Metaworld Chronicles: Vol. 3

Metaworld Chronicles, Book 3

By: David J Wuto

Narrated by: Siho Ellsmore

After the terror Sydney's incursion, Gwen's journey continues as she travels to Singapore to rescue Yue and Elvia with Alesia's crew and her father, Morye.

Along the way, she inadvertently discovering a wholly unexpected side of her family she had not known from her previous life...

©2022 David J Wuto (P)2022 Podium Audio

Alternate magic Earth

Have already read the book on Royal road and loved the prior audible versions, it was an easy choice to try this one. The narrator does a great job giving voice to the characters. This book picks up with Gwen being Shanghaied. Literally. She meets her paternal side of the family. Gwen is also continuing to grow as a mage. In this book, Peaches is in the house!

Great story

Really enjoyable story that had brutal moments yet it wasn’t too dark either. I felt each book was slightly better than the one before, all in all it was good stuff worthy of recommendation.
I also liked the authors version of a reincarnation with this series…

Desperately needs a developmental AND normal editor

Reminded why I stopped reading the web novel when Gwen keeps saying she killed in cold blood when she basically never kills in cold blood. She’s supposed to be extremely well read yet has a repeated hysterical obsession with Room 101 that mischaracterizes the entire concept of that room.

None of these would be issues if the story didn’t linger on her thought processes while she has the same slow, painful realization each time. Especially in audiobook format it’s atrocious because you have Gwen nigh hysterical for a full 15 mins then a Man comes and she’s fine. In fact she’s SO fine that they think she can’t possibly be a 16 yo woman. The author can’t seem to remember if Gwen is actually extremely rational or an egregiously stereotypical overly emotional woman.

Who knows what characterization Gwen will have this time? Time to roll the dice. Oops! We get two chapters of hand wringing moralizing frozen in inaction Gwen, better luck next time!

And again… you cannot “kill in cold blood” when it’s a snap decision when a party member is under attack. It’s literally called the heat of the moment for a reason. The kind of emotion on display wouldn’t be an issue—hell she has a ton of trauma built up—except it has no consistency. There is no history of this egregious moralizing even with her first kills, basically it’s only at the author’s whim. Hell it’s not even without remorse! Does Gwen know English?

Also, she’s supposed to be an extremely shrewd consultant businesswoman from Australia yet has no understanding of China except a small tour… except wait she DOES!! She actually has all this knowledge now about developments that she’s had the chance to be a mewling terrified woman and be pathetically scared of this big bad scary country. Now that the story calls for it she’s actually an expert in Chinese business development and modernization.

Don’t even get me started on her becoming literally the dumbest character alive if Richard talks.

R: “They would’ve made me pledge allegiance to [faction she was taught about] and it would have become indentured servitude with functionally no way to be a part of the main family”
G: “Teehee, I know some of those words but I guess good for you heehee, I am just a silly woman who has only literally been involved in multiple clan inheritance based plot lines at this point.”

Too much might make right.

I am getting tired of the Chinese/asian authoritarianism in this series. The author is basically indoctindoctrinated as a victim... if you are seeking a strong female MC, look elsewhere.

Totally out of character

Why did the mc suddenly lose her independent streak? I get picking your battles but she's barely even mad about being essentially shanghaied (pun not intended)? If the author wanted to explore Shanghai, why not just send her off to study there?