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The Primal Hunter #4
The Primal Hunter 4
Now in D-grade, Jake prepares to face even stronger foes: poo-flinging monkeys, even bigger mushrooms, and the most dreaded of all: politics…
The first World Congress approaches, allowing all the forces on Earth to finally meet, reuniting friends and enemies alike. Of course, to Jake, this World Congress is just a good way to finally catch up with old friends as he lets others deal with all the annoying politics, trying to not get involved.
Unless he wants something, that is.
The World Congress reveals more opportunities in the future for Jake and the other denizens of Earth to take part in, making them all begin their own preparations. To make sure Jake is up to the challenge, he must find stronger prey to get those sweet, sweet levels under his belt. Luckily for him, the death of a hated mushroom revealed a prime hunting ground: A Dungeon.
The first World Congress approaches, allowing all the forces on Earth to finally meet, reuniting friends and enemies alike. Of course, to Jake, this World Congress is just a good way to finally catch up with old friends as he lets others deal with all the annoying politics, trying to not get involved.
Unless he wants something, that is.
The World Congress reveals more opportunities in the future for Jake and the other denizens of Earth to take part in, making them all begin their own preparations. To make sure Jake is up to the challenge, he must find stronger prey to get those sweet, sweet levels under his belt. Luckily for him, the death of a hated mushroom revealed a prime hunting ground: A Dungeon.
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First published December 6, 2022
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December 8, 2022
This is a bit bland.
With the World Congress about to happen, I expected more politics and character interaction. Instead, this was just more of the same. Nothing bad about it, but also nothing even remotely new. It is a fine installment, clearly a set up for the next book, but lacks anything enthralling the reader.
With the World Congress about to happen, I expected more politics and character interaction. Instead, this was just more of the same. Nothing bad about it, but also nothing even remotely new. It is a fine installment, clearly a set up for the next book, but lacks anything enthralling the reader.
November 16, 2025
Przeczytałem ciągiem kilka części i zlewają się w jedno, więc dam update tylko tutaj.
Wciąga jak cholera.
Wciąga jak cholera.
August 22, 2025
This was a pretty slow-paced story so I'm surprised I enjoyed it so much... particularly as Jake now seems so overpowered as to run no risks. There's a subtle sense of something building. What it's building toward I can't say, but I want to find out.
September 3, 2025
Joprojām interesanta, ir jau smadzeņu košļene, bet reizēm nekas cits nav vajādzīgs. Izcila litRPG sērija.
December 8, 2022
more of the good stuff
Someone else commented on how this seems like a filler book. I disagree.
This story was written in serial format. Therefore, it does not correctly fit in a novel format. It is true that there is no singular event acting as a corner stone in this part of the narrative. But there are several smaller events that are important to the MC’s progression. It is a function of having such a large story.
Next time, the loot! And, the fight against the Sword Saint!!
Someone else commented on how this seems like a filler book. I disagree.
This story was written in serial format. Therefore, it does not correctly fit in a novel format. It is true that there is no singular event acting as a corner stone in this part of the narrative. But there are several smaller events that are important to the MC’s progression. It is a function of having such a large story.
Next time, the loot! And, the fight against the Sword Saint!!
May 23, 2023
a bit preachy and slow
Slow story progression. MC is starting to develop god complex. Not in literal sense. Author is milking it. Concept is still good. Just slow
Slow story progression. MC is starting to develop god complex. Not in literal sense. Author is milking it. Concept is still good. Just slow
December 8, 2022
Another Epic book in my absolute favorite LITRPG series
Be ready people because there are going to be monkey business going on in this book. The fights are amazing as always and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Jake is forced to grow more as a person in this book and I really love it.
The Viper is doing his awesome shenanigan's as usual, his and Jakes relationship is steadily deepening as they really are like BFF's that loves messing with one another.
There is a lot going on in this book a lot more politics. But unlike politics in most books like this I felt that it was more relaxed and way more interesting.
It is interesting to see how Haven is developing really nice that we get a closer look at things.
Idk if this should be put as a spoiler or not?! Since anyone that is reading the series would know this, but I'll tag it just incase.
Here comes the real spoiler that only people that have read or don't care should read.
Be ready people because there are going to be monkey business going on in this book. The fights are amazing as always and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Jake is forced to grow more as a person in this book and I really love it.
The Viper is doing his awesome shenanigan's as usual, his and Jakes relationship is steadily deepening as they really are like BFF's that loves messing with one another.
There is a lot going on in this book a lot more politics. But unlike politics in most books like this I felt that it was more relaxed and way more interesting.
It is interesting to see how Haven is developing really nice that we get a closer look at things.
Idk if this should be put as a spoiler or not?! Since anyone that is reading the series would know this, but I'll tag it just incase.
Here comes the real spoiler that only people that have read or don't care should read.
May 8, 2023
I need the next book released now 🤣 I hate it when I’m so into the book that I don’t realize I’ve come to the end and I’m especially invested in what’s happening at that moment and the book is over. Not saying that this is a short book by any means, it’s just one of my favorite series and I can get lost in it. There are definitely times throughout the book that I feel go on a bit longer than needed, but it is still well worth the listen, as the characters are interesting and well thought out, while having their own small arcs, they all connect back in the main one, and keep you enthralled in the story.
December 12, 2022
Now we're in book four following up what I thought was an excellent book three.
The first half of the book is a mishmash of activities that simply aren't worth repeating. I kept waiting for the book to grab me, but it didn't. Not until Jake takes a stab at the dungeon in his city of Haven. Only then did I feel like things were back on track.
After the lackluster first half, things do pick up. We have the dungeon, followed by the first human get together of city leaders. After that things continue to improve as Jake does what Jakes does best. Kill things.
I wanted to like this book, but I couldn't which is unfortunate. It's not a terrible book and the second half redeems the first half quite nicely. Jake is as hard to read in public settings as he's always been, enigmatic and hard to approach.
Anyway, I still have high hopes for book five coming out next year. I've given up on Defiance of the Fall and He Who Fights Monsters for the same reasons I disliked the first half of this book: a bunch of nonsense that doesn't go anywhere.
4/5*
The first half of the book is a mishmash of activities that simply aren't worth repeating. I kept waiting for the book to grab me, but it didn't. Not until Jake takes a stab at the dungeon in his city of Haven. Only then did I feel like things were back on track.
After the lackluster first half, things do pick up. We have the dungeon, followed by the first human get together of city leaders. After that things continue to improve as Jake does what Jakes does best. Kill things.
I wanted to like this book, but I couldn't which is unfortunate. It's not a terrible book and the second half redeems the first half quite nicely. Jake is as hard to read in public settings as he's always been, enigmatic and hard to approach.
Anyway, I still have high hopes for book five coming out next year. I've given up on Defiance of the Fall and He Who Fights Monsters for the same reasons I disliked the first half of this book: a bunch of nonsense that doesn't go anywhere.
4/5*
March 20, 2023
Book four
So after four books I have come to the conclusion that the MC is not a hunter, he is just a killer.
The author says that most of the bodies are ruined from the poison. This is just lazy writing and an excuse.
Having magic and control over poison should mean that the MC can extract the poison from the bodies.
However he doesn't even do anything with the bodies that he killed with his gaze. He is wasteful of what he kills and this is in no way how a true hunter is.
Skipped pages of alchemy again. The author goes into such depth that it gets boring for me.
5/10 The MC is more of a powerful alchemists then he is a hunter.
So after four books I have come to the conclusion that the MC is not a hunter, he is just a killer.
The author says that most of the bodies are ruined from the poison. This is just lazy writing and an excuse.
Having magic and control over poison should mean that the MC can extract the poison from the bodies.
However he doesn't even do anything with the bodies that he killed with his gaze. He is wasteful of what he kills and this is in no way how a true hunter is.
Skipped pages of alchemy again. The author goes into such depth that it gets boring for me.
5/10 The MC is more of a powerful alchemists then he is a hunter.
May 23, 2024
I'm enjoying the city politics and all the characters besides Jake a lot. Honestly, Jake's hunts I more or less speed read them because he's just hunting for the stats, and that's not that interesting to me. Fighting for fighting's sake.
I am looking forward to his fight with the Sword Saint in the next book though!
I am looking forward to his fight with the Sword Saint in the next book though!
January 31, 2025
4/5 - I like how the story is progressing. The weirdest world is being built up and seeing how the politics of the world are developing is really interesting. The introduction of other characters and their background/experiences is fun
December 13, 2022
I really like this series. The main character is also pretty badass.
February 6, 2024
I will continue to read the series, but might take a break. Author gets into chapters long descriptions of beating one boss monster. Definitely too long-winded for me in these parts.
February 10, 2025
Another solid entry. Looking forward to the next book!
May 7, 2025
me gusta mucho y lo recomendaré siempre pero me empiezo a sentir saciado. Quizás se este acabando mi etapa de LitRPG
May 21, 2025
Fun, fun, fun.
I truly enjoy these books, literary masterpiece no, it’s not making me think new things, or have profound thoughts. They’re just a lot of fun to read, leveling and battles. His sarcasm and catty way of speaking to people just makes me happy and I can’t wait to read the next one!
I truly enjoy these books, literary masterpiece no, it’s not making me think new things, or have profound thoughts. They’re just a lot of fun to read, leveling and battles. His sarcasm and catty way of speaking to people just makes me happy and I can’t wait to read the next one!
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December 17, 2022This book is all about the grind. There's nothing wrong with that except that it doesn't get to the thing the entire book hints about. Instead most of the book is grinding.
If I had gone right into this book from the last it would have been too much (rather not enough plot) but since there was a break between books it wasn't a deal breaker for me.
The discussion about slavery....were definitely a thing in here so really don't read if that'll piss you off. The take is not a good one. Keeping in character but not good.
If I had gone right into this book from the last it would have been too much (rather not enough plot) but since there was a break between books it wasn't a deal breaker for me.
The discussion about slavery....were definitely a thing in here so really don't read if that'll piss you off. The take is not a good one. Keeping in character but not good.
October 3, 2025
Very much enjoyed this entry. Will be talking about it on my YouTube channel, BellTube. So far, my favorite in the series. I can see why people have been suggesting "The Primal Hunter" for a couple years to me now!
June 29, 2025
I don’t know how I managed to last this long with this series. Maybe just because I kept having hope that the author would improve the storytelling, but no.
This is by far, one of the most mind-numbingly boring book series I’ve ever read. And I say “read” because I only managed this far by skimming or skipping 90% of the text. It is just endless exposition and description of skills, details in fights, and yet another repeat of the same thing that has already been described ten times previously. There is maybe a small, brief nugget of a story element every 100 pages.
If there is any chance the author reads this, let me say. You are bad at this!
This is by far, one of the most mind-numbingly boring book series I’ve ever read. And I say “read” because I only managed this far by skimming or skipping 90% of the text. It is just endless exposition and description of skills, details in fights, and yet another repeat of the same thing that has already been described ten times previously. There is maybe a small, brief nugget of a story element every 100 pages.
If there is any chance the author reads this, let me say. You are bad at this!
August 29, 2023
Excellent read!
Another great book in a great series. The progression is solid without dragging theres enough humor to lighten the pacing without taking away from the atmosphere. Very enjoyable series so far!
Another great book in a great series. The progression is solid without dragging theres enough humor to lighten the pacing without taking away from the atmosphere. Very enjoyable series so far!
February 27, 2023
Recap for when the next one comes out. Spoilers.
Sylvie is blessed by the bird god. She and Jake enter a soul contract to be besties. Treasure hunt is about to start.
Sylvie is blessed by the bird god. She and Jake enter a soul contract to be besties. Treasure hunt is about to start.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 11, 2024
You know I like alot of things in this series. The world. The side characters. But all the issues really revolve around the main character. Jake is the biggest hypocrite and will do things that boggle the mind. He has a problem killing lower level foes and considers it a huge problem. Doesn't approve of killing children, torture and no slavery. Yet his best bud has wiped out hundreds of Trillions of people. Depending on how long he did that he may have reached the Quadrillion mark. And runs an organization with rampant slavery and is aware that alchemists go to villages to test their poison. He is just fine with that??? He even justified the billions dying by the powerful people running away abandoning them. That is the correct decision. That or death. Stupid argument.To be clear I like Villy alot. I don't really care he is evil but you can't be ok with him and then suddenly have a problem with Sultan.
I can't wrap my head around the William forgiveness train. Let's start with Jake. Jake mentions what happens to people who mess with his friends and how he would kill them. Even though the vast majority of the reason his coworkers died was because of William. Yet really tries to justify William not being that evil . I think the aunt and children who got killed by the river would disagree. This is the same dude who cut off the sons head and sent it into camp to incite war so he could kill more people. An argument is made Jake has killed more humans since coming back to earth. They had a choice and made it. None of the people William killed had a choice. They were minding their own business. In this conversation Jake mentions it feels weird for him to act like an Arbiter of Justice. He literally does that all the time. He is judge jury and executioner. This is also another hypocrite moment because Jake doesn't like killing lower leveled people and children but letting William go is fine.
Let's move on to Jacob. In book 3 he said it was stupid of him not to realize Jake was there and could have killed William. Now he backpedals and changing it to he let William go because he was "merciful" and that was his "path". Yet it was the path of the girl to kill 9 families but you imprisoned her, and gave her the choice of slave or die.
I have 2 other gripes. The combat should be something I look forward to and enjoy alot. I don't. The combat in this series is frequently annoying because the main character wants a "challenge" and fights inoptimally. Watching a character not do things correctly on purpose is so annoying. I shouldn't enjoy the slice of life aspects such as the conversations and interactions so much more than the combat. Multiple times in this series I have had to skip fight scenes which I've never done before.
The other thing is the perception obsession. It doesn't make sense. His sphere has a max. Why isn't he putting anything into strength when you spend half of every fight in melee. He even made the excuse his class gives him strength. It gives 6 strength and 20 perception!! I don't even need you to min-max. Just not act brainless for multiple months in a row. I also found it suspect he had more strength than the sword saint. It may be possible because of titles but Jake literally puts nothing in that stat and his gear at the time didn't do anything for him.
I can't wrap my head around the William forgiveness train. Let's start with Jake. Jake mentions what happens to people who mess with his friends and how he would kill them. Even though the vast majority of the reason his coworkers died was because of William. Yet really tries to justify William not being that evil . I think the aunt and children who got killed by the river would disagree. This is the same dude who cut off the sons head and sent it into camp to incite war so he could kill more people. An argument is made Jake has killed more humans since coming back to earth. They had a choice and made it. None of the people William killed had a choice. They were minding their own business. In this conversation Jake mentions it feels weird for him to act like an Arbiter of Justice. He literally does that all the time. He is judge jury and executioner. This is also another hypocrite moment because Jake doesn't like killing lower leveled people and children but letting William go is fine.
Let's move on to Jacob. In book 3 he said it was stupid of him not to realize Jake was there and could have killed William. Now he backpedals and changing it to he let William go because he was "merciful" and that was his "path". Yet it was the path of the girl to kill 9 families but you imprisoned her, and gave her the choice of slave or die.
I have 2 other gripes. The combat should be something I look forward to and enjoy alot. I don't. The combat in this series is frequently annoying because the main character wants a "challenge" and fights inoptimally. Watching a character not do things correctly on purpose is so annoying. I shouldn't enjoy the slice of life aspects such as the conversations and interactions so much more than the combat. Multiple times in this series I have had to skip fight scenes which I've never done before.
The other thing is the perception obsession. It doesn't make sense. His sphere has a max. Why isn't he putting anything into strength when you spend half of every fight in melee. He even made the excuse his class gives him strength. It gives 6 strength and 20 perception!! I don't even need you to min-max. Just not act brainless for multiple months in a row. I also found it suspect he had more strength than the sword saint. It may be possible because of titles but Jake literally puts nothing in that stat and his gear at the time didn't do anything for him.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 11, 2022
Rating 5.0 stars
This is turning into one of my favorite series of the genre. That is surprising to me with how it started. The first couple of books were good but had some issues. This series was probably third on my list following: He who fights with monsters and Defiance of the Fall. That all changed with the last book. He who fights with monsters is still up on my list, but that series has the problem of every third book being kind of a dud. Defiance of the fall stayed about the same. This series though fixed most of the problems I had with it early on. It has the one thing that I have been wishing all other series in the genre had. Balance. There is such a good balance between all the parts of the story. There is crafting, fighting, good character interactions, good world building, interesting magic system and leveling. One of the biggest problems in this genre is the author might do well in some of those categories and completely ignore the others. In Defiance of the fall there is too much focus on fighting. This book (as well as book 3) has that balance. Jake is kind of socially awkward, but he has just enough interactions with people to make it interesting. He has cringeworthy interactions with some people and then has really good interactions with others (friends, family, and Villy). The interactions with Villy and the baby hawk are some of the best. The is a good amount of crafting without it being too much. Book one had a little too much alchemy IMO. Overall, I like Jake as a character. There are interesting conversations with morality, and I agree with Jake the majority of the time.
Jake goes to the world conference and meets up with his old friends and well as his brother. They vote on a few things and end up agreeing to a treasure hunt sponsored by the system. The rest of the book is everyone trying to get strong enough to be ready for the hunt. Not much else to write about. I can't wait for the next book.
This is turning into one of my favorite series of the genre. That is surprising to me with how it started. The first couple of books were good but had some issues. This series was probably third on my list following: He who fights with monsters and Defiance of the Fall. That all changed with the last book. He who fights with monsters is still up on my list, but that series has the problem of every third book being kind of a dud. Defiance of the fall stayed about the same. This series though fixed most of the problems I had with it early on. It has the one thing that I have been wishing all other series in the genre had. Balance. There is such a good balance between all the parts of the story. There is crafting, fighting, good character interactions, good world building, interesting magic system and leveling. One of the biggest problems in this genre is the author might do well in some of those categories and completely ignore the others. In Defiance of the fall there is too much focus on fighting. This book (as well as book 3) has that balance. Jake is kind of socially awkward, but he has just enough interactions with people to make it interesting. He has cringeworthy interactions with some people and then has really good interactions with others (friends, family, and Villy). The interactions with Villy and the baby hawk are some of the best. The is a good amount of crafting without it being too much. Book one had a little too much alchemy IMO. Overall, I like Jake as a character. There are interesting conversations with morality, and I agree with Jake the majority of the time.
Jake goes to the world conference and meets up with his old friends and well as his brother. They vote on a few things and end up agreeing to a treasure hunt sponsored by the system. The rest of the book is everyone trying to get strong enough to be ready for the hunt. Not much else to write about. I can't wait for the next book.
January 4, 2023
Not bad and certainly contains a lot of the stuff we lvoe from the previous books, however its probably the weakest in the series so far.
Partly this probably comes from that fact it seems to be building to an event we'll see in the next book, which I think is more than fair enough. (Of which I'm very much looking forward to)
However I had one gripe about this book, one I cant believe even bothered me as I usually enjoy it. Jake's antics are getting a little out there and he's starting to become a caracture of himself.
What I mean to say is that the author spends a little too much time trying to make Jake funny, usually this is something I find the author usually does this really well, however this time it was starting to mess with the story a little. For example the world congrress should have been awesome, and it was good, but personally I felt a lot of the event was undercut by Jake's uncaring attitude for even basic human interaction, which even someone socially akward like Jake should manage.
Theres mentions to him being glad about having his mask and some good dialogue with the saint, but Jake's internal dialogue and his interaction with Casper's members just totally cut the vibe of the event.
Honestly I'm probably just picking as this was the first time I had to take a break from the series, fortunately I had previously been able to read 1-3 back to back so waiting for 4 probably messed with my own mindset relating to the series.
Dont take my review a bad way its a good book., just I feel we've seen the author produce better.
Partly this probably comes from that fact it seems to be building to an event we'll see in the next book, which I think is more than fair enough. (Of which I'm very much looking forward to)
However I had one gripe about this book, one I cant believe even bothered me as I usually enjoy it. Jake's antics are getting a little out there and he's starting to become a caracture of himself.
What I mean to say is that the author spends a little too much time trying to make Jake funny, usually this is something I find the author usually does this really well, however this time it was starting to mess with the story a little. For example the world congrress should have been awesome, and it was good, but personally I felt a lot of the event was undercut by Jake's uncaring attitude for even basic human interaction, which even someone socially akward like Jake should manage.
Theres mentions to him being glad about having his mask and some good dialogue with the saint, but Jake's internal dialogue and his interaction with Casper's members just totally cut the vibe of the event.
Honestly I'm probably just picking as this was the first time I had to take a break from the series, fortunately I had previously been able to read 1-3 back to back so waiting for 4 probably messed with my own mindset relating to the series.
Dont take my review a bad way its a good book., just I feel we've seen the author produce better.
January 4, 2024
Still going strong
Jake is one of the more antisocial MC's that Ive read, yet the author took time to have him reflect on the experiences and in this case the bloodline that contributed to his emotional stunting. That was interesting as was the developing relationship with Sylvie. As the MC levels, he has zero interest in developing any meaningful relationships, aside from business, Villy and the 3 birds. Its just too weird to me how asexual he is.
There is a vast amoung of alchemy crafting and mystic theory in this series, actually much more than I care to read through. The fight scenes were well thought out and entertaining.
I would still prefer more storyline and character interactions. The other city lords continue to progress and we see glimpses of them as they all prepare for the treasure hunt. Still, 3 books in and we have little sense of these players. For example there was mention of a gargoyle beast and his cohort which seemed to have his eye on Haven, but nothing materialized. We know that the sword saint is quite powerful and has pushed his clan to leadership positions, but whats he about? He would be happy to matchmake his granddaughter with Jake. Ok, good potdntial here.
Iwas intrigued by the boxer that was jailed pre-system. She met with Miranda at the world conference.... then nothing!
Jake is one of the more antisocial MC's that Ive read, yet the author took time to have him reflect on the experiences and in this case the bloodline that contributed to his emotional stunting. That was interesting as was the developing relationship with Sylvie. As the MC levels, he has zero interest in developing any meaningful relationships, aside from business, Villy and the 3 birds. Its just too weird to me how asexual he is.
There is a vast amoung of alchemy crafting and mystic theory in this series, actually much more than I care to read through. The fight scenes were well thought out and entertaining.
I would still prefer more storyline and character interactions. The other city lords continue to progress and we see glimpses of them as they all prepare for the treasure hunt. Still, 3 books in and we have little sense of these players. For example there was mention of a gargoyle beast and his cohort which seemed to have his eye on Haven, but nothing materialized. We know that the sword saint is quite powerful and has pushed his clan to leadership positions, but whats he about? He would be happy to matchmake his granddaughter with Jake. Ok, good potdntial here.
Iwas intrigued by the boxer that was jailed pre-system. She met with Miranda at the world conference.... then nothing!
December 31, 2022
A book about skills…. no real story
The author likes to ramble on and on about skills and levels. The actual story is maybe a few chapters at most.
To facilitate the the story about skills the author creates Dragon Ball Z like fights that are entertaining to a point. The reader will find out in each of these moments the author can’t help himself but make over estimate/embellish the size or power from the last fight. Example would be in book 1 he hit a guy he moved back 10 meters. Book 2 hit a dude he moved 100 meters. Book 3 hit a dude he moved 1000 meters or 1 kilometer. By the end of 3 we were at 1,000 kilometers. Book 4 we are at 10,000 and in some fights 100,000 kilometers. Frankly I spot trying to visualize it because the author throws out stupid numbers each and every time.
The author is killing any perspective the reader might have had on power. We’re on D grade and somehow Mach 8 - 30 are no big deal. While at the same time talking about how C grade is supper powerful. Though he and others have legendary level skills.
So the book is extremely shallow. However does spend a ton of time on writing about skills…..
Or putting all free stats into perception, why? It’s boring and quiet frankly unoriginal.
The author likes to ramble on and on about skills and levels. The actual story is maybe a few chapters at most.
To facilitate the the story about skills the author creates Dragon Ball Z like fights that are entertaining to a point. The reader will find out in each of these moments the author can’t help himself but make over estimate/embellish the size or power from the last fight. Example would be in book 1 he hit a guy he moved back 10 meters. Book 2 hit a dude he moved 100 meters. Book 3 hit a dude he moved 1000 meters or 1 kilometer. By the end of 3 we were at 1,000 kilometers. Book 4 we are at 10,000 and in some fights 100,000 kilometers. Frankly I spot trying to visualize it because the author throws out stupid numbers each and every time.
The author is killing any perspective the reader might have had on power. We’re on D grade and somehow Mach 8 - 30 are no big deal. While at the same time talking about how C grade is supper powerful. Though he and others have legendary level skills.
So the book is extremely shallow. However does spend a ton of time on writing about skills…..
Or putting all free stats into perception, why? It’s boring and quiet frankly unoriginal.
July 9, 2025
A Short Glimmer of Hope Before Decent
Nothing to add that hasn't already been said. Truly, the overall rating of these books suggests I must be missing something or the general audience wants little depth on their journey. To be clear, there's loads of breadth. The universe is populated with different creatures, the topography has changed, everyone has superpowers, and there are gods. My problem is that there's little growth in the main character beyond his ascent from Sayan, to Super Sayan.
The reason for three stars here is that the writing is still fine and Miranada grew a backbone in chapter 14 where she started acting on her own beliefs and desires.
Also... in a universe this diverse, how are all the slaves female? Oh, that's right. To become a slave you have to enter servitude willingly and coercion through physical force is permitted, and since no woman could beat a man, men can't be slaves to women. With this logic Men could be slaves to other men, but that's unlikely because male characters are permitted redemptive story arcs and you can't recover from being less than a person. At least the author made the main protagonist hate slavery. I was legitimately worried there for a moment.
Nothing to add that hasn't already been said. Truly, the overall rating of these books suggests I must be missing something or the general audience wants little depth on their journey. To be clear, there's loads of breadth. The universe is populated with different creatures, the topography has changed, everyone has superpowers, and there are gods. My problem is that there's little growth in the main character beyond his ascent from Sayan, to Super Sayan.
The reason for three stars here is that the writing is still fine and Miranada grew a backbone in chapter 14 where she started acting on her own beliefs and desires.
Also... in a universe this diverse, how are all the slaves female? Oh, that's right. To become a slave you have to enter servitude willingly and coercion through physical force is permitted, and since no woman could beat a man, men can't be slaves to women. With this logic Men could be slaves to other men, but that's unlikely because male characters are permitted redemptive story arcs and you can't recover from being less than a person. At least the author made the main protagonist hate slavery. I was legitimately worried there for a moment.
December 9, 2022
Excellent, but too many POV...
Far too many POV shifts, and way too many characters are shifted to over the course of the book. Needless to say, there were many immersion breaking events because of this. The other major detail is that half of the book felt like filler. Plot basically went Monkeys - world Congress and very tiny friend/family reunions - alchemy - cool parts with villy - bird stuff - ending. Which in theory is okay, but the important stuff like family and friend reunions were mostly glanced over, while grinding alchemy was focused on. Again, far too many characters had POV shifts and the book felt like it had multiple main characters which didn't feel natural or fun to me.
Other than those very valid complaints, the story was excellent, the ending was at a decent spot, and the humor was still great. The bromance between villy and Jake felt good as did his family relationships with the birds. I'll keep reading the series, but I am a bit concerned for the long-term life of my interest due to the above complaints, as it's a slippery slope for authors. I do wish the wait wasn't so long in between books, it feels like it honestly takes forever.
Far too many POV shifts, and way too many characters are shifted to over the course of the book. Needless to say, there were many immersion breaking events because of this. The other major detail is that half of the book felt like filler. Plot basically went Monkeys - world Congress and very tiny friend/family reunions - alchemy - cool parts with villy - bird stuff - ending. Which in theory is okay, but the important stuff like family and friend reunions were mostly glanced over, while grinding alchemy was focused on. Again, far too many characters had POV shifts and the book felt like it had multiple main characters which didn't feel natural or fun to me.
Other than those very valid complaints, the story was excellent, the ending was at a decent spot, and the humor was still great. The bromance between villy and Jake felt good as did his family relationships with the birds. I'll keep reading the series, but I am a bit concerned for the long-term life of my interest due to the above complaints, as it's a slippery slope for authors. I do wish the wait wasn't so long in between books, it feels like it honestly takes forever.
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