Unbalanced: A LitRPG Adventure

Class Shift #2

by Sean Oswald

Power has a price...

Tim wants to find a place in his new world. He wants friends, but bringing them along puts them in harm’s way.

He will have to learn to control his ever changing classes to gain the power he needs. But learning about who he truly faces makes it clear the deck is stacked against him. He must ask what he is willing to pay for the power to face it.

But some evils just have to be killed at any price.

Will he be able to live with the price once it has been paid?

Genres: Litrpg, Fantasy, Audiobook

356 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 2022

Reviews

[XR]

This was an exciting, albeit, heartbreaking read. People who are only after their own agenda and don't care who they hurt are such bloody scum.

[Little Butts]

3.5 stars would be more accurate. A bit meandering but we’re getting somewhere.

[Doug Sundseth]

This book has few surprises. The plot runs as such plots usually do, the protagonist gains power and allies as such protagonists usually do, and there is the expected second act complication. None of this is a bad thing, most writing is not really much better than workmanlike.

The writing is competent and the story flows fairly well. But the characters and the world are very thin. (And the familiar is not as entertaining as the author hoped he would be.) The interesting part of this book is the game system, which seems well thought out.

This series is really only recommended for people interesting in systems. Fortunately, I'm one of those people, but I generally want more than that in the books I read. I'll continue, but this will never be a book-of-the-year, and probably won't be the book-of-the-week.

[Soo]

2024/12/28 Notes:

Class Shift Trilogy on Audible + Until 12/31/24

My fav part of this trilogy are all about the Class Shifts and the potentials that can range from that. Not at all invested in the world Tim has been thrown into or the events taking place there. There's just not enough written within the plot to get a good handle on either. Everything is given to the reader in broad strokes and details are left for mostly class shifting & fights.

At this point, I doubt the trilogy will end on a truly satisfying manner, but I don't think it'll be bad. Let's find out!

Continuing my book rampage to meet my GR Reading Goals before the end of the year. XD

[Horia]

Average, even for litRPG. #Mid

It started slow with heavy slice-of-life and Y/A vibes, which I don't enjoy, so I'm biased to say the first half of the book sucked.
Even so it somehow redeemed itself with the interesting plot twists and the gorish action scenes from the second half. The progression and adventure elements are on par with the first book with all class changes and abilities serving as popcorn to the cinema (they add flavor to even the most bland screenings).

I will continue the series only when on a shiny sale.

[Travis]

Unbalanced is definitely worth the read. In this book, there's all kinds of hints as to the system behind the story, and while there's nothing definite in the hints, it offers glimpses of all kinds of inner workings. I sure hope there's more in this series, as it would be an interesting read. Plus, I don't think any of the patrons are done with our main character yet, so that should provide some interesting reading in future books of the series.

[jerry smith]

Good story, well written, has a unique twist and a MC I like and care about. MC Is kind of dim and reckless, but he is being pulled like a stretch Armstrong by gods. So I will give him a break about that. All of the gods want to use him and don't care a flip about him. They want to use MC against the other gods with only slight help for MC. I have a slight idea where it will end up but what do I know.
I will recommend the first two books and I plan to read the next in the series.

[John]

Story was fairly amusing, predictable at times and repetitive repeatedly. Main character continues to bemoan as he seems to be the only one who doesn't like some of the practices of the world he's in.

However he's been there less than a month, managed to go from Level 19 to 20+, and is offered all kinds of power. As the Chosen One, he must continue to gather power and face the undefeatable dungeon by himself, but first his girlfriend has to die.

Off to the next volume!

[Paul]

As the main character is still suffering from a chance to change classes every time he sleeps, he does manage to finally gain some control over this. No longer a clueless pawn of the beings that brought him to this world, he starts to force some of his class choices to the one that he needs in the moment.
All in all, a better book than the first one.

[GaiusPrimus]

My oh my. Sean Oswald keeps knocking these great stories out!

Unchanged literally takes off from where book 1 finished. We are exposed to the wider world some more, we are given a bigger glimpse of the overall conflict taking place in the background between the gods, and we get the conclusion to a mini-arc from the first book.

Great storytelling

[Fred]

This book suffers a tad from middle book disease. If bingeing the series it keeps the 4star but outside that it is more of. 3.5

Lots of Lore and a topping of sadness for.this entry

If you liked the first, definitely read this one
If you were meh, on first then know it's more of the same.

Audiobook narration and mixing :5*


Mischief gets best supporting character

[Verne Arnold]

A good read

Fun and quick (at least for me)
Interesting premise and characters
The world has a different take on the LITRPG systems that are an interesting twist.
I am looking forward to reading more.

[Tony Fecteau]

I am really enjoying the progress of Tim in this book. He is definitely learning control and he seems to be more confidant. We need him in teams to beat the upcoming monsters/demons. Great action and the humour o=in the book is perfect for Tim's character.

[Brad]

good read

Interesting take on isekai. I like when stories have layers and it takes a bit to unwrap them.

The story seems pretty transparent and the characters are a little one dimensional but overall the read is worth it.

[Ray Ritchey]

Good Read

Interesting magic system and story. Enjoyable read. Interesting Gods that manage the current system. The shifting has gotten more interesting.

[Johnie C]

Very good read

I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who like LitRPG and progression type of books with lots of action.

[Steve]

4.5 stars; a good read, but didn't quite clear the bar for the full 5. That's all I've got.

[Christopher Morgan,]

Better than book 1

Now that the world has been set up we get to the start of the main story and it is action and mystery both that keep you wanting to read on

[Richin109]

Great book

Love the stories within stories in the series. Like the fact that in this story you get to learn about the different powers. The story progression was great.

[Crystal Fortner]

Wow. What an ending

Well this is one where the main character gets more and more overpowered but I am still really enjoying it. Looking forward to the next

[Zeb]

Extremely talented voice actor paired with solid storyline. Well planned and executed complete trilogy.

[Nick]

My only issue is how skills that are perfect for the next unknown plot twist are delivered in to his lap

[AnnA Helms]

A good continuation of the series. The book kept the same pace as the first book.

[Blake Steenbergen]

An interesting premise but gets lost in itself when the MC needs a power up or to beat an opponent.

[Travis Bryant]

Again, this is a fun series. 👍🏽👍🏽