Loved it

A fantastic book with an adorable and loveable main character.

Not your typical affair for this genre with no main antagonist and not a great deal of struggle, much more of a feel good escapism story.

The narrator is fantastic and really brings the characters to life.

My one complaint would be the stat reading, it is quite lengthy and often mid chapter, I would have preferred a more summarised highlighted version but I can recognise that could have taken away from the original story.

All in all I look forward to the next book and hope that it adds a bit more challenge to the mc, but still keeps the same adorable charm.

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a refreshingly nice story

though i am averse to the oft touted marketting phrase 'heart warming tale of-' i have to admit, this story fits that descrption for once. though neither as intricate nor clever as some stories, this author's style tends to lighten the mood of the reader. optimism and hope are woven through the main character like fabric and better still, she refuses to become disilisioned. in fact, bad turns spur greater efforts to optimism. and despite a few lacking elements of realism where people act, i.e. everyone beind quite friendly rather than back-stabby as people really are, it's an acceptably believable world to listen to.
the narrator did and expert job at charcter tones and quirks, though better on wome than men, naturally.
in the end, it's an anime with a touch more sense and a dollop of fluffy!

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a nice book

Don't think my title as ow it's just a nice book. I mean it like it's a kind book toward the main character.
The realistic situation the main character is in makes you hope and wish for her happy ending.

I love the tempo of the book. It glides into emotional and dangerous situations. I'm looking forward to the sequal seeing as I feel like I just got my bearings of the land and the people and all it's potential.

Personally I prefer male narators but Samara is the first female I really enjoyed but this is just personal preference. She articulated very well.

The only part that did bother me was the extremely long list of stats but maybe they are skipable but I didn't check at the time. It only happens like 4 or 5 times so it's not like overpowering the story. It was just to much in 1 go but also fitting the story. (can't ellaborate without spoilers ... so go listen or read it :p )

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recommended

excellent spin on the litrpg story. really enjoyed listening to this book. made me laugh in parts about the pop culture references.

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feels like a prequel

Feels like an introduction with a bit of spoilers.

first half feels boring, too long useless skill list,
the end is more likeable

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Loved this book - not your average

Really liked the character development, the idea of a siphon and the main character was lovable and believable - bang on. Thanks Jay - more please!

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A beautiful story

I received this as a free review copy. It’s a really lovely book with an interesting female lead character, lots of snark, intelligence and compassion all set within a well crafted world with a narrative that flows brilliantly. I enjoyed the book and will be purchasing the rest in the series.

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a nice listen

it is nothing new or interesting but it's good progression.
a little preachy at times which is why it lost a star.

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Great story

it's very difficult to find a good storyline where the character is not OP, but this one hit all the marks. It's a really amazing story. enjoyed it.

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great narration repeating storyline

the narration was great but the story just goes like this jade meets someone they become friends or they act entitled she does a thing they become friends that leads her to meet someone new rinse and repeat

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