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[Soo]

I have a few books on my KU that I've marked to read/skim and see if I like the story enough to dish out cash for the audio.

When I saw that some of the audiobooks for the KU are on Hoopla, I got two by an author that I've seen around, but haven't read yet.

Sweet deal right?

Wayne Mitchell is the narrator for Brightblade. There's nothing wrong with his voice, but I can't stand his fake accent (some Australian/Brit/Other mashup) for the MC. Technically, I should like the way he tries to act out all of the lines and dialogue, but I just kinda want to shoot nerf darts at him?

First time I've come across a voice and narration that just rubs me the wrong way and it's not because of the sibilant stressing of the letter 's' or killing the story by just not narrating well.

[Soo]

LMS Vol12: Weed has his own unique Scrooge McDuck moment. lol

Keyword: Loot

Hahaha

Choko, you'll die laughing and then yell at Weed at this scene.

[Tonari no Emily]

Soo wrote: "ITechnically, I should like the way he tries to act out all of the lines and dialogue, but I just kinda want to shoot nerf darts at him?."

LOL

Theres been a few narrators where their accents are just not good and made me cringe..
I generally like Mary Robinette Kowal's narrations, but there are some accents she does that feel like nails on chalkboard to me lol

[Soo]

I understand your pain. XD

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

So... I read Others #6, then Wayward Children #6, and went back and finished Free Bastards today...

Yea... the middle-ish chunk was slow... and unlike what I expected from a visit to Hispartha... and honestly, the ending was kinda tame... but it seemed like the best way to resolve things, if French wants to move on for awhile...

In many ways, it's how the first 4 book arc of Shadows of the Apt ended... but Shadows of the Apt has 6 more books, because that war isn't over...

[Soo]

Did you like it? The way it ended? I didn't care for the way a lot of stuff happened behind the scenes.

I'll dig into Wayward Children this weekend. I'm erasing the terrible narration in the last book by re-reading Wandering Inn Vol2. lol

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

which book?... #5 was narrated by author, #6 by a new-to-series narrator...

Free Bastards was alright... but like you said, the real ending was kinda rushed... tons of time jumps and such... definitely wasn't feeling the rush to go back and finish, after taking a break... nothing was ever quite as good as that first book, which sucked me in quick...

[Brian]

The Loot by Craig Shaefer is on Audible daily deal for $3.95. Picked it up to try

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Free bastards: You have to dig deep on the review page to find one below 3-4 stars with anything bad to say...

And I'm a big fan of Schaefer... already read/own The Loot tho, and the 2nd in the Charlie McCabe series...

[Soo]

I was able to get the audiobook for this author I have on my To Try list via Hoopla. Except the narrator SUCKED bee poo. So, there's that. Heh

Free Bastards: Did you like how Oats decided to at the end? I wasn't surprised.

Craig Shaefer's writing doesn't get better and that bugs me. Cause it's in solid amateur writing territory. I find reading his books to be underwhelming, and his characters/plot never reach the potential that is foreshadowed in the writing.

He was part of my try everything on KU phase. It's weird to dislike a series/author that the majority of my friends enjoy.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Soo wrote: "I was able to get the audiobook for this author I have on my To Try list via Hoopla. Except the narrator SUCKED bee poo. So, there's that. Heh

Free Bastards: Did you like how Oats decided to at th..."

Yea actually... that has the potential to lead to a "relapse" like Logen Ninefingers in First Law World books... or they could go on desert adventures, if author chose... or just a quiet retirement, I guess...

Yea... I still like Craig Schaefer... altho I think I like his Ghosts of Gotham / Greek Mythology world more than the First Story mega-verse that's still writing in the Daniel Faust and Harmony Black series after the resolution...

[Soo]

He didn't keep the characters consistent in Faust and Harmony. That was a total turn off for me. lol

I kept trying though! Read four books before I decided I don't care to try anymore.

[Choko]

I actually love Shaepher! I think of his style as pure pulp-fiction and this fits with the genre... So I am very comfortable with him. And yes, there is something about him building up a great story and not really coming up with a satisfactory conclusions...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Choko wrote: "I actually love Shaepher! I think of his style as pure pulp-fiction and this fits with the genre... So I am very comfortable with him. And yes, there is something about him building up a great stor..."

I've liked everything he wrote except the Witch's Grave trilogy and to a lesser extent the Revanche Cycle (which Witch's Grave relied on)...

[Choko]

OMG! The Bengals are going to the NFC game!!!

[Soo]

Woohoo! =)

[Choko]

I would hate it if they have to meet with the Chiefs, because they are my team, but otherwise I am rooting for them:):)

[Julian]

@Choko you have no idea how happy I am today that my Bengals are going to the NFC championship! The entire city is going crazy here!!!! Cincy sports have been cursed for decades and suddenly this!

[Choko]

I love the Bangles! I still root for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but although I like the Brownies, I have always rooted for the Bangles. Even during the hardest times... However, ever since Dick Vermile went from the Rams to the Chiefs, they are the main team I have been rooting for... You remember how bad things got for the Bangles at that time... How many quarterbacks did they go through?!?! I think now they actually have a chance! So happy for Cincy! I love that city!

[Julian]

I live in Cincy and the entire place is going insane lol

[Laura Tenfingers]

Julian wrote: "@Choko you have no idea how happy I am today that my Bengals are going to the NFC championship! The entire city is going crazy here!!!! Cincy sports have been cursed for decades and suddenly this!"

Cincy? I know nothing of sports but many moons ago I lived in Oxford, OH.

[Julian]

Its been 31 years since they last won a playoff game. Last week broke that curse. That and this is the first time in franchise history that they won a playoff game on the road..

[Brian]

Go Seahawks!!!!!!!…………oh wait…we’re not good anymore

[Soo]

Audible's Winter $5 Sale... Diving in!

[Brian]

Let me know what you pick up?

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

There's a Light Novel on the Daily Deal today?... オーバーロード 1 不死者の王

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Picked up a bunch from the $5 sale, and saw tons of good stuff I already read...

IQ
Death Cultivator (rest can be got for $7.49 with KU + Whispersync)
What Big Teeth
The Affair of the Mysterious Letter
Clovenhoof (wishlist)
Relentless (almost caught up)

And that $3 Light novel translation... Overlord ^^

[Soo]

I have Overlord flagged to read online and hesitated on getting this audiobook because a reviewer said that there are translation mistakes that haven't been fixed. But it is $2.95... I will sit on that one.

You can get several books by JD Kirk for $5.

I could have gotten Mt Fitzroy for $5 if I waited a year. Heh

Still looking to see what I'll get. Very short list thus far.

[Choko]

For some reason I can't get to the sale. Is there a link?

[Soo]

Link to Sale:
https://www.audible.com/ep/winter-sal...

[Soo]

Iain, I almost put Death Cultivator in my cart and then decided I'll wait for you to read it. The only female writer that I enjoy is Sarah Lin. All the others I've tried were not that great. Well, not in the US market.

I resisted the power of our friendship! lol

Pirateaba doesn't consider the Wandering Inn to be really LitRPG. So, there's that.

I've read other stuff by eden Hudson and I'm all blah about it.

[Soo]

Ha! I looked up booktrack edition and learned they are books with music added to the narration. Nope! No thanks.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Soo wrote: "I have Overlord flagged to read online and hesitated on getting this audiobook because a reviewer said that there are translation mistakes that haven't been fixed. But it is $2.95... I will sit on ..."

Overlord is daily deal, so it expires in a few hours... just fyi, can't wait 3 days...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Choko wrote: "For some reason I can't get to the sale. Is there a link?"

Audible's sale system is weird... not the first person to have trouble finding a supposed sale...

[Soo]

I have until midnight to decide on Overlord.

If I like it, I'll end up reading it after LMS. It is only $3. Undecided.

[Soo]

Iain, you labeled Court of Broken Knives as Not for You. Did you try it and not like it?

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I spent $32 on the sale... gotta build that library, lol... mostly UF/Mystery/LitRPG, I think... nicely different from my backlog of Sci-Fi/Time travel/etc from last year, that I still haven't read...

And I still wanna do Finn Fancy with you, Soo CHOKO... after Wandering Inn #2 and Invisible Library #8 BRs... should be free for a few days after that, at the end of the month, if you can get ahold of the book... otherwise I'll probably go ahead alone...

[Choko]

Thank you, Soo!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Soo wrote: "Iain, I almost put Death Cultivator in my cart and then decided I'll wait for you to read it. The only female writer that I enjoy is Sarah Lin. All the others I've tried were not that great. Well, ..."

The reviews were strong, so I went with it...

I'd call Wandering Inn a LitRPG, just for simplicity sake... but I mean, really... the RPG elements are pretty tame... you can go hours/chapters of story without classes/stats being mentioned...

I don't need another genre like isekai, to try and keep track of...

[Soo]

My twisted sense of humor. Anne Rice's the Claiming of Sleeping Beauty is in Romance section. And I'm like... Is it really? Cause it's not a romance. LOL

Iain, why did you put The Court of Broken Knives on the Not for You shelf?

I'm almost done looking at the sale.

[Soo]

We have several books/series that we said we're going to BR but I don't think Finn Fancy is one of them. I just looked it up and I never read the blurb before. XD

[Soo]

Dark Horse Orphan X #7 comes out on 02/08. =D

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Soo wrote: "My twisted sense of humor. Anne Rice's the Claiming of Sleeping Beauty is in Romance section. And I'm like... Is it really? Cause it's not a romance. LOL

Iain, why did you put [book:The Court of ..."

I think I tried reading it once or twice and DNF'd... that shelf exists for books I tried but didn't read enough to do a rating/review, basically... from what I remember...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Soo wrote: "We have several books/series that we said we're going to BR but I don't think Finn Fancy is one of them. I just looked it up and I never read the blurb before. XD"

Did I say Soo?... I meant Choko... Choko showed interest when I got book 2-3 from Book Fairy...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Soo wrote: "Dark Horse Orphan X #7 comes out on 02/08. =D"

Tons of thrillers coming up... gonna read Relentless soon, so I'm ready for Dark Horse and Sierra Six... then I'll need a new thriller series...

[Soo]

Thanks, I'm going to skip that book for now. Decided to go ahead with Overlord. Though, I'm going to bet it will be like part 1 of setup for the series. lol

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Soo wrote: "Thanks, I'm going to skip that book for now. Decided to go ahead with Overlord. Though, I'm going to bet it will be like part 1 of setup for the series. lol"

Yea... starting a new series is a tradeoff... whether or not I want to buy all the books, or buying is the only option because libraries/etc don't have it...

[Soo]

There were good stuff in the SF/F, but I had most of them.

Final Picks for Audible Sale:

- The Library of Legends
- The Kingdom
- A Psalm for the Wild-Built #1
- Everlost, Volume 1 #1
- Usher's Passing
- Ahead of the Game #10
- Defiance of the Fall: A LitRPG Adventure #1 (Hopefully it won't suck...)

Daily Deal: Overlord, Vol. 1: The Undead King

[Soo]

I think 1/4 of SF/F were bad LitRPGs. lol

[Choko]

I want to do Fin Fancy Necromancy too!