Author: David North
Rating: 4.7/5 and 5/5
Comments: This book was biggest surprise I've had since War Vixen Bride. It just kept popping up on my recommended list and I kept skipping over it until I didn't. And I'm glad I didn't.
There are two things that really kept me with this book and its sequel. The first is that creative ways that the protagonist finds to explore and innovate ways of using his magic. Since he's the only one that has it, pretty much everything he does is based on "let's try this". The second is the exceedingly rare way the author uses the protagonists family. Rather than just being plot flags to attract misfortune, they are fully realized and useful characters the family dynamic is downright heartwarming.
These have my unreserved recommendation. If there was one thing I would change it would be to make them not Litrpg, but even that mechanic has been folded into the narrative in an almost useful way. Far better than most treatments of it.
I was rather surprised that I had reviewed another of North's books and didn't like it after reading these two. I guess he learned something about pacing.
Bedroom Activities: None
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FTB/Explicit/None – Fade to black bedroom activities vs “Onscreen” vs No activities
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