To Pierce the Heart

The Forerunner Initiative, Book 3

By: Draith

Narrated by: Andrea Emmes

Having teleported halfway across the continent, we've finally escaped Ivicka's notice and are free to do something about getting home to Earth. Except none of our options are exactly simple.

My attention may be getting slightly diverted by a certain K'tharn. But only a little. It's not my fault Rufka has style, grace, and humor to match.

Even as Rufka goes to the Aetherium's capital to rescue her mum, we head to Glimmering Sands. A totally normal resort town, other than the fact it's on an alien planet and is run by a bunch of giant squids known as the M'tari. Or, as the locals say, the Lords of the Deep. M'tari are basically what happens when Cthulhu decides to hang up his eldritch god hat and run a resort town instead. Of course, we've barely arrived when things go wrong.

In the aftermath, we rejoin Rufka, and I discover I'm not the only one who knows how To Pierce the Heart.

©2023 Draith (P)2023 Podium Audio

Love the series

Good series, writing feels a little distracted sometimes. Also some strange audio skips in some places on this title.

not what I expected

I listened to this series mostly based on the narrator and the name of the first book, and I wasn't expecting a romance between the MC and a spider-cat-girl, but I'm here for it.

on the other hand? the magic system is FANTASTIC, incredibly diverse and detailed while not handing everything out easily.

Great Writer but too much weird style romance for me

The author seems to have tremendous talent for writing and being able to bring a great love for the characters that is amazing…I just wished they didn’t have so much emphasis on different types of sexuality in it which makes it unbearable for me personally to try to finish the series…

Cat romance? Really?

Story is fine enough so far but I found myself heavily frowning and almost gagging after it was decided the mc was attracted to a giant four armed cat monster. Who thought that was a good idea? I’m not done with this book yet so hopefully it’s some kind of drug induced delusion but I doubt it. If they seriously continue that and start having the mc date the cat then I’m not sure I can continue this series. It actually makes me ill when she is describing how she feels about the lady cat. Oh and I’ll be clear I don’t care that they’re both women as that is pretty par for the course in these litrpg books. It’s just how could anyone consider a big hairy cat alluring? Do not listen to this one while eating folks.

Edit: it does in fact get worse when they meet back up after splitting they start making out all the time it’s disgusting. I’m trying to train my brain to completely change the race of cats to like elves or something but it’s hard when the mc is always loving the soft fur of the cat monsters. I’m dropping this series for sure. What a disaster.

Furries?

Now from book one I thought the MC was a lesbian and feared men due to trauma in her past with a older man. Now that turned out not to be the cause of her trauma and she isnt dating the girl she wanted to move in with.

All that seemed normal and deepened the story. I quite liked this series due to a lack of romance and focus upon magic as well as story.

Now we got the MC lusting after a six foot four armed four eyes furred alien. I'm not sure I'm down to read a furry fan fic romance. Like does her partner have a cat face with whiskers and she wants to make out with that?

I hope the whole human on cat lust is turned down in the future.