“Rexus: Side Quest” by Dakota Krout
Published: 1/1/2019 by Mountaindale Press
Series: Completionist Chronicles Book 2.5
Genres: Fantasy, Fantasy Magic, Science Fiction, Adventure, Epic Fantasy
After defeating the Wolfman army Joe’s team has a little time to do their own things. Rexus is about Jaxon’s quest to level up, advance his skills and specialize.
Jaxon is one of the quirky, strange characters I mentioned in my review of Dakota Krout’s previous book “Regicide.” I mistakenly referred to this book at the end of that review as book 3 when in fact this is book 2.5 since it is a side quest not focused on Joe, but on Jaxon, the misunderstood chiropractor.
When Jaxon is introduced to us in “Regicide” he is a very odd character. He doesn’t have any social skills because he allots his points to other characteristics he thinks are more important to his advancement through the game. I wouldn’t say he’s a like-able character, but he is an interesting and entertaining one. In this side quest Jaxon realizes that while out on his own he has to make good impressions on people and creatures he encounters, so it changes his whole perspective on point distribution.
Jaxon has to befriend questionable people and creatures to complete challenges and advance in the game. Through advancement he earns the ability to change his hands into T-Rex heads in battle. As odd as it sounds this odd character is wildly excited about this ability and it comes in very handy.
This book is great in getting you to appreciate Jaxon’s roll on Joe’s team a little more. While this is a side quest and not an official part of the original story of Joe and his team it is a must read. I have a feeling that Jaxon’s new relationships are going to come in very handy as will his new ability in future team quests.
I didn’t like this book quite as much as I liked the first two, mainly because I wasn’t the biggest fan of Jaxon in “Regicide” but I did enjoy it. I would give this book a 3.5. If you like the Completionist Chronicles you should check it out…if for no other reason than to fill in gaps that you may have in future stories without it. I mean if Jaxon activates his living weapons in the next book “Raze” you’ll probably want to know where they came from. Also, Jaxon really grows as a character in this book so you may also wonder why he’s so different in the next book if you skip this one. Just go for it. It’s a quick easy read even if it isn’t as good as the others.
