| Title | : | Unprepared Healer (Earthen Contenders #2) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 371 |
| Publication | : | Published May 28, 2024 |
After the Assimilation System inadvertently outed Thaden as a Contender, as well as confirming that he was at the top of most of the Rankings, the Lifewarden has to leave the town of Ashcleft as soon as possible. Why? Because with his Level being over 21, he can now be attacked by other Contenders with a lower Level than him; they are eager to bring him down so that they’ll have a chance at the top spot, which will guarantee that their families back home on Earth will be safe. With the completely unfair Contender versus Contender system in place, he can’t defend himself even if he had that capability, as any damage he might inflict upon them is immediately negated.
Fortunately, Thaden escapes those who wish him harm, but as he travels further from Ashcleft, he realizes that he doesn’t exactly have a plan on how to proceed now that his status has been revealed. Venturing into the wider world of Tarth has its own problems, though the danger to him is largely in the form of other Contenders learning his identity, and not the monsters that roam across the landscape or the dungeons that might challenge him. Despite those dangers, the Lifewarden decides to begin accumulating more of the resources needed to Level-up; but when he unwittingly stumbles upon a challenge that the Assimilation System has designed, Thaden is completely unprepared for the consequences of his actions.
But in reality, it’s the world of Tarth that is completely unprepared for him….
This story contains an overpowered MC with a normally non-offense-based Class, LitRPG progression mechanics and stats, and isekai/portal fantasy elements. Contains no sexual content or harems.
Unprepared Healer (Earthen Contenders #2) Reviews
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OP Edgelord MC runs away from a town to a new one where everyone he meet dies, and you care less than you would about NPCs in any random video game.
It's the same plot as book 1, but with more filler spell tables and "options" for leveling up that don't matter and are rarely if ever referenced again. MC keeps getting loot that he promptly ignores, but the book feels the need to describe in detail.
While the only character with a string of numbers for their name is the MC, it's every other character that is a cardboard cutout named Chad, Brad or other generic NPC name.
"Fights" consist of the MC walking up to bad guys and standing there while they bounce off his plot armor and die (this is way more literal than you'd want to believe). -
Fun story, highly accelerated plot.
Mechanics stay mostly the same throughout this fast-paced story, which can be a tough thing to do. Editing was tight, which is always enjoyable, since it allows the reader to just go through the story and enjoy what was crafted.
Main character growth and world development, as usual, is top notch with Jonathan Brooks books. -
Book two
I wanted to give this five stars because I really enjoyed it and I love the looting.
However it is something to do with looting that is one of the problems I have.
He never looted the worms that destroyed the city!!!
Come on! That should have had some awesome loots! I know he got rewarded for the quest, but he still should have been able to loot those worms!
My only other problem is that the MC is easily prone to panic even though he pretty much can't be killed. He also has this bad habit of trying to take the blame for everything and spends way to much time feeling guilty. He also repeats things multiple times when he is thinking to himself and we are shown what he is thinking.
Other than that I totally enjoyed reading this book.
Mistakes will be listed on Goodreads. Have NOT seen this series on Royalroad or any other free reading site.
8/10 Stop dwelling on things that you can't change. -
I don't understand what the author is trying to do. He is supposed to be a contender but cannot fight? How does that even make sense. If you ever thought LitRPG fights couldn't get any more boring, you're in for a real treat. His special move is to stand there and let 30% chance of 5% reflected damage kill the mobs.
Oh, it gets better. He is level twenty one so he can be killed but his enemies are lower than 21 and cannot be killed. What! Oh, and if they "accidentally" damage him then his shield does trigger. The author throws the dumbest challenges at the MC but nothing that would actually make him grow as a person or learn to use his class.
As an aside, who is rating these books? How is it that this dumpster fire has such a high rating? -
a bit too antisocial
The MC of this book acts like he is allergic to other people. Only interacting with any other people when he literally is forced to do so.
I also find myself wondering if the author just doesn’t want to keep track of side characters as he doesn’t form any meaningful relationships with ANYONE and the fleeting relationships he does have tend to end permanently one way or another.
In my experience, the more time I spend wondering about the author’s reasons for writing a certain way, the worse the story. As I have to be pulled out of my immersion for me to be thinking of the author at all.
Without spoilers, it would be difficult to describe what I didn’t like about this book, but I will say that I spent entirely too much time thinking about the author’s motivations. -
Slight shift in focus
Alternate universe, LitRPG, system vs adversary, character study
The MC, Thadan, is basically an asexual loner, and accompanying his desire to be a loner are his selfishness and impatience. What was previously a survival situation has morphed into an MC who keeps trying to avoid contact with other humans outside of strictly transactional ones. One factor the "system" could have done was greatly extend the timer on resurrection with his much greater level. Nope.
Still, it's an interesting variation on the usual LitRPG theme of either graphic or implied (fade to black) sexuality of the protagonist. Part of the interesting drama is the MC's efforts to avoid people while the system keeps redirecting him into working with others.
Exceptionally well edited. This is very much a character study, as must people are used to being able to empathise with the main or a supporting character, but the author keeps killing off the side characters. Part of the challenge for readers will be in whether game mechanics and action are enough of a draw to continue the series. Some will leave because a loner is emotionally distant, and that lack of emotional investment will disappoint some because there's less emotional payoff for them. A cautious 5* -
Unprepared Healer is the second book in this series, and though it does pick up where the first one left off, it also has a rather abrupt ending. I figure the next book will continue from that point, but still, you're reading right along, then suddenly, boom, end of the line, no warning, no explanation, nothing, just stops as if it were the end of a sentence, and some automated process broke the book at that point, because there's no reason for it to just up and stop.
II've seen worse endings though, so it isn't the worst thing that could happen. The story is good though, and the ending aside, I can easily recommend this one if you like LitRPG stories with lots of challenges and a character that just wants to stay off the radar of everyone else, but isn't permitted to do by the system. It's one of the better LitRPG stories I've read this year. -
With wthe rankings having been just released the MC gets out of town. But the other contenders want to take him out to remove competition. He escaped and went to a new city to get stronger. He does, but ends up unleashing a region event. The city gets destroyed and he moves on. The new city is controlled by power mad guilds that remove independent players from the contest. He completes more quests but those he grouped with are now targeted. He confronts the bad guys after his friends and with a world update takes out a guild of PKs. He heads for the next city learning that at some point he must group with 100+ others. Book ends.
It’s a fun installment. Great pacing, interesting world, and the narrator is awesome. It is not a standalone novel as the other books are needed to understand what’s going on. I will continue the series! Please enjoy -
I enjoyed the over powered MC, invulnerable and monsters take 5% of he damage they would have otherwise inflicted. This changed in the last 12% of the book where he gets an offensive measure.
What I really dislike about this book, Half or more is skill descriptions. Its like reading a PHB (Players handbook) with a bit of story. This authors usual jam is "Dungeon Core" which I am not a fan of but I really enjoy this expansion in his story telling. -
Excellent read for the genre
A solitary healer? Hitting in that a healer leaves unbelievable amounts of destruction to acquaintances and foes in his wake. Lots of statistics and litpg but they don't get in the way of the story. Overall, A lot of standard progressions with an overpowered MC but told in a unique way with a complex menagerie of monsters, classes, spells and other techniques. -
What a headache!
As seen in the first book, computer bugs can result in unexpected glitches. Now we see our average Joe MC accidentally causing unexpected side effects, trying to move forward in his life, then seeing the results of just trying to "play" the game by the rules.
Forces seem to continue raising the stakes as the MC struggles over differing priorities.
And the minds behind "the game" still do not comprehend what they have created. -
Great second book to the series! Highly recommend.
This was such a great second book. Fast, fun, and thrilling! Great main character, logical and clueless at same time! So enjoyed reading. The author's work on the system leveling is complex but interesting and does not drag the story pace in examining it. Highly recommend! -
ok
Readable.
I didn’t get quite as drawn in as I prefer. Too much solitary work means the MC is talking to himself. I also don’t enjoy reading about multiple items or classes the MC *can’t or won’t take*.
Not sure I’ll get the next. It’s not *bad*. Simply not my favorite ‘flavor’ of LitRPG.
