David Smith

This is the best one yet. To me this is when Matt ceases to be creating just upper echelon litrpg and transcends into bringing us a truly elite series. I sobbed at least 3 times. Laughed out loud countless times. And was ready to run through a brick wall muttering "you will not break me" the rest of the time. Special stuff

For the life of me, I don't understand why this series is so popular. Complete nonsense with wooden characters and bad plot.

Because folks I cared about really wanted me to keep reading this series, I kept going with book 2. No idea why I listened. I shouldn't have. This book is bad

What do you do when the authorities that are supposed to be protecting the city are murdering your friends? Scamper off into the woods and get drunk with your bard obviously.

Full disclosure - I received a copy of this book as a beta reader.

What KC has done here is special. He's created a world of nuance with morally grey characters that are just doing their best to survive. Are they flawed? Yes. Are their intentions poor? Yes. Are they lazy and potentially just looking to use substances to get through their day? YES! But are they human and somehow the exact hero needed to save the realm? Absolutely.

The villains are massive. The politics, compelling. The world building works.

For fans of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn and James Islington's Licanius trilogy I recommend taking a stab into the world being created here. I think something might be brewing that is worth paying attention to in the future.

He growled

She growled

She was conflicted

He growled

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