A review by cozycaterpillar
Hell Mode: Volume 1 by Hamuo

3.0

Honestly, I picked this up thinking it would be a trashy fun quick read, and I’m surprised by how much I liked it.

Rather than other stories in this genre it genuinely feels like the title serves a purpose. The main character is stacked against the world and he has to figure out ways to survive with smarts. When he does get a victory you feel like he’s earned it.

Also, I feel like authors put stats and numbers, and skills and labels, as word vomit more often than not in these type of stories. I was pleasantly surprised to find that part restrained here and meticulously thought out. It felt closer to LitRPG than it’s contemporaries.

Yeah, excited to see where this goes next.