The Primal Hunter 3: A LitRPG Adventure

As everyone returns from the tutorial, new challenges await them as the race for Pylons of Civilization, a key for developing cities in the new remade Earth. The system has brought untold change and chances to grow your power. Jake attacks these like a man possessed claiming the first pylon on Earth. He stands at the top of those he knows but much has changed with the end of the tutorial, only time will tell how much has changed. But for now, Jake has a city that he finds someone to run for him while he goes to grow in levels and power. Along the way he befriends a hawk who becomes a close companion during hunts on a cloud island. Eventually introducing Jake to his mate and their egg. Which is why the hawk has been fighting with Jake and taking as many beast gems or orbs as he can get from the island. Jake’s eventual evolution to D grade is near the end but just opens up even more avenues for growth. We also get a much clearer view of how the system sees his relationship with Villy. It is complex and tied tighter than either could have predicted. Oh and the egg hatches into an adorable chick who quickly grows through the early levels. Another great arc in the story of the progenitor Jake Thayne of the 93rd universe,

Zogarth once more crafts a tale worthy of its predecessors in the series. Jake continues to advance and evolve, as does the rest of the new Earth. While this book was mostly concerned with Jake reaching a milestone, it was still a fun ride as Jake meets new friends, finds new foes, and enjoys himself along the way with some occasional alchemy to pass the time. It is an interesting adventure fantasy with gamelit and isekai elements that spice up the story as we see what happens to Earth after being assimilated into the multiverse and the system remade their world, beasts and all. Solid 5 out of 5 stars.

NOTE: Review has spoilers.

Zogarth delivers another wonderful addition to the Primal Hunter Series, with significantly better character development and plotline. Jake steadily grows in power but not to a point where he is OP and has unstoppable plot armor. Yes, he may be the strongest human on new Earth. Yes, he is able to kill plenty of D-Grade monsters with seemingly simple ease (except for that insane Indigo Mushroom, which took far more effort than necessary). Yes, his bloodline and just his kit overall is stupidly overpowered. But remember! If Jake was some boring old mortal who didn't to any exciting things, why would we be reading this book? Also, Zogarth balances out Jake very well. First of all, his gear is pretty crappy, which makes him look like a reaper hobo. We see in the book that there are people who are not just higher leveled then him (such as Jacob, the Augur of Hope), but control large cities consisting of millions of people that are far more vast and seemingly exponentially impressive than Haven (name of Jake's Pylon). While Jake is backed by the Malefic Viper, literally nobody seems to know this at all. We have also not met anyone else on new Earth who are with the Malefic Viper. There are huge interdimensional forces such as the Casper's Undead Faction and Jacob's church, with a lot more people and a lot more manpower. Because Jake doesn't have a large force, he is going to struggle a bit in those issues.

Jake's progression takes a really interesting turn here, carving out his own path by avoiding the Malefic Viper's path (stays human at D-Grade instead of becoming a semi-snake, avoiding classes and professions that are for FOLLOWERS of the Malefic viper, and perhaps most importantly, becoming a Heretic-Chosen). We see that Jake is following a truly unique path, and that is why this book is 5* (stars) for me.

The plot, scenery/setting, and overall progression of the book are all very good, making this quite an enjoyable read. The most annoying part of this book is how the System works. I may be mistaken, but as far as I can tell, I believe that the levels and grades work like this:

G grade (lvl 1-10) F grade (lvl 11-25) E grade (lvl 26-99) D grade (lvl 100-??) C grade and beyond (lvl requirement completely unknown)

There is no clear pattern here, which makes it awkward because we don't know what level is which grade until Jake is closing on the next grade. This isn't huge, but it's one of those things nagging at me. Would be nice if we could see a chart or something for this.

The other (possible) annoying thing is politics. With the introduction with the World Congress thingy, the book is starting to delve more into politics. While politics are and do remain a common theme in many litrpgs, sometimes the book becomes a bit too political and becomes really messy, as we saw in He Who Fights Monsters (it's still a really good book and one that I do look forward to reading too, but I feel like some of the politics were a bit unnecessary.)

I won't delve too much into details, but overall, amazing continuation to Primal Hunter Series. Keep it up Zogarth!

I love this series so much, it’s my favorite litrpg (defiance of the fall is second now). This book was another great addition! Jake is such a likable mc, I appreciate that he lives by his own set of rules and is just enjoying his time fighting strong enemies and doing alchemy. The author does a great job of world building, character growth, and humor. So excited for the next book!

Staying consistently at the 3.5 star mark for me. It is a fun listen/read. Though I am frequently annoyed by the use of “AKA” where it really shouldn’t be used. Also, the MC’s motivations & internal dialogue sometimes make me cringe. At least he is consistent. When he chooses a skill, even if it isn’t exactly what I would want him to choose, I am usually correct in guessing which he will pick based on his previous behavior.

I do wish his choices would be a little tougher to make. Like if he got 5 choices that were all amazing and somewhat equal in their description. Sometimes it feels like there are 4 joke choices and then the one he is obviously going to pick. Which will of course work perfectly with his style and make him even more “OP” 😁

Off to buy the next one!