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A good book that was more than anticipated.

Reviewed: 05-21-24

I thought this would be a good fantasy action adventure novel. Overall it was a solid novel but I was happy to find out it turned into a good magical school novel. Some of the chapters are a little slow with too much emphasis on the slice of life elements for my taste. Still really good though and plenty of hints at cool things to come in the future. Hopefully the next book comes out before I forget the series exists!

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A great follow up!

Reviewed: 10-22-23

This book left me wanting more! It’s a great addition to the universe as a whole and gives great context to some atunements that haven’t had a lot of time to be fleshed out in Andrew Rowe’s main line series. It’s nice to hear Kayleigh Nicol’s interpretation of the world. She does a great job of building up the relationships of the characters and making them not over powered hero’s but people that need to rely on each other to overcome the obstacles they face.

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Fantastic Book!

Reviewed: 03-29-23

A great book that uses both litrpg mechanics in an interesting way. I love the story and the implications/hints that are being laid for the future! I can't wait to read/listen to the 3rd book when it comes out.

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Not as funny as I was lead to expect.

Reviewed: 04-11-18

Would you try another book from Christopher Moore and/or Fisher Stevens?

Overall it wasn't a bad story so I would definitely try another book by Christopher Moore and the narration was good.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The ending was slightly disappointing. By the time the book was wrapping up I had predicted how it would end. I was surprised at how rushed it was done though.

Any additional comments?

I had scanned through the reviews before purchasing. Everyone seemed to be in agreement that it was a hilarious book. While there were funny moments the humor overall was more juvenile than I expected. I've read/listened to books who used the same type of humor more effectively. I'm not opposed to this humor but many of the jokes presented seemed forced or gratuitous.

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Heartwarmingly Good.

Reviewed: 05-19-14

Any additional comments?

This book is all together thought provoking, funny, sad, and happy. It tells the story of how two individuals who have had very difficult lives come together and find greater strength in each other. The ending some may say is predictable, I would disagree. It is instead a provocative ending that leaves you feeling completely happy yet numb to the world with the illusion of predictability ever present.

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Surprisingly Better than Anticipated.

Reviewed: 05-19-14

Any additional comments?

This book at first glance seems to be a vampire rip off novel taking key ideals found in charlaine harris's sookie stackhouse novel. It develops into more than that though, holding its own through the plot. Are there questioning elements of this book that seem to almost refere to sookie stachhouse? Yes. Are they a problem? Maybe, but it is still an enjoyable read/listen for the money spent.

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Great to the End, Almost.

Reviewed: 03-03-14

What made the experience of listening to Lightning the most enjoyable?

While the writing was decent I enjoyed the narration most of all, Further the build up of the concept for the novel was nice, but only because of the concept itself as it could have been better executed.

Any additional comments?

Overall I love the idea but the build up around the concept for the book was long and tedious, further the ending was not nearly as enjoyable as I believed it should be. This was my first book by Koontz and given his reputation I expected better. I still enjoyed the book but think it could have used some more pages to transition and explain in subtler ways how the world it contains works.

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One of the best.

Reviewed: 10-09-13

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the rich characters that are created in this book and the way the framework/conceptual design of the magic.

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Best Gay Book Around.

Reviewed: 10-09-13

What did you love best about Something Like Summer?

I love how this book focuses on a homosexuals life and doesn't portray it negatively or stereotypically, mostly. It a love story that spans a lifetime and just so happens its with two guys which is brilliant. It wasn't anymore sexual than common books of similare standing with a hetero story.

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Interesting Listen.

Reviewed: 10-09-13

What did you love best about Hero?

It was about a gay character! People dont write and certainly dont get published as often when the main character of a story is gay and this book wins out because of that. I also enjoyed the idea of superheroes and how the world was shaped as a comic book which melded the fantastical and sometimes absurd ideas into a reality that was fairly believable.

What three words best describe Michael Urie’s performance?

Decent, Placid, Gay.
I liked how he read the book but in other contexts I would be severely dissapointed in his performance.

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