RYN OF AVONSIDE: THE RING & OUTRUN

The first of Amelia MacIntyre‘s Ryn of Avonside novels mainly stands out for featuring a remarkably unconventional plant-based magic system. The setting itself isn’t particularly common either, though in effect it isn’t much different at this point from a standard fantasy world, while the romance elements are pretty cute. Main thing to be aware of is that unlike some genderswap stories, the gender-related issues here are rather prominent and a significant subtheme.

Outrun: Neon Divide‘s setting closely resembles what you’d get by infusing Shadowrun‘s fantasy elements into Cyberpunk 2077. It really nails that Cyberpunk feel to the point I seriously considered re-installing the game and had a protagonist entertaining enough to justify continuing on to the web novel version.

While for the most part events and character behavior remain on-par with that first novel, the academy arc (why is there an academy arc?) heavily shook my interest in the series. Not quite enough to drop it though and for a time it recovers well enough. Ultimately it was around the 138th chapter I had to stop, as her attempts to become a phantom thief were simply not something I cared about at all.


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