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Blackmist
- My Best Friend Is an Eldritch Horror, Book 1
- By: Actus
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 929
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 791
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 791
Good things come to those who wait. Damien Vale didn’t, and he ended up bound to an Eldritch creature from beyond the reaches of space. It has lived since the dawn of time, seen the world born and destroyed countless times, and wants to be called Henry. Unusual companion or not, Damien was still determined to go to a mage college and study magic. He wants nothing more than to live normal life as a researcher, but if Henry’s true nature is revealed, he’ll be killed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a breath of fresh air
- By Ed Giniat on 10-17-22
- Blackmist
- My Best Friend Is an Eldritch Horror, Book 1
- By: Actus
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
Great first entry in the series
Reviewed: 10-04-22
Dang it! Yet another great series from Actus. And here I am, stuck waiting for another book!
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Alpha
- Arise, Book 1
- By: Jez Cajiao
- Narrated by: Jessica Threet, Christopher Boucher
- Length: 21 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,344
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,244
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,241
Possibly it's not to save a pair of drowning girls, not go 'viral' on social media and certainly not to let the local police take your passport, trapping you on a small 'party' island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. But Steve isn't the average guy, he's ex-military, ex-enforcer and ex-human. He's a one man nanite fuelled nightmare for those that cross the line, and he's decided that its time to clean up his act. He's going to make up for the things he's done, and save 'the little guys'.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Book was doing well until he get's a girlfriend
- By Wade on 07-09-22
- Alpha
- Arise, Book 1
- By: Jez Cajiao
- Narrated by: Jessica Threet, Christopher Boucher
This guy is so cool...
Reviewed: 09-30-22
The MC is cool. The coolest guy you've ever met. No, I take that back. He's cooler than cool. Here he is, just chillin in the water when all of a sudden... BAM! Hot chick and her friend randomly approaches him, and proceeds to immediately make out with him. Seriously? Do women exist to prop up the MC's vanity?
What does the MC do when previously mentioned women are drowning? Well, he saves them of course! But wait! He's got to save them in the most outlandish and vanity driven way.
"The camera on the phone in the dad’s hand panned around, tracking me, my bike’s engine filling the air as I raced past, sunglasses on, designer stubble and short hair, the bike and my hard-earned muscles making me look like a f***ing god among lesser men as I shot the camera a grin before standing up on the seat and driving it straight off the edge of the cliff and out over the sea."
Really? It was at this point where I just couldn't continue. Sure, I finished the chapter, but that was it. And I'm disappointed too. The prologue and the whole premise of the book sound interesting! And the voice acting is phenomenal from what little I've listened to. I'm just sorry that they had to narrate this misogynistic, ego driven character.
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Righteous Dawn
- A Gideon Wolf Supernatural Story
- By: Ernest Dempsey
- Narrated by: John Pirhalla
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Gideon Wolf’s world has turned not only upside down but inside out. In just a few days, the capricious hand of fate has flung Gideon from the status of celebrated archaeologist to wanted murderer. The US government, the Mexican cartels, and even a shadowy team of assassins are hunting him. All because he discovered some ancient amulet in a hidden jungle temple. All because he killed the drug lord who murdered his wife to force him to look for it. All because that amulet now transforms Gideon into El Chupacabra—part man, part monster, part ancient guardian sent to protect humanity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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We’ll crafted, better than expected
- By Noelle Osborne on 03-18-23
- Righteous Dawn
- A Gideon Wolf Supernatural Story
- By: Ernest Dempsey
- Narrated by: John Pirhalla
fantastic 2nd entry in the series
Reviewed: 09-27-22
the book was fast paced and there were some interesting surprises in there. John pirhalla did a great job of portraying the characters. can't wait for the next one!
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Evolution
- Beast Realms, Book 2
- By: R.P. Jones, Portal Books
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 266
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 242
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 242
The Beast Realms are under threat: The land, water, and air are poisoned. Its leaders are power-crazed and its people are divided. Worse still, strange and powerful Beasts have started dropping from the sky, causing carnage. With the Beast Realms in turmoil and a ragtag group of insanely strong assassins on Team Venom’s tail, their chances of survival are slim. Escaping through man-eating jungles, seeking allies in underwater and treetop cities, Art and his team need to forge alliances to grow stronger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Learning about the Beast realms
- By Gerardo on 05-16-21
- Evolution
- Beast Realms, Book 2
- By: R.P. Jones, Portal Books
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
great story but...
Reviewed: 02-19-22
The overall story is great, but I feel like it's full of pointless battles and dumb decisions. You don't have to choreograph every single battle or encounter. Sometimes it's ok to just say "And they defeated the chimps". I feel like half the book is long drawn out fights. That isn't to say that I don't like those kinds of fights, I just don't want to listen to one 1/2 hour fight after another. After a while all the fights follow the following formula. Every fight has to have some struggle followed by a narrow victory. It bogs down the pace of the story. And then there's the dumb decisions to make the team struggle against enemy's that they should beat easily. like, the team struggled against a mage with one gem of power when they had three gems between them! How can this one mage be so powerful against them when, about 10 min later, they go on to defeat an enemy so powerful it can wipe out a whole city??? But putting aside the problems I have with the fights, the story is interesting and I'll buy the next book to finish the series.
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Cymech: A Sci-fi Mech LitRPG (The Cymech Series Book 1)
- By: Cable Graves
- Narrated by: Alex Black
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4 out of 5 stars 19
Gnath Fist is uploaded onto a cloned variation of Earth. As he adjusts to his new circumstances, he’s briefed on his first mission: To liberate the city of Mahns-a-Lore. In order to be successful, he is given a Mech Core and acquires the Cymech class. There's just one problem: He's got no resources, apart from a mangy kid. At least the kid is a savvy engineer. With mere pieces of a mech build, Gnath is supposed to level up and take on dangerous enemies. Oh yea — he's also got to watch his stabilization. If he doesn't, he risks dying to the Cyborg effect.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great read.
- By Kindle Customer on 10-07-22
Pretty good
Reviewed: 12-06-21
Honestly, I almost stopped halfway through. but I stuck through it and was rewarded with a great read throughout the second half. I'll probably pick up the next one when it comes out.
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Good Boy
- By: Seth McDuffee
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11
Hank Merrick was a pretty unremarkable guy - until the world went and got itself destroyed. Unspeakable horrors now wander around ruined cities, claiming what little is left of the old world, and only the dead and forgotten are left to tell the tales. Freshly expired himself, Hank’s spirit begins a mysterious misadventure - finding purpose in the afterlife. Using guile, a bit of iron, and his shambling corpse companion named Maw, Hank sarcastically slogs through the nightmare landscape.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Short but delightful
- By IllusiveLemon on 11-19-21
- Good Boy
- By: Seth McDuffee
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
Short but delightful
Reviewed: 11-19-21
wow! was there a lot of world building crammed into this little story. Going into this, you already know it's a certain level because of the amazing Travis Baldree and I can say that he doesn't disappoint. There's a lot of action in this little piece and if you like snarky ghosts, don't hesitate to pick this one up!
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Fimbulwinter
- Daniel Black, Book 1
- By: E. William Brown
- Narrated by: Guy Williams
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,915
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,744
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,749
Summoned to a world in the midst of apocalypse, Daniel Black would have his hands full just staying alive. Add in refugees, desperate soldiers, scheming nobles and a pair of thoroughly wicked witches, and life is going to be very busy indeed. Good thing he has magic of his own to even the scales. But will even that be enough?
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5 out of 5 stars
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GIVE ME BOOKS 4, 5, 6, ..... GIVE ME MORE!!!!!!!!
- By Amazon Customer on 03-06-16
- Fimbulwinter
- Daniel Black, Book 1
- By: E. William Brown
- Narrated by: Guy Williams
WOW. DNF at 45 min.
Reviewed: 10-14-21
Wow. just...... wow. I had to DNF at 45 min in. I've struggled my way through such books as the valens legacy, but the way that the author wrote women was entirely inappropriate and offensive. And I'm a straight male!!! AND I WAS ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE FREKING SECOND CHAPTER!!! seriously. I read the reviews and thought I could ignore the misogynistic attitude, but I was wrong.
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