Review: Challenger's Call 9

Title: Trial of Horns (Challenger's Call Book 9)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CKH41HSD/

Author: Nathan Thompson

Rating: 4/5

Comments: This book has some great parts, and some parts where it just drags.  Overall it's as good as the previous books, but doesn't really set a new bar.  At 9 books in, if you liked the previous 8, you will like this one, but it won't convert someone who doesn't like the series.

Bedroom Activities: None

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Review: Behemoths Beneath

Title: Behemoths Beneath (Challenger's Call Book 8) 

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09VCSXW6W/

Author: Nathan Thompson 

Rating: 

Comments:  I'm not going to even bother with a rating, we're 8 books in and it's still good.  Can't think of anything that really surprised me but there was nothing that disappointed me either.  Solid sequel, which I think if you made it this far you will be happy with.  If you dropped the series earlier I don't see anything here that would make you change your mind.

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Review: Challenger's Call 5-7

Title: Challenger's Call 5-7

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086XH83JN/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08R5Y8XS2/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09BLFBVDV/

Author: Nathan Thompson

Rating: 4.5/5

Comments:

This series has continued to be a quality story.  I feel like when I get this deep into a series, the reviews become kind of repetitive.  I mean narratively we didn't break any new ground in these books, but the story has advanced and we have a slew of new and fun characters.  Breena continues to be an awesome character.  Honestly if you liked the rest of the series there's no reason you won't like these 3.  I saw on Facebook that he's actually about done with book 8, so that is looking good.

If there is one observation I have, it's that as we go through this story, the original primary villain is being reduced in importance and relative power without actually being defeated.  I would like some resolution with that asshole.

Bedroom Activities: None

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Review: Challenger's Call 1-4

Titles:

Downfall And Rise

Brace For the Wolves 

Woad Children
 

Lighting Distant Shores
 

Author: Nathan A. Thompson

Rating: 4/5

Comments: This series is LitRPG, which I am ambivalent about, but the crunchy bits are pretty minimal, so it's not a real issue.

Overall the story is very solid with nice character growth and very interesting characters.  The inter-personal relationships are believable if sometimes a little too naive.  The author has a gift for making sweet but funny characters (Breena I'm looking at you).  He also has a penchant for confusing the reader as you don't always understand what's going on, but it holds your interest because you want to find out.

Solid series, I pushed through the first 4 books without a break.

Bedroom Activities: None

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