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thelauramay's review
2.0
Pretty bland, but at least it's a complete story - no cliffhanger, and an easy read.
acadian_wanderlust's review
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
manopie's review
4.0
A great book in my opinion.
I stopped playing World of Warcraft several years ago. But, this book has me itching to play again.
I always played a Horde character because I always found humans to be arrogant and vindictive and they were the only ones that mattered (sometimes like real life
I stopped playing World of Warcraft several years ago. But, this book has me itching to play again.
I always played a Horde character because I always found humans to be arrogant and vindictive and they were the only ones that mattered (sometimes like real life
thinde's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 Stars
It felt like Rowland was improving as the book progressed. In the beginning, there was a lot of telling-not-showing, along with inconsistent character behavior. By the end, it was four-star quality and, despite a disturbing lack of detail in the preparation and execution of the battle, the ending was satisfying.
It felt like Rowland was improving as the book progressed. In the beginning, there was a lot of telling-not-showing, along with inconsistent character behavior. By the end, it was four-star quality and, despite a disturbing lack of detail in the preparation and execution of the battle, the ending was satisfying.
coskel's review against another edition
5.0
A great entry in the GameLit genre
This is about the 30th book I have read in this genre and I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to book 2.
This is about the 30th book I have read in this genre and I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to book 2.
tayleigh's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
It really felt like the author just picked a few “cool” things from other popular litrpgs and just jammed them together and hope it stuck. It was fun and entertaining on a long car trip. It was good and I’ll continue on with the series but nothing is sticking out to me as great.
Also I still can’t get over the fact that he is a kid who uses racial slurs, and tells me people to unalive themselves to the extent he is sent to jail. And the author tries to write it off saying oh well his super rich parents gave him everything he could ever want but the love he was craving. And that is going to make him redeemable?!? No thanks.
Also I still can’t get over the fact that he is a kid who uses racial slurs, and tells me people to unalive themselves to the extent he is sent to jail. And the author tries to write it off saying oh well his super rich parents gave him everything he could ever want but the love he was craving. And that is going to make him redeemable?!? No thanks.
timewalker's review
4.0
*** I RECIEVED THIS BOOK FOR FREE IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW ***
"A company is testing out a new full-dive video game before releasing it to the public. They recieve criminals to test on. A famous online gamer is sentenced to a month of the game for trolling. The sentence? To actually play as a troll, the race hated the most in the game world. How will he survive the month with everyone gunning for him?"
The plot was interesting. While I think it is a bit of a stretch for the main character to get sentenced for trolling, I love the poetic justice of him becoming a troll in the game. I would have liked to have learned more about the human side as well as the trolls, but I do understand a human isn't the main character. I will look forward to listening to book 2, though it was a bit cliche that the system would need him to return.
The magic system is a basic magic system of MP, so it was a bit lackluster in my opinion. I am a huge fan of interesting magic systems.
The narrator was the highest point of the book. He was fairly good. A lot of narrators have problems with certain emotions, or too many of their characters sound the same, but Eric Martin didn't have that problem.
Overall, I'd give the book a 3 and the narrator a 4, giving the total audiobook a score of 3.5. Since I can't give half stars, I will round up to a total of 4 stars.
"A company is testing out a new full-dive video game before releasing it to the public. They recieve criminals to test on. A famous online gamer is sentenced to a month of the game for trolling. The sentence? To actually play as a troll, the race hated the most in the game world. How will he survive the month with everyone gunning for him?"
The plot was interesting. While I think it is a bit of a stretch for the main character to get sentenced for trolling, I love the poetic justice of him becoming a troll in the game. I would have liked to have learned more about the human side as well as the trolls, but I do understand a human isn't the main character. I will look forward to listening to book 2, though it was a bit cliche that the system would need him to return.
The magic system is a basic magic system of MP, so it was a bit lackluster in my opinion. I am a huge fan of interesting magic systems.
The narrator was the highest point of the book. He was fairly good. A lot of narrators have problems with certain emotions, or too many of their characters sound the same, but Eric Martin didn't have that problem.
Overall, I'd give the book a 3 and the narrator a 4, giving the total audiobook a score of 3.5. Since I can't give half stars, I will round up to a total of 4 stars.
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