thinde's review
3.0
I've read a fair amount of LitRPG now and it all seems to hit a wall... sooner or later. The game-mechanics of leveling a character give the reader a concrete sense of progress and a vicarious feeling of achievement. But past a certain point, if nothing else is added to keep things fresh, it starts to slump into a pointless slog.
In this case, for me, book three hits the wall. The main conflict, from book one, is still unexplained. Why is humanity from one reality forced to compete against another? Who set the rules of the game and why. What does the finish line look like? Not only are these questions not answered but, unforgivably, none of the characters seem to care either.
It's not bad, just not good enough.
In this case, for me, book three hits the wall. The main conflict, from book one, is still unexplained. Why is humanity from one reality forced to compete against another? Who set the rules of the game and why. What does the finish line look like? Not only are these questions not answered but, unforgivably, none of the characters seem to care either.
It's not bad, just not good enough.
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