Gamer for Life (Alpha World Book 1)

If you like the LITRPG genre, do yourself a favour and give this one a read or listen. It does have some dark themes here and there as well as some adult situations, but nothing I didn’t find of interest.

If you like audio, get this book’s audio. The narrator does an excellent job with all voice types (Male and Female) and the characters really come to life.

Mostly flat characters. No story. Just grind. NPCs are ok with MMO terms used by players and understood them. I seriously wanted to return book but it got slightly better towards end. Still, this is worst litrpg book I paid for so far.

Having read books from the author I was not surprised at the great writing, and good plot lines. A few surprises, but overall I was happy with the current storyline. I like how the author made a point of show his readers how people might treat NPC's in the game and those that didn't and how they might be treated. A strong recommend

Till I finished it. Gotta be honest though and say that the editor needs to go through one more time, nice and slow, and fix all the little errors. Overall this is a really enjoyable read.
I recommend this book for a good time.

The intended audience for this book is obviously not for women. The guys in this book are depicted caveman-ish...whenever two guys meet they seem to want to flex their muscle and growl at each other, and the female in this book are simple and unrealistic. Basically, they either act like a horny teenage boy or they are prudes and b**ches.

This book's focus is not really on gameplay or the game world in general, but instead focus mostly on the MC's sexual conquest. It's soft porn thinly disguised as a litRPG book. What makes this book even harder for me to read is that the MC is just plain unlikeable and really haven't done anything remarkable to warrant the amount of attention he is getting from the opposite sex. For instance, at several points in the book, the MC noted to himself to be circumspect around a certain shy girl who had a traumatic experience from a stalker in the past. So what does he do? Hits on her, then he feels bad, then he hits on her some more. Also, he feels the need to make up pet names for the girl characters around him and they actually like having pet names given to them. Then there is the whole, master and slave harem stuff. Ya, no thanks.

To make a bad book even worst, the writing is amateurish...the transition is just horrible. Reads like a fan ficion.

The wish fulfillment in this one is overwhelming. The protagonist is an absurdly self-sacrificing real world tough guy who has unnecessarily detailed on-screen sex with beautiful women. Women want him, men want to be him, and other characters are portrayed as being flawed to the extent that they dislike or disagree with the protagonist.

There is also no point to the plot. There is no antagonist. The protagonist doesn't have a goal. We are just following along as somebody plays a game and tries to do well just for the sake of it. I could kind of buy it as the story of how the protagonist healed his broken psyche and learned to reconnect with humanity except for he fact that he both starts and ends the book as a silly caricature.

The game world itself is ok. The class design is interesting. By far the best sequence is the opening mission. After that we are treated to painfully generic fights (tank, dps, heal) against painfully generic enemies (orcs, goblins). We get a few hints at intra-human politics but they're never explored in any detail.

Overall I'd say this is a decent way to kill some time if you can read it through kindle unlimited but I'd be upset if I had paid money for it.

This just seemed a mish mash of other writers work, and not as well done I might add. I wouldn't go so far as to say he stole the plot line from Way of the Shaman but let me say you should just read Way of the Shaman and get a better story. Oh and the MC was really annoying and pretty arrogant for a convicted murderer no matter how hard the author tried to turn him into a hero

Plot synopsis: a jailed criminal with a heart of gold gets plugged into a fantasy MMORPG... forever.

The plot synopsis above pretty much sums it up. The protagonist, a textbook Marysue who's doing hard time because of a well-deserved payback crime that's constantly teased but never revealed, used to be a prison guard. He therefore is strong like bull and knows every form of unarmed combat. He was a gamer, too, and therefore knows everything about FRPGs and MMORPGs. (I'm certain there's a representative sliver in the Venn diagram of hardcore gamers & MMA practitioners, though I've never personally met one.) Protag is offered the chance to leave meatspace behind, forever, and be fully immersed into a brand spankin new MMORPG as a sort of super-beta-tester while his body is tended by machines and nurses. That's right -- he chooses to play an MMORPG instead of STAYING IN JAIL. How many life-sentence inmates would take that deal? Bonus: he doesn't even have to pay a subscription fee. There is one downside to this: whenever he takes damage in combat, he feels pain -- though when he dies, he just respawns in the graveyard like everyone else without lasting damage. (Well, maybe PTSD?)

The story walks us through character creation, as if we haven't seen that before. Protag demonstrates his 1337 gamin' skillz by choosing less-popular skills and BEING POLITE TO NPCs. This gets him extra money on quests and uber-gear. He knows all the MMORPG jargon, too, like DPS and aggro and tank and buff and mob -- used liberally enough to demonstrate true intimacy.

Protag meets players, goes on quests, kills a zillion goblins and orks and whatever else. He makes friends and has sex with a cat-woman and a lusty, busty innkeeper's daughter who calls him master and enjoys being dominated. He has a threesome. (Seriously, there's SO MUCH SEX in this book it kinda reminds me of a 14-year-old's fanfic.) The vast majority of the text is given over to excruciatingly detailed descriptions of raids, who hit who how many times, who had aggro, who healed who when, how the players outsmarted the mini-boss, etc. As if the reader might miss the point that this is a book about a game, EACH CHAPTER ENDS WITH THE PROTAG'S UPDATED STATS. I'm not kidding.

Other characters? Yeah, they exist, as broad strokes: an alpha tank, a sassy rogue, a shy cat-woman, a nice healer. They're mostly a collection of stats with one primary character trait -- about what you'd expect from a D&D character sheet

There are two interesting elements in this book: 1. The game itself is overseen by an ominously-sharp AI who might have an agenda... and who gives Protag a charisma bonus during character creation. Presumably this seed will be harvested in a later installment of the series?

2. Protag's lusty-busty innkeeper's daughter offers insight into the world of NPCs, who are terrified of the orks-and-goblins outside town because THEY ALWAYS COME BACK. When an NPC dies, though? They're dead forever. They've developed a kind of basic theology based on this, which is interesting, but sadly unexplored.

Neither of these interesting elements sufficiently intrigues me to read the next book in this series.

A word about the writing itself: solidly competent, definitely a cut above what you'd expect from this sort of thing. +1 star.

Final thoughts: imagine a world in which esports were consumed via text instead of video. That's more or less what this is. I read all the way to the end just to see if anything interesting happened (or maybe I'm just stubborn?) beyond "oh boy another level" and "we sure killed that boss." Sadly I was disappointed.

The author writes an interesting anti-hero protagonist. Unfortunately, I was not expecting that this book would transition into BDSM scenes from such a decent start. I stopped reading when the protagonist had a three some with an NPC and another PC after which she begs him to let her call him master. I can't relate to the author on this and don't really want to.

It probably would have been a better story without the author forcing his ideologies all over the book. All the speeches and comments about how important law enforcements is and how they are the only respectable human beings just get annoying after the first page. And then the way the main character acted, as if he was part of the military and the only person in the game with manners, and that stopping to have a 5 minute conversation with every person in the service industry is how respectable people acted.

It was just all over the top and was more like a how some awkward teen thinks a blue blood would have acted in the 1800's (which our character isn't, he was nothing mre than a prison guard), rather than how any adult would have acted. And the dialogue was so cringey in several places, no man with an ounce of self-awareness would have acted/said things like that.

....you write a long & detailed review then accidentally hit cancel instead of submit? Stupid kindle.

So. Short version! The story doesn't break any new ground for the genre, but it's a decent few hours of entertainment. I'd class it (well written) EQ/WoW fanfic (and that's not a bad thing). There's a tiny hint of meta-plot, but it's mostly meeting some players, grinding some levels, and hanging out with the very realistic NPCs. The "romance" parts added nothing to the story (and actually probably kept there from bringing in a meta-plot) but I guess every author deserves a little wish fulfillment of being wanted by everyone in some way or another. It's more realistic to be wanted by all the hotties cuz you'ves got a big charisma stat than being the smartest, strongest, and most tactical level 3 to grace the game anyway.

Overall , 3.5 stars rounded up to 4. I don't think it's memorable enough to go specifically looking for book #2 but I'd clear a spot for it in my kindle unlimited list if I came across it.

I guess this didn't turn out to be the short version but.. you shoulda seen the detail i went into the other one! :)

1-Star review for the entire series available so far (4 books), although this book itself I’d give 3 stars. Simply put, I would have stopped after the first book if it wasn’t included in the ‘read for free’ the store prime kindle lists..

The MC gets worse with each book. Probably one of the most boring MC’s I’ve read. Author tries to make him out to have such a traumatic past that he’s struggling with his present, while there are characters who suffered far worse and for far longer who somehow aren’t as ‘broken’ as he is. The MC aside, the whole series focuses more on him creating a harem than any actual game play/action. There is barely any world building or true character development, and this gets worse and worse with each book. I LOVE litrpg’s and keep reading them because the magic systems, worlds, skills and real world implications are so interesting. This series barely touches upon those elements- there’s no real exploration of this world, it’s magic or skill levelling. The author is more interested in his sex life in game and how ‘traumatic’ his past life was which is all a joke. In the fourth book which had an interesting premise.. literally over half the book is him complaining and coming to terms with polygamy... seriously?!?!

Main character ruins what would have been a much better story. Unfortunately, he doesn't get better over the next two books.

The game's system is like wow revamped for VR with many changes here and there. There are a few mistakes with the numbers, but the main thing that detracts from it is how the stats don't seem to matter at all. The main character's build is horrible and he places points wherever he feels like. According to the what the stats do, his character should be worthless. However, as he is the main character, horrible stat allocation does not seem to affect him.

The main character's speech makes my skin crawl. He refers to his lover as kitten and acts like a sleazy bastard who thinks he's charismatic. I think the author is self-inserting a bit too much with this. Also can't stand the way some of the characters talk as though they have a speech impediment. I'm guessing it's supposed to be a Scottish accent of some sort.

Thankfully the MC redeems himself with clever decisions when it comes to gaming(with the exception of his horrendous stat allocation). All in all, if you can stand how annoying the MC is, the book should be enjoyable.

Kindle Unlimited -YAY!

The whole VR immersion as an incarceration alternative concept is fraught with potentials that make it truly concerning in so many areas, many truly frightening. But it is a concept worthy, and needful, of discussion? Hopefully that will occur before fiction becomes a real life possibility. There's a lot more being presented here than an entertaining LitRPG.

Once you get beyond the fact that the crime Seamus committed is a fairly unlikely scenario (small town, everyone knows one another, he'd have been kept clear of the prisoner, etcetera) and get into Alpha World this is just a lot of fun. I have high hopes for this series. I was smiling, laughing, and even face palming throughout a lot of the story. The characters are true to the good, bad, ugly, and just plain embarrassing diversity of human nature and our wishful inner selves.

The genre is LitRPG, so there's no guarantee the author won't get 'clever' and figure out some way to go off the rails and/or prank the readers at the end, but I am so hoping this first book is a model for what follows. If he does another Last Horizon: Live ending, I'll be totally done with this author. Maybe best to wait for completed series in this genre and check out the ending before starting anything?

This book started off quite well but surprised me when it simply stopped having a plot. Shortly after getting plopped into the game world it becomes apparent that we are mostly experiencing a text-version of a lets-play video on youtube. It is JUST A GUY PLAYING A VIDEO GAME. To his credit, the author does a pretty good job of explaining the actions of the main character as he plays the game and plans his progression. The banter with his summoned characters is entertaining, too. But, there is just no meat on the bones of this book. We don't have a plot after entering the game (we don't even follow the in-game story). There is no antagonist. There are no 'cracks in the facade' of the game world to pull apart and explore. But, despite all that, I soldiered on because, at the very least, I kind of liked watching the main character progress and get stronger while making friends. Then, out of nowhere, it turned into a harem anime at about the 3/4th mark. The book then got bogged down and completely preoccupied with sex. I NOPED right out at that point. Couldn't finish the book.

Eased back on the old fogey-ness from those other books. That's nice. Overall, it's a very pleasant read that leans toward the lighter, wish fulfillment side of litrpg. The main character has a perk that breaks the game's class balance pretty much from the get go, and can't seem to turn around without his explicitly average sized manhood slapping another emotionally stunted babe across the face. In a good way, though. It's fun, not annoying. There was one moment when the hero slips into "get off my lawn!" mode, and tries to rain on some young whippersnapper's parade, but it was just that one moment. I hated that about the author's other books, so I was pleasantly surprised when the 30 something hero was only mildly crotchety in this one. I wish the game info wasn't in line, but it wasn't awful. It did need some info on what kind of damage the other characters were putting out, though. You can't have the hero be derided for his garbage DPS without showing us what normal DPS looks like. It doesn't work. I should probably have started a new paragraph at some point, but I'ma keep going for one last point. The author needs to be careful to build up the world more in the second book. The premise is that the hero is stuck in this world for life, so the author needs to make us believe that there's a whole world out there to explore. We need more than one city and a couple of forts to fill out the world. Throw in some lore, or something.

Really enjoyed the book.

This superficial, skin-deep, book is an entertaining read.
While the story lines and characters lack some depth, the story line kept me engaged. I devoured this book and the next two with pleasure. The “action” appealed to my prurient adolescent nature even though it was rather unrealistic. However, when enjoying a fun dungeon romp that includes wanton and devoted ladies, who cares about realism. It was an entertaining fantasy read.
I will note that the author’s narrative seemed a bit clumsy, specially at the beginning of the series. Either I tuned in to Daniel’s style as I went, or he got better at writing as the story progressed. He credits a list of friends who help him catch spelling and grammatical errors, however, they didn’t catch them all. Also, I regularly find awkward sentences in the narrative that could have been presented better.
I recommend this series as a nice, light, entertaining read. I look forward to purchasing upcoming books in the series.

Fantasy LitRPG which was a good book overall. Main character was above average in power (mostly due to an over-powered item or two, and his class). Only the very beginning was in "real world" the rest was in "virtual." MC's alignment was a mixture of self-sacrificing good guy in protecting others he felt needed protection, with a 'anything goes' attitude on how to get there.

The novel dealt with some adult scenes and situations which may be a turn-off for some, but it was contained to a few sections and not a main theme.

The novel's combat descriptions were its strong suit and the combat read very well and was exciting and interesting.

Pros: Combat, Editing (well done), and a qwerky cast of NPCs. Cons: Main Character's good guy/bad guy vibe was almost bi-polar at times.

So first off, this does not compare favorably to the author's previous work, in large part because it is very un-original, highly predictable, and the MC is a slight variation on the MC from Last Horizon. Naming is another issue in the originality department.

Second big issue is that there is really very little story to the book to offset the repeated theme from LH. The grind aspects were boring and I swear I have read the Orc Village scene before with only very minor variations.

Now, all that said, the author and editor did a very good job. Maybe half a dozen very minor errors, some of which are hard to catch. Things like a sword becoming an axe mid scene. The writing style is very good.

I will probably pick up future works by this author, but my expectations will definitely be lowered, and unless the originality is improved I will definitely not prioritize future works.

This novel is basically a Japanese Light Novel, written in a Western style. Its subtle at first but the anime influences and harem building become more blatant as the book progresses. As such, I found the novel actually worsened as it progressed, I initially liked the premise, and the interactions of the main character with his jailers and the AI were terrific. It is only in the later half of the novel as essentially faultless MC and his harem building reached peak anime that I became dissatisfied. That said for what it is, it is entertaining, and reasonably well written. It is ultimately shallow fair, good for filler in between heartier and more fulfilling novels. And criticism aside, it is to the author's credit that the reader does not need any particular familiarity with anime tropes to appreciate the novel while I strongly recommend the novel to fans of anime, like Sword Art Online, or a light novel such as Overlord. Especially those who want the Japanese Cultural references and/or Japanese to English translation quirks removed from the experience.

This book has a feel of a stereotypical 'nice guy', who is only nice until his fantasy of every woman wantonly propositioning him for sex is achieved. I don't mind sex in books but I do mind pointless sex in books.

The rest of the story has basic potential as a sort of Let's Play World of Warcraft on print, but the plot overall is uninteresting and the continuing focus on mob grinding and item selling takes away from it.

The writing isn't great. For example:

"Sorry I'm late," Fluff said as she appeared, a little later than she had intended.

We get it, she's late. No need to repeat it. Well, that's all the farther I've read, heading back to see how m'sir levels and adds to his personal harem.

*Tips fedora* Gotta run, he's working on the furry.

So, a very old school approach and mechanics are relavent but vague. The mc is a bit op but not quite superman. My biggest dssapointment is that he is a summoner class and a week in game he gets his final summon around level 19. We have not been told of a level cap for the game and it is very open. The idea he never gets a more powerful summon is crap. Now if he can upgrade his 3 current summons I see how it can work but that isn't really defined. Was a super fast read and when I was done I thought it was short till I double checked the the length and it was average. If the op was a little less op it would be a solid four. The sex scenes are present and have some nice details but I'm left wanting a little more. Maybe not in everyone but at least in one or two.

I played text based MUDs and MUSHes in college, had a lot of fun this brought back some memories.

Mature character has some healthy mature content, This is a nice guy gets lots of girls, which is my thing so it was good for me. I would say the plot is a bit over telegraphed but mostly well thought out and made sense. the hero is a bit too successful so while this book points out to a 2nd and more books coming, I might get bored if it continued on this path.

while in the tradition of nice guy gets the girls there seems to be a bunch of especially men who are pricks around, and I just like humanity to much to not get slightly irritated when it seems that all the other human men are pricks

This is really well done. A good concept, good execution, and a protagonist who isn't just a cookie-cutter gamer guy. I have some theories about who's who in 'reality', and am looking forward to seeing how the series develops.

I've thoroughly enjoyed all five (up till now) Alpha World books. The author paints an awesome world, with dynamic and relatable characters. I fell into Alpha World and, like most of the characters, don't really want to leave it.

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I especially appreciate his depiction of a happy and loving poly family, complete with how open communication rules all. It's very heartening, as a person in "non traditional" relationships, where a group of adults makes a family all their own... Which so few people understand. So, thank you, good sir. For Alpha World and for your characters. I'm excited to read more!

A Great Premise Wasted
I liked the premise of the book - a prisoner is offered the chance to be a fully-immersed tester in an online RPG game. The plot is dual - while the character is having adventures in the game it still leaves room for major turns in the real world.
What killed the book for me is that after a few chapters it disintegrates into a teenage boy's wet dream that's become a reality. The character while in-game effortlessly beds every female player that he comes across. This is even less believable considering his charms seem to be limited to making creepy sexual comments to all the ladies.
Fans of the RPG genre will be disappointed to see the book after turn the equivalent of a low budget porn movie where RPG serves for little more than the background theme.

Book did not start off great. The dialogue was poor in my opinion to the point I actually put in down after reading several pages. After picking it back up, it did get better. Not good, but better. The game mechanics were pretty basic, and the author would ignore them part of the time. The MC would fluctuate too much and would change is personality from respectful to frat boy at any given moment. My biggest issue was that the book went from a basic LITRPG to a sex fantasy in the last 25%. Will not read further.

It seems as though litRPG stories have to have explicit sex in them, and while I don't mind sex, in most of them the sex is really juvenile and misogynistic. Schinhofen does a better job of making it fit within the story than most other writers of the genre, and includes female characters in the stories that are more than just walking blow-up dolls...

The remainder of the story is also well-done and entertaining. I recommend it for anyone who likes fantasy stories and is old enough to read stories including, ahem, adult interaction.

While the basic premise of prisoner sentenced to life enters game has been done before, this version is different enough to stand on its own. The game world is decent, if not extensively fleshed out yet and will appeal to the Older MMO players. Speaking as one, I found the MC's disdain of the younger gamers and their behavior easy to relate to. I also liked the contrast between role-playing and min-maxing, that was well done. The book is an easy and enjoyable read, however the subject matter gets very adult in the later portion of the book. Younger readers and SJW's should probably skip this one for that reason.

The start is very strong, but the middle it drags. The protagonist loses direction and has no strong goal. A strong antagonist is missing as well. There is a lot of romance, forewarning. Wasn't what I wanted from the book. The death penalty is weak, so readers are not really scared off his potential death. Protagonist has nothing to lose, so he has no reason to act differently from all the other normal games. Lots of scenes of grinding simply for the purpose of grinding. I think if he was a tester, they'd want to squeeze as much out of him as possible, he should've been given objectives and possible punishments for failing them and not simply told enjoy! It said he had a possiblity of dying for real, but that never felt real or a threat in his play through. Overall okay book, but skip over if you've got other good books on your list.

This book is so very, very hard to read. (Bottom is tl;dr)

The premise of the book is great, and in was really excited to read it until about 13% in, where the author evidently lost interest and just started jotting random things down. This is also where the sample ends.
When the character is secluded every action begins with a displayed emotion, and he doesn't stick to it, and they're the exact same actions. The male character will chuckle, look around and bite his lip, and then chuckle again, all within a brief moment. Three or four times in the same page. Never at anything in particular; and its never ending. Its like the character is suffering from a psychotic bipolar disorder, jumping from giggle fits to random curiousity, and back again. "He chuckled" is in the book 28 times between 10% and 15%%. He's alone for this portion of the book.

To summarize, the author's story telling is reminiscent of someone with limited brain capacity in an online roleplay chatroom. Each action is elongated with random emotion. Don't spend money on this.

Picked this up after reading Apocalypse Gates. This is a classic fantasy setting. Interesting MC. There was a bit of clunkiness in the beginning. The characters reference something that isn't actually full discussed until a couple of chapters in.
If the author ever decides to switch genre, erotica would be a good choice for him. This book leads toward harem and has deep anime influences. Book 2 and 3 are on kindle unlimited so I'm going to pick those up too.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Following along in the story seemed more like the reader is sitting on the characters shoulder and learning about the world as the MC progresses. By that I mean, I liked how the author never seemed to need the time to explain too much extraneous details of game world to the reader as we only really need to know what is pertinent to the present situation and as the MC required, this I felt cut down on a lot of Fluff (pun intended) keeping the story on track and not deviating at all.

There is a moderate level of adult content in this book. Considering what was written I found it to be quite contextually tasteful and inline with the intent/direction of the story. To any who read this, do not misunderstand my description as this is certainly not in the same category as an erotic fantasy book nor is it about some over-powered character going on a pokemon hunt, collecting women for his harem.

As for the LitRPG aspects of the book, I agree with the authors note about him describing his book and the game elements therein to be more like traditional and old-school with fixed abilities, some ability choices and set character types. Now this might imply that the limitations that I described on character choice would make the story a little stale, but what the author has done is paralleled this with focusing on the importance on the actual player and his/her interactions on the world. Patience and manners cost nothing ;)

I did note some grammatical errors, though no spelling mistakes come to mind. This did not detract me from my enjoyment of the book at all.

Can't wait for the next book!

The book started out with promise; the premise of the book seemed interesting, and like I said it had a good start. But then it just seemed to become rpgporn. The plot just fizzled. There was no real antagonist. The players just went around hacking monsters randomly. Another thing that put me off was that everyone spoke in complete sentences. If the writer would have had an actual plot instead of just wish-fulfillment banging of babes, the book would have been much better.

I have only written a few reviews, reserving them for books that I believe are truly spectacular. And Alpha World is no exception! I was first introduced to the world of litRPG's with The Way of the Shaman by Vasily Mahanenko. I was caught, hook, line, and sinker! Being both an avid reader and a hardcore gamer, I was drawn to the genre that combines medieval fantasy with futuristic technology. While a vast majority of litRPG's tend to be incredibly complex with their plot lines, Alpha World is very simplistic in nature. The author makes that simplicity work to drag the reader in further. There were a few errors here and there, but nothing that would detract from the story. The characters are well devoloped, while leaving enough intrigue to keep you guessing. I will say one thing though, the author does give away one hell of a spoiler, intentional or not, throughout the book. I connected the dots about two thirds of the way through, leaving a much smaller, but still pleasant, surprise at the end. I did find the world building a bit lacking for a first book of a series. I had more questions than answers about the virtual world by the end. However, if the author plans on making this a long series, which I hope is the case, then it makes sense. The main character wouldn't have the initial information of the game world, and we the readers will discover it with him. All in all, one of the most refreshing books that I've read in the genre! Keep up the amazing work!

Once the “game” portion of the story began I really enjoyed the book. Anyone who has play MMOs will catch many of the jokes, situations, and odd little tis bits. Unlike other books that focus on a hero journey towards a villain or other bad guy goal, this story is about self and personal play time and the forming of groups through manners. I look forward to the next book.

I think more people would leave 5stars reviews if we didn't have to write a paragraph. I want to support good books but I don't want to feel like I'm working, just saying.

the store knows I mainly read sci-fi/ fantasy and that I actually read the book. Why not just allow me to rate the book without typing all the crap in my phone?

Hell they could probably use my other star ratings to weight my ratings vs others since everyone rates differently. Just sayin. I typed this's on my phone even though I hate doing it because the book is that good.

In short, if you like litrpg read this book, and if you feel the same way about the the store ratings complain too. Together we can change the world ?

First off, i dig the more adult themes this book contains. While it is more adult it is more tasteful then most will expect. Overall i am looking forward to future books from this author. The story flows nice even though there are a few grammar and spelling mistakes. The main characters disposition fits nicely with his character and other characters are touched upon nicely. Additionally, i found the system for skills and classes thought out well, i especially like what was done with the main characters class.

DNF, made it 20% in. The dialogue is unbearably terrible. The mc talks in this ridiculously stilted way that nobody actually does. "Here's how I feel and why I feel that way, plus some deep introspection that no real person would ever say outloud much less tell to a stranger."

Since it is litrpg I thought it might get better once he actually got into the game, and it did, but only because he doesn't have anyone to talk too. As soon as he reached other people the awful writing returned and I had to stop.

I did enjoy the Summoner side of this fantasy story, and I like the various characters in the story, especially the imps.

I really am NOT into harem stories though and this one quickly is turning into a fantasy / erotic / harem book, which I am not personally keen on.

I think it needed some sort of disclaimer that description. Aside from that I thought the book was well written and the story was enjoyable.

The premises of the story was great, got me hooked!... then it turned into a very underdeveloped world, that I liked be a use the people were alreadybreal, they had their own economy, a lot of little things were explained, then it got worse and turned into a literotica, with entire chapters dedicated to Al's sex life, and how exlvery women he met wanted to sleep with him, and then they did. The story and boss system was limited as well.

I recommend giving it a pass.

I got really annoyed in the beginning with the loot and it feeling identical to world of Warcraft as well as just most the vocabulary (so my F-words, like really do you not know any other word). However I really enjoyed the summoner route which I have yet to seen. Love the demons. Don't know how I feel about the anime-like harem and the slutty waitress. However, I got over it and enjoyed the book immensely.