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Zero Shift: Book 1: A Superhero Academy LitRPG
Eighteen-year-old Evan Gray thought his biggest problem was escaping his trailer park foster family. Then he discovered he could nullify superpowers with a touch—making him either the most valuable or most dangerous student at the Academy of Exceptional Individuals.
When a mysterious killer starts hunting powered students, Evan finds himself caught between government conspiracies and corporate experiments. But the real complication? His nullification abilities are the key to helping his fellow students control their dangerous powers.
Zero Shift is for mature readers. Unconventional harem relationships. Awesome powers. Kick ass moments.
Reader discretion is advised.
When a mysterious killer starts hunting powered students, Evan finds himself caught between government conspiracies and corporate experiments. But the real complication? His nullification abilities are the key to helping his fellow students control their dangerous powers.
Zero Shift is for mature readers. Unconventional harem relationships. Awesome powers. Kick ass moments.
Reader discretion is advised.
412 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 6, 2025
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October 12, 2025
I did not like this book, though I made myself finish it. I didn't like the MC, I didn't like the LIs, and I didn't like the plot.
The MC is a foster kid, and at the prologue he's 12 with his best friend, a girl. They investigate some old factory, and gain the beginning of super powers that don't really manifest until they are 18. They like each other, but other than 1 kiss, nothing happens. Then, a guy shoots up their school, the girl kills him, and the boy nullifies her power so she can calm down. They are offered the opportunity to go to an exclusive school for powered people. He goes, she doesn't.
From there, we see classism, typical high school level nonsense, and find out that there is a huge rift between supers and normals. Outside of some indoctrination that civilian casualties can be calculated to what is acceptable, they learn absolutely nothing about harnessing their powers that we see. Within a week, they are on a mission to suppress a rift being, which they do without any real training. Then the MC fools around with 2 different female supers, gets caught, and is told he is now part of a program where the school may send him female supers that need human contact but can't get it because of their powers. Basically, he's being given a harem.
The women are pretty awful. They are all really needy, and some act pretty irrationally. There's a lot of negative lip service given to pregnancy hormones, since the first girl he has sex with is now pregnant, and it's accelerated. Some of their physical descriptions may have been appealing, but I'd not want to be with any of them for any extended period of time.
The plot was ham-fisted. It shows the MC and most of the LIs are idiots. The school is an indoctrination factory. The teachers and administrators are creepy. It was just unpleasant to read about them.
The MC is a foster kid, and at the prologue he's 12 with his best friend, a girl. They investigate some old factory, and gain the beginning of super powers that don't really manifest until they are 18. They like each other, but other than 1 kiss, nothing happens. Then, a guy shoots up their school, the girl kills him, and the boy nullifies her power so she can calm down. They are offered the opportunity to go to an exclusive school for powered people. He goes, she doesn't.
From there, we see classism, typical high school level nonsense, and find out that there is a huge rift between supers and normals. Outside of some indoctrination that civilian casualties can be calculated to what is acceptable, they learn absolutely nothing about harnessing their powers that we see. Within a week, they are on a mission to suppress a rift being, which they do without any real training. Then the MC fools around with 2 different female supers, gets caught, and is told he is now part of a program where the school may send him female supers that need human contact but can't get it because of their powers. Basically, he's being given a harem.
The women are pretty awful. They are all really needy, and some act pretty irrationally. There's a lot of negative lip service given to pregnancy hormones, since the first girl he has sex with is now pregnant, and it's accelerated. Some of their physical descriptions may have been appealing, but I'd not want to be with any of them for any extended period of time.
The plot was ham-fisted. It shows the MC and most of the LIs are idiots. The school is an indoctrination factory. The teachers and administrators are creepy. It was just unpleasant to read about them.
September 21, 2025
Did not finish. This book is a mess, unpolished and confused. Feels like a bad draft was shoved through an AI edit and then they hit publish. This book was not read by a human being before it was published. Save your time.
November 7, 2025
Great Read!
I would gave it 5 star, but a couple of things didn't make sense. Like Jason for instance. It was stated that his code name was Defib, short for Defibrillator, due to being able to stop people's hearts, but throughout the rest of the book he never did that, instead he had enough chance senses and reflexes and was faster than most humans. Also it seems like he basing a few of the characters on characters from comics, such as Honey Badger is almost a twin of Wolverine. Overall though, there is a lot action, and it is a very smooth, and enjoyable read.
I would gave it 5 star, but a couple of things didn't make sense. Like Jason for instance. It was stated that his code name was Defib, short for Defibrillator, due to being able to stop people's hearts, but throughout the rest of the book he never did that, instead he had enough chance senses and reflexes and was faster than most humans. Also it seems like he basing a few of the characters on characters from comics, such as Honey Badger is almost a twin of Wolverine. Overall though, there is a lot action, and it is a very smooth, and enjoyable read.
August 10, 2025
Teen fantasy
This is a strange book, a lot of borrowed aspects from comics and movies, all thrown together and tried to make into a story. Like a B grade movie it feels like bad acting at several points where plot changes abruptly occur and the MC gets more girls in his harem. The contrived aspects feel out of place so the story is not as smooth as I would have hoped, but saying that it was still a fun read. 4 stars.
This is a strange book, a lot of borrowed aspects from comics and movies, all thrown together and tried to make into a story. Like a B grade movie it feels like bad acting at several points where plot changes abruptly occur and the MC gets more girls in his harem. The contrived aspects feel out of place so the story is not as smooth as I would have hoped, but saying that it was still a fun read. 4 stars.
August 26, 2025
Decent idea, badly executed
This book has a decent premise, possibly interesting base story but does not feel done well to me, everything is pushed too quickly, there is no real character development, all the characters are barely 1 dimensional. The story is often confusing and contradictory with many repetitions and complete reversals of this stated even just a few paragraphs previously
This book has a decent premise, possibly interesting base story but does not feel done well to me, everything is pushed too quickly, there is no real character development, all the characters are barely 1 dimensional. The story is often confusing and contradictory with many repetitions and complete reversals of this stated even just a few paragraphs previously
August 7, 2025
What in the who of the what?
You show the mclooka t his status page once then after that it's just random showing of the status. Page but the Mc never looking at it, how does his LOL go up why isn't he using his status points why is this so horrible? Make it better for the sake of a some what decent story.
You show the mclooka t his status page once then after that it's just random showing of the status. Page but the Mc never looking at it, how does his LOL go up why isn't he using his status points why is this so horrible? Make it better for the sake of a some what decent story.
August 25, 2025
I liked this book overall but there were moments where i was seriously thinking about DNFing this book though.
Good Things
1. Characters
2. Overall story
Bad Things
1. Seriously needs some editing
2. Influenced is ok but this felt like a fanfic of Xmen.
3. Bigger harems are fine but how easily they are added could have been improved.
Good Things
1. Characters
2. Overall story
Bad Things
1. Seriously needs some editing
2. Influenced is ok but this felt like a fanfic of Xmen.
3. Bigger harems are fine but how easily they are added could have been improved.
August 8, 2025
interesting story and unfortunately on the nose as to what would happen if some how people gained powers.
August 29, 2025
The prose is good, but the story is so unsubtle it would give Charlie Chaplin a run for his money. And then knockoff Wolverine showed up? I don’t think it’s for me.
August 30, 2025
Good not so clean fun
This was a great little pallete cleanser. Fun plot, interesting characters, steamy time, and really evil bad guys.
Highly recommended.
This was a great little pallete cleanser. Fun plot, interesting characters, steamy time, and really evil bad guys.
Highly recommended.
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