Having experienced his first survival type Trial, Trent Embra is eager to explore what else the world has to offer. There is only one problem. Not everyone comes away from a month of constant fighting untouched. Trent's friend, Tersa is unhinged by her time in the Land of the Undying Lord, and Sergeant Cullen means to see her fixed. Trent, enlisted to help, is dragged towards another Trial, mostly willingly. Only time will tell if Tersa still has a place in the Guard, and what the Infinite World has in store for Trent
My Opinion: 292 pages, $2.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited
I thought book 1 in this series was great. There was a good plotted out story arc once the group reached the dungeon and I enjoyed all the world building action, adventure, and comradery the story had to offer.
In book 2, most of that returns but the story itself is very slice of life and it doesn’t have that same plotted feel. Instead, you follow the main character (MC) mostly as he continues training, hits a few dungeons (trials in the book), and develops his character arc a little but. There are other characters from book 1 that have their own side journeys, but they frankly felt tacked on a little. Like the author was giving the reader updates so they could see what they were doing until they reconnected with the MC, which doesn’t happen this book. There were also some new characters introduced that had no development or connection to the MC and just kinda existed on their own, in this book.
The RPG side of things is pretty much the same as it was in book 1. There is new information in gaining advanced classes and a story point of how classes influence the personality of the person who gets them.
Overall, for me, it drops from great to a good story. The characters are still likeable. The RPG progression, action, and adventure were satisfying. However, there wasn’t nearly as much plot advancement as I was expecting and that may be due to the fact that this novel is a bit over half the size of book 1 and feels in some ways like half a novel when compared to that first book.
Score: 7.4 out of 10