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Breaking Through

Alexa Thyme, Book 1

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Breaking Through

By: Lykanthropy
Narrated by: Mare Trevathan
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In a world filled with monsters and supernatural entities, the idea of schools and extracurricular activities being used to identify candidates worthy of advancing was a given.

Schools and extracurricular activities have been used as a way to provide early advantages for children who strive to work harder and prove themselves from an early age.

In this world, where academic success could literally mean the difference between life and death, many students develop emotional baggage. Fortunately for Alexa, she does not suffer from the problems that plague most of her peers.

Gifted with an intelligent mind to start, she realized early on that applying herself to both her academic and sports competitions was the number one way to succeed in this world. How can she do it? Shuffle studying, school work, and sports practice, all while being a teenager? The answer is simple: she has no emotions.

The only time she truly feels anything is when she increases her attributes. With that as her sole guiding purpose in life, she is determined to advance and grow her attributes as much as possible. What can a girl do in a supernatural world where the only thing holding her back is how hard she is willing to work?

Anything she wants.

How can a girl with no emotions learn to function as an ordinary student, at least for appearance's sake? Simple, biting sarcasm and deadpan responses.

This is the story of Alexa Thyme, a girl unwilling to bend to a world she can't relate to.

©2023 Lykanthropy (P)2024 Podium Audio Action & Adventure Fantasy Paranormal & Urban Urban
Engaging Characters • Excellent Worldbuilding • Entertaining Power Fantasy • Unique Protagonist • Exceptional Voice Work
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I really enjoyed this book. The narrator was fantastic and the story kept my interest throughout. Can't wait to see where this series takes me. I hope book two comes out quickly.

Fantastic story

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Can’t wait till the next audiobook book comes out.. very good narration. Love the story line

Awesome story

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The very start was a little clunky, but a few chapters in and I was hooked. Had a satisfying arc, world building, and ending, all of which have me excited for the next one.

I’m pretty sure the series is like some others in the genre, completed and just waiting final editing and audio, so nice to know more is coming and I won’t be left hanging.

Great entry into the genre, looking forward to #2

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It was a fun read with some minor mistakes, like she had a phone to take selfies for her date service then later she mentally claims to herself that she doesn't have a phone because she doesn't like them. Small things like that.

Also it starts out with a litrpg adventurer vibe paranormal dungeon diver with classes and stat skill ect. Then later seems to lean more towards super hero with super villains and suits. a bit odd like it was finding it's way.

My only real complaint is....romance. how does a book with a character who doesnt feel emotions STILL shoe horn in a big romance story. A good 4th of this book is about dating and romantic feeling. A big part of why I chose to read this was I thought without emotions at least the author wouldnt lean on the romance crutch to fill the story and propel motivations. Sadly not the case. Author still needed to pad the story with annoying fawning romance rather then plot.

Sae because the story itself was good and the world and the MC. So it was entertaining despite its. For those who like romance...bonus? For those who just want a good story not a day time soap of who likes who...sorry but its here.

Overall entertaining

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If you like power fantasies then this is a good one. The main character is a bit of a mary sue but it doesn't detract from the story too much and that's kind of what power fantasies become so it's not that off base. The story is very lax with not much tension going on so it's more of a casual read. There's some comedy but it's more 'comedic situations' than anyone saying anything funny.

The narration is good but I will say there's a combination of the author writing a lot of *sound effects* and the narrator reading the sound effects verbatim that hurts to listen to. Realistically speaking, I'm pretty sure the narrator has to read the sound effects since that's what narration is, and the author sort of does this thing where they write a sound effect, then type out a sentence that effectively does the same thing the sound effect did in terms of informing the reader. The rest of the narration is great but those sound effects happen way too much to not talk about as a sort of buyers beware.

Fun power fantasy

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The book is so good. A coming of age story about a girl trying to overcome her own problems while living as close to a normal life as possible. Also, the book was great by itself, but the narrator really brought life to each and every character. Just a great story and performance.

This is so good!

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I love this book more than I thought I would so I would suggest to the offer to make an offer page on Audible and a series page. It was difficult for me to find that there was more than this one book for the series.

Amazing

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Rather than muddle the story with trashy drama, the author filled it with an intriguing story of suffering and a very meaningful and effective motivation for the main character to become the overpowered character we can admire. The story was so compelling and interesting that I stayed up for hours past my bedtime because I didn't feel like I could stop listening. There is no doubt this is one of my favorites. No promises on the rest of the series yet, but I'm hopeful because good writing usually doesn't suddenly yield to poor riding without a few precursor signs.

I feel no need to criticize or even give editorial suggestions to a book this good! Also, I think the summer is good enough that there's no need to say more and risk revealing too many details.

Pure awesomeness!

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The story was always enjoyable, but I love the reader. If you are a little iffy about lit-rpg's, don't worry because the writing doesn't throw stats and levels at you. They are mentioned occasionally, but it isn't a reoccurring or significant part of the narrative. To make a final note, the main character is OP in this first book, but you still don't get the sense of her railroading through life's problems because it's mostly told as a kind of slice-of-life, not a power-ramp.

Finally on Audible!

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This was such a good book overall. I was a little worried by the author using a stupid net alias, which usually means this would not be a true book but a net serial that would inevitably ramble on and on forever with no clear plot. While I don't know the origins, this did actually fit well into book form and had a well crafted plot with excellent characters. I really loved Alexa. The author did a perfect job of keeping her character consistent and likeable despite her disability. Really, this book was easily a solid five stars right up until the end. The author basically did a rug pull in the last chapter and ended the book on a sour note, spoiling all the good feelings I had for it in an instant. The epilogue sort of eases the bad feelings a bit, but also introduces another trope of this genre that I'm not too keen on, but I have enough faith in the author that I will definitely read the next book in the series and hope for the best. However, please don't let this negative sentiment steer you away from this book. The ending is just on a bad note but not a bad ending entirely and the vast majority of the book is well above average. I'm glad I read it and count it as one of the better books I have read in some time.

Well Done

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