Reviews

Eight by Samer Rabadi

cordevious's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

satumaria's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

parue's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this overall. It's very slow-paced and definitely not a book that I was able to binge read, but it still was able to keep my interest the entire time.

I'm looking forward to reading the next novel, and I can see why this book was so popular on Royal Road. This would have been great fun to read chapter by chapter on a weekly basis.

pamwinkler's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

kingshango's review against another edition

5.0

A really nice take on the gere.

thinde's review against another edition

4.0

Most of this story can be described as a LitRPG survival procedural. I'd have thought this would be off-putting for me, but I liked it. It is cool watching as a young boy (sort of) is forced to leverage unknown magics to defeat monsters that are well above his level.

There's a refreshingly spiritual element to the "system" in addition to a relatively complex combination of mana, Qi, and two-tone monster cores. Just about all the magic tropes get a look-in... mana channels, dantians, and mana-powered runes.

There's not a lot of plot in book one. I expect that to change as the series develops. There was a teaser right at the end that alluded to Eight having a future adventure in a nearby village. That sounds good.

chrisx778's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Promising start to a series, can’t wait for the next one. 

plue21's review against another edition

Not for me