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Betrayed. Murdered. Reborn. One last chance, to make it right. Theo's adventure ended with his mentor's hands around his neck. The betrayal cost him his friends, allies and everything he had built... but not his life. Though broken and powerless, Theo has one last chance to enter the Nine Worlds, wielding the knowledge and expertise of his first life. This time, he needs more than just power, he needs to unravel the deception that killed him once... and is coming for him again.
Reborn in the world of Tatian, the odds are stacked against Theo this time. Demons are crawling from the darkness, inter-dimensional travelers are working against him, and a shadowy conspiracy lies in wait to destroy him. Theo has a plan to gather allies and regain his power, but weakened from his rebirth, he'll have to survive long enough to enact it.
Sarah Lin is the bestselling author of Street Cultivation, the critically acclaimed The Brightest Shadow, and several other completed works. Soulhome is the first book in her newest series.
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8 primary booksThe Weirkey Chronicles is a 8-book series with 8 primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Sarah Lin.
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Like butter spread too thin on toast.
The author tried to cover everything, hitting on almost every trope of the genre but ultimately failed in the execution. Doesn't help that the main characters backstory is an amalgamation of every possible back story ever. It's almost like the author was stuck trying to top themselves in tragic hero motivation. Just robbed it of substance.
The story also suffered from a serious case of telling rather than showing, at least where the main character is concerned. What we are told is in constant conflict with what we are shown. I mean really, pick one backstory, one personality, one motivation, or at least don't pick ten that seem to directly conflict with each other and what the MC is saying vs doing.
At least the world building and power systems are unique. Worth a read but go in knowing that the MC is hot garbage.