The greatest Heroes have already fallen…
Now it’s up to Claire and her ragtag crew of Zeroes to save the city.
Low-ranked contractors Claire, Elise, Norah, and Piper dream of making it to the top twenty with the Stewards of Light, but their weird RPG powers have them trapped near the bottom instead. Balancing college, part-time jobs, and family matters leaves the girls without much time to fight crime and grind out the experience they need to climb the ranks.
When a new threat emerges, the gamer girls are left standing in a city turned upside down with no hero to save them. The underclassmen are outclassed, but they're also the only ones who can stop the spread of chaos. Claire and her friends will have to unravel the mess with clever teamwork and determination, and find the top-rank heroes in themselves to save the city before it falls into darkness.
From J.D. Astra, author of the LitRPG Epic Viridian Gate Online: Firebrand, comes a new universe of heroes and monsters. If you loved Super Powereds by Drew Hays, I Alone Level-Up, or you crave more anime like One Punch Man and My Hero Academia (with a healthy serving of RPG elements) then Zero.Hero: Neon Dark is for you!
My Opinion: 298 page, $4.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited
I had a harder time connecting to the female protagonist and the few touchy feely relationship scenes. There is also a little forced plot with the main character (MC) getting just the magical doohickey she needs early to overcome a specific obstacle later. But beyond those two small things the story was good. I enjoyed the real life application of RPG powers from the characters and the effect those powers had on school, work, and other relationships. The action was well written and even the small XP quests were fun.
Overall a good story that combines superhero stuff with LitRPG.
Score: 7.4 out of 10