Life Reset: EvP
EvP picks up straight away and continues character building (literal and figurative) with action that you enjoyed from New Era Online 1.
Dread Totem (Oren) is a human stuck in an online world. He’s also the first human to play a monster race, as they are normally reserved for NPCs.
While his body is being cared for in RL, his mind and skills aid him in developing his monster clan with the intent of destroying his nemesis, Vatras, who kicked him out of his thriving guild and inadvertently stuck him in this situation.
In this installment, Oren truly becomes his own, um, monster.
His skills are progressing nicely and his relationships grow substantially. Also, he is aided by new players – actual humans allowed to give the monster race a run (signed NDAs of course).
In addition to the Greenpiece Clan advancement, significant battles occur and with the additional of the aforementioned players comes a mystery. Oren needs to solve that before it is too late!
Personally, I’d like to see more of what Vic-Unleashed could accomplish. He is holding back for sure.I wouldn’t call the end a cliff-hanger, but it does leave two interesting arcs waiting for the next installment.
Overall, good character development and lots of action. As a casual reader of this genre, I found some of the development to read slow. However, if you are really into this material, I do think you will find it rewarding. 4.5 of 5 Stars. Author provided ARC. From the Publisher:
After defeating the hobgoblin threat, Oren is now faced with an even more tenacious enemy: the players themselves.His old guild have discovered his village's location and a deadly strike force is closing in. With time running out, Oren must build up his clan and recruit an army of monsters if he's to have any hope of withstanding the coming attack.