Power Leveling

Level Up! #4

by Simon Archer

Real heroes power level!

Sam and his team might be the fastest heroes to get licensed in history, but that doesn't mean they can rest on their laurels. A rash of villain attacks have sparked across the world, and people are disappearing in the aftermath, and the authorities are lost. It's up to Sam to rely on his video game Aspect to follow the quest lines, gain the levels he needs, and track the waypoints until he can uncover the truth behind the assaults.

But even that can't prepare him and his team for what they discover at the final marker.

Warning: This book contains beautiful women, steamy sex, incredible super powers, city-busting laser beams, bizarre experiments, crazy power leveling, and the ability to become the strongest person the universe has ever seen. That’s right, we said universe.

Genres: Harem

346 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 20, 2020

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Reviews

[Ron · Rating 2 out of 5]

The series overall is interesting but this book was a let down. For one thing, the book has a misleading title. the main character only gains 2 levels - how is that power leveling? Not only is there no power leveling, there's also really bad use of his abilities. In this book, it seems like Sam forgets to rearrange his stats, and he doesn't use The Analyst at all. The most frustrating thing is that he takes a backseat during battles with low ranked villains when a skill like blood magic could have ended that battles with Mach Five and Pinneedle. By the way, it makes all of the heroes look bad when it takes 5 of them working together to take down each of these "low ranked" villains
I also wasn't a fan of the deus ex machina where the already overpowered character gets new skills right before a situation pops up where the skill is needed - like getting the power of flight right before he has to evacuate a bomb or getting a magic mental shield for him and all of his friends right before facing the mind controller. I understand that Sam's Aspect gives him omniscient level hints about the future but these new skills are too obvious.
The big boss was also a let-down. The guy had an island full of test subjects, so it seems like he has created an effective kidnapping system - so setting up villain attacks to distract from kidnappings just brought it to the attention of the heroes. If his targets just disappeared across the ocean, he could have remained unknown until he was set to unleash his judgment day. Instead, he was forced to move up his attack. He starts off smart and methodical, but ends up impatient and manic.
Finally, the final battle was rushed and unsatisfying. After one chapter, it all ends with stuff destroyed in a bunch of different cities and nameless, faceless people dead. I hated getting invested in the whole plan just for most of it to end up greyed out in the background once the boss battle was over. Everyone bounces back like the whole event wasn't a big deal and the council gets away with an epic mistake on their part by putting Allison in the limelight. Obviously the people in this world are mindless sheep that don't require their government to be accountable.
Oh... and I hope this is the last time we see Anders' Aspect [I'm tired of wondering why he didn't give himself a ton of Aspects - he could have at least fixed his blindness]. I also hope that this is the last time the poor Coliseum gets destroyed. At this rate, they might as well demolish it.

[Barry Pritchard · Rating 1 out of 5]

Reads like a book written by someone who hasn't read any of the other books. Sam's been completely nerfed in this one. He had the strength to rip a hovercar in half a few books back and that was when his strength was at 220 (110 times his baseline of 2). At 350 strength he should literally be the strongest human on earth but he seemed next to useless in any physical encounter.

He also has a tendency to ignore his skills when they could be useful (there's more than one battle in this book he should have been able to resolve single handed if he used quicksand but it never even crosses his mind). I'm also getting tired of him never using his hero points to buy skills. He literally has thousands of points but never once even looks at what skills he could purchase to make himself stronger.

I'm also pretty sure that at least one character in this book was killed in the last book, unless being blasted with a cannon plus having your neck broken simultaneously is no longer a mortal wound. The council also have a hell of a lot of information in this book about a character they didn't know existed in the last one.

All in all a hot mess of a book which I really struggled to finish.

[Jp]

It gets a 2 for all the errors

So many sentences that are worded poorly or just make zero sense. And others that are just flat out wrong. Like the ultimate weapon quest, this book stated that it first popped up in the last book, but that's wrong. I'm 99% certain it was in book 1. Then this book said joax was in prison. I guess they keep corpses in prison? Because he straight up died in the last book. "Two cracks boomed through the air. One was close, the sound of Joax’s neck shattering as I twisted it with all my Strength. The other, however, was the booming report of a high-powered pre-Aspect weapon. It didn’t matter, however, because Joax dropped dead, his neck shattered, and a massive exit wound showing in the back of his head." the part in parentheses is copy pasted directly from the last book. Its like the author doesn't even care about continuity. I really hope the next 3 are not this bad.

[Paul Hefka · Rating 4 out of 5]

This keeps getting better.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Sam and the ladies are off to save the world from groups of villains set on creating chaos. A new super-villain appears and changes everything. The story and characters were intriguing and engaging. I look forward to reading more about these characters and their further adventures. This book is definitely worth reading.

[Charles Daniel]

The Plot Is Growing Repetitive.

The author continues to create inventive Aspects for his heroes, villians, and supporting characters, but the plot of this book is basically the same as the last book in the series. Additionally, the fact that Sam's aspect produces a new facet of power just before he needs it is trading too far into deus ex machina territory to be sustainable for long. This is the last book of this series I will read.

[Imkmoney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Power of Hero's is for Good

Sam and his girlfriend hero's have their skills put to the test and in the end win a massive battle against a zealot.
The story is fun from cover to cover, but with noticeably less sex than any prior books and it's not missed.

I'm looking forward to see how much stronger their abilities become in the next book.

Read in 4 days

[Ray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good fun story.

More escapades and fun. More unbelievable action in bed and battle. However this book could have used a good editor or proof reader. Lots of errors. Some looked like that dumb spell check that we love and hate. Sam, the pretty boy, is maturing into a real hero. His ladies and fellow heroes are becoming a cohesive family and battle group.

[Junior · Rating 2 out of 5]

Worse and worse

The villains are just caricatures. They are laughably evil they aren't believable at all. And don't get me started on the MC. At this point in the story he basically has the physical and mental stats of a god, yet he struggles at every fight, and never uses his skills to pointed effect.

Note to self: do not continue series

[Desmond Chung · Rating 5 out of 5]

Couldn’t put it down

Yet another fantastic chapter in Sams journey. Every time a new Level Up book comes out, I internally squeal like a little school girl in excitement, and I am never disappointed. I am definitely looking forward to the next book.

[Zack Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!

Fantastic read! I absolutely loved it! I can not wait for the next one to be release! Such great characters in this book!

[Matthew Domenic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic

Level Up remains Simon Archers best series by far. He is really good at writing superhero fiction. And I loved it

[Tracy S McCoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

This series has definitely turned my opinion of super hero style books a huge 180!!! A truly entertaining adult fantasy!!!

[James Ferguson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

Your books are a great read! Keep them coming. Cant wait till he finishes that epic and to see what the next adventure holds.

[Michael Stanley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book but

It was an overall great book like the ones before it. This one however, came with ALOT of grammatical errors. I’m not sure it went through an edit or beta read. That aside, good continuation of the story and character growth.

[Scott Balliet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic

Loved it! Lots of intrigue and action. The team is really working well together. Just wish the council weren’t such douches!

[Imon Sikes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

10/10 would read again love the story my only problem is wish they went into detail about more of his aspect

[Troy Lawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the series. I wish this was a world we were headed for sort of lol.

[james e. hicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read. Keep me at the edge of my seat wanting to read more.

A good read.
Plots keep me interested in the characters.
I finished both books in a week.
A good read.

[LaziMantis Vasquez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story

I hope Sam figures how to better his power instead of waiting for to do it for him ...love this saga

[Daniel Ledbetter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read from Mr Archer

Nice plotline and a super ending. Not sure if your going to continue the storyline for Player One but I'll be watching.