The Perfect Run

The Perfect Run, Book 1

De: Maxime J. Durand, Void Herald

Narrado por: Eric Michael Summerer

Ryan "Quicksave" Romano is an eccentric adventurer with a strange power: he can create a save-point in time and redo his life whenever he dies.

Arriving in New Rome, the glitzy capital of sin of a rebuilding Europe, he finds the city torn between mega-corporations, sponsored heroes, super-powered criminals, and true monsters. It's a time of chaos, where potions can grant the power to rule the world and dangers lurk everywhere.

Ryan sees many different routes, and from Hero to Villain, he has to try them all. Only then will he achieve his perfect ending...no matter how many loops it takes.

©2021 Maxime Julien Durand (P)2021

Almost didn’t buy, but glad I did.

Having read some of the negativity reviews I almost didn’t buy it, but now I have another series to earmark a credit for.

Good world building and character development without losing interest in exploring powers. I was originally worried that Ryan/Quick Save would be a jerk or tiresome, instead he became more interesting.

Acceptably ludicrous and engaging

I really enjoyed this book. The main character was a bit mad and it made him a lot more interesting to be with. There wasn't very many things he actually cared about so he kind of did whatever so long as he thought it would lead to the desired result. All in all the book had a really strong start and a respectable finish.

My absolute favorite aspect was that I understood how the MC got where he was and how his power shaped him as a person. A lot of books have a character who happens to have a super power, its mostly interchangable. In this book you really cant have the MC with a different ability, it just wouldnt work. Its a fundamental piece of who he is.

My second favorite thing was that he wasn't all powerful. Yes he did a lot of very difficult things and was very strong and dangerous but there were a few people he simply couldn't beat.

I only really had two issues. First was the portion of the book not from the main characters perspective. It was an admittedly important flash back that I found really boring. I just wasn't interested. I feel that section could have been pared down a lot. Or that the information could have been given some other way.

My other issue was that the narrator occasionally melded characters a little. It wasn't a huge issue throughout the book, but every now and then he would slip up and mix them.

Super

Fun book with a familiar concept. The superhero powers are cool. The MC is weird but somewhat endearing. Good world building and the story was interesting. The narrator did a good job.

Wonderful

A great start to a character that has already been using time loops for awhile with this story being the first time in a long while where he's not stuck by circimstance but by a goal he actually desires

Surprising Find

It's fun all the way through. The main character is an anti-hero that took a minute to grow on me, but he got more and more likeable as the story went on and his personality is explained well with his powers. The powers are interesting and their source is handled in a unique way. Even the bunny, which seemed silly at first, became very interesting as more information was told. This is now my favorite superhero book.

An exhaustive study in Synecdoche and Metonymy

I really was not expecting a superheroes/villain series judging by the title and audible's predictive recommendations. I picked it up on sale and it has been probably my second favorite in the genre behind Super Powereds! The protagonist isn't super overpowered and has legitimately challenging obstacles. The author does a great job providing a rich environment despite being constrained in a time loop.

I was a little sad that this "perfect run" does not conclude in book 1, and move on to a new run for the next book though. Also it is a little irritating how every character's is referred to/named differently seemingly each time they are brought up, the protagonist is The courier/Genome/Ryan/Quicksave/a bunch of other things I cannot remember because it is used only once and tied to what he may be wearing in that scene/who he's talking to/the exact composition of characters he is around/you get the idea... and that is just in like one paragraph! and the author uses this style for every character, even the seeming throw away ones. just a little irritating.

the narrator does a great job bringing the characters to life.

Great book, vaguely like of Deadpool had time loop powers instead

Quicksand is chaotic good, somewhat deranged, but understandable why he is the way he is. The humor hit me just right, the powers are creative and fun without being completely overpowered, and the story is interesting. Time looping story done perfectly.

An amazing story

I cannot praise enough Ryan’s journey. He is an amazing main character who responds as a human with immortality would. He is crazy, lonely, comedic, and relatable in a lot of ways. This is a must read in terms of fantasy and I really wish that I could see more of Ryan’s journey.

A fun story

It’s a different take on time traveling story. I enjoyed and will listening to the next one. Also I enjoyed the narrator.

Wtf where has this been hiding

Tbh I never would have found this story if I wasn’t looking for litrpg read by this narrator because he does amazing work. But the AUTHOR, my goodness he has so many world references like dead hand system and rose island nation that should practically be required reading for anyone who loves to learn while laughing.