The Fourth Secret: A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure (Divine Apostasy, Book 4)

My son is reading this series and enjoying it

Usually by this point in a series i find myself wandering to something different shiny and new. But this story is so well thought out that i want to know where they can possibly go next. You see the journey in front of the character even if you don’t see their destination. It reminds me of the pacing and storytelling of Will Wight and the Cradle series.

This lit RPG is told in 3rd person limited, and is a appropriate for all audiences young and all in above. What makes The 4th Secret more complete than other offerings of the series is that it has a good beginning middle and end and leaves a reader looking forward to the next book without using a cliffhanger To latch itself on through the next book. While it does have a hook that is abrupt it is not cringe. A F Kay is a talented author and his strengths is in relationships and the quarks of his characters. Outside of a short section in book three he has been good at make it feel authentic. His world building is interesting and familiar while still being strange enough to spark the imagination. The author does use the rpg elements of his world in such a way that they feel natural. He also has the advantage of being able to change his character depending upon where he wants the story at and the challenges the characters face. He is heavy handed a bit in the form of character sheets or stat updates at times. It feels more like something he thought he had to have for litrpg format rather than something needed to push the story. If you read the book without audio you can skim through them fairly quickly or completely if or completely but with audio you have to listen to sometimes a good 2 or 3 minutes of repetitive info dumping. Still he is able to make A fairly tight story in this offering.Yet in this book he also has to once again restrain the main character as he is way too powerful but of course not as powerful as the gods. This is not a spoiler As it has had happened in the last few books and is a theme of controlling or hiding who he really is. This can come off a bit cheap But the author hangs enough lanterns on it in order to give a nod to the reader with a feasible in world explanation. Overall I enjoyed Listening to the series and I think Travis Baldree Adds a lot to the story. He makes the humor that much more more impactful with how he does his voices and honestly I think he adds a lot to the story.

If you like well crafted books in the LITRPG genre (which I think this is), you need to get this book!MC is a well-meaning 16-year-old who has been forced into many life changing circumstances. Growing up, he only dreamed of being a mage. His parents disappeared when he was 15, and he didn't get selected to be a mage, as detailed in book 1. He's recruited by his goddess to help her and become her champion, but problems surround him. Luckily, he's made a best friend and started developing a girlfriend relationship. His BF also has a girlfriend, and the 4 of them start trying to save their world. Chaos, of course, ensues!The way that Mr. Kay plots a story will keep you guessing all of the way through the story. Everything flows fluidly and makes you want to keep reading (as evidenced by my lack of sleep!) to learn what will happen next.The story is great. The characters are great. The whole series is great. GET THIS BOOK! (but only after reading the 1st 3 books in the series!) ENJOY!BTW, this is a series that, at least so far, is not loaded down with sex. Yes, it's clean and appropriate for middle school kids (with a high reading level) & older. I'm a recently retired 30+ years teacher.

So at first I thought it was just repeating the first books, but then it started drawing me in and I didn't want it to end.

The connections and threads; the clues that seem unimportant and yet affect so much; the challenges that lead to failure and success - the continued story line of this latest installment in the series is absolutely amazing. AF Kay has gone above and beyond with this book, and it may even replace book 3 as my series favorite.If you have not read any of this series, get Shade's First Rule and start. If you have read the first three already, what are you waiting for? Read this one! Immediately!Ruwen and his friends managed to resurrect the temple at New Eiru at the end of book 3, and now must protect it against the incoming army. Of course, as typical Ruwen, he cannot do just one thing at a time, so there's also the furthering of his path along the Steps with Madda and Padda, learning an entirely new class, strengthening his dungeon, recruiting Cultivators, and trying not to let Blapy kill him. So, basically, it's a typical Tuesday.Strap in for an amazing ride, meet some new characters, become reacquainted with some previous characters, and see where the journey takes Ruwen next. I promise you will not be disappointed.Also have to add, for those of you who prefer listening to audiobooks to reading the ebooks, Travis Baldree does a masterful job with the narration of this book, and the entire series. So, whichever version you purchase - audio or e - you will get your money's worth and more.The most important step is the next one you take on your journey to your goal.

Great book, really enjoyed reading it! Love the series, this book was a great addition! Looking forward for the next one!

It's amazing how all the OP abilities of the main character and chucking classes, cultivation basebuilding and the kitchen sink would make me roll my eyes to the point of risking blindness in other books but here it stays fun and interesting. Another well paced page turner.One point to make though is if it's been a year or two since you read the early books. Where our young hero says that he forgives his old mentors betrayal but he "better have brought poppers" had my eyebrows almost shooting off the top of my head before distantly remembering a foodstuff mentioned in the first book and that our hero probably wasn't requesting party drugs/sphincter relaxant from his childhood librarian.

The fourth book ended more abruptly than I was expecting but overall it was very good, much more of a casual city building section to the story.

A brilliant series. Well balanced between story telling, world building and LitRPG stats we have come to expect. At times I feel some of the core details get repetitive, the author with repeat definitions etc through the book, but that is easily overlooked for the pure enjoyment these book are.Also I must emphasise how brilliant it is to have a self published book be so well polished - I haven’t found any spelling or grammar mistakes in any of these books!Perfection! Thank you

Excellent Litrpg, good pacing, good development.Would have loved to have the next one already, but alas we must wait.