Book one

For the most part this was a decent read. Only a handful of mistakes found. normal I will post them on Goodreads.

I got flat out disgusted when the MC agreed to have a fake Thor be his patron.
He got very little out of the deal but he wanted more cool lighting powers.
He knew it was a bad deal and does it anyway.
Little bit of power now for an unnamed favor later.
He didn't need the power. He was already one of the strongest native humans.
He keeps forgetting to add his stat points.
Terrible tactics. Keeps leaving enemies behind him and his two daughters.
For a father desperate to protect his children he has done a poor job of it.
Should have had the youngest killing things from the moment she hit level one.
The dad and older sister could have left her badly wounded monsters to finish off.
Instead she spends most of the time on the sidelines.
Piper could have easily killed multiple monsters once her father finally lets her fight. Instead he is hogging all the kills.
His tactics with the dungeon boss were flat out stupid. Piper has a weapon that is super effective against undead, yet he sends the older daughter, who's weapons suck against the undead. Allowing Piper to waste all her spirit against the shield of the boss. They had already figured out that long range didn't work!
Piper should have used her magic on the two skeletons while her sister ran interference for her.
Most of the major mistakes were made by the dad. He knows that he shouldn't leave enemies behind them, yet he does it multiple times.
The author tried to portray the MC as someone trying to protect his children. However his actions show him to be power hungry, short sighted, and a person that can not stick to the plan.
The story continues on Royalroad if you want more.

5/10 I was enjoying it right up till he wouldn't let Piper fight.5 s Shane Gilliam36 2

As a father, I was drawn into the dynamic of a post-apocalyptic system where a father had to safely navigate this new life with his two children. While this aspect was present, it wasn't executed in the way I felt it should be. There was a lack of urgency in every chapter. The main character becomes overpowered, but it always felt a "monster of the week" kind of interaction. There was little to no strategy in the fights; the main character rarely took time to analyze opponents, and the victories were often due to blatant plot armor that protected the protagonist and his family.

This is usually my favorite genre, but this book felt boring. About 80% of the entire story took place in a bland dungeon. This might have been by design, but there was no excitement to it. When I compare books this to the "Primal Hunter" series, I can't say it was a good book. The Primal Hunter Series has a main character that uses strategies, intelligence, and failures to succeed in this world. Loche and his family simply didn't. They never really failed and I never felt there was a lot of danger. I would rate this book 1.5 out of 5.


Ozsaur864

I really wanted to this book more than I did, but the main character kept getting on my nerves. I was hoping he'd let up on the bitching and moaning, but it was consistent all the way to the end.

Worse, he had a valuable asset in Cerie, and hardly did anything with her except ask the most basic questions, and never anything that could help in the long run. Yes, I know they were in a time crunch, but there were plenty of resting phases, and he should have been grilling Cerie a juicy hamburger every time they had a moment. He also kept ignoring his system messages that could have contained important information, but we'll never know.

I'm getting tired of my own bitching, so I'll just say that The Connection was interesting, and I d that the story was about a family. The whole idea of The Connection and how it worked kept me interested. And I d Cerie, the girls, and Kelly.84-for-24 apocalyptic fantasy ...more Michael Marciano130

Completely utter crap

I will admit I only made it about 40% of the way through this book but it's just so stupid. The writing is absolutely abysmol and the plot armor is a Mile thick. I had really high hopes for this series but it's just so bad. The protagonist walks around with what the book calls the Google of the Apocalypse and never asks it anything. The protagonist has a series of powers that he just never uses in constantly whines about how he needs them. The protagonist racks up character points and never uses them for no reason whatsoever. The protagonist gives his daughter a folding saw you use camping to fight with when he's got a sword hanging on his belt that he doesn't use cuz he has an ax. Eventually he does give it to her and somehow it develops magic ice powers in the author doesn't explain why how never even comments on it The sword just gets magic ice powers. It's so horribly written. Nick19 4

As always a special thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. Disclaimer I read/listen to an unhealthy amount of progressive fantasy. This means I tend to be more lenient on the genre. However I’m also more inclined to notice a trope. With that in mind. This book unfortunately is bogged down with apocalyptic lit rpg tropes. Read only if you don’t mind minor spoilers! (Standard setup, MC who is a former soldier and plays video games. Has a special bloodline that grants extra power. Sponsored by a god.). The family dynamic does add something interesting to the genre. I do wish the daughters had a bit more personality than I sports and I to draw. Overall I’m captivated enough to want to continue and think the author can give his audience a more original story. This is more a 3.5 rounded up given the potential what future books could be. Mary Good228

Good book

Good LitRPG. I really the family aspect, you don't see it in many LitRPG books. Father and 2 teenagers are tryingvto survive the "connection" where the earth as we know it is gone . Combining apocalyptic and magical/fantasy RPG elements. The only complaint was the near constant complaining by the dad which was a bit annoying and his desire to get revenge on "The Connection" is a bit wanting to get revenge on the earth for an earthquake, in my opinion. Overall, the author did a good job there were only a couple of editing errors which always throw me out of a book so I can only say Thank you for actually editing the book. I will definitely be getting the next book in the series. Austin McCutcheon20

Good Filler Novel

Grammatical errors and pacing hindering a really interesting story.

Aside from an obvious '/' at the start of a paragraph, the author mostly struggles with passive and active voice. It led me to mentally skip over certain sentences and feelings even in the middle of fights. Very frustrating and may come across as slow-paced or unthought out. Weird mentions of previous Army training throughout the novel without really applying any of the knowledge the MC might know from it.

The apocalypse in this case is an outside system that removes a good portion of humanity to be replaced by new humanity. Hints at time skips and various races rush into the new "Connected" Earth and a father fights alongside his teenage daughters to survive. R.20

I reached only 25%.
1. All 'system' messages, status, etc. are all CAPS and in large font size. I really hated it.
2. The MC repeats "So much of it was a game" or similar phrase over and over again. OK, we got it! The first time! You don't need to repeat it 10 times.
3. The MC is not intelligent by any means:( Which is deal breaker for me.
4. The MC seems overpowered but based on what we know about his abilities etc. he shouldn't be. Very inconsistent.
5. You find an artifact that says 'hello' and your reaction is to throw it away?!? No, I don't want to read about him.
P.S. I gave 2 instead of 1 star because this way the chance someone censor the review is lower.
Luke Hallack2 Read

could not get past chapter 12

I tried. I really tried. But I couldn’t get over the character acting he’s moving through molasses and being super inconsistent. My first LitRPG DNF. Won’t spoil anything but reading this I actually got mad at the main character for his “I know what I’m doing” one second and “woe is me, how does this work” the next. Drove me crazy enough that while listening to the audiobook, (I do both read and listen), I shut it off and finished a 45 min drive in silence. I had high hopes and was disappointed. Philip Alton10

Good plot, pacing, and characterisation, but overly long internal dialogues

The cast of main characters is a refreshing take on the usual MCs we see with no family responsibilities. The plot is driven by a classic system apocalypse narrative, with some unique elements. Overall, an enjoyable light read, but detracted somewhat by overly long internal dialogues that do nothing to advance the plot and are often repetitive, so fail to advance the character depth. Far better to show us the characters' internal decisions, rather than telling us. Starr81

So far it is ok it has potential if the mc can stop having mini freak outs. His wife disappeared and he stands around alot and freaks out. Just wondering
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