Author: Jon Svenson
Rating: 4/5
Comments: This is straight up slice of life. By and large I enjoyed it, but the epilogue kind of annoyed me because it set up a cliffhanger which seems almost gratuitous. Not sure where he's going with this, but I kind of think the next book will be the last one, one way or another.
Bedroom Activities: FTB
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Author: Hondo Jinx
Rating: 5/5
Comments:
Well I really enjoyed book 1, and book 2 did not disappoint. This story is all about hard work, perseverance, and loyalty. Oh and there's boxing. I don't know boxing, but Hondo obviously does, and he makes it accessible and interesting. He brings the fights alive in your mind. Even better he really draws you into the moment. I may have gotten a little emotional when Freddie has to dig deep for round 4 and gets some very unexpected encouragement. You'll know the moment when you get there. I've been in a bit of a reading funk, but this story grabbed me and wouldn't let me go. Well done Hondo, this might be your best story yet.
Bedroom Activities: FTB (mostly)
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Author: Daniel Schinhofen
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Ok, so Dungeon Walkers is DJS's slice of life dungeon delving gamelit series and it proceeds at a deliberate sauntering pace. This is deliberate as his intent is to spend more time getting to know the characters. Stern, our hero, is a Hero with a capital H. He rescues kittens, helps the elderly across the street, and has never turned down a quest when it might help someone. If he can't do it himself, he will pay someone else to do it.
Since it's slice of life there isn't an over-arching story arc, that may or may not be an issue for you. If it is, call the rating 4/5
Pick up the book, and enjoy the stroll with some nice people.
Bedroom Activities: FTB
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Author: David Burke
Rating: 4.3/5
Comments: I let this one sit in my TBR pile at around 15% complete for a bit because the start of it did not really grab me. Then I got in a snit with another book and picked it up out of spite. All in all it's pretty good. The author manages to keep the protagonist challenged and growing despite being a deity, which is obviously a bit of a tall order. He could lay off the White Knight'ing, a bit but it's not too excessive. I like that he has people around who are not sharing his bed, too many books with multiple Sally Loveinterests fail because of that.
So better than I anticipated, and I expect I'll pick up book 4.
Bedroom Activities: Both
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Author: Jeff Wheeler
Rating: 4.5/5
Comments:
Straight up low-magic tale of Chivalry. Knights, maidens, Kings, Queens, war, intrigue, loyalty, and betrayal are all there and well done. I really liked it and went straight into book 2.
Bedroom Activities: None
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Author: Ajax Lygan
Rating: 3.5/5
Comments:
I think this is his first book, and if so, it's 4/5 with the "New author" qualifier. It has some structure, editing, and pacing issues which make parts of it a real slog.
Beyond that there's a bit of "Why do we care about this person" which never really gets answered. It's kind of a "We care about him because he's got a big MAIN CHARACTER sign floating over him" and not for any other real reason.
Anyway it's not terrible, has some entertaining bits, and may have potential, but if I'm honest it won't be near the top of my TBR pile.
Bedroom Activities: Explcit-ish? No major sexy fun times, but lots of near misses.
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