Arcane Pathfinder

Arcane Magic, Book 1

By: Mashton XX, Mashton XY

Narrated by: Azur Studios/Erin Neil

Samantha is a young attorney transported to an alternate reality in her sleep across the Void and time. She soon finds that the world she wakes up in is controlled by an all-powerful System with mechanics similar to the fantasy games she played back on Earth.

After a brutal introduction to her new reality, Samantha (Sam) is given a class explicitly curated by the enigmatic System.

Equal parts artist, survivor, explorer, and battle junkie, Sam's only limitation is her lack of knowledge about her new magical powers and the System controlling her new reality. A limitation she is quickly overcoming as she explores and battles her way across the landscape, learning and improving along the way!

Follow Sam’s adventures as she explores the fantastic and deadly new world she has found herself in.

©2023, 2024 MATTHEW BERTRAND (P)2024 MATTHEW BERTRAND

Interesting and unique story

I really enjoyed this fresh addition to the genre, and especially thought the MCs class (and associated challenges) was unique and interesting. Looking forward to future books.

I am entertained

I like this book reminded me of a couple of other book that I liked like as a ran healer, and Amber the cursed berserker. The only deficit I could really say is that not every battle needs to be won by the skin of her teeth.

I freaking loved it.

How does this not have more ratings? I tore through Book 1 and 2 and grabbed Book 3 on Kindle without even blinking.

Book 1 had the perfect balance—not too heavy on the system stuff (which I love reading, just not so much hearing narrated at me). Book 2 leaned into it more, which wasn’t exactly my thing, but the story still had me completely hooked.

I especially loved the MC’s time in the adventurer’s guild. That arc had personality—some fun, some chaos, a bit of drunken nonsense, and a lot of heart. Once she left, though, it started to feel like one non-stop fight after another. Still cool, just… I found myself missing those playful, more grounded moments.

There’s also a good bit of girl-love going on, and heads up—she’s definitely not a one-girl type of… girl. That might not be for everyone, but it worked for me.

If you're into action-packed series with an overpowered main character who keeps pushing her limits and somehow finds herself in danger every other chapter, this series delivers. I just wish it kept a bit more of that carefree spark from Book 1. Still not docking any stars, though—I'm just genuinely surprised this isn’t way more popular.

never managed to make me really care for the main character

good at action scenes, not great at social scenes. I just never ended up really feeling engaged by the main characters story which led to me not finishing the book with only a few hours left.