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Claim The Fallen 4: Shadows of the Colosseum
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July 26, 2026
Character falls apart
The writing is ok. The plot is fun I finished the book for the plot
But the mc has become insufferable. He was a good guy at first. Rough on the edges but good. Now he is a horn dog who can't keep his hands to himself and will sleep with anything and be tricked into anything, has zero situational awareness and will do anything for any pretty face that walks by even when he has 6,7 now 8 women bonded to him.
Not planning to continue the series because the mc no longer has a spine and no longer leads his party. Sorry but no.
The writing is ok. The plot is fun I finished the book for the plot
But the mc has become insufferable. He was a good guy at first. Rough on the edges but good. Now he is a horn dog who can't keep his hands to himself and will sleep with anything and be tricked into anything, has zero situational awareness and will do anything for any pretty face that walks by even when he has 6,7 now 8 women bonded to him.
Not planning to continue the series because the mc no longer has a spine and no longer leads his party. Sorry but no.
July 31, 2026
Learn to be consistent
The author needs to learn to be consistent and pay attention to his own writing, in previous books the MC is stated to have arrived and lives in the kingdom of Valdris and moves between different cities in said country, in this book Valdris is said to be a neighboring country that some enemies are trying to escape to. Try to make sense, you even created previous names for several other countries on the same continent and didn't even have the sense to use one of those names let alone come up with another on
The author needs to learn to be consistent and pay attention to his own writing, in previous books the MC is stated to have arrived and lives in the kingdom of Valdris and moves between different cities in said country, in this book Valdris is said to be a neighboring country that some enemies are trying to escape to. Try to make sense, you even created previous names for several other countries on the same continent and didn't even have the sense to use one of those names let alone come up with another on
July 31, 2026
3.5 stars. I'm really falling behind or reviews over the summer, so I'll review the series to date here.
Firstly, this is 80-90% AI written. The story is decent, so that part is likely the author's, but allowing the AI to run with your whole book is risky.
If I didn't like the overall story this would have been a DNF at book 1. As it is, it managed to keep me reading, so it clears the bar for decent pulp entertainment. If the obvious AI cadence of these books bothers you, you've been warned that it's consistent.
Firstly, this is 80-90% AI written. The story is decent, so that part is likely the author's, but allowing the AI to run with your whole book is risky.
If I didn't like the overall story this would have been a DNF at book 1. As it is, it managed to keep me reading, so it clears the bar for decent pulp entertainment. If the obvious AI cadence of these books bothers you, you've been warned that it's consistent.
August 8, 2026
I gave this book 2 stars because I could no longer overlook some things that annoyed me during the others...
1. His wives give him crap even though it isn't like he has changed anything, that is how about half of them have fallen for him by this point anyways. What really annoys me is how they berate him for other women coming onto him after they laugh at him being roped into it by other women, even after knowing he agrees to things due to his submissive behavior; seems like a bit of abusive relationship against him even if he is happy.
2. The Duke signs him up for the contest against his will, dictates his schedule during it (berates his late mornings after forcing parties the night before), and basically uses him in his politics. Personally, after finding out he was signed up for the tourney a month before I would have already decided to abandon Deephold as a base camp; they already finished the dungeon, so not reason to stay in the duchy since they want to see the world.
3. How did they finish Deephold? Everyone said it was 47 floors, yet it became 3 dungeons with around 10, 10, and 15 floors somehow? There are a lot of minor things that get skipped or changed, so no clue.
4. Dude wants secrecy, yet freely talks about doing prison time and such around natives outside his party, but there are no prisons for prisoners since the guilty are bonded. There are other hints given in his speech that don't track with their world that gets lost by natives due to not being considered by the author.
5. His skill behaviour changed and some just get ignored at during fights; he complained during a bee fight because he couldn't use Pyromancy get ignored his own Air and Water magic that would have worked even after telling Wre. To use her Air magic... Wth? Also, he can turn Herbs into potions, yet didn't think to see if he could refine the Tears or make magical food\meals with his Alchemy skill? And if there is not Alchemy, wtf are all the other references to "alchemical" if they are actually apothecaries? Very, very confused!
6. Speaking of the skills, around book 3 Reaper's Claim changed as he no longer used it to stack them as he did early on, later saying he couldn't do it for any skill he already had, not just the passive ones. This change seems laughable as that is how his Pyromancy and Bladework skills got so high originally, but starting with Evasion Lv5 the author seems to have realized it and slowly changed the behavior.
1. His wives give him crap even though it isn't like he has changed anything, that is how about half of them have fallen for him by this point anyways. What really annoys me is how they berate him for other women coming onto him after they laugh at him being roped into it by other women, even after knowing he agrees to things due to his submissive behavior; seems like a bit of abusive relationship against him even if he is happy.
2. The Duke signs him up for the contest against his will, dictates his schedule during it (berates his late mornings after forcing parties the night before), and basically uses him in his politics. Personally, after finding out he was signed up for the tourney a month before I would have already decided to abandon Deephold as a base camp; they already finished the dungeon, so not reason to stay in the duchy since they want to see the world.
3. How did they finish Deephold? Everyone said it was 47 floors, yet it became 3 dungeons with around 10, 10, and 15 floors somehow? There are a lot of minor things that get skipped or changed, so no clue.
4. Dude wants secrecy, yet freely talks about doing prison time and such around natives outside his party, but there are no prisons for prisoners since the guilty are bonded. There are other hints given in his speech that don't track with their world that gets lost by natives due to not being considered by the author.
5. His skill behaviour changed and some just get ignored at during fights; he complained during a bee fight because he couldn't use Pyromancy get ignored his own Air and Water magic that would have worked even after telling Wre. To use her Air magic... Wth? Also, he can turn Herbs into potions, yet didn't think to see if he could refine the Tears or make magical food\meals with his Alchemy skill? And if there is not Alchemy, wtf are all the other references to "alchemical" if they are actually apothecaries? Very, very confused!
6. Speaking of the skills, around book 3 Reaper's Claim changed as he no longer used it to stack them as he did early on, later saying he couldn't do it for any skill he already had, not just the passive ones. This change seems laughable as that is how his Pyromancy and Bladework skills got so high originally, but starting with Evasion Lv5 the author seems to have realized it and slowly changed the behavior.
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August 10, 2026
A downward trend in quality
Although the fun factor has sustained this series for me despite the lack of editing and the continuity problems, the latter are getting worse, not better, as the series continues. Not only do details change after a few pages and unique events (like the "first time" something happens) repeated with different details across chapters, but a major plot hook with a deadline gets forgotten completely. It's as if the author has no respect at all for the readers' intelligence.
Worst of all in some ways are the stylistically unmatched explicit scenes that seem to have been ghost written and posted in. While the first couple of books were a little bland and staying G-rated felt a little odd, it has some charm and was not one more source of incoherence.
While the characters other than the viewpoint protagonist were always a little sketched in, they've gotten a little more so, with each woman in particular reduced to a single-note blip. Instead of any exploration of polyamorous dynamics, constant repetition of strive over perceived infidelity becomes boring - and clashes with the half-portrayed mix of polyamorous and asymmetric-harem dynamics in other scenes.
After reading this book, I'm unlikely to pick up the last even on Kindle Unlimited, but am even more eager for the next Warlock book to arrive. That series is so precisely opposite this one: well written, coherent, rich in character and world development, realistically and dynamically polyamorous, and the sex scenes fit stylistically (though still few enough to not detail the narrative).
Although the fun factor has sustained this series for me despite the lack of editing and the continuity problems, the latter are getting worse, not better, as the series continues. Not only do details change after a few pages and unique events (like the "first time" something happens) repeated with different details across chapters, but a major plot hook with a deadline gets forgotten completely. It's as if the author has no respect at all for the readers' intelligence.
Worst of all in some ways are the stylistically unmatched explicit scenes that seem to have been ghost written and posted in. While the first couple of books were a little bland and staying G-rated felt a little odd, it has some charm and was not one more source of incoherence.
While the characters other than the viewpoint protagonist were always a little sketched in, they've gotten a little more so, with each woman in particular reduced to a single-note blip. Instead of any exploration of polyamorous dynamics, constant repetition of strive over perceived infidelity becomes boring - and clashes with the half-portrayed mix of polyamorous and asymmetric-harem dynamics in other scenes.
After reading this book, I'm unlikely to pick up the last even on Kindle Unlimited, but am even more eager for the next Warlock book to arrive. That series is so precisely opposite this one: well written, coherent, rich in character and world development, realistically and dynamically polyamorous, and the sex scenes fit stylistically (though still few enough to not detail the narrative).
August 4, 2026
Is there no such thing as a good editor anymore. Or do the publishers just run it through a computer and check for spelling errors.
Then there’s the gaps. Like he’s talking to the guild rep and he’s suddenly in a cell in handcuffs. How did he and his team all get captured? It’s never explained.
I also didn’t like the coliseum fights. A great sword will cut you in half. A flail will crush your skull. And any of the swords will decapitate you. I know this is fantasy but come on.
Another thing. The MC is a total joke. He’s 28 years old and he gets distracted by any set of breasts. Even on a spider. Like a 12 year old.
I don’t know about the next book
Then there’s the gaps. Like he’s talking to the guild rep and he’s suddenly in a cell in handcuffs. How did he and his team all get captured? It’s never explained.
I also didn’t like the coliseum fights. A great sword will cut you in half. A flail will crush your skull. And any of the swords will decapitate you. I know this is fantasy but come on.
Another thing. The MC is a total joke. He’s 28 years old and he gets distracted by any set of breasts. Even on a spider. Like a 12 year old.
I don’t know about the next book
August 7, 2026
Not bad for what feels like ai slop
A good reason if you can turn off your brain and enjoy. Author introduces an idea such as super rare powers and then within a few chapters through sheer coincidence the main character has the thing. Oh hey heros have a unique power mentions a hero who has fallen. Mc decides to go on vacation and somehow within 1 day of arrival that power has handed itself to Mc.
A good reason if you can turn off your brain and enjoy. Author introduces an idea such as super rare powers and then within a few chapters through sheer coincidence the main character has the thing. Oh hey heros have a unique power mentions a hero who has fallen. Mc decides to go on vacation and somehow within 1 day of arrival that power has handed itself to Mc.
September 7, 2026
Inconsistencies and one loss
There are clusters where things are said that dont match with past events, or things are said about past events that didnt happen. Theres also a significant lack of contest, which is strange for a tournament arc...
Finally, not too much of a fan of the increasing harem at the end. Why? Whats the point? You can barely keep up with those you have, and now more?
There are clusters where things are said that dont match with past events, or things are said about past events that didnt happen. Theres also a significant lack of contest, which is strange for a tournament arc...
Finally, not too much of a fan of the increasing harem at the end. Why? Whats the point? You can barely keep up with those you have, and now more?
October 13, 2026
Great story ruined by mc choices
This series started strong. It has great flow, and good character development, with the exception of the mc. The power progression is there, but over the last two books, he's turned into a whipped, cant-hold-his-liquor buffoon that predictably falls into forced-feeling romcom situations. It's too much. And the abrupt end is disgusting, not even a cliffhanger. Glad this is in KU and not a purchase, hope the mc grows a spine again soon.
This series started strong. It has great flow, and good character development, with the exception of the mc. The power progression is there, but over the last two books, he's turned into a whipped, cant-hold-his-liquor buffoon that predictably falls into forced-feeling romcom situations. It's too much. And the abrupt end is disgusting, not even a cliffhanger. Glad this is in KU and not a purchase, hope the mc grows a spine again soon.
July 26, 2026
Exciting read
Another well written book by Mr Ward. The characters continue to develop both personally and as adventures. Their relationship deepens as well, even if the MC is a little dense at times but helps keep him human. Would reread this series and can't wait for the next book
Another well written book by Mr Ward. The characters continue to develop both personally and as adventures. Their relationship deepens as well, even if the MC is a little dense at times but helps keep him human. Would reread this series and can't wait for the next book
July 28, 2026
nothing is obvious yet
A bit of mystery now rears its head as Royalty is suddenly interested in exactly how the hero and his team (female, young, attractive in their own way-one is a werewolf female for example) are able to…well that would be telling. It’s worth reading to find out!
A bit of mystery now rears its head as Royalty is suddenly interested in exactly how the hero and his team (female, young, attractive in their own way-one is a werewolf female for example) are able to…well that would be telling. It’s worth reading to find out!
July 29, 2026
very good!
What a brilliant series! I have read the first four books, and wow, a brilliant read, excitement, laughter and a story that flows and flow! Carter is the man, abit thick when it comes to women, but this is a fantastic series! I have already pre ordered the fifth and final book, highly recommended!
What a brilliant series! I have read the first four books, and wow, a brilliant read, excitement, laughter and a story that flows and flow! Carter is the man, abit thick when it comes to women, but this is a fantastic series! I have already pre ordered the fifth and final book, highly recommended!
August 16, 2026
Good
Alternate universe, LitRPG, magic, fantasy races, harem adult situations
Carter and his devoted women take on a few quests before being wrangled in fighting at the Colosseum games. Mayhem ensues. A couple of continuity errors, but nothing critical, and the story is solid. Above average editing. Hooked, so I bought the next book.
Alternate universe, LitRPG, magic, fantasy races, harem adult situations
Carter and his devoted women take on a few quests before being wrangled in fighting at the Colosseum games. Mayhem ensues. A couple of continuity errors, but nothing critical, and the story is solid. Above average editing. Hooked, so I bought the next book.
August 23, 2026
Still fun
I enjoyed this book as much as the others. Of course. Carter is an overachiever, but that's expected. Some of the drama with the women is a little over the top almost Ecchi. It looks like the party's gotta get bigger yet again somehow... looking forward to the next book. And what we can add on.
I enjoyed this book as much as the others. Of course. Carter is an overachiever, but that's expected. Some of the drama with the women is a little over the top almost Ecchi. It looks like the party's gotta get bigger yet again somehow... looking forward to the next book. And what we can add on.
July 26, 2026
Still going strong
In many ways the books shouldn't work and yet they still do. They are extremely well paced And don't get bogged down in her long description. The characters each have their own quirks. OP is definitely OP.
In many ways the books shouldn't work and yet they still do. They are extremely well paced And don't get bogged down in her long description. The characters each have their own quirks. OP is definitely OP.
August 6, 2026
Not a stand alone book
In order to understand what is going on you need to have read the previous books. Its all written like one long story. Very enjoyable and the ending while not an actual epilogue was ok.
In order to understand what is going on you need to have read the previous books. Its all written like one long story. Very enjoyable and the ending while not an actual epilogue was ok.
August 29, 2026
This series had a solid idea with intriguing characters ruined by a lazy author. Someone who thinks character assassination is a good running gag. I would love to see what a proper author could do with this set up.
July 25, 2026
Very good book
This is a fine fantasy harem adventure novel. It is well written and edited. I especially like Isabella. I anxiously await the author's next novel.
This is a fine fantasy harem adventure novel. It is well written and edited. I especially like Isabella. I anxiously await the author's next novel.
August 7, 2026
fun romp
Fun characters that have unique personalities and push in the right way. The combat is interesting and the politics are developing.
Fun characters that have unique personalities and push in the right way. The combat is interesting and the politics are developing.
August 17, 2026
Entertainment
Great series. Light hearted fun while having intriguing backgrounds. I hope the next book is out, my patience is sadly lacking. I'm
Great series. Light hearted fun while having intriguing backgrounds. I hope the next book is out, my patience is sadly lacking. I'm
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