any sort, and they're all terrified of leaving for the bigger cities.
The editing is the biggest problem with the book. I don't know if this was a translation or not, but it's a bit rough and many errors can be picked out if you pay attention. I caught dozens along the way. Dallian does grow his strength, agility, and other scores, but we don't see a table until the very end of the book.
All in all, a decent enough book that I enjoyed reading. A better editor for book two would be greatly appreciated. 5/5*
June 5, 2023
Cool mechanics, boring execution
Being able to repair/upgrade items seems really cool, but the book quickly devolves into a political adventure story. Why wouldn't the main character finish everything possible in the village before setting out. The mechanics level cap him but he can still earn achievements and he probably should have raised his new familiar to his own level.
The village politics were stupid, as well as the whole awakened rank gap that allows a noble to treat a lvl 4 like a gifted student and a lvl 3 like a slacker - especially when the MC had only been awakened for a few weeks and everyone else had been awakened for years.
Several mistakes were sprinkled throughout the story, making me wonder if the author had used some speech to text software to help write in areas. At least Eclaire knows to use blond for guys and blonde for girls, so that's something.
I got about 40% of the way through before sort of speed-skimming to the end, slowing down to read battles or dialogue or thoughts. It just didn't hold my interest enough for having such a unique and clever premise.
Being able to repair/upgrade items seems really cool, but the book quickly devolves into a political adventure story. Why wouldn't the main character finish everything possible in the village before setting out. The mechanics level cap him but he can still earn achievements and he probably should have raised his new familiar to his own level.
The village politics were stupid, as well as the whole awakened rank gap that allows a noble to treat a lvl 4 like a gifted student and a lvl 3 like a slacker - especially when the MC had only been awakened for a few weeks and everyone else had been awakened for years.
Several mistakes were sprinkled throughout the story, making me wonder if the author had used some speech to text software to help write in areas. At least Eclaire knows to use blond for guys and blonde for girls, so that's something.
I got about 40% of the way through before sort of speed-skimming to the end, slowing down to read battles or dialogue or thoughts. It just didn't hold my interest enough for having such a unique and clever premise.
March 3, 2023
KU Review
As far as isekai go, this was definitely a strange one. Unique and interesting system. A fresh perspective and change of pace from the norm.
As the title says this is a review for Kindle Unlimited and as such is a reflection of my enjoyment of the book and in no way reflects cost to value analysis.
As far as isekai go, this was definitely a strange one. Unique and interesting system. A fresh perspective and change of pace from the norm.
As the title says this is a review for Kindle Unlimited and as such is a reflection of my enjoyment of the book and in no way reflects cost to value analysis.
October 1, 2023
Mid-tier LitRPG
Basic LitRPG. Won't change your mind if you're on the fence, won't give you anything genre-breaking if you're a veteran. Writing is clear, pace is a bit strange but it gets there. Overall just unremarkable. I'm moving on to book two to see if it picks up steam.
Basic LitRPG. Won't change your mind if you're on the fence, won't give you anything genre-breaking if you're a veteran. Writing is clear, pace is a bit strange but it gets there. Overall just unremarkable. I'm moving on to book two to see if it picks up steam.
November 12, 2024
I like the concept of levels, skills and battles being a constructive force unlike most stories, where it is a destructive one. In the real world, the destructive nature of war and killing is often portrayed as just or necessary by the powers that be, but in reality it's a poor replacement for diplomacy and peace, so, the solution found by the author to have their fights, killing, level up, skills and other litrpg elements is quite a welcome change of pace.
In the book, the awakened are the people capable of entering virtual realms that are representations of the material existence of an object. Fighting inside these virtual realms is done against creatures that represent the cracks and flaws of the object. Winning the fight means fixing or even improving the quality of these objects. Unlike VR stories, there are real consequences to losing a fight in these virtual realms and both the character and the reader are made aware of them. Power gained through these fights can be used both in the real and virtual worlds, which of course means that my main original praise of the book isn't absolute. Real world fighting does happen although there are "complications". I'll leave those for you to find out when you read the book.
Not the best litrpg I ever read, but more than good enough to read the next one.
PS: If you've made it this far, I'm sure you can tell I, myself, am not a writer. My "book reports" are not very good and english is my second language.
In the book, the awakened are the people capable of entering virtual realms that are representations of the material existence of an object. Fighting inside these virtual realms is done against creatures that represent the cracks and flaws of the object. Winning the fight means fixing or even improving the quality of these objects. Unlike VR stories, there are real consequences to losing a fight in these virtual realms and both the character and the reader are made aware of them. Power gained through these fights can be used both in the real and virtual worlds, which of course means that my main original praise of the book isn't absolute. Real world fighting does happen although there are "complications". I'll leave those for you to find out when you read the book.
Not the best litrpg I ever read, but more than good enough to read the next one.
PS: If you've made it this far, I'm sure you can tell I, myself, am not a writer. My "book reports" are not very good and english is my second language.
October 20, 2025
I don't want to discourage the author, because you truly have a unique Isekei idea and execution. However, I would highly recommend taking some English classes, possibly Shirley method to correct your sentence structure and ensure that you are using a dictionary and thesaurus. The reason I say this is because it took you the first 3 books to finally use atypical instead of non typical...(You're not as bad as Luke Chmilenko, but it still grates on the nerves)
You need to work on character development and backstory, you're making your characters jump through plot hoops and that makes for an increasingly greater loss in interest because you don't explain the rationale for half of it, just that the main character is "stubborn", an obvious code word for dumbass and inconsiderate. I recommend reading Travis Bagwell's Awaken Online series, he does an excellent job with character creation, plot tie-ins, character growth and extrapolation (Also an extremely detailed and imaginative series)
I'm up to book 9 in your series, I obviously like it enough to keep going. Honestly though, I would love to see some growth overall. Better character development, better exposition, greater attention to detail.
The premise of your books, however, is truly inspired. Superb idea! I'm actually re-reading the series right now, mostly because I enjoyed the premise so much that I'm incorporating it in a D&D campaign I'm running. I look forward to seeing more from you!
You need to work on character development and backstory, you're making your characters jump through plot hoops and that makes for an increasingly greater loss in interest because you don't explain the rationale for half of it, just that the main character is "stubborn", an obvious code word for dumbass and inconsiderate. I recommend reading Travis Bagwell's Awaken Online series, he does an excellent job with character creation, plot tie-ins, character growth and extrapolation (Also an extremely detailed and imaginative series)
I'm up to book 9 in your series, I obviously like it enough to keep going. Honestly though, I would love to see some growth overall. Better character development, better exposition, greater attention to detail.
The premise of your books, however, is truly inspired. Superb idea! I'm actually re-reading the series right now, mostly because I enjoyed the premise so much that I'm incorporating it in a D&D campaign I'm running. I look forward to seeing more from you!
March 15, 2023
This was an interesting story to say the least. It's surprisingly intricate, while being rather simple at the same time. Upon first glance, there's not much here, but when the story is done, the realization is that there's plots within plots, and honestly, I don't think we've seen all there is to ponder in this narrative just yet. I'm looking forward to more books in this series. It's approach to the whole LitRPG thing is rather unique, although it's not entirely new, it does put an interesting spin on previous uses of this type of advancement I've not seen before, and I find it to be an interesting adaptation. If you're a LitRPG fan, you may or may not like the progression in this one, but for sure, it's something that might require a closer look. I'm wondering where this one will go, so it's likely I won't wait very long before diving into the next book in the series.
May 23, 2023
I enjoyed the book overall, but it takes a while for it to hit its stride. It has a unique twist on the traditional LitRPG approach, which I appreciated. That said, the beginning was super rough. The protagonist gets dumped into a new world with almost no explanation, no back story and no adjustment period. The protagonist essentially looks around the new world, says "welp, this is my life now" and carries on as if nothing happened.
I wasn't able to get past that and it put a damper on the rest of the book for me as a result.
That said, the rest of the book is good (and gets better in the second half), so it may be worth powering through the first part of it. As I write this review, I'm about 30% into the second book and that one has been much more enjoyable so far. So, I'm chalking this up as first-book writing pains for the author.
I wasn't able to get past that and it put a damper on the rest of the book for me as a result.
That said, the rest of the book is good (and gets better in the second half), so it may be worth powering through the first part of it. As I write this review, I'm about 30% into the second book and that one has been much more enjoyable so far. So, I'm chalking this up as first-book writing pains for the author.
April 8, 2023
Pretty good, but at times I was unsure what I was reading. All significant characters are adult-ish, but at times it seemed YA. What college student (who would be isekai'd from a wild party) would say they were "in deep crap"?
There was an overly long flashback element near the end of the book which didn't actually answer some key questions which you would think it was supposed to. Still, interesting concept, and lots of room for the story to run, so I'll try the next book and see how it goes.
There was an overly long flashback element near the end of the book which didn't actually answer some key questions which you would think it was supposed to. Still, interesting concept, and lots of room for the story to run, so I'll try the next book and see how it goes.
March 5, 2023
fascinating
A very interesting world. Unfortunately, the copy-editing was…subpar.
I also didn’t appreciate the extended view of the past. I understand why it was important — a lot of critical info came through that sojourn. But it was a bit tedious and confusing for the first *chapter* of it.
I am a bit curious as to what happens next. I just might get the next book. My card is a little full at the moment, but this had some good writing.
A very interesting world. Unfortunately, the copy-editing was…subpar.
I also didn’t appreciate the extended view of the past. I understand why it was important — a lot of critical info came through that sojourn. But it was a bit tedious and confusing for the first *chapter* of it.
I am a bit curious as to what happens next. I just might get the next book. My card is a little full at the moment, but this had some good writing.
March 8, 2023
Decent story but needs proofing!!
I’m as usual embarrassed that a good story is made mediocre because the author couldn’t be bothered having any editing or proofreading done before publication! 95% of these errors could have been removed by pasting this into any word processor and doing a grammar check. It just seems lazy and breaks great scenes do to repeated words or missing dialogue/facts. Totally breaks the enjoyment of a decent book!
I’m as usual embarrassed that a good story is made mediocre because the author couldn’t be bothered having any editing or proofreading done before publication! 95% of these errors could have been removed by pasting this into any word processor and doing a grammar check. It just seems lazy and breaks great scenes do to repeated words or missing dialogue/facts. Totally breaks the enjoyment of a decent book!
August 20, 2023
Slow to start but unique World
Have completed book 1 of this series on my 2nd attempt. The slow pace at the start can be a bit problematic, for readers used to isekai protagonist and quick action, world building and adventure. But I have to confess the story though predictable mostly, really shines through with a very nuanced approach to literally improving the world around you. Definitely want to see MC progress now that the first arc is completed
Have completed book 1 of this series on my 2nd attempt. The slow pace at the start can be a bit problematic, for readers used to isekai protagonist and quick action, world building and adventure. But I have to confess the story though predictable mostly, really shines through with a very nuanced approach to literally improving the world around you. Definitely want to see MC progress now that the first arc is completed
August 26, 2023
Uhhh... I don't know what to feel
This book starts off extremely slow and a little confusing, but the concept of this fantasy world felt unique and kept me intrigued enough to keep going.
There are some fantastic fight scenes and some weird fight and growth scenes.
It will be interesting to see where this book goes. Plus I may have developed a crush on Veil as he is not what he appears.
This book starts off extremely slow and a little confusing, but the concept of this fantasy world felt unique and kept me intrigued enough to keep going.
There are some fantastic fight scenes and some weird fight and growth scenes.
It will be interesting to see where this book goes. Plus I may have developed a crush on Veil as he is not what he appears.
March 4, 2025
Story: 2 stars, heavily relies on info dumping, narrative forcing and other heavy handed devices. (The army shows up at one point and drafts him for a couple of weeks despite his being only level 3)
Characters: 1 star Literal NPCs, arbitrary restrictions against doling out useful information, even when asked directly.
MC and evil overlord antagonist continues to make terrible decisions over and over again.
Rockets don't work that way!
Characters: 1 star Literal NPCs, arbitrary restrictions against doling out useful information, even when asked directly.
MC and evil overlord antagonist continues to make terrible decisions over and over again.
Rockets don't work that way!
June 8, 2025
The MC is just dumb. He pretends to know science he has no grasp on, and the world bends over to please him. No, heating up a bolt's shaft wouldn't magically turn it into a rocket ffs... He's a terrible judge of character; gods only know why he simps over the noble girl, who's obviously too self involved to care about anyone but herself. Last but not least, for some reason, people follow his stupid lead.
DNF
DNF
March 26, 2023
amusing start to a series
I enjoyed it. I’m new to LitRPG only having read a few before. This was a lot of fun. I like the lvling system and “magic”. I liked that I didn’t have to read through endless amounts of skill choices and min max discussion, the amount that was here was good.
I enjoyed it. I’m new to LitRPG only having read a few before. This was a lot of fun. I like the lvling system and “magic”. I liked that I didn’t have to read through endless amounts of skill choices and min max discussion, the amount that was here was good.
January 8, 2024
isekai done well
All the familiar tropes done in some unfamiliar ways. The magic is especially intriguing, with all the training and power ups done in the improvement of items.
Characterization is also a plus, with the main character just staying on the right side of plucky versus annoying.
Now read the novel, there’s a lot more of the series coming.
All the familiar tropes done in some unfamiliar ways. The magic is especially intriguing, with all the training and power ups done in the improvement of items.
Characterization is also a plus, with the main character just staying on the right side of plucky versus annoying.
Now read the novel, there’s a lot more of the series coming.
March 7, 2023
Dumb MC
Within the first 10% it establishes the main character is a moron and will only survive through plot armour. Mix that with some of the most boring combat I’ve read that also has a bunch of typos and that’s a no from me.
Within the first 10% it establishes the main character is a moron and will only survive through plot armour. Mix that with some of the most boring combat I’ve read that also has a bunch of typos and that’s a no from me.
March 15, 2023
Poor editing, inconsistencies, and lackluster writing.
Hasn’t been edited, or the editor was terrible. Poor world building. Cardboard characters. Character motivations that don’t make sense. Plot holes.
Hasn’t been edited, or the editor was terrible. Poor world building. Cardboard characters. Character motivations that don’t make sense. Plot holes.
March 25, 2023
Fascinating
Great action and adventure in an entirely new concept of what worlds of adventure are. Great work; excellent editing and pacing. Outstanding content. Definitely recommended (14+)
Great action and adventure in an entirely new concept of what worlds of adventure are. Great work; excellent editing and pacing. Outstanding content. Definitely recommended (14+)
April 22, 2023
3.5
Overall an enjoyable read though it did seem a tiny bit disjointed at times as if it was pared down but not completely polished.
Could have use some better proofing practically every page had a typo somewhere.
Moving on to the next one :)
Overall an enjoyable read though it did seem a tiny bit disjointed at times as if it was pared down but not completely polished.
Could have use some better proofing practically every page had a typo somewhere.
Moving on to the next one :)
January 30, 2024
Unexpected peaks
Just as the book seems to be at a crawl it ramps up in new ideas for a new litrpg and background story to push a great narrative. I'm glad I stuxk out continuing to read this story. I definitely can't wait to read the next book in the series.
Just as the book seems to be at a crawl it ramps up in new ideas for a new litrpg and background story to push a great narrative. I'm glad I stuxk out continuing to read this story. I definitely can't wait to read the next book in the series.
August 28, 2024
An Original Well Written Novel
I never came across the way this author's mind works. It is a pleasure to be invited to share adventures with an author who has an original and great imagination!
I never came across the way this author's mind works. It is a pleasure to be invited to share adventures with an author who has an original and great imagination!
May 16, 2025
Intriguing Concept
Overall a great book! I think the concept of quite literally leveling up the world from 0 is a unique idea and it’s done very well by L. Eclaire!
Look forward to reading the rest of the books in this story
Overall a great book! I think the concept of quite literally leveling up the world from 0 is a unique idea and it’s done very well by L. Eclaire!
Look forward to reading the rest of the books in this story
March 2, 2023
This was fun with some interesting world building. It could have some used additional editing but the mistakes were mostly minor and didn't affect the enjoyment of the story.
March 3, 2023
Good story
Very good story and a quick read. I would of given it five stars. Except the many typos and word duplication. Still get and enjoy this book.
Very good story and a quick read. I would of given it five stars. Except the many typos and word duplication. Still get and enjoy this book.
March 5, 2023
Great story but needs editing
Great story, unique concept, very enjoyable but rampant typos and editing errors affected readability. At least 1 or 2 issues per chapter
Great story, unique concept, very enjoyable but rampant typos and editing errors affected readability. At least 1 or 2 issues per chapter
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