Primal Hunter 4: A LitRPG Adventure (The Primal Hunter)

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But first, Jake has a family to visit, and an auction to attend. Then, it’s time to face the challenges the planet has to offer, and by using the many rewards from the treasure hunt, Jake aims to improve his repertoire while getting some more levels under his belt. Within our main group is one of the major characters of the story, Jake Thayne. The story mainly focuses on Jake’s story, with only minor segues to the other characters in Jake’s group, and later in the story, we do get to meet some other characters (but I am not going to give spoilers).

However, one of the critiques I have for this novel lies in the fact that the reader and the MC were exposed to apex existences FAR to early in the story. It's always bothered me that so many mortals have interrected with gods. The sense of awe and respect for them has never(and most likely never will be) established by the gradual introduction of more and more powerful foes.Other than a tedious dungeon entry at the start of this book, this was comfortably the best book yet in this series. The story flowed so much better than earlier entries and everything that happened felt more impactful than the mindless fighting and level grinding that has plagued the previous novels. Partly this probably comes from that fact it seems to be building to an event we'll see in the next book, which I think is more than fair enough. (Of which I'm very much looking forward to)

This is turning into one of my favorite series of the genre. That is surprising to me with how it started. The first couple of books were good but had some issues. This series was probably third on my list following: He who fights with monsters and Defiance of the Fall. That all changed with the last book. He who fights with monsters is still up on my list, but that series has the problem of every third book being kind of a dud. Defiance of the fall stayed about the same. This series though fixed most of the problems I had with it early on. It has the one thing that I have been wishing all other series in the genre had. Balance. There is such a good balance between all the parts of the story. There is crafting, fighting, good character interactions, good world building, interesting magic system and leveling. One of the biggest problems in this genre is the author might do well in some of those categories and completely ignore the others. In Defiance of the fall there is too much focus on fighting. This book (as well as book 3) has that balance. Jake is kind of socially awkward, but he has just enough interactions with people to make it interesting. He has cringeworthy interactions with some people and then has really good interactions with others (friends, family, and Villy). The interactions with Villy and the baby hawk are some of the best. The is a good amount of crafting without it being too much. Book one had a little too much alchemy IMO. Overall, I like Jake as a character. There are interesting conversations with morality, and I agree with Jake the majority of the time. Jake, a seemingly average office worker, finds himself thrust into this new world. Into a tutorial filled with dangers and opportunities. There has been a lot of hate being thrown around, especially at specific characters. Yet I implore all of you to keep reading. These characters grow and change. There is a reason who they are in the beginning and the story gets so good! There are so many interconnecting points and plots! The combat is great and thrilling and the LitRPG system flushed out and balanced. The main character uses not only his physical strength but his wit and intuition to exceed expectations over and over. Almost every chapter has something that connects it to previous or future chapters and this fiction keeps on giving! I have never read a story on Royal Road with such a deep, connected story and plot.Anyway, I still have high hopes for book five coming out next year. I've given up on Defiance of the Fall and He Who Fights Monsters for the same reasons I disliked the first half of this book: a bunch of nonsense that doesn't go anywhere.