I’m giving this book 5 stars because because I love the series, and because the author has the guts to lampshade the Z/Z ship at every opportunity (especially with Daimen and Silverlake).

Arc 3 contains many of the biggest adventures yet for this series. From the Jungles of Koth to the Xlotic deserts of Miasina, Zorian and Zach continue their efforts of gathering all the keys. While they still spend a lot of time upskilling and preparing themselves, mainly with some (quite) unlikely mentors, the MCs accomplish quite a few crazy feats in this one.

Zorian continues his journey of progressing his magic abilities after the conclusion of the last volume, which left him barely able to get away from the Red Robe. The entire series is one giant training arc before the big fight, and this is much of the same.

This was a surprising hit for me! When I first started reading, I was really annoyed by Zorian’s personality and was pretty much ready to write off the series until I remembered that he’s 15 years old and not that different from a normal (prickly) teenage boy.

This was a tough one to read. Mura, the MC, is intellectually disabled, and is barely able to work for food. He tries to get by, but terrible things continue to happen to him.