pine_wulf 's review for:

Ascend Online by Luke Chmilenko

4.0

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This book was surprising fun. I was enamored with the game and how it worked. And since I really do like crafting aspects of games, I even had fun during a chapter when Lyrian did nothing but make armor. But for me, this was the thing driving the book, the game. The plot, the characters, both of them did nothing for me. Plot was ho-hum, honestly about as exciting as most MMO quests. And I can't tell the characters apart. They were more their classes rather than people. So, I completely get this book isn't for everyone. But if you enjoy RPG gaming for the skill ups and exploring and the "how does this work?" and crafting and whatever, there's a chance you'll really like this book too.