Invent
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- Author：Dakota Krout
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Summary
Class secrets revealed。 A large Shoe to fill。 Peace is only on the table。
Joe’s Candidacy was successful beyond his wildest dreams。 Between driving the Elves out of Dwarven sovereign territory， utterly destroying an army of thousands， and using resources he could have used for himself to bring back the fallen on his own side… his reputation begins to precede him once more。
The human was so successful that many people even within the Dwarven faction have decided that they need to step forward to stop him。 Realizing that he’s been in the public eye too long， Joe decides that it’s time to step out of fighting the war， and instead focus on completing new quest lines and consolidating power。
After all， letting other people decide the course of war has always worked out for him in the past。
Joe’s Candidacy was successful beyond his wildest dreams。 Between driving the Elves out of Dwarven sovereign territory， utterly destroying an army of thousands， and using resources he could have used for himself to bring back the fallen on his own side… his reputation begins to precede him once more。
The human was so successful that many people even within the Dwarven faction have decided that they need to step forward to stop him。 Realizing that he’s been in the public eye too long， Joe decides that it’s time to step out of fighting the war， and instead focus on completing new quest lines and consolidating power。
After all， letting other people decide the course of war has always worked out for him in the past。
Reviews
Amy Asadoorian
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everything I expectedAnother full book to find the pun at the end for the win。 Krout never disappoints！ Thankfully I don’t have long to wait for the next book。
Darren
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Good storyVery enjoyable series and a good installment。 I already have Book 8 and will start it next。 Such an exciting adventure and well done！
Adam Walter
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I love joe， but ever since all the divine dungeon books too a horrible turn to just random skill progression the main stories have taken a back seat。 Cant do something？ Oh cool lets give the MC a never before mentioned ability！ There needs to be a baseline that we can work with， in the divine dungeon series we knew the dungeon was working towards goals， we knew the story was headed towards an epic encounter， there were big bads to wonder “how is our MC going to overcome this problem” and we are I love joe， but ever since all the divine dungeon books too a horrible turn to just random skill progression the main stories have taken a back seat。 Cant do something？ Oh cool lets give the MC a never before mentioned ability！ There needs to be a baseline that we can work with， in the divine dungeon series we knew the dungeon was working towards goals， we knew the story was headed towards an epic encounter， there were big bads to wonder “how is our MC going to overcome this problem” and we are taken on a journey。Artorian rescued his kids， The dungeon overcame obstacles and grew， even loveable jackson progressed and got his own comic relief。 Our favorite grandpa now is just spouting off random numbers like an autistic spreadsheet。 Joe has turned into a Mary Sue who has zero goals and no obstacles。 It is all stats with no basis。Thankfully we have murder hobos which have a strong story and progression。 But dear joe and artorian seem to have been thrown into a random number generator。Any comment like this on aocial media seems to get deleted so evidently the authors are aware of the problem and their PR is trying to stay ahead of it。Word to you if you read comments， just fix your storylines so they have an arc， give us a baseline and work towards something。 You have amazing world and characters， now…。let them do something！ 。。。more
Zack Turner
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Fanfreakingtastic！Fantastic read！ I absolutely loved it！ I can not wait for the next one to be release！ Such great characters in this book！
Chase
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Back to true Completionist Chronicles quality！I LOVED this book。 Intense， funny， and with a great unexpected twist。 The sixth book I thought was only a 4/5 but this one is back to getting better with each installation！ Keep it up！
Miguel
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Red flag: This book contains an Idiot Plot！Consider: you are a race of people who will be made extinct if five of your members in particular die。 A new bunch of random people ask you to go to an area you barely understand after a week。 You take every one of the five there even though four would have done。 All five die。Idiot plot。I really have to wonder what lead the author to this sort of device。 Laziness？ Lack of creativity？ Do the words "designated survivor" just come out as static for him？ Re Red flag: This book contains an Idiot Plot！Consider: you are a race of people who will be made extinct if five of your members in particular die。 A new bunch of random people ask you to go to an area you barely understand after a week。 You take every one of the five there even though four would have done。 All five die。Idiot plot。I really have to wonder what lead the author to this sort of device。 Laziness？ Lack of creativity？ Do the words "designated survivor" just come out as static for him？ Regardless， boy howdy， what a dim book！ Maybe read this if you just got done with the world's biggest set of jingling keys and want something to snack on before attempting five letter words again。 。。。more
Marko
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This was by far the worst book in the series so far。 Very little of the "completionist" aspects remain， instead there's a lot of random things happening。 Looks like the series is going in a similar direction as the Artorian Archives。There is very little happening in the sense of progress and character development。 A few class quests， sure， but I find it hard to believe that nobody ever grinds a few levels here and there。 Instead level and skill updates happen sparsely and only by accident。I also This was by far the worst book in the series so far。 Very little of the "completionist" aspects remain， instead there's a lot of random things happening。 Looks like the series is going in a similar direction as the Artorian Archives。There is very little happening in the sense of progress and character development。 A few class quests， sure， but I find it hard to believe that nobody ever grinds a few levels here and there。 Instead level and skill updates happen sparsely and only by accident。I also lost all sense of scale and power。 Dwarves are so strong and fast that Joe can't even see them moving or fighting （just a blur）， but when the plot demands they just die。 And Joe saves the day of course， because nobody is following their own quests or achievements。Still 4 stars because I enjoyed reading the book generally， but it's starting to circle the drain。 。。。more
Kevin
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I hope the author doesn't make it obviously cringey with the YA vibes。I don't know how I feel about this。 It's not giving me the same crazy fun as book one， but it was entertaining enough。It was kind of sad seeing the author trying to make as much puns as possible， and the title of the book popping up regularly （on purpose I might add） in the book。i will read the sequel because I want to see how this ends。3/5 Stars I hope the author doesn't make it obviously cringey with the YA vibes。I don't know how I feel about this。 It's not giving me the same crazy fun as book one， but it was entertaining enough。It was kind of sad seeing the author trying to make as much puns as possible， and the title of the book popping up regularly （on purpose I might add） in the book。i will read the sequel because I want to see how this ends。3/5 Stars 。。。more
Shannon
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The MC seems scatterbrained and a little emotionally stunted and unhinged。
Clinton Stanturf
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I really enjoyed the interplay between all the characters it definitely made the book。 The last fight was epic overall can't wait for the next book。 I really enjoyed the interplay between all the characters it definitely made the book。 The last fight was epic overall can't wait for the next book。 。。。more
Abbie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A popcorn read。 Progression and game theory with some silliness and kooky friendships are entertaining。 Many spoilers ahead！The plot moved along better and felt less aimless than the last book in the series。 I listened to this audio book in one day and was left wanting more， as usual， so it is definitely still entertaining and addictive， scratching the litrpg video game progression itch。Ending of the book felt sudden and underdeveloped。 I definitely don't need a cliffhanger and actually prefer e A popcorn read。 Progression and game theory with some silliness and kooky friendships are entertaining。 Many spoilers ahead！The plot moved along better and felt less aimless than the last book in the series。 I listened to this audio book in one day and was left wanting more， as usual， so it is definitely still entertaining and addictive， scratching the litrpg video game progression itch。Ending of the book felt sudden and underdeveloped。 I definitely don't need a cliffhanger and actually prefer endings without one， but this left me wondering what the next book might be about， instead of more clearly showing that， like most books in a series do。 Besides trying to get a commitment from a 3rd Dwarven grandmaster to join the hamlet， and continuing to level up his class， skills and characteristics。。。 What's next？ Is Joe really gonna try to take on the whole Elven race in retaliation？ Or hunt the Ascetic？ Will he try to escape this plane with willing dwarves， by teleporting his hamlet out？ What does making his hamlet a dwarf haven do to the guild members who allied with or will now ally with the elves; are they now excluded from the town？ No definitive direction ahead was specified， even just to build hype。Joe was super cranky and argumentative this time， even more than usual。 He's always questionably actually evil and yet somehow amusingly maniacal。 The skill leveling felt rather inconsistent， as other reviewers have mentioned; Joe constantly used Exquisite Shell and Neutrality Aura， but these spells' skills seemed to rarely increase。 He didn't do the daily enchantment training exercise rubik's cube type thing Havock assigned to him， as he should've been， every day。 It's so obvious that he should've also been continuing physical training led by the very strong and capable Cleave who's literally always next to him anyway。 He kept saying that he needs to get physical stronger to endure attacks from anyone on this plane， but didn't directly train in physical stats at all。 I realize he has the mind over matter or whichever thing so his mental stat gains boost physical characteristics， so it's not as pressing as it used to be， but he's still in combat with higher level enemies often enough， and literally a major general enlisted in the military in an active war zone。 He needs to not die and can't do so without continuing physical training。I appreciated that Joe actually remembered to use his Knowledge skill a few times， and to Query Tatum。 It'd help if it was mentioned and assumed he did that every day of the story unless incapacitated， and that his skill levels reflected that。Very little character depth or character growth as a person for Joe。 But， Joe grew in experience and levels， knowledge and expertise in a satisfying way。 The upgrade to official Apprentice to Havock was exciting。A frustrating lack of complexity or forethought， preparation for inevitable， expected attacks on the burgeoning township。 It was practically defenseless for much of the book due to Joe's poor planning and strategy， without even basic walls or gates。 His plans all seemed slapdash， seat of the pants， last minute and high risk， likely to fail， but maybe that's intentional。 It makes me twitchy as an organized person who likes to plan and prepare for multiple eventualities。 He's responsible for keeping the town， his（！） town， safe， and is barely scraping by in that。 He lost at least half his residents/troops seemingly every time there was an attack。 He won't be able to keep resurrecting them so easily going forward， so has to be much more prudent and responsible。For essentially a part city simulation game， the town management， planning and architecture portions felt glossed over and neglected too。 But， it's absolutely essential that Joe delegated most of that to more professional， dedicated， reliable people who aren't so scatterbrained and focused on their own projects and quests。 I appreciated the really unique quirks of his new staff， like Stan the Eeyore， former temp agency owner。 The city planner is irritating but seems competent。 I'd like to learn more about his plans。 I'm an urban planning nerd， so maybe I'm an outlier in this part， though。The MC seems to be selfish， impulsive， reckless， greedy and highly insensitive to the needs or feelings of others， in a worrying way， most of the time。 Besides for his own convenience， Joe didn't seem truly invested in peace between the races from a philosophical or emotional standpoint， and super quickly gave it up in favor of his own side and maybe even potential vengeance。 I hope he follows through on trying to protect the dwarves that he can from another planar racial genocide， instead of going on the offebsive to rage against the elves。He's made a lot of morally despicable choices， even if he usually did so with an understandable motive。 If he was a real person， I'd be very worried and request an intervention， much more lasting and impactful punishments and consequences。 Yet， somehow， his chaos and unpredictability makes this series more entertaining。I don't know why， but I really enjoyed the landfill sections of both this book and the last。 It feels viscerally intense， gross， scary， exciting， full of mysterious and abundant loot， and sort of forbidden or at least forbidding。 I'm glad he finally rid the capital of zombies。 Yay new guardian！It was great to see Aten， Daniela， Jaxon， and the kitty again， and a few new recurring side characters， interact with Joe， and to get some longed-for updates on what's up with Poppy， Bard and Alexis， however briefly。 Coffee elemental Mate still shines as such a dear and super cute。 Glad Mate finally has a home mug， leveled up， and even saved the day！Usually， there are more details about the magic and unique creations or new ways Joe uses it in these books。 With the creation of the ASPECT building and new somatic ritual casting skill， there was some of that。 But there seemed to be many missed opportunities when Joe was training with his mentor， blacksmiths， raising buildings， or doing enchanting， when that could've been explored more。 I hope the author will have more detailed explanations of magic and rituals， especially for specific buildings， in the next one。I would have loved more Tatum。 I hope he'll be more involved when Joe hunts down the Ascetic， if he does that。I'd also like to hear more about Havock and his daughter and their relationship， history， and recovery from the long separation。I loved the interplay between Joe and Major Cleave， where she kept unintentionally jump-scaring him， and he kept completely forgetting she existed。 I laughed aloud a lot at that multiple times。 Cleave grew in depth and filled out more as a character， and their relationship changed a bit this book， which was nice。 She was the best character in this book， besides Mate。 。。。more
Anne
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Suspension of disbelief only got me this far。 The fucked-up societies of these dwarves and elves has become aggravating and annoying， as opposed to silly and somewhat amusing。My main gripe， however， was with the dissemination of information。 No one tells Joe anything and he tells them nothing。 Why？ Shits and giggles， insofar as I can determine。I stopped reading at the point where he talked about his plants for the place upgraded it to a hamlet and Ciril saying 'I'm surprised you'd do that now。'， Suspension of disbelief only got me this far。 The fucked-up societies of these dwarves and elves has become aggravating and annoying， as opposed to silly and somewhat amusing。My main gripe， however， was with the dissemination of information。 No one tells Joe anything and he tells them nothing。 Why？ Shits and giggles， insofar as I can determine。I stopped reading at the point where he talked about his plants for the place upgraded it to a hamlet and Ciril saying 'I'm surprised you'd do that now。'， a statement followed immediately by a message that， surmised， said: 'Welp， guess you're fucked for the next week。 Enjoy！'At no point did anyone step in and offer advice， everything just。。 happens。 It's event after event after event without rhyme or reason。I'm tired and I've lost any and all interest in the series at this point。。 。。。more
Don
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Love the series。 This one is not my favorite。
Steve Naylor
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Rating 4。0 stars I still enjoy this series but much like the last book I am not as interested as I was with the first 5 books。 Every since Joe came to the new realm with the dwarves and elves things have been different。 I know Joe is somewhat of a loner but I did like the interactions with his guild/group。 Jaxon showed up in this one which is awesome but I still miss the others。 Overall though this is still an enjoyable read and I will continue the series。
Kenneth
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Book 8 when please？？？
Connor
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Amazing！！！After the last sentence of this book， my entire perception shifted。 Now when I see the title， I read "in-vent，" rather than "invent。" Amazing！！！After the last sentence of this book， my entire perception shifted。 Now when I see the title， I read "in-vent，" rather than "invent。" 。。。more
Jonathan
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funJoe has his town and hopes of creating Dwarf-Elf peace。 But some people just want to see the world burn， and sabotage the efforts。 Now the race is on to save the Dwarves and reestablish their kingdom … in the next book。It’s a fun fast paced read that added to the world。 But I could not recall Joe being so… Jaxon-ish mixed with Artorian。 Maybe it’s been too long since I read the last book。 Still I enjoyed it and hope you will too。
Shuvo Khan
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A poor entry in the series。 The writing quality deteriorated。 The author needs skilled editors and beta readers。 The plot needs polish。 Characters need emotional depth。 Motivations need to be established and justified。 Build up of antagonist need more work。I can go on and on but there's no point。 A poor entry in the series。 The writing quality deteriorated。 The author needs skilled editors and beta readers。 The plot needs polish。 Characters need emotional depth。 Motivations need to be established and justified。 Build up of antagonist need more work。I can go on and on but there's no point。 。。。more
Leonard P。
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Yet another fantastic book in the seriesJoe's story continues to evolve and expand in ways I didn't think were possible。 I can't wait to see what is in store next！！ Yet another fantastic book in the seriesJoe's story continues to evolve and expand in ways I didn't think were possible。 I can't wait to see what is in store next！！ 。。。more
Lisa
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Good continuation Moved the plot along nicely， though a bit slower than previous books。 Still enjoyed it quite a bit and am looking forward to the sequel。
Chris
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Another very fun read from Dakota。 I was so excited for another installment of this series， and it didn’t let me down。 It was a fun read and I couldn’t put it down。 Now I’m excited for the next one！
Koeur
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Rating: 3。3/5Review: This took awhile to get off the pot。 Must of been too much cheese。 Speaking of grinding one out， we are along for the ride during heavy advancement theory with little action to quell the beast。 The story line picks up at about the 75% level， then ends abruptly。 Not sure if I am going to continue with this series unless there is some length to make up for the lack of movement。 Even though I felt a bit ripped off， l had a fun time during fleeting moments。Usually this author de Rating: 3。3/5Review: This took awhile to get off the pot。 Must of been too much cheese。 Speaking of grinding one out， we are along for the ride during heavy advancement theory with little action to quell the beast。 The story line picks up at about the 75% level， then ends abruptly。 Not sure if I am going to continue with this series unless there is some length to make up for the lack of movement。 Even though I felt a bit ripped off， l had a fun time during fleeting moments。Usually this author delivers in spades but this one is lacking in depth and length。 。。。more
Ralph Trickey
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Far too much time sitting in the dark playing with himself。Seriously， reading about progressions in a fantasy setting is pretty boring to me。 Find people to play with dude。
Mike
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Another great bookAnother great book and a great series highly recommended a great progression of the characters and the series One of the best in the genre
Ross Markajani
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Good continuation of the seriesI really love the writing style and characters。 My main gripe is the progression of the main storyline and protagonist。 This is book 7 and most of his skills are still below journeyman。 I realize that it's only a relatively short timeline， but still。。。 7 books in！！ I hope the next book closes out this arc and we see some power levling！！ Good continuation of the seriesI really love the writing style and characters。 My main gripe is the progression of the main storyline and protagonist。 This is book 7 and most of his skills are still below journeyman。 I realize that it's only a relatively short timeline， but still。。。 7 books in！！ I hope the next book closes out this arc and we see some power levling！！ 。。。more
Tristan Barro
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Great series This series got me hooked on the first chapter the main character Joe is a perfect "Imperfect" human who honestly tries to do better but can't but never gives up and his jokes are great Great series This series got me hooked on the first chapter the main character Joe is a perfect "Imperfect" human who honestly tries to do better but can't but never gives up and his jokes are great 。。。more
Zachary
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More Chaos for the RitualistReally enjoying this really fun series by Krout。 The main character is a unique and Krout had cool up with a fun and original take on the LitRPG genre。 What can I say about the story？ Joe is just trying to mind his own business and help the dwarves and shenanigans ensue。 Nothing works out quite as planned， but the next book should be pretty exciting！ Looking forward to it！
مُهنا
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Is the storyline and structure amazing？ No。 Are the characters complex and show great development？ Not really。 Is the comedy lame and childish？ Yes and I love it。
Thomas
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So coolVery nice addition to the series。 I always love the author's terribly puny sense of humor。 Nice little twist in this book to slice things up。 So coolVery nice addition to the series。 I always love the author's terribly puny sense of humor。 Nice little twist in this book to slice things up。 。。。more
Alan Bradshaw
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Enjoyed I really enjoyed this book in the series and am looking forward to the next， hopefully it doesn't take near as long to come out as this one。 Enjoyed I really enjoyed this book in the series and am looking forward to the next， hopefully it doesn't take near as long to come out as this one。 。。。more
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