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The characters are mostly straightforward, with nothing complex going on in their heads, which isn't a problem for a popcorn book. The premise is absolutely insane, but it's interesting and fun. If the game stats stuff is your thing, this is very much popcorn fiction (in a good way). The writing is serviceable, and we get a very quick read. It has some pop culture references that I didn't even get, despite being into the gaming scene (as it were). This has a decent amount of numbers and stats and general game theory (like video game theory, not mathematical). In more technical stuff, this is a LitRPG, so it's right off the table for most of my friends list. But by the end he has shown such a level of 'screw you, I will do what I think is right, despite not thinking, regardless of the pain I cause.' Did I care while Cayden was just a stupid teenager causing only himself real issues? Only a bit. Is any relationship in this book complicated? Nope. Relationships should suffer and sometimes be complicated. Terrible actions should have consequences.

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Well, I suppose that is the author's prerogative, but despite very much wanting to know where the plot goes, I have zero desire to read any books that feature Cayden as a 'good guy.' This series went from 'I'm absolutely reading the next one tomorrow' to 'I'm never touching this series again' in about a page, which is pretty impressive, honestly. Any remorse there? Anything other than impulsive, selfish decision making? Could we at least pretend the MC thinks he is being a terrible person? Could we at least show that other people think he is a terrible person? Could we at least have the sense to point out that the person he is angry at isn't the one who cares about the books in any way whatsoever? The guy whose first instinct in a tough situation was to destroy his mentor's 70k book library because someone else wasn't giving him his way. Any remorse there? Anything other than impulsive, selfish decision making? Could we at least pretend the MC thinks he is being a terrible person? Could we at least show that other people think he is a terrible person? Could we at least have the sense to point out that I'm pretty angry at this book at the moment for daring to pretend the MC is a good guy. I'm pretty angry at this book at the moment for daring to pretend the MC is a good guy. Lucky for him, he was a special type of gamer. It would take a lot to catch up to players with such an enormous head start. He researched, he practiced and he prepared. A strict set of rules that, among other things, prevented anyone under the age of sixteen from entering the tower.įorced to wait for over two years, Cayden did the only thing he could do to pass the time. His only problem? The Terms and Conditions. Its doors will soon open, and the great game will begin.Ī hundred floors and a hundred challenges await the worthy.Īnd to the victor? A Wish of Unlimited Power.Ĭayden Caros yearned to play that game.

The Great Emperor has issued his challenge.įrom the ruins of the Old World rise the Tower. The day every screen, newspaper, and smart phone displayed a single message from an unknown source: The day a one hundred and one kilometre tall tower rose from the wreckage of the now empty city.

The day earthquakes ravaged the east coast. The day when over four million people vanished in an instant from the island of Manhattan. The day every screen, newspaper, and smart phone displayed a single message from an unknown source: Launch day.

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