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Awaken Online: Catharsis by Travis Bagwell
This is a litRPG book, with the premise that the characters are inside an immersive video game, including experiencing loss of hit points, leveling up, etc.
Some of the characterization is a bit clunky, but there's creativity around the tale of a low-level character figuring out how to play with the rules of the game.
The sequels are currently marked down as well - I've read the second but not the third.
Quote:
Jason logs into Awaken Online fed-up with reality. He's in desperate need of an escape, and this game is his ticket to finally feeling the type of power and freedom that are so sorely lacking in his real life.
Awaken Online is a brand new virtual reality game that just hit the market, promising an unprecedented level of immersion. Yet Jason quickly finds himself pushed down a path he didn't expect. In this game, he isn't the hero. There are no damsels to save. There are no bad guys to vanquish.
In fact, he might just be the villain.
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