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Ruinous Return, Book 1

By: SerasStreams
Narrated by: Hannah Trusty
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The price for saving the world is the right to rule it.

After saving a faraway world, Lyn Rivers was cast back to Earth. Wanting the admiration, prestige, and glory of saving that world, she forced her way back.

But she was forgotten, and someone else claimed credit for her deeds.

Now, with the power of a deity of destruction, she desires nothing more than to claim her place in history. To do that she will conquer dungeons, make alliances, destroy kingdoms, and build an empire.

After all, why ruin the world when you can bend it to your will?

©2025 SerasStreams (P)2025 Royal Guard Publishing LLC Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Royalty
Fun Magic System • Enjoyable Prose • Fully Developed Characters • Fantastic Story • Flawed Protagonists
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the world building and some of the other characters aren't bad but the main character is just annoying and cringey

the main character is insufferable and intensely unlikeable

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This is one the all around best books that I have listened to in along time. Great characters. The heroes and the villains were very compelling. I really hope there is more to this series. Five stars all around. I highly recommend it to anyone!

What a fantastic story 👏

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I really enjoyed the prose and the plot! The characters feel fully developed and their voices fit.

I would just note that there are some descriptions of abuse and recollections of the same that could be pretty triggering for some. Not a criticism, just an fyi.

Fun read - a few content warnings

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Sleeps with every thing but not that one guy. That’s where she draws the line.

The mc is unlikable

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book ends mid conversation. if you hate mild cliff hangers this will piss you smooth the hell off

wtf

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get rid off the ptsd and the staker it's not at all fun to listen to

not fun to listen to

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Definitely enjoyable, but the MC is a bit too overpowered and seemingly charmed. There don't seem to be any real challenges for her. The story itself though is interesting. The emotional impact of the hero's trials they all went through prior to the story starting are good details. This could either get much worse or much better in the sequels.

Not bad, but a bit flawed

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So it is definitely worth the credit, but it has some major issues. Namely, ALL the hero's that aren't evil incarnate have CRIPPLING ptsd, and aside from that nit being how people work it also give me the vibe that the author thinks that extremely bad ptsd is a requirement for someone who has seen a lot of violence.
ps: that cliffhanger was cruel

Overall great but...

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Japan is coming out with a lot more lit RPG genre where a person becomes issakide.
this one is a more United States version. I do feel that the ones that come from Japan can go around in circles and sometimes become too long. this book is exciting and gets to the point a lot faster.
it's annoying. how traditional isakai ones were the main character becomes so undecisive or timid. this main character is not that. it's a refreshing change of pace.

Fun Shorter Anime

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This could have been great, but fell short. Mostly because every single "hero" is messed up. Only two are somewhat normal, but talk about having PTSD. and having to work hard to get better. No matter the amount of crap they went through, or how many of them had preexisting conditions, there would be some that make it through without crippling mental trauma. It's just too extreme in the, everyone's messed up, direction to make sense to me. I get it your trying to be more "real", but you went too far the other way.

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