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Azarinth Healer
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A story I've started writing now quite a while ago. Transported to another world, pretty standard fantasy setting with my amateur attempt to make it a bit dark but funny. There are Litrpg elements here but I do hope it's not too heavy and annoying. The fights should be interesting and aren't just numbers vs numbers. Contrary to the title the protagonist will be quite an offensive fighter.
Ilea Spears is your average sarcastic kick-boxing fast food worker and soon to be student. She will be transported to another world rather conventionally and will be confronted with survival in the wild. There's magic, monsters and some numbers.
Give it a shot and let me know what you think. I'm a beginner at writing and my experience is incredibly lacking. If you find yourself hating it early on, do convey your anger in a detailed comment or review :) I want to get better but without any feedback it's simply quite difficult.
Thank you for reading.
Quick update June 2019: Many complaints regarding the formatting, specifically spacing in conversations and of course the usage of the present tense in the first 36 chapters have been addressed. I'm of course learning by the day but compared to how it was before it should be an improvement at least.
Chapters usually 2.5 - 3k words
Cover art by Kevin Catalan
A story I've started writing now quite a while ago. Transported to another world, pretty standard fantasy setting with my amateur attempt to make it a bit dark but funny. There are Litrpg elements here but I do hope it's not too heavy and annoying. The fights should be interesting and aren't just numbers vs numbers. Contrary to the title the protagonist will be quite an offensive fighter.
Ilea Spears is your average sarcastic kick-boxing fast food worker and soon to be student. She will be transported to another world rather conventionally and will be confronted with survival in the wild. There's magic, monsters and some numbers.
Give it a shot and let me know what you think. I'm a beginner at writing and my experience is incredibly lacking. If you find yourself hating it early on, do convey your anger in a detailed comment or review :) I want to get better but without any feedback it's simply quite difficult.
Thank you for reading.
Quick update June 2019: Many complaints regarding the formatting, specifically spacing in conversations and of course the usage of the present tense in the first 36 chapters have been addressed. I'm of course learning by the day but compared to how it was before it should be an improvement at least.
Chapters usually 2.5 - 3k words
Cover art by Kevin Catalan
7000 pages, ebook
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August 21, 2025
Писнало ли ви е от заплетени, претенциозни фентъзита, пълни с интриги, сложни човешки взаимоотношения и връзки, тайнствени и древни загадки, мрачни пророчества и други отдавна издишали клишета на жанра?
Спомняте ли си умиление книжките за Конан, дето главният герой (демек Конан) изрива като булдозер де що има вражеска гмеж, наебава де що има секси мадама и накрая се възправя полугол, мускулест и омазан в кърви (не негови) и въздал справедливост, върху планина от черепи на злодеи и чудовища? Да, аз също си спомням.
А искало ли ви се е тия книжки да не са 200, а примерно 7000 страници, Конан да е слабичка мацка и да пребива вражеската гмеж с голи ръце, да наебава не само секси мадамите ами и някой секси пич помежду другото, и след непрестанните битки да се възправя обвита в пепел и омазана в кърви (не нейни) и въздала справедливост, върху планини от трупове на злодеи и чудовища?
Да, и на мен не ми беше хрумвало, че може да искам точно това, но се оказа че го искам и още как...
(Edit: писана в интернет, историята вече е разделена на 5 книги, които могат да се намерят в Амазон или ... другаде ;) )
Спомняте ли си умиление книжките за Конан, дето главният герой (демек Конан) изрива като булдозер де що има вражеска гмеж, наебава де що има секси мадама и накрая се възправя полугол, мускулест и омазан в кърви (не негови) и въздал справедливост, върху планина от черепи на злодеи и чудовища? Да, аз също си спомням.
А искало ли ви се е тия книжки да не са 200, а примерно 7000 страници, Конан да е слабичка мацка и да пребива вражеската гмеж с голи ръце, да наебава не само секси мадамите ами и някой секси пич помежду другото, и след непрестанните битки да се възправя обвита в пепел и омазана в кърви (не нейни) и въздала справедливост, върху планини от трупове на злодеи и чудовища?
Да, и на мен не ми беше хрумвало, че може да искам точно това, но се оказа че го искам и още как...
(Edit: писана в интернет, историята вече е разделена на 5 книги, които могат да се намерят в Амазон или ... другаде ;) )
February 2, 2023
An extremely long LitRPG that endeared itself to me more and more over time. Wandering, rough, and at times rambling, but with a constant charm that elevated it from decent to very good. Of the hundreds of Fantasy novels I've read, this is one of the few I enjoyed enough to reread.
The first couple chapters are (still) full of errors, and the pace takes a while to pick up. However, when it really gets going, it is top tier.
"Azarinth Healer" is good when it is light, funny, characterful, power fantasy action-heavy nonsense. It is great when it presents clever fights and puzzles with system-based solutions, and when it features fun slice-of-life moments. The worldbuilding is also good, broad and varied without worrying too much about being technical or systematic.
I didn't care for the darker character moments or political intrigue that the author touched on, mostly because frankly it clearly isn't his strong suit. However, I can see how those elements allowed for other, better things to emerge.
The main character begins slightly overpowered for the situations she falls into, and honestly only grows from there. I still enjoyed it all the way to the end, though! I'd be perfectly happy to read stories of other characters in this world, and I'm confident that the author will write plenty that is to my tastes in the future.
The first couple chapters are (still) full of errors, and the pace takes a while to pick up. However, when it really gets going, it is top tier.
"Azarinth Healer" is good when it is light, funny, characterful, power fantasy action-heavy nonsense. It is great when it presents clever fights and puzzles with system-based solutions, and when it features fun slice-of-life moments. The worldbuilding is also good, broad and varied without worrying too much about being technical or systematic.
I didn't care for the darker character moments or political intrigue that the author touched on, mostly because frankly it clearly isn't his strong suit. However, I can see how those elements allowed for other, better things to emerge.
The main character begins slightly overpowered for the situations she falls into, and honestly only grows from there. I still enjoyed it all the way to the end, though! I'd be perfectly happy to read stories of other characters in this world, and I'm confident that the author will write plenty that is to my tastes in the future.
December 15, 2020
I loved this.
It was a premise I wanted: a Healer who can fight and level.
This is 1.5 million words at time of this review.
You can see the writer's own skill profession through the story, it gets better and better. So when you start it, it may not seem as fluent or professional as many other stories, but I promise, it grows in leaps and bounds.
I got quite attached to Ilea as she grew in power. It is hard to do a decent over powered character story, very hard, but this one works very well.
Due to it being a Web novel, like many of them the plot isn't a standard style, rather it's more like a string of pearls, all connected. Slices of life, battles, monster hunting, levelling and grinding all feature.
Its an enjoyable litrpg marathon that got me through several weeks of a bad time health wise and I highly rate it.
Thank you for reading.
It was a premise I wanted: a Healer who can fight and level.
This is 1.5 million words at time of this review.
You can see the writer's own skill profession through the story, it gets better and better. So when you start it, it may not seem as fluent or professional as many other stories, but I promise, it grows in leaps and bounds.
I got quite attached to Ilea as she grew in power. It is hard to do a decent over powered character story, very hard, but this one works very well.
Due to it being a Web novel, like many of them the plot isn't a standard style, rather it's more like a string of pearls, all connected. Slices of life, battles, monster hunting, levelling and grinding all feature.
Its an enjoyable litrpg marathon that got me through several weeks of a bad time health wise and I highly rate it.
Thank you for reading.
December 21, 2019
I adore this series. It's just battle junkie slice of life with the attitude and class selection I would hope to pick myself.
I used to associate Slice of Life with urban setting stories, which I always found dreadfully boring. It took reading Azaranth Healer to realize that while world ending scenarios are fine every once in a while, all I really want out of my fantasy novels at the end of the day is to follow a cool and relatable protagonist around a sweet fantasy world exploring and adventuring. So Slice of Life in a Fantasy World is just what the doctor, or Healer in this case, ordered.
Blissful. I hope this goes to print one day. I will buy it.
I used to associate Slice of Life with urban setting stories, which I always found dreadfully boring. It took reading Azaranth Healer to realize that while world ending scenarios are fine every once in a while, all I really want out of my fantasy novels at the end of the day is to follow a cool and relatable protagonist around a sweet fantasy world exploring and adventuring. So Slice of Life in a Fantasy World is just what the doctor, or Healer in this case, ordered.
Blissful. I hope this goes to print one day. I will buy it.
April 22, 2021
There’s a lot to like. And I do mean *A LOT*. Over 650 chapters when I started reading.
Female MC. Starts from nothing, but gets better quickly. Very focused on progressing and developing. Battle Healer, so she can take the hits and just heal.
You can see growth in the writing, but there are also quite a few typos and mistakes.
I read pretty fast, about a novel a day. This took me most of a week. And it’s still GROWING!!
Female MC. Starts from nothing, but gets better quickly. Very focused on progressing and developing. Battle Healer, so she can take the hits and just heal.
You can see growth in the writing, but there are also quite a few typos and mistakes.
I read pretty fast, about a novel a day. This took me most of a week. And it’s still GROWING!!
December 4, 2022
534 chapters of pure awesomeness! Never got old.
January 25, 2022
I tried this web serial again based upon numerous comments suggesting I give it another chance. I made it to chapter 130 this time instead of 6.The beginning was rewritten, and it flowed much better than I remember it before, as it was quite painful the first time. There were still plenty of errors, but I could get past them this time.
The book is very enjoyable until the MC gets to level 200. After this, it is no longer a solo adventure. The author spends a lot of time away from any advancement to introduce her new team mates. That is fine, but then we start getting new person after new person introduced and zero progression. After reading 30 chapters where not too much happens, I decided to give up.
The book is very enjoyable until the MC gets to level 200. After this, it is no longer a solo adventure. The author spends a lot of time away from any advancement to introduce her new team mates. That is fine, but then we start getting new person after new person introduced and zero progression. After reading 30 chapters where not too much happens, I decided to give up.
December 22, 2021
I stuck with the adventures of Mary Sue Ilea for a while because reviews indicated it would get better but the promised payoff never came. The characters are astonishingly weak, only really existing to tell Ilea how awesome she is after she has punched something big. Ilea is a one-dimensional battle junkie and doesn't face any sort of real hardship in the story.
October 31, 2021
The current benchmark for litRPG isekai novels.
August 31, 2021
This is web serial and suffers from the poor editing one would expect as a result. But the story, the magic system, and the world building are brilliant. This should be a 10 book series published on Amazon, honestly. One of my favorite reads in a long long time. It’s hella long, but I’m very grateful for that. Took 5 days to read, and I enjoyed every moment.
March 14, 2021
Enjoyable read.
October 4, 2021
An intriguing mix of Isekai and LitRPG which quickly hooked me. In the beginning it was a fun ride, but I abandoned it after 350 chapters (there are 740 as of now) because it became a drag.
Ilea's progression demonstrates a lot of creativity, and the world-building is solid. There are many interesting characters and skills. The potential is there, but ultimately some things spoiled the fun for me:
The writing is sloppy. Azarinth Healer is the author's first work, and it really shows. It gets better over time, but there are still typos and sometimes it is not clear who is speaking. This made reading less enjoyable for me than it could have been with more careful editing.
The story seems to go nowhere. There are few long story arcs which are interspersed with lots of grinding and slice-of-life scenes, so there is not much of a constant story besides Ilea's power growth. And soon enough she is close to invincible.
Ilea herself stays bland, her motivations unclear except for her thirst for thrill and power. The other main characters, except maybe Trian, appeared to me as purely supporting roles which never challenged Ilea and always helped her out so she could focus on leveling.
I believe the author has fun writing, and that jumped over to me as well. There are cool scenes and characters, and there is frustratingly big potential. Maybe LitRPG is not really my thing, the leveling and grinding and upgrading became boring. I actually skipped forward to chapter 700: more levels, more characters, one story arc that completed after 400 chapters or so. That convinced me to eventually put the book aside.
Ilea's progression demonstrates a lot of creativity, and the world-building is solid. There are many interesting characters and skills. The potential is there, but ultimately some things spoiled the fun for me:
The writing is sloppy. Azarinth Healer is the author's first work, and it really shows. It gets better over time, but there are still typos and sometimes it is not clear who is speaking. This made reading less enjoyable for me than it could have been with more careful editing.
The story seems to go nowhere. There are few long story arcs which are interspersed with lots of grinding and slice-of-life scenes, so there is not much of a constant story besides Ilea's power growth. And soon enough she is close to invincible.
Ilea herself stays bland, her motivations unclear except for her thirst for thrill and power. The other main characters, except maybe Trian, appeared to me as purely supporting roles which never challenged Ilea and always helped her out so she could focus on leveling.
I believe the author has fun writing, and that jumped over to me as well. There are cool scenes and characters, and there is frustratingly big potential. Maybe LitRPG is not really my thing, the leveling and grinding and upgrading became boring. I actually skipped forward to chapter 700: more levels, more characters, one story arc that completed after 400 chapters or so. That convinced me to eventually put the book aside.
March 23, 2023
This is my first book by this author.
Ilea Spears likes fighting, but not much else about Earth. Fortunately for her, she's not on it much longer as she is portaled to another world where she has to fight to grow in power and abilities.
The world she shows up on is slightly different from a classical fantasy world. Elves are not the nice guys here, and we don't meet any dwarves (although we do see what they left behind long ago). Humans are doing okay but not exactly thriving as they are always under threat from animals such as packs of dire wolves, wyverns, dragons, and much, much more.
My only complaint, and it's a minor one, is that Ilea makes a random choice early one that turns out to be exactly what she needed. The editing is fine for such a long book (not quite Wandering Inn long, but close) and the stats are consistent but do grow in size. They start out taking up a half page at most, and by the end we're wading through four pages of stats, abilities, skills, and much more.
I could see people complaining that Ilea is overpowered, but I don't think that's the case. We see all the fights she's in, and she earns every single upgrade as her flesh is torn and blood is spilled. Again, this is a fairly bloody book so the squeamish should be aware of what they're getting into.
Overall, I really enjoyed this. It does have some slow spots, and the dungeons takes up quite a large portion of the book, but other than that I enjoyed it. It's the kind of book where I read until something prompts me to check the clock, and I find out it's after midnight.
Recommended and I will read book two. 5/5*
Ilea Spears likes fighting, but not much else about Earth. Fortunately for her, she's not on it much longer as she is portaled to another world where she has to fight to grow in power and abilities.
The world she shows up on is slightly different from a classical fantasy world. Elves are not the nice guys here, and we don't meet any dwarves (although we do see what they left behind long ago). Humans are doing okay but not exactly thriving as they are always under threat from animals such as packs of dire wolves, wyverns, dragons, and much, much more.
My only complaint, and it's a minor one, is that Ilea makes a random choice early one that turns out to be exactly what she needed. The editing is fine for such a long book (not quite Wandering Inn long, but close) and the stats are consistent but do grow in size. They start out taking up a half page at most, and by the end we're wading through four pages of stats, abilities, skills, and much more.
I could see people complaining that Ilea is overpowered, but I don't think that's the case. We see all the fights she's in, and she earns every single upgrade as her flesh is torn and blood is spilled. Again, this is a fairly bloody book so the squeamish should be aware of what they're getting into.
Overall, I really enjoyed this. It does have some slow spots, and the dungeons takes up quite a large portion of the book, but other than that I enjoyed it. It's the kind of book where I read until something prompts me to check the clock, and I find out it's after midnight.
Recommended and I will read book two. 5/5*
December 4, 2020
3.5 Stars. Review as of chapter 608.
This was a pleasant surprise. It's an emotionally light litrpg with all the usual fixins. If you're looking to follow a MC as they slowly grow in power and befriend all sorts of different people and species as they go, you're in the right place.
That being said, as these stories tend to do after enough time, Azarinth Healer does start to feel a little same-y. By the end, I'd find myself reading solely for one of the ongoing plots and waiting patiently (usually another 5-10 chapters) to get a few chapters advancing it again.
My biggest issue with this story however was the writing. Holy cow I don't think I've ever read this much of a work so terribly riddled with errors. There was at least one pluralization error per page:
Misspelled or incorrect words repeatedly (every "wary" was written as "vary" for some reason. Every "piqued" was "peaked," every "wont" was "want," etc...). The tenses were all over the place (even after author notes saying that they'd been edited out). And it seemed the author couldn't find the apostrophe key half the time.
I understand that this is a serial novel, so the author is going to prioritize their time on prolific content over proofreading--that's what'll get their name and story out there. But this was so bad I was pulled out of the story constantly.
While the story is fun and pretty good, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who cares even a little about grammar and readability.
This was a pleasant surprise. It's an emotionally light litrpg with all the usual fixins. If you're looking to follow a MC as they slowly grow in power and befriend all sorts of different people and species as they go, you're in the right place.
That being said, as these stories tend to do after enough time, Azarinth Healer does start to feel a little same-y. By the end, I'd find myself reading solely for one of the ongoing plots and waiting patiently (usually another 5-10 chapters) to get a few chapters advancing it again.
My biggest issue with this story however was the writing. Holy cow I don't think I've ever read this much of a work so terribly riddled with errors. There was at least one pluralization error per page:
Their movement and offensive potential was(sic) downright laughable, especially compared to her.
Misspelled or incorrect words repeatedly (every "wary" was written as "vary" for some reason. Every "piqued" was "peaked," every "wont" was "want," etc...). The tenses were all over the place (even after author notes saying that they'd been edited out). And it seemed the author couldn't find the apostrophe key half the time.
I understand that this is a serial novel, so the author is going to prioritize their time on prolific content over proofreading--that's what'll get their name and story out there. But this was so bad I was pulled out of the story constantly.
While the story is fun and pretty good, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who cares even a little about grammar and readability.
February 22, 2023
Wow. Holy shit, what a ride. After 929 chapters of pure awesomeness, I'm finally back up for air. This book was a nonstop page turner that kept me entertained and thoroughly invested. The main character, Ilea, was OP but oh so flawed in the best way possible. The world building was top notch, the slice of life story was relatable and the action/adventure was A+
Well done, Rhaegar. Well done.
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This web serial is completed, so you can check out the entire thing on Royal Road (all 929 chapters). If you want to read it on your kindle device, download Web2ePub for Chrome and use Calibre to covert it to kindle format (AZW3 works really well). Don't forget to support the author on Patreon.
Well done, Rhaegar. Well done.
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This web serial is completed, so you can check out the entire thing on Royal Road (all 929 chapters). If you want to read it on your kindle device, download Web2ePub for Chrome and use Calibre to covert it to kindle format (AZW3 works really well). Don't forget to support the author on Patreon.
February 11, 2023
I gave up after a couple dozen chapters because I can only tolerate so much of "And then she punched an even bigger dragon in the face (which would be suicidal for anyone else, but remember, she's a badass who lucked into an OP class), and the dragon died, and she gained a few more levels." There wasn't much more than that going on. Does it get better? Possible, but frankly, I don't care. I have no interest in suffering through more of this because maybe it'll be worth reading after a few hundred chapters.
December 18, 2020
Azarinth Healer is truly a strange story, if you look at it objectively, it has dozens of problems, plot-holes, weak dialogues, uninspired and cliche worldbuilding, very bad grammar...
And yet it's one of the most enjoyable reading I've ever had. The power progression of the character, creative rpg system and most importantly exploration of the world is so good, that it makes up for all its problems.
Just don't expect anything deep out of it, it's a casual read, and should be consumed as that.
And yet it's one of the most enjoyable reading I've ever had. The power progression of the character, creative rpg system and most importantly exploration of the world is so good, that it makes up for all its problems.
Just don't expect anything deep out of it, it's a casual read, and should be consumed as that.
March 21, 2021
Great worldbuilding that suffers from poor characterisation. Probably the only appealing character i can think of atm is the Old King and he doesn't turn up for hundreds of chapters. Maybe the story should've been about him idk.
Oh also the system doesn't really make sense. It's just there, and very deus ex machina like, with ridiculously arbitrary requirements the main character just happens to meet. Pretty sure it's an actual joke.
Oh also the system doesn't really make sense. It's just there, and very deus ex machina like, with ridiculously arbitrary requirements the main character just happens to meet. Pretty sure it's an actual joke.
July 23, 2020
Lots of fun
November 1, 2020
Reading on patreon. Chapter 590 currently.
April 22, 2021
Awesome. READ IT!!!!
April 26, 2024
'Just another drake'
"Azarinth Healer" is a standout story that has captured the hearts of readers on royalroad.com as it topped the "most polular" segment most of the times. After diving into the world Rhaegar has created, it's not hard to see why. The story of Ilea Spears, who finds herself transported from a dead-end job on Earth to a world teeming with magic and monsters, is one that resonates with anyone looking for that spark of adventure in their lives.
From the get-go, Ilea is a character you can't help but root for. Her no-nonsense attitude and penchant for punching her way through problems make her a refreshing protagonist in a genre that often relies on more traditional forms of magic and combat.
The story starts with a bang and doesn't let up, leading readers from one high-stakes situation to the next with a pace that keeps you clicking 'next chapter' until you reach the latest chapter (and suffer till the next chapter is released).
The world-building in "Azarinth Healer" is rich . Rhaegar doesn't just create a setting; he creates an ecosystem where every monster, character, and magical ability feels like part of a larger, living world. The progression system is one of the most satisfying I've encountered, with Ilea's growth as a healer and warrior feeling earned and believable.
What sets "Azarinth Healer" apart is its focus on character development and the journey rather than the destination. The story doesn't hinge on a singular world-ending threat or prophecy but instead thrives on Ilea's personal growth and her interactions with the world around her. It's a story about discovery, both of self and of the unknown.
The side characters are just as compelling, each with their own motivations and backstories that fit into the main narrative quite nicely. The dialogue is genuine, and the humor, often dark, provides a perfect counterbalance to the more intense moments of the story.
In conclusion, "Azarinth Healer" is a must-read for fans of LitRPG and progression fantasy. It's a story that proves you don't need an elaborate plot to make a world worth visiting; sometimes, all you need is a well-written character with fists ready to take on whatever comes next. Rhaegar has crafted a narrative that's both grounded and fantastical, and Ilea Spears is a protagonist that will be remembered for years to come for her craziness for battles
"Azarinth Healer" is a standout story that has captured the hearts of readers on royalroad.com as it topped the "most polular" segment most of the times. After diving into the world Rhaegar has created, it's not hard to see why. The story of Ilea Spears, who finds herself transported from a dead-end job on Earth to a world teeming with magic and monsters, is one that resonates with anyone looking for that spark of adventure in their lives.
From the get-go, Ilea is a character you can't help but root for. Her no-nonsense attitude and penchant for punching her way through problems make her a refreshing protagonist in a genre that often relies on more traditional forms of magic and combat.
The story starts with a bang and doesn't let up, leading readers from one high-stakes situation to the next with a pace that keeps you clicking 'next chapter' until you reach the latest chapter (and suffer till the next chapter is released).
The world-building in "Azarinth Healer" is rich . Rhaegar doesn't just create a setting; he creates an ecosystem where every monster, character, and magical ability feels like part of a larger, living world. The progression system is one of the most satisfying I've encountered, with Ilea's growth as a healer and warrior feeling earned and believable.
What sets "Azarinth Healer" apart is its focus on character development and the journey rather than the destination. The story doesn't hinge on a singular world-ending threat or prophecy but instead thrives on Ilea's personal growth and her interactions with the world around her. It's a story about discovery, both of self and of the unknown.
The side characters are just as compelling, each with their own motivations and backstories that fit into the main narrative quite nicely. The dialogue is genuine, and the humor, often dark, provides a perfect counterbalance to the more intense moments of the story.
In conclusion, "Azarinth Healer" is a must-read for fans of LitRPG and progression fantasy. It's a story that proves you don't need an elaborate plot to make a world worth visiting; sometimes, all you need is a well-written character with fists ready to take on whatever comes next. Rhaegar has crafted a narrative that's both grounded and fantastical, and Ilea Spears is a protagonist that will be remembered for years to come for her craziness for battles
October 10, 2021
I've read to about chapter 350 out of a current 750 which is the equivalent of reading several mid-length novels.
The characters are fun, the action is exciting, and it's overall enjoyable up to about chapter 310 at which point the plot seems to dry up for about 60 chapters which I peaked ahead to confirm.
The author is not an experienced writer and the writing at the beginning not good despite apparently being rewritten many times. After around chapter 50, it starts to read a bit smoother and by about chapter 250, the writing is at least mechanically sound and it's cool to see how the author improves throughout.
That said, the text is persistently sloppy and unedited. The author often seems like they are foreshadowing some development but the ideas are either completely ignored or don't affect the story at all.
Another reviewer said the pacing is well done and the author knows when to skip around, but I think way too much detail goes into how the main character invests her money, the construction of her house, and low stakes side plots where the main character uses her unimaginable power to do trivial things.
With only a few exceptions, any character that interacts significantly with Ilea loses their personality before long. Sometimes this feels like personal growth but eventually it's a little tiresome that everyone goes "wow you're scary powerful but at least you're down to earth, I'll just follow your every whim."
The parts where the main character is actually challenged and has to spend some time working towards a solution are actually enjoyable and I bet the author could do that on fresh ground instead of appending to 350 chapters without a strong plot.
--- Now through chapter 732 ---
The writing continues to improve throughout the book, finding ways to tie up old loose ends and improving the quality of dialog and narration. My remaining complaint is that there's very little tension built up throughout the story: almost every challenge is bested within a few chapters with little threat of consequences, little directed preparation, and even the characters are bored by the level of challenge.
The characters are fun, the action is exciting, and it's overall enjoyable up to about chapter 310 at which point the plot seems to dry up for about 60 chapters which I peaked ahead to confirm.
The author is not an experienced writer and the writing at the beginning not good despite apparently being rewritten many times. After around chapter 50, it starts to read a bit smoother and by about chapter 250, the writing is at least mechanically sound and it's cool to see how the author improves throughout.
That said, the text is persistently sloppy and unedited. The author often seems like they are foreshadowing some development but the ideas are either completely ignored or don't affect the story at all.
Another reviewer said the pacing is well done and the author knows when to skip around, but I think way too much detail goes into how the main character invests her money, the construction of her house, and low stakes side plots where the main character uses her unimaginable power to do trivial things.
With only a few exceptions, any character that interacts significantly with Ilea loses their personality before long. Sometimes this feels like personal growth but eventually it's a little tiresome that everyone goes "wow you're scary powerful but at least you're down to earth, I'll just follow your every whim."
The parts where the main character is actually challenged and has to spend some time working towards a solution are actually enjoyable and I bet the author could do that on fresh ground instead of appending to 350 chapters without a strong plot.
--- Now through chapter 732 ---
The writing continues to improve throughout the book, finding ways to tie up old loose ends and improving the quality of dialog and narration. My remaining complaint is that there's very little tension built up throughout the story: almost every challenge is bested within a few chapters with little threat of consequences, little directed preparation, and even the characters are bored by the level of challenge.
December 12, 2022
I just finished listening to the new audiobook on from Audible. I'll start off by saying that the book was good, though not as great as I had expected.
Cons:
- The amount of laughing / chuckling were very annoying to me. It seemed forced and absurdly frequent for how serious the scenarios often were. About 8 out of every 10 sources of dialogue included some sort of laughing or cringy "badass" chuckling.
- Character never ran into anything challenging. The character development seemed nonexistent and her relationships with others in the book all seemed surface level at best.
- The audio book could have cut out a significant amount of "DING: Level..." text. Each chapter had more than a minute of this sort of dialogue, which rather than being impactful or informative, I found myself skipping it towards the last 3 hours of the book.
Pros:
- This story had a really unique class system. Though the MC didn't struggle with any sort of roadblocks or put very serious thought into points, it was great to see the progress she makes in a single book. In other series, this amount of development might take 2-3 books.
- I enjoy the approach of the main character having a healing class. Which was the whole reason I wanted to pick up this story.
Over all, the book was good. I would recommend someone else to read it, though I'd recommend several other titles in the litRPG / progression fantasy genres before this one.
Cons:
- The amount of laughing / chuckling were very annoying to me. It seemed forced and absurdly frequent for how serious the scenarios often were. About 8 out of every 10 sources of dialogue included some sort of laughing or cringy "badass" chuckling.
- Character never ran into anything challenging. The character development seemed nonexistent and her relationships with others in the book all seemed surface level at best.
- The audio book could have cut out a significant amount of "DING: Level..." text. Each chapter had more than a minute of this sort of dialogue, which rather than being impactful or informative, I found myself skipping it towards the last 3 hours of the book.
Pros:
- This story had a really unique class system. Though the MC didn't struggle with any sort of roadblocks or put very serious thought into points, it was great to see the progress she makes in a single book. In other series, this amount of development might take 2-3 books.
- I enjoy the approach of the main character having a healing class. Which was the whole reason I wanted to pick up this story.
Over all, the book was good. I would recommend someone else to read it, though I'd recommend several other titles in the litRPG / progression fantasy genres before this one.
September 17, 2024
Pretty good, but has some serious stupidity from the author. Multiple times throughout the first book the author writes something like, "She loved punching things, so she put all her points into intelligence" or "She needed to hit harder, so she dumped all of her points in wisdom and intelligence". Or other such brain-dead stuff. It doesn't make any logical sense and is obviously just because the author is afraid of the stigma that comes with strength-based characters, you that they are dumb, stupid barbarians. However, it ends up seeming even more stupid and illogical this way. Also, I was really hoping she was going to become a more significant powerhouse as the books went on, but it seems like in the following books she just kind of stagnates, never really becoming anything more than a mid level party member and any perceived difference or advantage she had quickly dissolves as she ends up with people who far outclass her and realizes that her rare class is really nothing special in the top ranks. I was kind of hoping she would have a bit more ambition, that there would be more conflict, wars, conquering kingdoms, accruing a base of power, titles, nobility, assets, properties, etc. like the MC of System Universe does. Instead, she just becomes a mercenary for some probably evil conglomerate and runs around doing dirty work with a team of unlikeable assholes. I think I dropped it part-way through the second book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 18, 2022
A second read for me, I read the chapters contained in this book on Royal Road back in the day (plus quite a few more besides). And over the past four days I've listened to the audio book. Pretty much constantly. And I have to say, it's just plain amazing. Azarnth Healer has, I think, already cemented itself as one of the great (and ongoing) LitRPG / web novels. It's an epic. There's over an entire DAY's worth of audio here to listen to (you'll want to turn up the read speed). Even if you've never read LitRPG before, I think this is not a bad place to start. Give it a go!
April 13, 2023
WebNovel on RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/169...
Girl portals to a fantasy world where classes and leveling is a thing. She discovers an old temple and gets a long lost class of a battle healer.
Awesome journey - a real long story worth to follow. The first 100 chapter are lighter in tone than the next as the author establishs a deeper backstory.
The game system is interesting with every class having very different skills. Part of the story read like a wuxia story when she works on her resistances.
Overall good story - worth to be read.
Girl portals to a fantasy world where classes and leveling is a thing. She discovers an old temple and gets a long lost class of a battle healer.
Awesome journey - a real long story worth to follow. The first 100 chapter are lighter in tone than the next as the author establishs a deeper backstory.
The game system is interesting with every class having very different skills. Part of the story read like a wuxia story when she works on her resistances.
Overall good story - worth to be read.
February 3, 2023
I did not actually read this book 10 times, but it being a webnovel there's only been one official published book, so for the sake of my reading challenge I'm accounting for the other 2.5m words as 10 books going off of the only released book being 250k.
On the novel itself, it's a decent, above average LitRPG and had its moments, but also moments 5o chapters long where I'm like ugh get on with it.
On the novel itself, it's a decent, above average LitRPG and had its moments, but also moments 5o chapters long where I'm like ugh get on with it.
January 3, 2024
A really fun, if sometimes unpolished lit-rpg. I started reading the royal road text after finishing book 3 and thought it had a pretty good transition. A few terms are changed and I think Elise is a character not present in the books, but otherwise, is pretty seamless. I do think the narrative would benefit from forming narrative arcs provided by publishing books, so I am excited for a re-read as the books publish.
June 20, 2022
Caught up to the latest chapter on RoyalRoad. Goes from being extremely amateurish writing to being decently competent. The MC's personality goes a long way in carrying the series. Plus the the setting goes form painfully generic to being fairly novel and well thought out. Will be sad when it ends, godspeed Ilea.
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