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4 | A Love Triangle with just enough super natural elements to be entertaining. | Its hard for me to not just gush about this manga. I've loved it for over 20 years and own a complete set of the "Wideban" editions in the original Japanese. So when I found out that this series had been translated I went out to try to get all the volumes. These omnibus versions are excellent and contain plenty of c... | [] | 1569703574 | 1569703574 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,637,063,715,073 | 0 | true |
4 | I seem to like this author's series starters | Another book one in a series, and another book that impressed me.<br /><br />A world where super heroes exist and everyone who awakens their powers immediately goes in for testing.<br /><br />A world where the powers in control of the testing have been secretly executing new supers they don't believe they can control.<... | [] | B08YXY74LJ | B08YXY74LJ | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,634,118,261,474 | 0 | true |
3 | Another OP main character discovering his phenomenal cosmic power | I seem to make a fairly regular complaint about the average "harem" fantasy. I dislike when the main character is more about his great powers rather than having him be someone with real flaws and personality.<br /><br />This book ended up being almost all about how a young chemistry grad student discovers that his gra... | [] | B092LG4NFT | B092LG4NFT | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,632,045,285,249 | 3 | true |
3 | Just seemed to be more of the same | I've noted that I read quite a few dungeon core and harem tales, and that after a while they seem to become mundane with the plots and characters blurring because the authors just don't put the effort in to make them special. Sadly, this tale definitely slid into that pit.<br /><br />Its not that the author did not tr... | [] | B094VHZKP2 | B094VHZKP2 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,630,759,939,779 | 0 | true |
3 | Solid world, but not much character development | It was interesting, but I found that it seemed to lack a really strong build on the characters. Robert himself is pushed around quite a bit by events and circumstance. He's written as someone who can clearly grow to be a great hero, but even at the end of this book he allowed events to occur around him rather than pu... | [] | B09DGSRTLR | B09DGSRTLR | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,630,618,052,728 | 7 | true |
2 | I dislike angsty kids, but this angsty adult was worse. | Joy. I've found another angst trick that authors might use. How many more authors will try the same? Honestly, even one is too many.<br /><br />This tale is an isekai where the main character is somehow torn from his happy life on Earth and dropped into a world of beast-kin, magic and lots of conflict and betrayal. ... | [] | B0952BWSX6 | B0952BWSX6 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,628,706,793,639 | 6 | true |
4 | Enjoyable light read | I find that superhero tales can be very problematic. Too many authors make their main characters so powerful that there isn't a lot of plot tension. So to build up the tale the story ends up involving cosmic events and invulnerable shadowy villains that just drag the overall tale down.<br /><br />This story does end ... | [] | B0953ZSF23 | B0953ZSF23 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,628,705,123,109 | 0 | true |
4 | Oversexed, but otherwise not a terrible tale | This is one of hte usual "basement dwelling virgin writes a story where the MC gets all the girls" type tales than it pretends to be in the description. The main character is nothing special in the real world, but once he dies and gets reincarnated as a dungeon lord oh does he end up with all sorts of bonuses when it ... | [] | B08RZF5DD9 | B08RZF5DD9 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,625,142,663,503 | 2 | true |
3 | I'll give it 3 stars, but I'll never read a Chris Tullbane book in the future. | I know, I'm saying this is a 3 star book, but I'm also writing off the author. This one is both easy and hard to write. I found the plot idea to be as good as the original, but a combination of 3 choices the author made has left a rather bitter taste with me. And because of those while I'll admit that some people wi... | [] | B08ZL8B6Y4 | B08ZL8B6Y4 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,619,833,416,831 | 3 | true |
3 | I was quickly reminded why I never finished this series. | Man, I've got to stick with my instincts. I read the first 4 books in this set of 8 many years ago. that put me 12 books into what looks like a 24 book series. And this was actually before I tried Michael's other series the Kutherian Gambit which went 27 books long and was broken into 3 arcs of 9 books each.<br /><br... | [] | B07YJ733KR | B07YJ733KR | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,616,607,561,870 | 4 | true |
3 | Its an Eric Vall tale, expect pages of bad erotica surrounded by a half-way decent plot. | The plot idea is interesting. A young man from Earth is somehow spiritually dragged into another world where 3 young women claim to be his priestesses await. Of course, the devoutness of his priestesses vary, as does his own belief in his divinity. But he's a gamer so he plays along and near the end, discovers he ca... | [] | B08NY7P8XG | B08NY7P8XG | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,614,972,933,537 | 24 | true |
3 | Must I say nice things? | TLDR: Too much sex, too much illogic, no depth of character, but interesting idea and well edited tale. Can't recommend.<br /><br />***<br />So the TLDR pretty much explains how I felt. Honestly I was very hesitant to pick up this book based on the description and realizing that there was a risk the author was going... | [] | B08T3LC4VG | B08T3LC4VG | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,614,025,991,267 | 24 | true |
2 | This one will definitely be my last one | I have always tried very hard to not say "never again", but this time I feel I am forced to by the story.<br /><br />Honestly, this plot is just.... annoying? Yeah, I guess annoying works. We now have another child in the Colleck line. Yes the mad scientists who refused to join the hall are back and just as maniacal... | [] | B08VR7S6KF | B08VR7S6KF | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,613,443,135,926 | 4 | true |
3 | R.J. was stretching a bit to keep this on course | Another book, and it looks like R.J. is trying to flex her previous plots to allow for the creation of some new villains (she keeps throwing her villains away or converting them) and new plots. (I get a feeling the plots in space didn't play the way R.J. hoped.)<br /><br />So let's take the Deadly Darlin's, one of the... | [] | B08JH3YLSZ | B08JH3YLSZ | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,613,442,305,039 | 0 | true |
4 | Cute, somewhat silly, but solid. | The way the hero is brought to the magical world is good overall. And the epic plot of the hero being a champion of the monster girls of this world, having to fight not only the open forces of evil in the Necromancer, but having to prepare to take down the Emperor because of his hostility to the monstergirls.<br /><br... | [] | B08W2HP3RD | B08W2HP3RD | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,613,064,828,921 | 3 | true |
3 | Amateur writer displays his lack of experience | Let's start in the middle, return to the beginning multiple times, repeat entire scenes, but then reveal its at two different points in the timeline (time is repeating itself.) Worse, we'll have a over-sexed but virgin lust monster who despite being written as a fairly smart nerdy type comes across as a barely functio... | [] | B08CXYZYWV | B08CXYZYWV | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,612,202,461,008 | 14 | true |
3 | I can't do it.... I can't give this story 4 stars | And my title says it all, but of course the question some might have would be "why". There is a simple answer.<br /><br />Whiny "I can't do it" main character.<br /><br />Yup, once again an author decided to insert a character who can't just pull on his underpants and do what needs to be done. Instead he dithers, and... | [] | B07F7483NY | B07F7483NY | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,611,267,127,228 | 6 | true |
3 | I don't think I can find a "clue-by-four" big enough...... Not for this MC. | Oh, what a STUPID main character.<br /><br />Yes, another review and another main character who I felt needs to have his skull checked to see if there is a brain in his head. I'm beginning to wonder why so many authors just can't write about an intelligent man when they write these still fantasy tales about the harem ... | [] | B08H6WTC6W | B08H6WTC6W | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,610,975,713,944 | 40 | true |
3 | It somewhat recovers from a bad start and horrible main character | This book is a "Harem fantasy", worse its written by someone who is entirely too enamored with a couple of specific Manga series and that resulted in an editorial decision I found extremely annoying. But the last third ended up being filled with enough action that I'm willing (grudgingly) to give this a very low 3 sta... | [] | B08QFKT8WS | B08QFKT8WS | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,610,975,032,448 | 6 | true |
3 | So much wasted potential | I'm sure Dante sees my name attached to a review for one of his books and starts cursing since my standard rating is just 3 stars and I think he's only managed to get a 4 star review from me once.<br /><br />The truth is that I find his ideas interesting, and I have to admit after reading Dragon Breeder 1, that his MC ... | [] | B08SJ4V387 | B08SJ4V387 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,610,484,836,806 | 94 | true |
4 | Cute, humorous, very short | This is a short tale that I read in less than an hour. it reads fast, mostly because its really only a couple of scenes and doesn't feel like a full story.<br /><br />The idea is simple. In a world that lives by some kind of modified RPG rules a man has been cursed to never rise above Rank D. He's been questing for ... | [] | B083RSRK8D | B083RSRK8D | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,609,959,312,314 | 2 | true |
3 | Disastrous third act, MC devolves into whiny, angsty wimp. | 50% in and I would have given this story a low 4 stars. Even at 70% in I was still enjoying the tale. However, at that point one of his "loves" vanishes and is assumed to be kidnapped. The MC immediately morphs from a slightly shy and low self-esteem hero to a whiny "I can't do it" angst bot with negative belief tha... | [] | B08CDZMFB8 | B08CDZMFB8 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,609,867,900,766 | 8 | true |
3 | Even better than book 1, but the same flaws dragged it down to 3 star. | Honestly, I don't like Damian. He's just not a likable MC, and his constant hints that "Yes, I committed all the terrible things I am accused of." have gotten sickening. Honestly Chris needed to decide some time ago if Damian is a villain writing a tell-all from prison the day before his execution, or if Damian manag... | [] | B08JJL74YS | B08JJL74YS | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,607,541,111,863 | 13 | true |
3 | interesting, but flawed tale written.... poorly. | Man I want to give this a better rating. This is one of the few superhero tales that approaches a level of realism regarding the intensity of the fighting that must occur. The characters are mostly interesting and have some depth to them, which again holds them well above the standard found in the genre.<br /><br />U... | [] | B07YBVN74N | B07YBVN74N | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,607,540,863,755 | 26 | true |
4 | I like Xandra, even if she's not a "nice" character | There are so many reasons that Xandra shouldn't be a great character. She's damaged, she isn't sympathetic, and her open dislike of others should leave her isolated from the rest of the stories cast. But Benjamin manages to slowly humanize this most inhuman of damaged souls, while telling an interesting tale in the p... | [] | B08K2JJFGZ | B08K2JJFGZ | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,606,928,186,640 | 0 | true |
3 | Somewhat interesting, but same problems as book 1 | There just is no depth to this plot. Yes, Rogan is supposed to "save them all" even though who is included in this "them all" is yet to be defined.<br /><br />Of course, that results in a plot that appears to have no foundation. This story drops the bad guy from book 1, to have the very cavern they are in fighting th... | [] | B084F36PJ9 | B084F36PJ9 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,606,764,752,111 | 0 | true |
3 | Needed more length, needed more character, needed depth | This one is just below 4 star for me. The biggest issue is that we have an MC who is angsty enough to drive me crazy, along with a time travel / rip van winkle element that wasn't developed enough to help raise the story up. Instead we get what felt like a boiler plate "I fell through the looking glass" type of man i... | [] | B082MRZ187 | B082MRZ187 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,606,148,437,707 | 0 | true |
3 | It felt like an outline, with a bland main character | Beige, I shall paint the main character of this book beige.<br /><br />Not really, but at times he had all the personality of a brick. He's supposed to be an orphan who fell into the job as a mafia don's bodyguard and who gets sent to Brink City to start up a new organization. There is quite a bit of potential in tha... | [] | B08LLG2PQM | B08LLG2PQM | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,606,148,136,930 | 11 | true |
4 | Low 4 star, one of Eric's better ideas, but.... | I like the tale. I liked the idea behind the plot. I like the main character, he's actually not the complete waste of page space so many harem heroes become.<br /><br />But, there was a little bit missing in this tale, and I can't explain it. I think it comes down to Eric writing for output rate and not slowing down... | [] | B08L19WGQJ | B08L19WGQJ | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,605,186,588,092 | 22 | true |
2 | Not sure who the audience is, but its not me | This story seems to have a premise that the author believed in. Its not poorly written, although I think the MC was not relatable in any way.<br /><br />But its also about a strange female dominated world where men are kept in chains (in more ways than just physical) and with some strange fetishes that definitely were... | [] | B084X3FPR6 | B084X3FPR6 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,605,186,288,856 | 2 | true |
4 | Wait, the Boogey man wants to retire? | This story is fun, but unfortunately its also another R.J. Ross classic, which means that it feels like its written for a much younger audience than me at times. (Please have Audrey and Jack caught making out or something. The romances here are so middle schoolish at times.)<br /><br />But that is really my only comp... | [] | B089TWXNX7 | B089TWXNX7 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,600,995,316,686 | 1 | true |
2 | World building was..... honestly, I'm not sure it was there. | This story starts with a strange gladiatorial fight, but then jumps to a class of girls being trained up to join the Mystical Slayers. There are hints that the world is under a one company order, but the explanations made no economic sense. (not a huge surprise as most of the anti-corporate stories lack a real unders... | [] | B0784V4197 | B0784V4197 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,600,396,205,550 | 0 | true |
4 | Things felt left out | The MC is introduced and its hinted he's a bit of a monster himself, but that is hidden. Later we learn a bit more about the "monsters" of this world and where they come from. This was my biggest issue with the plot as a lot is deliberately left out so help build tension and allow some of the antics that occur in the... | [] | B08H5RD1CY | B08H5RD1CY | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,600,395,929,659 | 6 | true |
2 | Ouch, not the way to start a good tale | This story has a badly disjointed start and a "hero" who is openly criminal in nature, nasty, near berserk and just unpleasant. And that were what I thought were his good points.<br /><br />And from that you get a tale that did not interest me. I don't like anti-heroes unless they are well done, but that never happen... | [] | B08GLTM1NY | B08GLTM1NY | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,599,491,410,190 | 16 | true |
3 | blah, blah, generic, blah, blah, bland | Eric Vail had an idea here. This world is definitely well inspired by the Disney versions of the various princess tales, with this story covering the characters from Aladdin (Jessamine and Jamar) and Cinderella (Cienna) The names are different, but the descriptions of the realms and marriages and lives... etc.<br /><... | [] | B08B4383FH | B08B4383FH | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,596,757,863,372 | 11 | true |
4 | 4 is a stretch, but... | Yeah, think this one falls in that 3 to 4 star gap and I could have given it either. its not bad, but when I think about it I find that I don't have much to say.<br /><br />Is it interesting - yes, but not really memorable<br /><br />Are the characters good? - They are a bit lacking in depth, but they are better than ... | [] | B08BZHC3XZ | B08BZHC3XZ | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,594,686,731,940 | 6 | true |
2 | Turned my brain off and still couldn't take this one | Wow. I think I've read too many tales where the genie is so much better than the duo in this tale. And it wasn't the "you only get 3 wishes" part (which interestingly enough comes from the tale of the Genie in the Lamp, not Aladdin. In the original Aladdin there is no limit to the wishes.) It was in part the "oh we... | [] | B08BZS2FS4 | B08BZS2FS4 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,594,686,448,597 | 6 | true |
3 | Somehow its repetitive | I think Eric has run out of ideas in this series. Once again this whole book seems to play around the MC and his current monstergirls looking to maintain their secrecy to protect him from the Duchess, while discovering that another woman in the town is a threat they must deal with by transforming her in his machine.<b... | [] | B08BQGJ8FF | B08BQGJ8FF | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,594,685,356,841 | 2 | true |
2 | Concentrate and reduce power author | Wow, this one.... I can't...<br /><br />No, I guess I can. This is a fairly typical dystopian/LitRPG tale, and it follows a very similar pattern to most of these tales in that the creatures that appear on Earth are overwhelmingly powerful. But this story also gives them insane numbers and a level of organization that... | [] | B07Z5PD3KZ | B07Z5PD3KZ | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,593,441,388,619 | 1 | true |
4 | Good, but I had to turn part of my brian off. | This is an interesting post-apoc world, with some people gaining magical powers and then using that to dominate everyone else. Into this world a prophecy has said a mage will appear with the ability to create guns through magic, and that he'll save the world from the mages.<br /><br />Of course, our MC just might be t... | [] | B0843RR354 | B0843RR354 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,592,660,900,943 | 4 | true |
3 | Its a strange and magical world, but the story isn't | This ended up being a story I liked, but didn't "like". If that makes sense. Its a decent idea, and while the characters are collectively not very intelligent, there are a few who are interesting and entertaining at times.<br /><br />I think the problem is that the characters are thin and lacking dynamically. There ... | [] | B089SMPJM9 | B089SMPJM9 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,592,250,112,026 | 21 | true |
3 | Mostly felt like filler | I know some readers and reviewers are going to gush about this tale and try to make it sound like the plot advanced dramatically. However, for me the story is so contained and constrained that I felt that no much happened. Yes, the tribe grows, but not through anything really special. Yes, a couple of new far away v... | [] | B088TWJZJN | B088TWJZJN | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,591,818,864,752 | 1 | true |
3 | Almost gave this 2 stars for the cliffhanger ending | There are two big things that this book left. First was the fact that despite some changes and developments the story overall never seemed to move. This read like one giant filler episode from a bad action TV series. There is some necessary plot development, but overall the story is very light despite the number of ... | [] | B088KPV4X8 | B088KPV4X8 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,591,818,692,752 | 0 | true |
3 | Editorial Decision made this hard to rate | I like a couple of Laurence's series. His Bonesetter as well as his Hyllis family tales are interesting and fun with good characters and a simple plot.<br /><br />Sadly, while I think Ell Donsaii was a fairly good character, I found that Laurence's decision to have multiple long segues to examine the mindset and perso... | [] | B005ORQO7W | B005ORQO7W | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,589,916,452,439 | 0 | true |
4 | Ok, explain WHY this happened again? | I like the action and the development of the Texas Machinegun Twins as major characters in the harem was well written and tons of fun.<br /><br />So I'm willing to stick to 4 stars. This series had maintained a high pace and fairly decent plot work throughout.<br /><br />That said, this was definitely where I gave up ... | [] | B07M5BB459 | B07M5BB459 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,588,862,311,921 | 0 | true |
3 | I just don't quite see this as 4 star | Its a good follow up to book 1. It once again has compelling characters. It has drama that many harem tales don't bother with.<br /><br />and yet, its just not a 4 star book. I think part of the problem is that so many of the characters don't get enough page time to grow and the actions of the characters sometimes d... | [] | B086WR2Z3N | B086WR2Z3N | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,587,854,251,386 | 3 | true |
3 | An improvement over book 1 | Eric Vall is an author that I find myself very ambivalent about. He does come up with interesting plot lines and can spin a compelling tale like he does here.<br /><br />But at the same time characters in his stories tend to be tropes stamped out by central casting rather than compelling constructions. He also has a ... | [] | B086J9H1CF | B086J9H1CF | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,586,097,516,912 | 16 | true |
3 | I find myself wondering what to say about this. | This book just doesn't seem to have left much of an impression which surprises me because it had an epic "Man against an empire" start with a good foundation and characters that might have been great.<br /><br />I think what diminishes this book is the age of many of the characters. The hero is centuries old, as is th... | [] | B0824RRR4Y | B0824RRR4Y | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,584,215,949,658 | 4 | true |
4 | There are times i think R.J. gets it | I've only skipped her Cape High Kindergarden book from this series. Overall I've enjoyed every book. Yes, the romances tend to be far to platonic (does anyone ever kiss and make out? Can we just once have one of these couples caught doing more than holding hands or whispering?) And the villains are either connivin... | [] | B085GM3MSZ | B085GM3MSZ | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,584,214,076,799 | 0 | true |
4 | Quick read that works for me | The "tribe' in this tale seems to remain the main character and his 4 wives. Yes, there are others, but they seem to be very inconsequential. I also feel that the building of the tribe took a major backseat to the story of the Sun Elves and their problems.<br /><br />But I like the characters, the story moved quickly... | [] | B084M7V1DW | B084M7V1DW | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,582,481,534,585 | 0 | true |
2 | unlikable characters can make for a poorly received story | the barbarian in the tale is poorly defined and even when the story looked over his shoulder with him as the focal character. he also despite being a barbarian who hates magic and yet has travelled to a magical school to try to control his uncontrollable magic, is just bland.<br /><br />The story does telegraph the fa... | [] | B083H5RHVB | B083H5RHVB | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,580,523,490,489 | 25 | true |
4 | another gem | This series and the authors Hyllis Family series are gems in my opinion. The books aren't long, but are packed with character and plot development. The characters are likable and compelling. I don't feel like I have to force myself to want to read about the characters, the story draws me in and then the characters t... | [] | B01A38N7UI | B01A38N7UI | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,577,934,220,282 | 0 | true |
4 | Short, but good start | It doesn't take long to realize that Pell is going to be a lot like Ayla from the Clan of the Cave Bear series, only even more successful at coming up with things.<br /><br />But while that should make this book feel derivative, Laurence manages to keep it tightly written and moving quickly. It's short, covering only ... | [] | B003ODI7Z0 | B003ODI7Z0 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,577,328,185,521 | 0 | true |
4 | R.J. manages to hit and miss at the same time | R.J. noted that her writing isn't for everyone and even recommended some other superhero tales that might please some readers mroe than hers. One was the Superpowered series by Drew Hayes, which has a few clear differences from her world, one being that while Cape High is more about training supers in how to put on go... | [] | B081ZLGDCX | B081ZLGDCX | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,575,579,797,273 | 2 | true |
4 | Dense, but that was expected | I'm not a huge follower of astrophysics, and that meant that most of this book is not something I have a great deal of knowledge or interest in. My girlfriend who I bought this for is even less of a great audience. But she wanted it because Brian May wrote it.<br /><br />Its not bad, but I'll admit that if you're not... | [] | 0387777059 | 0387777059 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,574,891,629,123 | 1 | true |
3 | The author's choices really left me annoyed. | wow. Great idea, but.....<br /><br />First the story started very poorly with a ton of disjointed and confusing action. It fits the fact that the main character doesn't understand what's going on, but it made the first 20-25% of the book very hard to get into, as there was little connection to the main character.<br ... | [] | B07VP58CKX | B07VP58CKX | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,574,545,061,552 | 16 | true |
4 | Weak story with strong foundation equals interesting tale. | I feel like 4 stars is a bit generous, but at the same time I did enjoy this book and liked seeing the growth of the "tribe" that has been created.<br /><br />I think my main quibble is that the main character remains just a bit too unlikeable for me. He's not evil or crazy, but he also makes a lot of strange decision... | [] | B07ZPH434V | B07ZPH434V | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,574,544,718,382 | 0 | true |
3 | man to dragon to........ zzzzz (sorry, fell asleep) | This story is designed to be high adrenaline action with the reader through a seemingly endless series of crises which the hero manages to muddle through.<br /><br />The problem i have with that, is that the characters end up leaving so little impression that I find my interest in continuing the series is very low. I ... | [] | B07TZBQ73B | B07TZBQ73B | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,574,459,940,607 | 0 | true |
1 | No, just NO | This was one of those books I barely get started reading and I remove it. It's hard to explain why without spoiling the start.<br /><br />I guess I can say that I disliked what little we got to see of hte main character, and then the way he stumbles into becoming a dungeon core seemed more like the author describing a... | [] | B07WQRR8CG | B07WQRR8CG | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,573,764,411,400 | 1 | true |
4 | Solid, but not the author's best work. | I want to say this is the same quality as the first three books in the Ancient Dreams series where we first meet Sistina and her relationship with Phynis gets started. Sadly, it doesn't come to that level. Yes, it is a fun read with some great scenes, but somehow this doesn't have the same magic.<br /><br />I think t... | [] | B07Y6RVHH6 | B07Y6RVHH6 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,573,253,044,629 | 4 | true |
3 | Its a product of the genre | This genre has such a wide expanse of possibilities. The authors can really try just about anything. Unfortunately most stories end up like this one. The hero feels a bit unlikable, the world is too malleable, and the side characters lack depth and dimension.<br /><br />Its not a bad tale, just didn't have anything ... | [] | B07XSHH27Z | B07XSHH27Z | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,573,148,901,644 | 3 | true |
3 | I almost gave this 4 stars | This series isn't easy to describe. It plays in the dungeon core and LitRPG areas, but doesn't fit either exactly. The "hero" is closer to a master gamer who dabbles in both RPG and "god" games. He's given a dead planet to upgrade, but ends up setting up a slow process and then heading to a world for adventure that ... | [] | B07SYFS4XP | B07SYFS4XP | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,572,550,611,909 | 1 | true |
3 | average for the genre. | Well, I'm not sure what I can say about this one. I disliked the start. Never got into the main character. And soon ended up just finishing the tale to be able to say I finished it.<br /><br />I know this was one of the last "harem fantasy" tales I picked up and that I've been trying to avoid them for some time. To... | [] | B07WCK5919 | B07WCK5919 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,572,210,017,739 | 4 | true |
3 | Author needs to hold off on adding more plot. | I like the main character. I like the idea of a pantheon with a "outcast" diety. I even like the main's characters spouse.<br /><br />What this book did wrong for me was rush a huge plot twist and advancement without really giving the characters time to fit into the roles set up for them. We get a few new characters... | [] | B07XZFSV17 | B07XZFSV17 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,572,209,625,430 | 1 | true |
4 | Its a good start, but its just a start | Man transported to new world and discovers he's a Tribemaster. This position gives him instant respect and a few extra powers. It also grants him an instant harem it seems as several women throw themselves at him.<br /><br />Not much different than a bunch of similar tales.<br /><br />This one doesn't go too much bey... | [] | B07VGT8FH9 | B07VGT8FH9 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,567,917,188,247 | 1 | true |
3 | End of an arc, but somehow wasn't a fulfilling climax | I ended up feeling like this story didn't really come to an end. There is a huge epic fight and many plot threads get their final moments as the story advances to the end.<br /><br />But at the same time, it wasn't all that satisfying. I'm not sure how to say more without spoiling the tale.<br /><br />The characters ... | [] | B07T9WY3PM | B07T9WY3PM | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,567,917,025,309 | 1 | true |
3 | I just can't | I can't describe this one. I'll be honest this story is one I could probably give one star to and walk away saying it is a fair rating. Oh was this one a mess.<br /><br />Of course I do have a saying "Endings are hard". To write that is, and this story ends on what I felt was a very sour note.<br /><br />But that is... | [] | B07RX1JPBY | B07RX1JPBY | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,565,746,754,299 | 0 | true |
3 | Someone needs to smack sense into this author | Once again my review of this book is simple. There is a solid 4 star story here, but I will never give a book that has all the sex scenes this one does 4 stars (unless the sex scenes are really incredible and these ones are so repetitive and unromantic that I wonder if they could get a sex starved housewife's motor go... | [] | B07QYTCJM2 | B07QYTCJM2 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,565,746,538,332 | 0 | true |
4 | I guess there was progress | Wow. I'll give RJ credit for some interesting ideas and quite a bit of imagination.<br /><br />At the same time, I'll admit that this story doesn't really go anyplace. The characters are much of a sameness to how they were 10 books ago. RJ does invent new villains who are just as non-threatening as her previous grou... | [] | B07WC33KYN | B07WC33KYN | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,565,745,812,300 | 2 | true |
4 | One of the few times I liked a jerk Main Character | The MC is a jerk. He's not a slight jerk. He's as selfish as he could be. He even knows he's selfish and inconsiderate and.... (give minor character flaw a try).<br /><br />Heck, the story starts with him trying to tell Shalia that he'd make a horrible Herald because he's sure he'll abuse the situation.<br /><br />... | [] | B07VLB1174 | B07VLB1174 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,564,873,338,318 | 4 | true |
4 | It wasn't what I feared | I believe I gave the first book a slightly negative review because I felt that Benjamin Medrano had taken the plot into an area he just couldn't write very well. Well, if he struggled in book 1, he managed to come back to his wheelhouse in book 2. The characters are alive, the villains are typically stupid, but power... | [] | B07QFXPBPN | B07QFXPBPN | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,564,270,324,219 | 4 | true |
3 | Just didn't offer anything new | This is a bit of Alice through the Looking Glass combined with a strange flavor of Pokémon or Digimon. Not explicitly, but in the way the plot is developing. The hero is a young man headed to check out something his father told him in a letter. It leads him to a cave and the cave leads to a world where there is magi... | [] | B07TRM5WKN | B07TRM5WKN | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,564,269,500,432 | 13 | true |
3 | He whines, he whines. Does he ever quit whining? | I think I've made it clear in other reviews I've done that I consider angst filled main characters to be abominations. I read to escape bad feelings and the kind of inconsistent cipher character that is the MC in this book just annoy me.<br /><br />It's not a bad story. Heck, the potential of the tale was very high, ... | [] | B07N5GBP99 | B07N5GBP99 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,561,742,186,224 | 6 | true |
3 | Not like the first book | The first book in this series is a bit of an origin tale, introducing Oracle and his three female companions. It is more about establishing the characters and growing the relationships.<br /><br />That's what made it a solid book.<br /><br />This story was a but too much smut. By chapter 5 there had already been 2 ex... | [] | B07QXLZ1QM | B07QXLZ1QM | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,559,820,076,849 | 1 | true |
4 | Imaginative and fun | This story is a bit of a surprise as I had seen this author's listings here and avoided them after looking at a couple of reviews. This time I hadn't checked the name of the author and found a well written, imaginatively plotted tale of a man with the sole superpower of seeing future superhero fights. He has turned t... | [] | B07NQW2W4T | B07NQW2W4T | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,559,819,846,337 | 2 | true |
3 | Forgettable | I never finished this series. The idea had merit, but the writing ended up just too dull to captivate me. The characters were a constantly shifting group of almost interchangable puppets who supposedly "helped" the hero while also offering him challenges to help him grow.<br /><br />I tried to stay with this series, ... | [] | B07J3WHDQ3 | B07J3WHDQ3 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,559,676,574,513 | 1 | true |
4 | Redeemed by an ending | I've read and I believe reviewed every book in this series, and I've made some observations over the years. RJ writes great young adult action scenes. Her characters actually have some empathy and there is a good deal of imagination in the plots she weaves. My major issues have always been her lack of focus on any o... | [] | B07RRM1N4H | B07RRM1N4H | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,558,364,824,658 | 1 | true |
3 | It seemed to just lose focus | The story started out with a few plot holes. Solutions to a couple were hinted at, but overall the story seemed to lack a good foundation. The reason the three big cities were called Paris, Geneva and Rome was never really clarified. It was made clear this was post-apoc and post-nuclear war so a reasonable person mi... | [] | B07R8NCCPD | B07R8NCCPD | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,557,800,984,246 | 10 | true |
3 | I don't think mystery is Benjamin's best genre | When I think of what is Benjamin's best book or series there is no question that his Ancient Dreams trilogy and the Marin's Codex 4th book are by far and away the best of his work. But they are more of action/drama with some romance.<br /><br />This series starts out as a bit of a spy/thriller with Isalla going to a m... | [] | B07PFYFGW5 | B07PFYFGW5 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,556,421,664,754 | 9 | true |
3 | Its.......... (honestly I can't think of a good word to use here.) | I'm supposed to start out by saying a lot of nice things about the story. The funny thing is that as I try to put together what to say I realize that I'd be using "faint praise" for most of my comments.<br /><br />Super Hero Academy isn't a bad story. That isn't my issue. The problem is that it felt like a bunch of ... | [] | B07QCQJ6VF | B07QCQJ6VF | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,556,218,488,686 | 14 | true |
2 | What was there to like about this story? | Seriously. I can understand to a point that some people want to praise independent writers. Its not easy to actually finish writing a book, and I can say that Amity Green has clear talent.<br /><br />But while talent can help make a story more readable, it doesn't make up for a bad plot and worse characters. And tha... | [] | B07G9N923Y | B07G9N923Y | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,555,686,369,108 | 0 | true |
4 | Short Stories connected by the idea of Christmas | RJ Ross tried to bring back the magic of her first Advent Calendar. However, rather than focus on the students of Cape High, this tale focuses much more on the adults who interact with them regularly.<br /><br />Each story is distinct and there isn't any real reason to read the stories in a particular order. They are... | [] | B07PMV1XG5 | B07PMV1XG5 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,553,734,883,542 | 2 | true |
2 | Bad worldbuilding, no character development | The world made no sense, the history of the world made less sense. The main character is a bit of a whiny brat at the start and never seemed to show much in the way of brains. His companions were worse in many ways.<br /><br />In the end it was a standard harem plot with nothing new, combined with less than special c... | [] | B07P97FY76 | B07P97FY76 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,553,204,774,041 | 4 | true |
4 | Best in this series | This book took a few of the side characters from book 1 and brought them back to interact with a new character. Theodora looks like an angel, talks like a hick from the back country of West Virginia and is definitely almost too charming for the tale. Yet, her very naive charm makes this story work. I found myself ch... | [] | B07MLSVD6L | B07MLSVD6L | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,552,325,980,932 | 0 | true |
2 | Think hard before you purchase | Some of the other reviews complained about the ending, which I'll mention in passing in my review. However, there are so many issues with this "book" that I found the ending to be a minor quibble compared to the rest of the problems with this book.<br /><br />Now, I'll start with the good parts. Our author here is ob... | [] | B07LCG1DRG | B07LCG1DRG | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,546,570,210,654 | 11 | true |
1 | I snoozed, I removed | I couldn't get into this harem fantasy. It was like many of the others I've read and reviewed and at the time I attempted to read this one I just couldn't stomach another poorly plotted story about a bunch of cliched characters.<br /><br />I couldn't make it past the first 20 pages or so. | [] | B07L4YYQBJ | B07L4YYQBJ | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,546,022,453,490 | 6 | true |
5 | Nice omnibus of books 1, 2 and 3. | I loved the series, and have all the books. I've read and reread them several times as I love the characters and the fact that Benjamin Medrano clearly put thought into the plot. This book isn't a huge change from books 1, 2 and 3. There are a few added paragraphs, that mostly just explain or expand on the previousl... | [] | B07CQSPLMG | B07CQSPLMG | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,546,022,362,823 | 2 | true |
4 | A solid ending to a powerful series | Drew Hayes started out writing this as a web serial, which results in tons of short chapters and sometimes a bit choppy writing style, but the overall tale was extremely well thought out, well plotted, had amazing character development, and a solid flow that made it engaging all the way through the epilogue. This was ... | [] | B07943174J | B07943174J | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,541,726,947,974 | 0 | true |
3 | Its a genre smashup, that isn't a total failure | We have a world of fantasy and magic that manages to go LitRPG not with someone from Earth, but with a general from the army of the main king in this universe. The kingdom's top wizard has somehow created a cut off area of the world where there are LitRPG rules and scoring. The general is sent there as "punishment", ... | [] | B07HDM2VBQ | B07HDM2VBQ | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,538,426,964,480 | 14 | true |
4 | new characters as always, no development of old characters | My main complaint about R.J. going back more than a dozen books is her need to keep introducing new characters rather than writing the tale of some of her older characters. I can understand how and why the new characters might seem more exciting to her, but the disjointed way the story develops due to the fact that sh... | [] | B07HNG699Y | B07HNG699Y | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,538,426,551,520 | 3 | true |
3 | It was lacking something. | The villains ruined this one.<br /><br />I'll be blunt. I really like the characters R.J.Ross has nurtured in her Cape High series. There have been a surprisingly large number of relatable storylines and characters built into the now 22 books in this series.<br /><br />However, one thing she cannot seem to do well is... | [] | B07F1H933T | B07F1H933T | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,531,157,207,409 | 2 | true |
3 | It was what it was, but I can't say what that is. | The sheer thickness of this omnibus is impressive, and the quality of the artwork inside is solid.<br /><br />However, for reasons I just can't explain the story itself never excited me. It was interesting at times, but most of the time I drifted through looking at the artwork and not really paying all that much atten... | [] | 1934876836 | 1934876836 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,531,156,587,914 | 1 | true |
3 | Writing seemed to not want me to care. | Aaarrgh, just.... *sigh*<br /><br />I wanted to like this story. It has a very interesting foundation, even if its very similar to Tamer of Dinosaurs and other "man snatched from Earth to fight in war with very high attrition rate."<br /><br />The problem is that unlike many other stories in this genre, this o... | [] | B07D38587Q | B07D38587Q | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,529,613,212,752 | 4 | true |
4 | It will leave you wondering what comes next. | I had this one right at 3.5 stars, and finally gave it 4 overall after a short amount of thought.<br /><br />The idea is good.<br /><br />The manticore is a great hook and well presented as a character.<br /><br />The circus scenes are well done.<br /><br />I was a bit disappointed in how cliché some of the characters ... | [] | B07D573PCG | B07D573PCG | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,527,178,891,461 | 0 | true |
4 | Fun if sometimes bizarre series. | I don't know why, but I really like this series. Yes the main character is in so many ways as unrealistic as possible. Very feminine in some ways, but then a complete tomboy at other times. And the romance in this series drove me a bit nuts, mostly because I just never liked the guy, but that's not uncommon for me w... | [] | 1421504502 | 1421504502 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,525,116,563,942 | 0 | true |
3 | Lots of sex. | This story had potential, but just way too much sex. I've read other books where reviewers complained and wondered what they were thinking because there were just a few scenes. This story seemed to rarely go more than 4 pages before the main character and one member of his growing harem were throwing their clothing o... | [] | B076668Z2T | B076668Z2T | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,524,237,634,504 | 2 | true |
3 | It's a waypoint in the series, but doesn't do more than hit plot points. | I love this series, but I did not love this book. It starts slow and seems to build on plot threads I found slightly creepy and more than a little disappointing in previous books.<br /><br />But this seems to be the pattern. RJ will have 2-3 books that disappoint me before publishing one that really impresses me and ... | [] | B07BJFK5FQ | B07BJFK5FQ | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,521,657,980,779 | 2 | true |
3 | It's a story in need of some focus. | So many books are written about characters with interesting stories. This book definitely falls into that category. There are several characters in this tale who definitely have interesting stories to tell.<br /><br />Sadly, we never really get to see those stories. T.W. Piperbrook and Bobby Adair committed one of t... | [] | B00O2PB03U | B00O2PB03U | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,517,867,301,658 | 8 | true |
4 | My girlfriend likes it. | My girlfriend found out about this comic and asked me to hunt down the back issues for her. She's read these now that they have arrived and appears to be quite happy with the story. I can't really say more as they were gifts | [] | B06XP4CW6T | B06XP4CW6T | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,517,004,433,835 | 0 | true |
4 | It made a good gift. | I can't really say too much about this comic. I purchased it as a gift. The recipient appears to be very happy with the story that John Layman has created | [] | B071GGQR24 | B071GGQR24 | AE747CPTU3RCQNGPY4OYSSKJHKQQ | 1,517,004,371,951 | 0 | true |
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