Not my type of bookIf you are of gay orientation this book is for you I'm not I do not want to read about transsexuals,lesbians or gay men,this book wasted my time,hope it does not waste anyone's else

So....why do I rate this book many others are raving about only 2? Because I just can't really like it.I go 2 instead of one because the story does hold interest at least at times. I suppose I was looking for a lighter read than this. The book is at it's base very heavy with the angst and the personal/interpersonal "struggles" (I suppose that would be the best word) of the protagonist and to a lesser extent the other participants in the "story".So I like the set up a bit and the "in story" part

Overall, I would say this is a good book and worth reading. I had a number of hangups, but many I think boil down to personal preferences rather than legitimate problems.So starting off, I can say that I tend to prefer litrpg books that spend plenty of time in the early game so to speak. I want to explore the game mechanics and be well-informed on how things work. Many people have described the level of detail as sufficient to roll their own character in the world if they chose. I personally don...

The LitRPG genre has had a tendency towards rather puerile or angsty hormonal content.Pluaristic relationships with vapid poorly structured supportive characters, Might makes right, and a focus on serialized obvious goals.I'm happy to say this doesn't.In fact the protagonists make efforts to avoid the tendencies of NPC driving plots. Where as most LitRPG feature man vs enviroment in the concept of the gamespace, monsters or BBEGs. The book features a more nuanced approach to such, and a wonderfu...

I don't normally leave reviews as I am just so bad at giving them and have low standard. This leads me to liking almost every book I read. With that said, This is a breath of fresh air for this genra. It takes what we want to see in a LitRPG (leveling, gear, NPC, VR) and builds a true world around it. Most LitRPG books have very little world or charactor building in them, focusing too much on the RPG systems. I think that even if you have not read a LitRPG bok before or are just looking for a go...

I am writing up a full review now for my blog https://thebloggoblin.com/ but I want to say this was the best LitRPG I have listened too in a while. It was longer then the average at over 12 hours and I listened to the AB in one sitting. True, I was coughing and feeling too sick to really do anything else but still

Great representation / Great LitRPGDominion of Blades is an amazing story that has interesting and engaging characters- as well as LBGTQ representation. This is important, as there are a lot of transgender gamers out there - and the ability to be who you want to be in a virtual world is a reality often ignored by his genre.Additionally, the story takes place in a high stakes environment where there are really costs to losing, giving the story a great deal of importance throughout.

Coffee versus SodaFirst off, to some extent I've got to say that this wasn't exactly my cup of tea. I like my litrpgs nuanced but sugary. This one was kind of bitter, full of angst, a fair bit cynicism, and a little more real word societal baggage than I normally get from these kind of books. Put simply I didn't have as much as the usual power fantasy high, honestly this little trip was just shy of being slight stressful to read, which I guess technically means the author did a good job of makin...

A great litrpgOne best new litrpgs out this year. Loved can't beat the banter and unique characters in this book. Love story too.

I almost didn't read this and then I got to PoppyThis is the first litrpg, that I have read where the characters aren't what they seem or complete walking stereotypes. Those that have read the story will know I am doing my best not to spoil this but give this book four chapters and you will likely end up finishing it. Outside of the characters some of the situations were laugh out loud funny as well as face palmy. Though there are angsty moments here and there that could have used more developme...

Though I immensely enjoyed the concept and overall story layout of this book it was definitely a new take and I enjoyed it, I did have a few points of aggravation with the added "I guess best way to say it" is political and gender additives. So first I want to make this very clear I have no problem with political or gender statements in books I try and stay as neutral as I can, therefore, it's not a problem for me however in this book I felt it was a little unnecessary and therefore a point of f...

Mini-Review:The most interesting thing about this story is what's not happening in the game world, but you only get slivers of information on that. Decent mix of game play, some story, small leaps of plot progression and character establishment. While I like clever characters, I am not a fan of the transparent reasoning to bestow epic skills and weapons. I like that the characters are a little bit like what you would get in the real world. Like Poppy being a grown man stuck in a girl child chara...

WowWhat a great new twist in the LitRPG genre. Absolutely loved this book and can't wait for the next one!

Loved this book, the pace was fast and the characters likeable. Plenty of LoL moments.

An impressive addition..The writing was on point. The character building was on point. The storyline was a fantastically refreshing new take on the genre. Very enjoyable read.

Really enjoying!Great start to what I hope is a long series. Interesting concept that I'm looking forward to reading more of.

It was like living out a D&D game - so much fun!

Three persons wake up in a virtual computer game after being on auto mode stuck in a week long loop for thousands of years as totally random NPC. Arbitrarily forced transexuality, gender confusion and three conflicted main protagonists stuck in a computer game onboard a ship sabotaged to ram the planet they intended to colonize. A mysterious antagonist hunts down all who wake up to ensure the destruction of the ship..If the game would be more like the Star Trek Holodek and would teach the crew s...

There's a lot to like about this book. Although it starts off a bit wonky, as soon as we're firmly set in the game world the story explodes into an exciting tale of adventure. There's unique weapons, creatures, and fighting styles with enough similarity to real world MMOs to keep everything simultaneously new and familiar. Then around the 60% mark the tale takes a turn for the strange when we find out that the protagonist is actually transgender, or digitally transsexual and everything seems to