Subpar entry in a very average litRPG trilogy.
The modern-angsty family theme is still here and this time drags for far too long overshadowing the essense of the book.
I was expecting for the action to expand on a more epic scale. More litRPG and less family drama.
There are some town building and dungeon elements inside. Very few artefacts and some interesting but lackluster abilities.
The first half of the book is a bit confusing as the author tries a new narrative approach by using flashbacks. Two claps for the try, though overall a bit fancy for a popcorn genre, and in this case the execution was subpar. It really didn't go well, with some transitions being really really bad (like the MC having chapter-wide spanning flashbacks during the middle of a life-or-death fight #Dave's especially).
I really didn't enjoy the lengthy and repetitive life-couple dialogue. It's nice to see the dynamic, this is what sets this book apart from the fodder litRPG, but it felt artificial and not evolving. Is either too subtle and thus out of place (as litRPG is popcorn material) or simply badly executed and thus dragging.
I most enjoyed Sara's story, and even if both the first and the second books used her as ending cliffhangers, there's not much material in between. I would have loved to find out more about that EPIC and UNIQUE class of hers, and about those crazy-interesting drawing powers, and how that plays in the grand scheme of things. What about an interaction between Sara's monster powers and the swarm?!
And the swarm, that EPIC blight feared so much by everyone (including the moon elves) is treated as a two-day side quest, receiving less attention than even clearing an abandoned mine. #FAIL
It's disappointing to see the lack of epicness.