Benjamin is your standard guy, average grades, loyal friends, and a family who loves him. Yet, something is missing. He drifts through life, detached, haunted by a sense of wrongness he can’t explain. When a mysterious full-dive game, Astralyth Online, enters his life, everything changes. As Benjamin steps into a world beyond his own, the lines between game and reality blur. A glitch, a dream, a woman trapped in glass—Benjamin is pulled into something far darker and complicated than he imagined. What he thought was an escape will change him—body, mind, and soul—in ways he never saw coming.
So, I'll edit this review as I continue reading and keep everyone updated.
As of Chapter 8, I have nothing but praise for this.
This writer is every bit as good as any of the professional names in fiction these days, whether it's Stephen King or Anne Rice. Grammar and syntax are professional in terms of their presentation. It seems to have been beta-read and proof read to a high standard, because I did not find any errors or mistakes in the first eight chapters.
She definitely tends to write in a more long winded fashion, with paragraphs accounting for 90 to 95% of the structure of the prose, but its not repetitive or info-dumpy. Also, she always shows, rather than tells. So it translates into a positive experience for the reader. You are going to have to read for a bit to get to the good parts, no doubt; but it'll be worth it so just enjoy it. Think of it as the prologue.
The good news about that is that every chapter is good. They are all worth it. And while you DO have to read through at least 20, 000 or so words to get to the first hook (part of the story that gets you really interested/comitted), you will still enjoy reading the early chapters.
So get some popcorn and set aside a couple hours to give this a read. You won't be sorry. And if you are, then you just aren't as cool as the rest of us. Sorry, but maybe this club isn't for you. Lollllll.
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Really enjoying this story so far!! Loving how you are doing the world building and cannot wait to read the next chapter!!
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