Production value detracts from an... ok ... story.

Warning to listeners. Be patient. For some reason the producers or author decided to fill the audiobook with unnecessary and disruptive noises and fanfare blasts that go on WAY too long. Felt bad for the MC. If he has to put up with those lengthy fanfares I’m sure he’s be tempted to find a large animal to eat him to put him out of his misery. Unfortunately for him, he’s a character who is narrated through “tell”, not “show”. So it’s unlikely he would be allowed to decide his fate. Motivations are created from nothing to drive the narrative and the MC consistently make illogical emotional and narrative leaps simply to push the story forward. That’s fine once or twice, but the story right now doesn’t assess his decisions at all beyond a cursory “he knew”. A lot of the inconsequential actions are overplayed and become repetitive... stuff like: “He was surprised to see a fist fly at his head. He wasn’t that surprised as he’d just seen him strike an unarmed woman...” Whu?!? Well that’s awkward as hell. He was surprised but not surprised? Maybe he was as confused as I am? Book needed a solid edit, followed by multiple re-reads or re-edits... at least. Awesome premise and workable plot, but this definitely needs a deep review into motivations and character emotions to be a great or even good book. Hopefully the author reads this and is willing to take the time to turn this uncut gem into something awesome. As it stands I recommend this if you’re a hardcore litrpg fan and have read everything else.

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