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The Whims of Gods #4
Patchwork Skies: A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure
Broken. Trapped. Surrounded by vicious monsters.
After a failed dungeon run leaves Tess nearly comatose, her only hope is to travel far away to seek healing. But when a teleportation ritual goes awry, she'll quickly find herself stuck in a strange and chaotic land, penned in by treacherous traps and brutal beasts.
Accompanied by only two of her closest friends, Tess will have to rise to the occasion and fight her way out. All the while, with her mind still in tatters, as she finds a path to freedom, she'll also have to find herself.
Join Tess as she fights, crafts, and explores her way through bizarre and shifting lands, embarking on a journey fit for the gods themselves.
Patchwork Skies is a classic LitRPG novel with character levels, classes, and stats, ideal for existing fans of the genre and newcomers alike.
After a failed dungeon run leaves Tess nearly comatose, her only hope is to travel far away to seek healing. But when a teleportation ritual goes awry, she'll quickly find herself stuck in a strange and chaotic land, penned in by treacherous traps and brutal beasts.
Accompanied by only two of her closest friends, Tess will have to rise to the occasion and fight her way out. All the while, with her mind still in tatters, as she finds a path to freedom, she'll also have to find herself.
Join Tess as she fights, crafts, and explores her way through bizarre and shifting lands, embarking on a journey fit for the gods themselves.
Patchwork Skies is a classic LitRPG novel with character levels, classes, and stats, ideal for existing fans of the genre and newcomers alike.
950 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 19, 2025
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December 26, 2025
This is fourth in an isekai LitRPG series. Read in order.
Usually, I say something like "you know what you're getting at this point." That is not the case here. The end of the third book has Tess go through Trauma™ including breaking her trauma dungeon. So she starts this one all pitiful and depressed and withdrawn. And frankly, she spends way too much time being a mope. I mean, I get it. Her mind/soul broke whatever. Only, it was at least partially her fault for letting things pile up and having a strong character reset in a power fantasy is a bit off the mark.
I mean, a lot of what I like about Tess is her barreling ahead with a certain mayhem. Having her go all "I need an isolation cave to take naps in" is not so much a tone shift as it is a tone cliff. And not a welcome one.
Verin and Cal are interesting enough that I powered through Tess being a blob. Plus, the dungeon they are trapped in is at least interesting and their struggle to find solutions to the various challenges and puzzles was fun.
Tess manages to pull herself together at least a little bit by the end, so I'm going to leave this at three stars. There's no hint of a cliffhanger for this one, too, so bonus!
A note about Chaste: The three friends are trapped without any others around. I mean, there might have been given the open flirting in the series so far, but that would have been more than awkward in this constrained space. So I'm just as glad this was very chaste.
Usually, I say something like "you know what you're getting at this point." That is not the case here. The end of the third book has Tess go through Trauma™ including breaking her trauma dungeon. So she starts this one all pitiful and depressed and withdrawn. And frankly, she spends way too much time being a mope. I mean, I get it. Her mind/soul broke whatever. Only, it was at least partially her fault for letting things pile up and having a strong character reset in a power fantasy is a bit off the mark.
I mean, a lot of what I like about Tess is her barreling ahead with a certain mayhem. Having her go all "I need an isolation cave to take naps in" is not so much a tone shift as it is a tone cliff. And not a welcome one.
Verin and Cal are interesting enough that I powered through Tess being a blob. Plus, the dungeon they are trapped in is at least interesting and their struggle to find solutions to the various challenges and puzzles was fun.
Tess manages to pull herself together at least a little bit by the end, so I'm going to leave this at three stars. There's no hint of a cliffhanger for this one, too, so bonus!
A note about Chaste: The three friends are trapped without any others around. I mean, there might have been given the open flirting in the series so far, but that would have been more than awkward in this constrained space. So I'm just as glad this was very chaste.
May 23, 2025
Good read
I think book 3 was the first I read that angered me. After finishing it there was a sense of bitter loss. How could you come back from that? Expectations born of empathy as fragmented as Tess's broken mind. Well done on the recovery. Perhaps we all can be rebuilt and face a new beginning
I think book 3 was the first I read that angered me. After finishing it there was a sense of bitter loss. How could you come back from that? Expectations born of empathy as fragmented as Tess's broken mind. Well done on the recovery. Perhaps we all can be rebuilt and face a new beginning
August 3, 2025
Both sad and encouraging
It really is heartbreaking how badly traumatized Tess is, and it's earned because she survived a LOT. It was nice seeing her slowly heal. Depression can make life so hard, and it was very relatable how much it can make a person just freeze. I'm glad she has two good companions, and I hope they're able to be where they want soon in the next book. I'm very happy that this book and series are longer reads.
It really is heartbreaking how badly traumatized Tess is, and it's earned because she survived a LOT. It was nice seeing her slowly heal. Depression can make life so hard, and it was very relatable how much it can make a person just freeze. I'm glad she has two good companions, and I hope they're able to be where they want soon in the next book. I'm very happy that this book and series are longer reads.
June 28, 2025
Fantastic Stuff
This story of a woman who dies and is relocated to a magical world as a champion of the god of luck was a great read. This book was of her and her two friends being stuck in a royal training dungeon. They have finished 7 of 63 areas by the end of this book. Great Stuff
This story of a woman who dies and is relocated to a magical world as a champion of the god of luck was a great read. This book was of her and her two friends being stuck in a royal training dungeon. They have finished 7 of 63 areas by the end of this book. Great Stuff
May 20, 2025
Great change of pace.
Great next book in the series. It addresses some of the long standing concerns about Tess being a viable protagonist and the lasting trauma that has built up since the beginning of the story while also giving us a nice change of pace and super training arc.
Great next book in the series. It addresses some of the long standing concerns about Tess being a viable protagonist and the lasting trauma that has built up since the beginning of the story while also giving us a nice change of pace and super training arc.
October 7, 2025
Good series I enjoy.the books a lot
I enjoy the character skills I how she will put some points into her arcane sword skills I can not wait for the next book looking forward to seeing what happens next
I enjoy the character skills I how she will put some points into her arcane sword skills I can not wait for the next book looking forward to seeing what happens next
August 10, 2025
Gave up at 50%
I found this addition to be a looong boring grind. Character development is light compared to previous books in series.
I found this addition to be a looong boring grind. Character development is light compared to previous books in series.
April 21, 2026
pacing
Pacing for the first 3/4ths of the book was kinda painful. Ending resumed the pacing and vibe I enjoyed from the first 3 books.
Pacing for the first 3/4ths of the book was kinda painful. Ending resumed the pacing and vibe I enjoyed from the first 3 books.
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