Outside of a short section in book three he has been good at make it feel authentic. While it does have a hook that is abrupt it is not cringe.Ī F Kay is a talented author and his strengths is in relationships and the quarks of his characters. What makes The 4th Secret more complete than other offerings of the series is that it has a good beginning middle and end and leaves a reader looking forward to the next book without using a cliffhanger To latch itself on through the next book. This lit RPG is told in 3rd person limited, and is a appropriate for all audiences young and all in above. One of the more complete books of the seires. Walah, miraculously temple shoots out of said hole like a feather 🪶 and all is good. Easy-Peasy just insta-boil millions of gallons of water with said crystal power. Ut-oh it looks impossible should I use my obvious Trump card? Nope I found crystals that can make blaster fire. Goku not strong enough? Time dilation (4 yrs pass) he is now a super saiyan. The author is going to keep throwing new shiny weapons and abilities at every issue.

The solution to the problem was lame at the end. The author essentially tells you 5 to 6 times that it’s not going to work out and then proceeds to walk you into it. However can he write the story in a way that doesn’t feel like we’re reading about 12yrs having pissing contests. I know the author wants us to see the protagonist as the end all be all. Your reading a story where every new plot twist the protagonist literally has to one up everyone else every time even his friends. Why? The obvious answer is the author wants to make him some kind of savior type figure, but really he is the annoying dude that has to do everything himself. The reason is simple the protagonist has to do everything. This book neutered the supporting friends of the protagonist. Unfortunately this causes issues with the pace and the development of the supporting characters. Like a lot of litrpg authors, this book tries to cram a lot of to-do lists together to raise the level of suspense.

Shade's First Rule by A.F. Kay