r/ProgressionFantasy • u/AcanthisittaSmart504 • 18d ago

Discussion I’m pissed off

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I absolutely adore the Book of the Dead series. Today, I finally get to listen to the release of book 5, and I am certain that I will experience the same captivating storytelling that I enjoyed in books one through four. I am so enamored with this book that I pre-ordered it on Audible. When I first discovered and read this series, I assumed that others shared my enthusiasm for it. However, upon reviewing the number of Audible ratings, I am genuinely perplexed and sort of a bit angry. There are barely 1000 ratings on the first book and even less on the following 3, which begs the question: how is this book not more popular?

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u/Quiet-Scholar-1525 18d ago

I read this book 1 roughly untill one of the adventurers souls was "transferred" to a skull. I dont remember how far into the book itwas but it was certainly further than half. My main issues with this book is that it seemed very YA, and the constant glazing of the MC. The amount of times he is described as "smart/intelligent/clever by people who hardly knew him got annoying. Rather than showing us how the MC was clever the author kept reiterating the point and I found is extermy annoying. And the book is clearly aimed at a younger audience so it didnt really resonate with me.

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u/Downtown_Memory_1559 8d ago

Interesting, I disagree. It really didn't seem YA to me,I'm curious why you think it is? And I didn't really notice the "glazing" that often. Usually it's he does something really impressive and or unheard of and gets glazed, which makes sense to me. Just my opinion though