Reviews

5⭐️ This was honestly so surprisingly good. It’s a futuristic world with a virtual video game style setup. I don’t even know how to accurately describe it. Dystopia? LitRPG? Definitely DND & Dungeon Crawler Carl vibes. I had such a fun time listening to this one

This is one of my favorite re-readers! I love the focus on nerdy lore, from D&D to video games and everything in between. The only reason I didn’t rate it higher is because the character tends to be very whiny and self-centered, and he doesn’t grow much as a person throughout the book. The experience was positive in spite of the main character, rather than because of him.

Edit for second reading: it's still an engaging read, but I saw more flaws this time around. This is the sort of book that you don't want to put down. The only reason that there are four stars instead of five: there were a few mild things that didn't jive with my sense of reality, but overall this was a wonderful read.