Battlemaster by Plum Parrot
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Maybe not the best of the series, but if you want to see a change toward leadership skills and large-scale battles with Victor leading them, then this is your book. Rah, rah, war, war.

The beginning was rather interesting to me, though. We got our first clear carry-over to the other LitRPG series I'd just read by the author. A clear invite to mesh this and that together seamlessly. It was rather amusing and I WANT to see it happen.

But war... war never changes.

Or rather, war kinda pushes all other considerations out the door.

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Titan Blood by Plum Parrot
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Stuck in a higher-tier world can do WONDERS for your level. :)

I had a great time reading this one. There's always something satisfying about falling in love with dragons, making enemies of civilization-destroying jerks, and eating still-beating hearts. Satisfying. Very.



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Spirit Hunter by Plum Parrot
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Like many of these long-run LitRPGs, this simply gets better with more experience and story under its belt. You might say its spirit gets quite a bit stronger.

And it's true. A lot of wrapping-up of old storylines happen here, revenges, spirit-balancing, recognition that the dark side is actually rather dark, and that, yes, it IS good to balance everything if you don't want to become an evil motherf**ker.

It's fun. No doubt about it. Adventure, through and through.

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Dungeon Delver by Plum Parrot
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Solid and fun dungeon delving. Not like we needed a title like that to SPELL IT OUT or anything.

Axe, rage, spirit cores leveling up, and pure adventure. We've even got a ton of friendly townsfolk and traveling people to refresh one's spirit between adventures!

Sound a bit usual?

Lol, it is, but that's precisely the charm it needs. There are plenty of reversals, etc, but the core is quite comforting and well-written. I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

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薬屋のひとりごと 16 [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 16] by Nekokurage
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fun fact from when I was a kid. Snakes taste like chicken. Not at all bad. Just ask Mao Mao. Tho, I did have some salt with mine. I bet she's jealous.

Great volume. Big changes. And the tragedy... shaping up.

Of course, I did watch the anime, so I'm pleasantly surprised both are in line with each other. Except for one thing: did the anime give us a more or less satisfying end to this arc, ASIDE from the manga? Did it push ahead? *grumbles*

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薬屋のひとりごと 15 [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 15] by Nekokurage
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Learning more and more about foxes. But beyond that, I'm smelling a lot of tragedy on its way.

Worse, I love some of the characters that might get it.

Not so worried about Mao Mao, of course, but damn. This hits hard.

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薬屋のひとりごと 14 [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 14] by Nekokurage
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Quick escalation here. The darkness of the past really came to hit Mao Mao and Jinshi where it hurts the most. This is where it gets really good. Exciting, not just delightful.

Edge of seat time.

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