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4.5 out of 5
A gem of a crafting novel.
Thoroughly enjoyable lightrpg novel. It’s not heavy on mechanics, but the story and world building are positives. I liked the NPCs and their viewpoint is represented. The real strength is the main POV character. I found Chess to be compelling, personable and worthy to follow along.
I also liked the other POV characters and stories, although one of the two is kind of dropped without a lot of resolution. There are minor grammatical mistakes, but nothing too j ...more
A gem of a crafting novel.
Thoroughly enjoyable lightrpg novel. It’s not heavy on mechanics, but the story and world building are positives. I liked the NPCs and their viewpoint is represented. The real strength is the main POV character. I found Chess to be compelling, personable and worthy to follow along.
I also liked the other POV characters and stories, although one of the two is kind of dropped without a lot of resolution. There are minor grammatical mistakes, but nothing too j ...more
Good story but needs an editor
The book's focus on crafting kept my attention even though i swore to dnf the VR/AI nightmares where the company zeroes in on the MC because they're playing the game with their own spin or a scrap of intelligence.
That plot led to uncovering a pretty emotional story in the real world of the MC, so it wasn't as much as a migraine like other series in the genre.
Book 2 started after all the fallout from book 1 was over or getting cleared up but the in-game stuff quickly ...more
The book's focus on crafting kept my attention even though i swore to dnf the VR/AI nightmares where the company zeroes in on the MC because they're playing the game with their own spin or a scrap of intelligence.
That plot led to uncovering a pretty emotional story in the real world of the MC, so it wasn't as much as a migraine like other series in the genre.
Book 2 started after all the fallout from book 1 was over or getting cleared up but the in-game stuff quickly ...more
Good crafting gamelit
Good editing and the tight focus on crafting and NPC interaction makes it not feel grindy. Hope there's a part 2. ...more
Good editing and the tight focus on crafting and NPC interaction makes it not feel grindy. Hope there's a part 2. ...more
excellent crafting centric story. with a real world twist. the story of a kid hustler who just wants to be able to live trying to cash in on a new virtual reality game. has nothing to do with crafting chess sets.
Feb 23, 2019
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