Fine, the guy won't take advantage of her and even gives into her horrible quest but the bitchy attitude never lets up. Nothing can be help by this succubus being incredibly hot and an asshole to her Summoned Master. It's not till almost the very end the author trys to justify the treatment but I had already speed to the end. I understand the need for conflict and progression but the MC is treated like a weak & very stupid manga character. Spend 34 chapters hating the Main Character because he seems to forget he's in a video game and can reroll bad characters! The main character complains his real life girl left him then proceeds to let himself get treated like a bitch by a virtual hotty. It’s disappointing and predictable but maybe on a rainy day I’ll aim to pick the next one up if there’s nothing else to read.įrustration.not in a good payoff way! From what I’ve read of the summaries of other people’s reviews for the next books it doesn’t look promising as Alaria seems to go through the same plot troubles as in this book. Will I read the next books in the series? I don’t know. And while I get that this isn’t supposed to be High Fantasy with amazing amounts of scene building or character description, I feel like more than Alaria’s body should receive justice in description. Five more times and we’ll start being repetitive. And it felt like I was listening to a cartoon show that had to blatantly tell me, “This is wrong.” To which Ian responds, “I was wrong and here’s why.” Allusion exists, ya know. Instead, what this story does achieve is make the moral dilemma sound like a political statement that the author felt like, and I can only guess, was to give Ian something to become enlightened about, ending with the reader feel like he/she was in for a sermon.

Philosophical inflection coupled with moral gray zones done right enrich a story and add a level of intrigue. I tried, and succeeded at times to like Ian’s character, but largely it was Alaria that carried. But having a character that is so very insecure and, frankly, nauseatingly incapable is hard to sell unless there are grounds by which to sympathize with. I get it, I really do when a gorgeous, soul rending beauty is in sight, there’s nothing more that you can do than ogle her. The sex scene(s) were well done, if not annoying at times due to Alaria’s behavior.

Although unlikeable in the beginning, I enjoyed her character more and more as the story goes on, as she grew to be the driving force behind the plot with her schemes and personality. She is the only saving grace of this story besides Stig. The narrator commands a range of voices which really uplifts the story for ease of listening. The voice acting done by Iggy Toma is well done and commendable.

Succubus by A.J. Markam