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Too Stubborn to Die #2
Too Stubborn to Die 2: A LitRPG Apocalypse
The Shadow Trials continue, but Aaron is no longer alone.
With Mo'han and Talia, and more new arrivals every day, the pressure is on to push further and faster than before, and Aaron isn't about to be left behind. He's going to keep pressing on, regardless of how many times he dies.
The pressure gets multiplied when his patron goddess Yendal gives him a defeat Mo'han Khan. Defeating the new universe's greatest prodigy is no small task, but Aaron was never one to back down from a challenge. He's not going to lose, even if it kills him. And it is definitely going to kill him.
And when it's all over, he'll finally be able to see what his year of effort in the Shadow Trials have earned him, and return to a terraformed Earth.
With Mo'han and Talia, and more new arrivals every day, the pressure is on to push further and faster than before, and Aaron isn't about to be left behind. He's going to keep pressing on, regardless of how many times he dies.
The pressure gets multiplied when his patron goddess Yendal gives him a defeat Mo'han Khan. Defeating the new universe's greatest prodigy is no small task, but Aaron was never one to back down from a challenge. He's not going to lose, even if it kills him. And it is definitely going to kill him.
And when it's all over, he'll finally be able to see what his year of effort in the Shadow Trials have earned him, and return to a terraformed Earth.
- GenresLitrpg
676 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 2, 2026
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May 4, 2026
Brutal grind at a kids' summer camp
The LitRPG portion of the novel is quite satisfying. Aaron continues to develop his build, which, unlike other similar stories, feels quite organic and engaging (not just a collection of broken abilities). Elements come together, there's synergy between them, and overcoming increasingly difficult challenges allows the MC to reveal his talents and discover new horizons of possibilities—that's what I loved about this story, the endless progression and good mechanics.
But the other numbers - the numbers of cardboard characters - also keeps increasing, and their dialogue is like cringe-worthy conversations between children, with forced humor and cartoonish affectation. And the story moves increasingly toward interaction with these terrible characters, so this book is the last in the series in which the author was able to focus on what we loved about the first book: grinding, numbers going up, and the MC focusing on personal progression.
The third book is already finished on Royal Road, and unless the author suddenly decides to rewrite it, the verdict is disappointing. The series' priorities have completely flipped, and it's starting to mindlessly repeat all the standard tropes of such stories:
This simply isn't why I started reading the story. Even in the second book, I began to tire of its childishness and superficiality. So for me, the second book is the last, and it has just the right balance of progression and everything else to allow me to turn off my brain and enjoy it, ignoring the children's cartoons.
The LitRPG portion of the novel is quite satisfying. Aaron continues to develop his build, which, unlike other similar stories, feels quite organic and engaging (not just a collection of broken abilities). Elements come together, there's synergy between them, and overcoming increasingly difficult challenges allows the MC to reveal his talents and discover new horizons of possibilities—that's what I loved about this story, the endless progression and good mechanics.
But the other numbers - the numbers of cardboard characters - also keeps increasing, and their dialogue is like cringe-worthy conversations between children, with forced humor and cartoonish affectation. And the story moves increasingly toward interaction with these terrible characters, so this book is the last in the series in which the author was able to focus on what we loved about the first book: grinding, numbers going up, and the MC focusing on personal progression.
The third book is already finished on Royal Road, and unless the author suddenly decides to rewrite it, the verdict is disappointing. The series' priorities have completely flipped, and it's starting to mindlessly repeat all the standard tropes of such stories:
This simply isn't why I started reading the story. Even in the second book, I began to tire of its childishness and superficiality. So for me, the second book is the last, and it has just the right balance of progression and everything else to allow me to turn off my brain and enjoy it, ignoring the children's cartoons.
June 5, 2026
No story until you 90%
Book two is basically book one with one clear difference. You know from the get go that a show down is going to occur…. And it’s at the end of the book. Consequently that is also when a plot starts.
Up to that point there is no character development. Yes the MC progresses but that is basically all that occurs. One fight to get a new skill that leads to another. As for the side characters they stay flat and two dimensional.
There is no world building no lore building. Everything revolves around the MC fighting and achieving a new skill only to find out new skill isn’t good enough must get another new skill.
The magic system is boring because the MC pretty much gets what he needs when he needs it. There aren’t any rules besides the troupe-ish comments like, “this doesn’t fit my path”. However said path has a profession where he likes to cook nasty stuff and it always works out. So the author always supplies the character with stuff that miraculously just works. The author also makes said profession even more outlandish as a comical diversion.
Bad guys are the typical things.
However the gods are little g’s not big G’s.
There seems to be a god for every stupid concept you can think of.
You can skip whole chapters and not miss out. The epilogues have more plot than the whole of book 2.
Book two is basically book one with one clear difference. You know from the get go that a show down is going to occur…. And it’s at the end of the book. Consequently that is also when a plot starts.
Up to that point there is no character development. Yes the MC progresses but that is basically all that occurs. One fight to get a new skill that leads to another. As for the side characters they stay flat and two dimensional.
There is no world building no lore building. Everything revolves around the MC fighting and achieving a new skill only to find out new skill isn’t good enough must get another new skill.
The magic system is boring because the MC pretty much gets what he needs when he needs it. There aren’t any rules besides the troupe-ish comments like, “this doesn’t fit my path”. However said path has a profession where he likes to cook nasty stuff and it always works out. So the author always supplies the character with stuff that miraculously just works. The author also makes said profession even more outlandish as a comical diversion.
Bad guys are the typical things.
However the gods are little g’s not big G’s.
There seems to be a god for every stupid concept you can think of.
You can skip whole chapters and not miss out. The epilogues have more plot than the whole of book 2.
May 9, 2026
Great book
Very interesting and well-written book. Really looking forward to seeing what happens outside the trial. I like the use of "Gods" and "blessing" and how the series starts at a trial for heroes.
Very interesting and well-written book. Really looking forward to seeing what happens outside the trial. I like the use of "Gods" and "blessing" and how the series starts at a trial for heroes.
June 8, 2026
Still having fun
Yup. Good progression fantasy.
I'm interested to see how it feels when the world opens up.
Slightly worried about keeping it all together because it will be such a large change from the trials. But I'm still excited for it.
Yup. Good progression fantasy.
I'm interested to see how it feels when the world opens up.
Slightly worried about keeping it all together because it will be such a large change from the trials. But I'm still excited for it.
June 6, 2026
Not a fan of the constant fatphobia but a fun read otherwise
August 2, 2026
Very good sequel to the first though a bit lacking compared to the first book
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