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[Soo]

Julian, I just read the first book of the Bone World Saga by Cassiopeia Fletcher. The trilogy is on Audible Plus. First book will only be on AP until 02/22.

It's a dystopian with zombies. Writing + plot is rough around the edges, but the author has a decent build on characters. If you read it, I'd be happy to chat about it here. =)

Plan to read #2 & 3 later this week.

[Soo]

Iain, you should buy the Andrea Vernon book while it's on sale. They all go on sale at some point.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

alright... it is on my TBR... got sidetracked by other purchases...

[Soo]

I think it's just #2 that's on the sale but it's cheaper than a credit. =D

[Soo]

Moonlight Sculptor Mobile Game:

I'm Level 80+ Sculptor now. I spend about 2 hours playing a day. lol
Only crafted 1 statue, made a cloak, smithed a dagger and killed a ton of mobs. At least I've only died once? XD

[Choko]

Haha! Is it worth checking out? I was thinking about getting it:)

[Soo]

OOOh if you get it and play, let me know! I only play solo and haven't tried to join a guild or anything. lol

Playing a bit like Weed in the story. With, uh, less training all the skills because you have to forage/gather.

When you start, you end up going to the Training Hall. At the Training Hall, leave your character in Auto-Attack mode & hit the sparring dummy until you get to level 10.

If you want the Sculptor class, you have to create a class-less character.

1st is the Training Hall, then explore the castle and run around to do the basic Quests and small Requests. It's super easy to level up the first 20-30 levels.

Only one game server for America. We should be able to friend each other. Heh

[Soo]

Getting the sculptor job requires you to go around without a class for a while. You do end up talking to the Sage like in the webnovel. He doesn't offer you the job until after you do a variety of quests.

[Choko]

Thanks for all the info! I will try it out soon:) I am still on the second volume of the books, but I will catch up:)

[Julian]

@Soo I'll check it out in like 1-2 days after I finish the book that I already started! I'm always down to BR something new lol

Also Dresden Files is a no go for me. Perhaps it's the narrator or something but I just couldn't get into it much and found my mind wandering frequently

[Tonari no Emily]

Heh, yeah it's not for everyone, and if you don't want to read through the first few books to where both the writing and the narration improves that's definitely understandable.

[Julian]

I went through two books now. I think at this point I can say the series just isn't for me. It'll be my controversial book opinion for the future lol

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

You just don't understand ;)

[Soo]

LoL Every time Malazan comes up, I feel like an announcer may wave their arms and shout, "Fight!" LOL

Wee~

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

The advantage to reading more/faster, is you can push through slogs fasters, and reach the good stuff...

And maybe see good series hiding in bad starts, that others don't have time for...

[Soo]

Yeah, but it sucks to make yourself read a story after reading a story that you're all excited about. It's just a bummer. I say move on to a story you will enjoy, and try again if you feel like it.

I think it took about 4-5 tries for me to get beyond Dresden #1. I did a mix of audiobook and print for that. Marsters' narration was SO bad back then! LoL

[Soo]

*cracking up*

I'm listening to Defiance of the Fall: A LitRPG Adventure, and I realized that the way Zac fights could be easily Jason Voorhees without the mask and supernatural ghost deal.

I like the concepts and the way the author approached the story, but BOY do I wish he had made an effort to pay for a good editor or had the luck to have good beta readers.

Most of the story has a blatant 'echo' effect. He uses a certain word or phrase twice in a row. It happens over and over again.

I just wanna cut up the story and get rid of the fluff:

[Julian]

Malazan I had no trouble reading. it had me hooked pretty early on. After the 2nd book I still don't see much of a hook

[Soo]

If you didn't enjoy any of the setup, then it just isn't a story you're interested in reading.

Dresden Files & Malazan - Both of them took work for me to get into & having the option for audio definitely helped with both books.

Dresden: The fact that I had recently gotten into trying audiobooks was one of the reasons why I made myself listen to the audio while hiking/etc. At home, I'd switch back to the book.

At this point, I don't have as much patience for bad narration, but I will stick out bad narration for a good story. So, in that manner, I'm sure I'd still get past the rough patches and end up loving the series. I've re-read the series a few times now and look forward to re-reading at some point.

Malazan: I've had the hardback for #1 for years. Tried to read it many times and always put it down for another book. Zero chance I would have read Malazan without audio. I consider Malazan as a bundle pack that cost a few hundred to read. I don't feel like I wasted money, but I won't gain re-read value now that I've finished it.

I look forward to trying other books by Erickson that is not a part of the Malazan world. I have zero interest in reading more books about Malazan.

Both Malazan and Dark Tower series feel like the author is a bigger presence than the characters/stories they have written. That kills the fun of reading those particular stories for me.

Stephen King & Steven Erikson are good writers. I like King more than Erickson. Mostly because King's books invite readers to venture into the darkness and explore the range of imagination. Erickson is more pompous in his style and demands the reader to conform into his writing.

It's pretty cool that a book can have such a wide variety of reactions and thoughts. That's one of the awesome things about the reading groups. Being able to discuss what we think and share. =)

[Julian]

@allWhohaveRead

would you consider Ready Player One to be litRpg? It shares many key elements of the genre however at the same time the characters aren't truly living in another game world.

[Soo]

It's considered pre-LitRPG genre. I place it under Gamelit as the parent of game element type genre.

[Soo]

Currently listening to The Game of Kings (the title makes me think Game of Thrones haha) and I am reminded why it's fun to dive into historical fiction or read older work. There's a beauty of language that isn't as evident in our current time frame.

[Choko]

Exactly!!! I love what we read on daily basis, but darn it, if you have the concentration, it sure is nice to read some DD!!!

[Soo]

Travis Baldree, one of the prolific & popular LitRPG/etc narrators, has a book coming out in February.

I just saw a friend add this to his TBR: Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes

I'm intrigued! =D

[Tonari no Emily]

A hot cup of fantasy slice-of-life with a dollop of romantic froth. Now I am too xD

[Soo]

I call Buddy Read for later end of February! I think we'll have to read it. Probably. It's only 258 pages.

[Soo]

LMS: Vol14.6

Awww, Weed finally figured out a clue to solving one of the more obscure quests! I love the whimsical aspects that are in this series! =D

Choko, you'll love this part.

[Choko]

Looking forward to it:) I am in on the LitRPG BR too!

[Tonari no Emily]

I'm down!

[Soo]

Sweet! Let's aim for around release date? 02/22

[Choko]

Sounds good to me.

[Soo]

LMS Vol15:

Weed has to go on a dungeon raid with his class. Classmates did research and found one by following clues in a porn book.

🤣🤣🤣

[Choko]

Haha! Typical:) Soo, I had not read off of this site before, but are all translations on about the same level?

[Soo]

So, different groups do the translations and the posts are gathered into one place. The website I sent you is one of many popular light novel hubs.

I'm reading on a different website because I liked the format a bit more on that one vs the one I sent you.

Thus far, I think I've read about 4 different translation groups for the story. It's a bit tricky when they don't use the same names/spelling.

The porn book was a book in Royal Road. Not in real life. LOL

Choko, are you running into bad translations? Part of the reason why I sent you that website is because it has the option to change font type & size. Makes it easy to adjust settings to make it easier to read.

[Choko]

No, not too bad, but it sometimes is a bit jarring when you get to a sentence that is kind of bad;) And I really appreciate this one, since you know I have issues with my eyes and I love that I can make it just as I need, font and background wise... Don't forget, I have never read anything like this before, and the translation is not the best, as you well know. I wonder if they are using too much electric translator, or if just the structure of the language is that different. It doesn't really bother me, it is just very different...

[Soo]

Actually, I've read a few translation notes saying that they used Google Translate. LOL! Which means the translation program has gotten better than when it was started, but still not as good as a person knowing both languages & translating.

The writing is definitely rough, but the story is entertaining.

[Choko]

I agree... I am using it to get a break from the second Kaine book... That one is depressing the hell out of me...

[Narilka]

I'm about 50% through Blood Oath. Even though it's a shorter book, I just haven't had as many listening opportunities lately. Anyway. (view spoiler)[Cade should eat Konrad. Konrad shouldn't count as human so it won't go against Cade's ethics lol Wonder what kind of reaction that would produce in a vampire? All the chemicals Konrad's using to keep himself alive + natural vamp. Could be interesting :D

I am somewhat expecting Konrad to be dealt with by the end of the book. Either in jail or dead. (hide spoiler)]

[Julian]

I can't believe it, a book that I've had like a 5-6 month hold on is finally available!!! All other books have just been shoved aside for this special occasion lol.

[Julian]

Something I've noticed:

Star Wars audiobooks have great narration that even includes background effects alongside various voices.

[Soo]

-- Choko, yup. 2nd Caine book is mostly grim but the pay off will be totally worth it. Also, it's nice to have a lighter read when you need it.

-- Narilka, LOL! I like your devious mind. hehehe

-- Julian, what's the book? I call the audiobooks with good soundtrack/effects/etc as audiodrama. It's like when they used to do radio dramas.

[Julian]

Fatal Alliance by Sean Williams.

Although I've listened to other Star Wars books in the past and they all seem to be like that.

[Julian]

So far they are the only audiobooks to rival (and possibly surpass) Andrea Parsneau in terms of narration that I know of.

[Soo]

Glad you're having fun! =)

I haven't tried to read any of the stories for Star Wars or Star Trek. I have listened to the audiobooks for Alien. Those are well done.

[Tonari no Emily]

I listened to a couple BBC radio dramas.. I think most of them were Neil Gaiman adaptations. I wish they did more of those. Not every book works well for them (I didn't like Elantris as an audio drama), but when it works, its very entertaining.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Used up my Hoopla credits:

Northwest Angle -- Cork #11
A Conjuring of Assassins -- Chimera #2
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance -- almost done with re-read
The Last Adventure of Constance Verity (re-read #1, then catchup #2, for #3 release this year, January challenge)

Got 3 weeks to read all these... annoying that Chimera #3 never got an audiobook, for some reason...

[Choko]

I would read the Constance Verity with you, if you like Iain. Just say when, starting with#1 , of course...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I thought you also wanted to read Finn Fancy Necromancy, but you never say anything when I bring it up around here ;)

Constance Verity is fine, tho... I'm reading Soulsmith now... will probably read Captain Vorpatril next... then I'm open to Constance Verity or whatever... think I need to keep an eye on reading Where the Drowned Girls Go & Tiassa for BRs, as well... actually, might be late on the Drowned Girls, already...

So I'll probably squeeze in Drowned Girls next... it'll be a 2hr read...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Dyrk Ashton saw my one-liner Rise of Gods review, apparently... 4 stars, and I mentioned how the early chapters introduced tons of characters, before settling down... was kinda surprised to see him in my notification feed for giving the review a like...

[Choko]

That is so cool!!! And yes, I am in for Fin Fancy Necromancy too:) I was actually wondering what new thing to start this morning, but you just reminded me of Soulsmith too... I'll start that:)