Deepest Depths

Information

Status

Ongoing

Year

2025

Author

Leftright (Joseph McCoy)

• Book 1, 2, and 3 are out + Update!!
  Jan 21, 2025

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• HaidynreRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Really great story. I just read 1000 pages in two days. What more do you need to say?
  Litrpg but not too crunchy. Relatively lighthearted, though the initial setup has some themes of trauma that can be potentially triggering. The characters seem believable and the pacing is good.
  Keep up the good work!
• Abdulwahab1979Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Amazing story. I personally love it. If the author has a petreon account I would paid to read more. Once I started reading it I could not stop. Please write more can't wait for more chapters. The world is engaging and the system and classes are fun. The MC is kinda OP but not to the point were the story becomes silly.                                Thank you
• Tim3sharkRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  When I first started reading I expected yet another isekai with an over-powered main character, with a bland personality, and a bunch of pretty girls around him... while, basically that's what I got, its not nessisarily a bad thing.
  Our mc is a normal guy who is thrown into a fantasy world after meeting a Goddess... thankfully, the author doesn't waste time with chapters going through the daily life of a programer and just gets to the meat of the story.  He's not a pussy, or an idiot (thank god!) and uses his knowledge just as much as his goddess given hacks. In truth, despite what I said in the opening, he's not as bland as many protagonists.
  He sees some of the horrors of this new world really early on, makes some friends, etc, etc... rather standard stuff really, but very nicely done.
  I thuroughly like the magic system so far, basically, it rewards focus, knowledge and inventiveness rather than just poof you can do everything.  Our main character is op, but (at least at first) its more because he understands more about how physics and nature works than just because of hacks. That he can use what he knows to help other people learn op abilities using their own unique tallents is a definate bonus. I do wish there was a little less of the divine plan and "super mode" stuff, but it seems like the author is planning to work that into the story as one of the mysteries the mc gets to solve, so I'm just going to wait and see.
  The other characters each have their own quirks and backstories, most of which are interesting enough, especially the main party.  Although, the main love interest (who isn't part of the party, I know crazy right ) doesn't get much development or time in the spotlight yet, and the budding relationship sort of felt like it just poofed out of nothing... but its still early in the story, so hopefully that will change.
  Edit: through some additions to early chapters, and side stories, the author has expanded on the development of several of the side char
• Beaste01Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  There is much in this that will be familiar to anyone who has read any isekai/litrpg but that doesn't take away from how much fun or enjoyable it is. The MC is overpowered and generally finds himself with an awesome skill no one else gets. For.me that is part of the fun of these stories. If you want realism go read a newspaper. The bones that run through the story are interesting in terms of the wider world it suggests. longer term I'm hoping the author shows is a bit more about who is pulling the strings in the background.
  Considering what I have read so far I would have to say some parts are a bit uneven. For example the two evil adventurers at the start seemed more evil and less sympathetic than the big bad at the end of what would probably be book 1. He seemed like he would be fun on a night out. No idea where the budding romance came from either. Of all the girls, the one who everyone seems to think is his girlfriend is the least likely. It would have been more understandable and interesting with one of the ones he rescued.
  saying that I am happy to follow where the author wants to go, content to enjoy both them and the story developing. My biggest criticism (possibly reflective of some kind of personal issue) is the story sometimes changes into the present tense and then back to normal. It's like nails for a blackboard. I guess this is a proofreading/editing problem and it's not frequent enough to spoil it.
  So lots to enjoy and hopefully much more to come. Thanks for this fantastic story.
• yannick schwendeRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  Ok, where to start?
  I guess a short summary should do. This story is a reincarnation story about Max, how he manages to survive and learns to adapt to the new world he finds himself inside of.
  There are some cliches, but generally they are pulled of quite well.
  The system of the world has some similarities with the system of Azarinth Healer. It may even have been inspired by it. There are clear differences though such as clear experience gains and a difference in skill acquisition.
  Overall the story is nice, the characters are no 2-bit characters, they do need quite some time to come into their own.
  I will list the major criticisms I have here.
  - First and foremost: The beginning of the story is hard to read. The name of the protagonist is used almost every single sentence. The grammar needs a lot of work. Clearly the author did not really know how to keep the reader immersed in his story.
  However, the writing style and grammar shows clear improvements after the first 20 chapters and is even quite good (above average) towards the end of book 1 (chapter 54).
  Just for this improvement I tip my head to you dear author. My sincerest respect for managing such impressive improvements in your writing in just a few chapters. Many have failed and some never even tried to improve. I am looking foreward to your continued improval.
  - Second: thats it basically. The story is neat. The worldbuilding well done. It has charm and is definitly worth a read, if you can continue past the first couple chapters.
  Sure there are some plotholes and it is not perfect. But it's a good story to read inbetween busy days and to relax to.
  Please keep up the good work.
• CommenatorerRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  If you are looking for a lighthearted isekai, then this be that!
  Now to go a bit deeper:
  There is a lot wrong with this story, there are a lot of spelling mistakes, gramatical errors, confusiong PoV changes, fast paced to the point of nonexistant detail, one dimensional side characters, main character handed over powered skills left right and center.
  However what it does get right in spades is that at its heart, it's an adventure in a magical realm with history and lore galore. Furthermore it is going to a destination signposted by it's title yet still unkown. The most important part is that I bloody well want to find out!
  With some revision and serious editing this could be the story of a lifetime!
  Update @ Chapter 54
  Spelling has improved
  Characterisation has improved
  Jarring POV shifts have imrpoved
  Getting a bit LitRPG-lite
  Story's narative not going where i find enjoyable (but thats more a writers choice thing)
  [Upgraded to 4/5 Stars]
  Will check back in future.
• XE_againRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  Good concepts - characters, plot, mechanics, etc. Certainly not groundbreaking but good journeyman work.  And most importantly, this yarn is getting better chapter by chapter.
  I also appreciate that the MC is respectful of the OP leadership and villains.  Snark where nobody would snark isn't readable. I look forward to reading more.
• Lucky croissant lRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 3.5

  Honestly I was hoping for a good story based on reviews however I had to literally drag my self to read these 20 chapters over a span of 5 days...I think one of reviews was fair enough when it said that start is shaky
  Now I'll list good and the bad of the story....
  The good stuff a good progression and  admirable attempts to make mc look op...you got the the standard party members forming..the adventure guild,and adventures etc.
  The bad....not much happening...by now 20 chapters in the mc is rescued and went on one adventure... nothing else...another thing I mind is that overarching...it's the stuff that happens when you talk about the peak of power levels while mc is still a little btch... some authors do it well to form a hook.. however the author didn't do well in this regard....
  Also tip for author stop telling us through vel that mc is op....start doing some stuff that shows it...
  This is the trap most amateur authors fall into... you're supposed to show not tell
• nzswc3iRoyal Road

  ★★★ 2.5

  Where do I start? I guess the positives. The story, world, system are interesting and overall well described. There is... mystery and a general direction to the story? And I do think it's handled correctly.
  The grammar is passable. Probably needs an editor. But outside a few missing or incorrect words per chapter nothing extremely bad.
  The style... The flow is ok. I reads fine. Nothing bad here. But... Sometimes the internal feelings of the mc or his reasoning behind actions feel forced, weird, or heavily "cliché-ed".
  And that ties to the last point. Characters...
  Inconsistency, forced / unnatural actions or emotions and sometimes just plain weird behavior. It's as if the author wants the story to go in a direction for plot reasons but in order to achieve that forces the characters to act in weird ways?
  Chapter 26. After the fight.
  Max (the mc) "saw himself as betrayed". "He was hurt, not because of Vel testing him, but because she didn’t apologize for it. Max understood missing the [Mage], after all he did too. But the rest? That just hurt."
  Why? Because... They didn't give him the right number of Trolls. As a lesson, teaching him to "trust but verify", that information might be incorrect. And worst of all, she did not apologize.
  And our dear mc was upset by this. Betrayed, dare I say. (but the next paragraph he was whistling and smiling over his exp gains).
  And more recently, chapter 99
  and a certain outburst of a certain character that was absolutely out of place and completely unnatural. But for plot reason that outburst was necessary so as to have a reconciliation scene the following chapter.
  And there are many more occurrences. I get the feeling that when the author tries to steer the story in a direction and do that through either internal monologue/reasoning/character interaction it appears forced. (it also seems to mostly happen around the mc, his love interest, and his teacher. Clammy/Bishop are somewhat correct as far as I remember?)
  Which is a shame. Rea
• Fortunis MortisRoyal Road

  ★★ 2.0

  Pros: the idea is interesting.
  Cons: its not original. The author writes his MC badly. The grammar is terrible. The plot is mediocre. The story has major plot holes.
  Over all its not a great story. Its typical of the majority or writing on RR in that the MC (whos supposed to be a 20+ year old IT technician) comes off more like a bumbling 12 year old. At one point in the story he figures out the group sent to find and bring him to the near by city it infact leading him away from said city.
  He even goes so far as to predict they may decide to attack him. And then he literally sits there watching as they attack him. It made zero sense. Theres a massive lack of logic to the story as well as several plot holes having to do with the world and how this MC does things. All in all its pretty bad when you take them all together.
  I didnt make it past chapter 11, so take that for what its worth.