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Another suggested arc that seemed interesting. The premise worries me a bit that it might wind up a little too "isekai lit-rpg" power fantasy. The fact it has 25 reviews, all of which are 5-star, all very short, and saying the same generic things that tell me absolutely nothing about the novel also raises a few red flags. This might wind up a quick dnf, we'll see.
— Jul 14, 2026 10:17PM
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Jul 15, 2026 12:02AM
So your comment about the reviews got me intrigued - none of the accounts have profile pictures, and all but one of them were created in June 2026... and all but one of them have only ever reviewed this author's books. I know GR has some shady stuff going on but this is the first time I've witnessed something quite so blatant.
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Emily wrote: "So your comment about the reviews got me intrigued - none of the accounts have profile pictures, and all but one of them were created in June 2026... and all but one of them have only ever reviewed..."Omg, I didn't delve that deep into the shady reviews but I'm not surprised, either! It definitely felt like either sock puppets or bought reviews just from how generic and similar they all were.
Elle wrote: "Emily wrote: "So your comment about the reviews got me intrigued - none of the accounts have profile pictures, and all but one of them were created in June 2026... and all but one of them have only..."Yeah, they definitely read like ChatGPT was asked to say the same thing in 10 slightly different ways.
Emily wrote: "Elle wrote: "Emily wrote: "So your comment about the reviews got me intrigued - none of the accounts have profile pictures, and all but one of them were created in June 2026... and all but one of t..."See, now I just feel old because AI is never my first thought about these sorts of things. You're probably right, though, two dozen AI-run author sock-puppets.
oh no the reviews are sounding a little sketch- but I hope u give it a try and tell me what u think of the book!
Alli wrote: "oh no the reviews are sounding a little sketch- but I hope u give it a try and tell me what u think of the book!"I dnf-ed about 10% in, it was very 'male power fantasy' rote-by-numbers and over-telling kind of self-published work. Also just very bland and unexciting for someone who reads in that genre a lot.
Elle wrote: "Alli wrote: "oh no the reviews are sounding a little sketch- but I hope u give it a try and tell me what u think of the book!"I dnf-ed about 10% in, it was very 'male power fantasy' rote-by-numbe..."
That's too bad but at least u gave it a go and now we all know the reviews are a little off lol