Age of glass

A Masterpiece of World-Building and Adventure!

Age of Glass by Jez Cajiao is an absolute gem! From the first page, I was drawn into a richly crafted world where danger, intrigue, and adventure thrive. Cajiao has an incredible talent for world-building—each scene feels immersive and alive, with detailed environments that make you feel like you’re right there alongside the characters.

Speaking of characters, they are incredibly well-developed and relatable. Their struggles, growth, and relationships are portrayed in such a compelling way that I couldn’t help but root for them at every turn. The pacing is spot-on, with just the right balance of action, tension, and emotional depth.

The story itself is both fresh and gripping, weaving together elements of fantasy, suspense, and epic storytelling. I found myself staying up late, unable to put it down, desperate to know what happens next. It’s the kind of book that stays with you long after you’ve finished reading.

If you’re a fan of immersive fantasy worlds, captivating characters, and a plot that keeps you on the edge of your seat, Age of Glass is a must-read. Jez Cajiao has outdone himself with this one—an absolute 5-star read!

Sponsored Apocalypse: A LitRPG Adventure by Blaise Corvin

He’s been preparing for the apocalypse his entire life. Is he ready?

Miles “Shrug” Lindstrom received a quest years ago. He was the only person who could see the window, and in addition to the quest, he could also see a countdown to the end of the world.Part of him was hoping that he was just insane and had been hallucinating when he first started seeing the window. Then again, if the quest was just his imagination, he was going to be massively in debt with a rental full of useless junk.

But when the countdown finally stops, what happens is nothing like he could have imagined. Miles prepared for almost any scenario, but a world full of monsters wasn’t one of them.

Will finishing his strange quest help him survive the chaos?

Fun little read from Blaise, you actually care about the characters

Wormhole Mana by Tom Larcombe

When the government thinks they have a lead on an inexpensive energy source, they throw together a research project for it, disregarding some unfortunate occurrences with similar research previously. The theory is that they can create a wormhole that will constantly allow energy through, then they’ll convert the energy into electricity and feed it into the grid.

Maxwell Carter works a maintenance job at a government research facility. It was the only job in the area that paid enough to cover all his bills when he lost his previous job as the manager of a mechanic shop.

The research lab he works at has an accident, more energy coming through the wormhole than anticipated, enough to completely rupture the shields that were supposed to contain it until they finished determining how to convert the energy into electricity. As the energy floods the research facility, odd things start to happen. Previously harmless animals are changed to nightmare threats and people are dying, seemingly due to incidents related directly to their interests.

Max and his friend Ron manage to make it out of the facility alive, although the rest of the people in the facility aren’t so lucky. The strangeness that was surrounding the labs seems to be expanding, even reaching his home within a day or two. Now strange screens, reminiscent of some of the online games he’s played, are appearing in his vision, and apparently Prometheus, the AI running on the supercomputer from the research lab, is the one in charge of it all and is dedicated to spreading this new energy worldwide.

Great little story, a few minor niggles that werent picked up by the beta readers or the editor, But all in all a solid book

The Hunters code book 2

I am Monster Slayer Fifth Class, Baron Alexander Galaxius. I’m still a baron with no barony, lands or family ring.

Just like my past life, this one hasn’t given me anything on a silver platter. I’ll have to use my own strength to create the world I need. Once more…

very nice addition to the series the track suited monster hunter is back again and gets a new pet

Abyssal Planes by Kev Sinclair

For Clive, death isn’t the end…
But with almost a year until his body is reborn, it is a dangerous setback.
With Armies to lead, alliances to maintain and enemies ranging from the gods to the imminent return of the psychopath, Natom Hilgresh, he needs a workaround. He needs an Avatar.
Achieving this lofty aim will require sacrifice and hard work. For his followers at least. So while Clive practices with his ethereal powers, they attempt to push their budding god up through the Ethereal Stages and bring him back to the world of the living.
But doing so will change everything. Secrets will be revealed, hell will break loose, and chaos will rain on Falritas causing a war that will reach every corner of the land and beyond.

nook 4 wow nice redemption arc for one of the characters and the plot thickens

Ethereal soul by Kevin Sinclair

Funny thing about surviving… you’ve gotta keep it up.
High in the Craster Mountains sits a small town protected from the outside world by a godly barrier.
But that barrier is the work of no god. It was created by Clive. A warrior, a leader and a very angry chef who just wants a peaceful life.
Hordes of vengeful enemies amassing along the borders of the Forsaken Land are going to make sure that doesn’t happen. For while Far Reach is safe, Clive’s allies are in imminent danger of being swept away by the coming storm.
It’s time for the powerful rag-tag army of Far Reach to remerge and make their presence felt. Culinary delights are off the menu and cans of whoop-ass have taken their place…

book 3 is where it starts to heat up and the band starts toughening up join the ride

Immortal Shell by Kevin Sinclair

 took everything to defeat the feared Natom Hilgresh… turns out, that was the easy part.

Now the clock is ticking for Clive to return to Far Reach and prepare for the second coming.
Of course, it isn’t exactly a Sunday stroll. Navigating unforgiving terrain across the war-torn country of Kalabri, the vast armies of Destruction and Justice swarm the land, killing everyone in their path.
But there is strength in numbers and by offering a safe haven to those displaced by the carnage, there’s a real chance of binding them together into a force dangerous enough to slaughter its way home.
For if there is one thing you can say about war, if it doesn’t kill you, it will give you plenty of XP…

Book 2 of the continuing adventures of Clive, Mal and Joel come along for the ride

Creations bane by Kevin Sinclair

Running a restaurant was hard, but it filled Clive’s life with meaning… running through a portal was easy, but it filled Clive’s life with demons.

Weak in a world full of strength. All he and his friends have is their grit and determination to survive, as they navigate this brutal, war-torn land of magic in search of a way home.

There’s a problem, though. Clive’s been cursed. A little stabby, stabby from a demonic knife, catapults them into a race against time to find a cure. Fighting their way across Falritas, they need friends and levels like there’s no tomorrow. Because there might not be…

Fun progession litrpg dry humour and a good romp by my mate Kev

The Healers Way

I was the most powerful healer in my world — the best, having devoted my entire life to mastering the art of healing. And yet, for whatever reason, my brother feared that I sought to claim his throne, and he marshaled his forces against me.

Anyway, it doesn’t matter, all the same I’d been planning on trying out a certain ritual and now…

I’m in another world altogether!? And this body I’m inhabiting, well, it’s not mine, but some young guy’s! And what’s it mean that in this world the gift of the healer is downright pathetic?

Apparently, they simply don’t know how to handle power.

Well, I’ll show them…

A Fun progression portal adventure character is somewhat op when he has energy also quite honourable.

Corrupted Crimson

Some debts are never forgiven. Even in death…

When Cha Ming goes to help his friend Wang Jun’s ailing business in the capital, the last thing he expected was to compete with a seer. Their opponent is always one step ahead, and it’s sink or swim in this devil-infested marketplace.

To make matters worse, the king has been poisoned. Cha Ming is barely keeping him alive. If they don’t find a cure, a fight for succession is all but certain…

But the Song Kingdom’s issues run deeper. Evil spirits have sown deep seeds of resentment. Cha Ming and his friends must pull them out by the roots, because if they don’t, a civil war will be the least of their worries.

best of the series so far

Pure Jade

He’d like to forget, but the pain runs deep…

After fighting off a group of bandits, Cha Ming helps a people rebuild. His heart is heavy with guilt, but he can’t stay long. To face an inevitable foe, Cha Ming must journey to Quicksilver City, where he’ll meet the man who once enslaved him. Will he find the courage to face him?

Meanwhile, Huxian the two-tailed fox is enjoying his new role as the ruler of a demon mountain. The perks are great, but the position comes with heavy responsibilities. When Cha Ming’s friend Wang Jun finds an immortal-jade mine on his doorstep, he has no choice but to defend it.

It’s Huxian’s pride against Wang Jun’s ambitions. Cha Ming must find middle ground. If he doesn’t, he’ll lose one of his friends. Forever.

cracking addition to the series story is moving along nicely

Light In The Darkness

Cha Ming and Huxian have faced the heavens and lived…

Crippled and broken, Cha Ming finds himself in an isolated village. Only the efforts of a mortal doctor are keeping him alive. His qi pathways are ravaged, and his organs are failing. It’s only a matter of time before his wounds claim him.

Meanwhile, Huxian finds himself in his natural environment—a mountain crawling with powerful demons. To survive, he’ll need to eat or be eaten. It’s a good thing eating is what he does best.

One man. One fox. One shared life. If one fails, so does the other…

a slow burn of a book but a cracking read.

Blood Moon

The kindest hearts make the cruelest villains. 

The perfect tools if you know where to buy them…. 

Cha Ming’s new brother is a demon fox. He’s cute. He’s naughty. And he’s always hungry. If only Godbeasts didn’t grow so damned quickly. When the duo joins their classmate Gong Lan on an expedition, they soon discover that not everything is as it seems. It’s not rebels they’re fighting, but devils wearing human skins. 

Can they disrupt an evil merchant’s soul trade without the help of the army? Gong Lan’s techniques are driving her mad, and it’s only a matter of time before she turns on them. 

Clear Sky: Book 1 of Painting the Mists

Happy Xmas everyone

Life for Cha Ming is a daily grind. One where no one gets to make any real decisions. So when a mysterious artifact destroys his past life and gives him another, he doesn’t hesitate to begin his journey as an immortal cultivator.

Mastering the five elements isn’t easy, but Cha Ming has something others don’t: the artifact that brought him to this world in the first place. Add in a few academy friends, a ghostly tutor, and a baby demon fox companion, and he’s ready to face anything.

The power of Creation is at Cha Ming’s fingertips, but he will soon discover that everything has a price. The heavens are changing, and Gods and devils have noted his meddling. They won’t stand by as their plans unravel.

Heavens Laws Monolith

Father Zan insists Chao and Huifen venture north.

Ancient ruins await. A divine spire there stands.

Their identities must remain hidden.

The Divine Flying Tiger Clan’s Trials are in two short years.

Book 2 in the series same flaws as the first proof reading and editing bad but a great story

Heavens Laws Prodigies

The apex of the martial arts calls out. It challenges all to ascend.

Long Chao is the son of a hedge mage—a heretic cultivator. He doesn’t cultivate for power, but to satisfy his endless curiosity.

One fateful day, Xiao Huifen, a girl aiming to be the youngest Sky Realm cultivator in the Monolith continent’s history, crashes into his life. She’s from the world of top-ranked sects and strict cultivation methodologies.

They share nothing in common except for the unquenchable desire to unlock heaven’s every mystery.

This is their journey.

However, the brightest glory casts the darkest shadow.

Strength begets brutality. Long-life begets the foulest perversions.

To those who dwell in the darkness, young cultivators such as them are nothing more than some of the finest resources.

To use them as slaves. Refine them into pills.

When faced with such depravity, this unorthodox pair must do all they can to survive. Even if they do, how can they hope to remain unchanged?

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This is a coming-of-age story that follows two paths to power. For one, it’s long and arduous. Despite his unique insights, Long Chao must always strive to keep up with those around him. For the other, strength comes easy. Xiao Huifen isn’t competing against her peers, but the vague legends of Divine cultivators.

Great story with great characters wish the proof readers and editors had been a bit more diligent

Soul Master Book 2

He had long black hair tied behind his head and piercing black. His physique was much more refined than expected of someone of his age.

John is the adoptive son of Barden Fenix and grandson of the leader of the Fenix Clan, Cade Fenix.

Due to circumstances that no one understood, John was unable to cultivate. His clan had hired countless medical doctors to find out what was wrong with him, but none could identify any issues with his body. Ever since then, John tried all sorts of crazy things, even battling with powerful beasts, to try to activate his martial potential, but nothing had worked.

Since he was unable to cultivate, he decided to make up for this by expanding his expertise in other fields, including academics, military strategy, weapon theory and more. He would often spend entire days inside the martial library of his clan, reading the countless books that lay within.

Book 2 continues Johns adventures came out on 17th November and already read 🙂

Soul Master Book 1

On the Yuan Continent, fantastic beasts and powerful cultivators exist. Their immense power is capable of shattering mountains and emptying oceans.
On this continent lives John Fenix, an unfortunate youth who is unable to cultivate and wield such immense power. He could only powerlessly look up to others and watch as they soared to heights unseen.
After a fortuitous encounter with a mysterious object, John finds himself able to cultivate. Determined to never feel powerless again, he sets out on a cultivation path filled with danger and excitement. Utilizing powerful cultivation arts found within the mysterious object, John sets out to write his own legend and ascend above all as the Immortal Asura.

Cracking cultivation book really enjoyed it and book 2 has come out as well

Mimic and Me

I’ve become a monster…sort of.

Betrayed and left for dead by a group of slaving nobles, I thought there was nothing left for me but bleeding out as I counted the number of bricks on the ceiling. But fate had different plans.

A gelatinous, gluttonous mimic found me right when I was about to die. But instead of eating me, he started demolishing the food in my pack – sandwiches, cookies, and everything else! Encouraged by my (admittedly forced) generosity, he fused with me, enhancing my body and turning me into a half-man half-mimic monstrosity.

Once a poor, down-on-my-luck scout, I now have new capabilities far beyond anything anyone on Basania has seen before.

The only problem? My new bodymate’s insatiable hunger for cake and human flesh.

Induction

The apocalypse is coming but only those lucky or perhaps unlucky few know.

Silas is inducted into the System becoming the last in a long line of
Earth’s ‘Forerunners.’

The rewards are great but the danger is greater.

We are not alone in the universe. The fate of five worlds hangs on how their forerunners perform.

Will Silas have what it takes to win Earth a place in the multiverse or will Earth become another mining
world stripped of all resources and left a barren husk floating in the cosmos?

A system enforced secret… a deadly challenge… and only a year to go.

The countdown begins now!

Cracking read over way too soon, gutted that I have to wait till 2024 for the next one