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Minute Mage
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: Reg Rome
- Narrated by: Brian Wiggins
- Length: 23 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Story4 out of 5 stars 67
Arlan can go back in time by one minute, once per day. Fail a challenge? Say something dumb? He can get a redo as long as he acts fast. And every time he levels up, he can go back a little further. But, even with his growing power, Arlan has never been in more danger. He was left stranded in the middle of a monster-infested forest, nobody to rely on but himself as he fights to build strength. And his time magic wasn't given to him freely. He stole it. And its original owners would go to any lengths to take it back.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A lot of exhaustive repetition
- By chuck on 01-31-24
- Minute Mage
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: Reg Rome
- Narrated by: Brian Wiggins
A lot of exhaustive repetition
Reviewed: 01-31-24
The prose itself isn't so bad in this novel... but there's just a lot of extraneous detail that is not interesting or adding to the story. He really really belabors the point in many places. The writing just says the same thing over and over. I mean to say that I found myself reading multiple sentences when just one would do. Sometimes the point would be made over and over.
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Starter Villain
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,770
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,326
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,320
Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place. Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan. Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie. But becoming a supervillain isn't all giant laser death rays and lava pits.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Volcanic Lairs, Death Rays & Cats… Oh My! 😼
- By C. White on 09-19-23
- Starter Villain
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton being smug for 8 hours
Reviewed: 10-22-23
I'm a Scalzi fan but this one was just boring to me. it had fun moments it really did maybe I'm just grouchy.
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Schrodinger's Cottage
- By: David Luddington
- Narrated by: Nigel Planer
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 278
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 254
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 254
Tinker's Cottage nestles in a forgotten corner of deepest Somerset. It also happens to sit on a weak point in the space time continuum...which is somewhat unfortunate for Ian Faulkener, a graphic novelist from London, who was hoping for some peace and quiet in which to recuperate following a very messy breakdown. It was the cats that first alerted Ian to the fact that something was not quite right with Tinker's Cottage...the cats and, of course, the Pope, disappearing literary agents, mislaid handymen and the insanity of Cherie Blair World.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I'd listen to a sequel
- By Melisa on 03-28-21
- Schrodinger's Cottage
- By: David Luddington
- Narrated by: Nigel Planer
Why is the main character so dumb?
Reviewed: 08-13-23
I'm about halfway through the book and I just cannot listen to this guy not understand the obvious things anymore it's just so irritating! and he writes comic books and he didn't understand the alternate reality thing like instantly.... Actually other than that irritation it's a pretty decent book the writing's okay the plot is good even if the pacing belabors the dude's dumbness ...you know.... okay I changed my mind I like this book now.
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The Bone Spindle
- By: Leslie Vedder
- Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4 out of 5 stars 57
Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi - until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle while exploring a long-lost ruin. Now she’s stuck with the spirit of Briar Rose until she and Shane can break the century-old curse on his kingdom. Dark magic, witch hunters, and bad exes all stand in her way - not to mention a mysterious witch who might wind up stealing Shane’s heart, along with whatever else she’s after. But nothing scares Fi more than the possibility of falling in love with Briar Rose.
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4 out of 5 stars
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hoping for a sequel next year
- By Kindle Customer on 01-26-22
- The Bone Spindle
- By: Leslie Vedder
- Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus
so bored.
Reviewed: 01-16-22
I just found these characters un interesting and their banter was boring and very sort of standard. and I felt like the pacing was bad I don't know if it was the reader or what but it just was boring.
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The Dwarf, the Mine, and the RPG Apocalypse
- Dwarf Smith from Earth
- By: Constantin Step
- Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 264
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 233
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 233
Being a last-year high-schooler who is four feet, eight inches (142 cm) in height is one thing, but having the muscles of a bodybuilder and the face of a middle-aged biker at the same time is another. And don't you dare to bring up shaving in front of him. Did I mention that the boy's favorite hobby is smithing?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Teehee...sigh.
- By GrimReaperD13 on 01-01-22
- The Dwarf, the Mine, and the RPG Apocalypse
- Dwarf Smith from Earth
- By: Constantin Step
- Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May
Boring and badly written, terrible naration
Reviewed: 01-04-22
It's real real bad, and I have a pretty high tolerance considering how rarely litrpg books are any good. Is it a Russian translation? That's how it reads.
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He Who Fights with Monsters 4
- A LitRPG Adventure (He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 4)
- By: Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
- Length: 22 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 26,038
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23,012
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Story5 out of 5 stars 22,923
In the wake of an unexpected homecoming, Jason questions if there is still a place for him in the world he left behind. Forced to confront what he has become in his time away, he feels more alien than ever. But his old world is hiding secrets that he never knew. As he starts to unravel what has been hidden from him his entire life, he discovers that not only might he fit in better than ever but he may be exactly what the world needs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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To be honest.
- By Anonymous User on 01-05-22
- He Who Fights with Monsters 4
- A LitRPG Adventure (He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 4)
- By: Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
kinda boring
Reviewed: 01-01-22
I found the plot to be kind of boring the long sections of him talking to his family or just not very interesting I'm here for the action.
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Solo Leveling, Vol. 1
- By: Chugong, Hye Young Im, J. Torres
- Narrated by: Ki Hong Lee
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,135
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,668
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,664
E-rank hunter Jinwoo Sung has no money, no talent, and no prospects to speak of - and apparently, no luck, either! When he enters a hidden double dungeon one fateful day, he’s abandoned by his party and left to die at the hands of some of the most horrific monsters he’s ever encountered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narrator is good, ppl r stupid
- By CDM860 on 07-15-21
- Solo Leveling, Vol. 1
- By: Chugong, Hye Young Im, J. Torres
- Narrated by: Ki Hong Lee
lacking a point
Reviewed: 09-19-21
this model started off okay but it just really went nowhere it's very frustrating to me how many authors of this genre don't understand that there should be a climax to a novel instead of just a petering out
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A Deadly Education
- A Novel (The Scholomance, Book 1)
- By: Naomi Novik
- Narrated by: Anisha Dadia
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,176
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,376
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,363
I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my life. Everyone loves Orion Lake. Everyone else, that is. Far as I’m concerned, he can keep his flashy combat magic to himself. I’m not joining his pack of adoring fans. I don’t need help surviving the Scholomance, even if they do. Forget the hordes of monsters and cursed artifacts; I’m probably the most dangerous thing in the place. Just give me a chance and I’ll level mountains and kill untold millions, making myself the dark queen of the world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Intersting concept, way too much self pity
- By Rune on 10-13-20
- A Deadly Education
- A Novel (The Scholomance, Book 1)
- By: Naomi Novik
- Narrated by: Anisha Dadia
Hogwarts meets hunger games. but charming.
Reviewed: 09-17-21
I really enjoy this book and I'm looking forward to the sequel. it has all of the good parts of YA novels with popularity and who sits where at the lunch table and who's dating who but then there's also a boarding school full of monsters that might eat you. my review isn't doing it justice, it's a really good book
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Home, Siege Home: A LitRPG/GameLit Novel
- The Good Guys Series, Book 6
- By: Eric Ugland
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,358
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,999
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,986
Montana Coggeshall is feeling the squeeze - and not just because of his new leather pants from the goddess Eona. His little safeholding in the ruthless world of Vuldranni is under siege. On both sides. At the front is Lord Caticorix, a grade-A Imperial flunkey if there ever was one. He's clearly ridiculous, but the army he brought with him might not be. Plus they're bent on blocking Coggeshall from getting any food or supplies from the outside world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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No Respect
- By Steven Merrick on 10-15-19
- Home, Siege Home: A LitRPG/GameLit Novel
- The Good Guys Series, Book 6
- By: Eric Ugland
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
for the love of god learn about plot structure
Reviewed: 07-24-21
the prose is passable, the characters are okay, but there's a distinct lack of rising action/ climax/falling action. it just keeps going, and the characters just keep having the same arguments and it's boring, so boring.
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He Who Fights with Monsters 2
- A LitRPG Adventure (He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 2)
- By: Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
- Length: 22 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 30,416
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26,652
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Story5 out of 5 stars 26,597
But Jason Asano is settling into his new life. Now, a contest draws young elites to the city of Greenstone to compete for a grand prize. Jason must gather a band of companions if he is to stand a chance against the best the world has to offer. While the young adventurers are caught up in competition, the city leaders deal with revelations of betrayal as a vast and terrible enemy is revealed. Although Jason seems uninvolved, he has unknowingly crossed the enemy’s path before.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Contrary to common reviews
- By Karen on 05-21-21
- He Who Fights with Monsters 2
- A LitRPG Adventure (He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 2)
- By: Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
Omg get on with it already
Reviewed: 05-23-21
this book desperately needs an Editor to chop out all of the crap. also some kind of climax at the end that actually tied up a part of the story would be nice. there was a big fight at the end but it didn't actually like resolve anything so what was the f****** point? and yet I genuinely enjoyed it even with its flaws
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