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Not bad, but not great

Revisado: 11-27-18

Had a hard time getting into this but I cant bring myself to say it was bad.

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Hype train left but I dont remember getting off

Revisado: 11-04-18

I tried for so long to like this book. At first I thought it was that i was burned out on litrpg books, but others are still holding my interest. Its been months of trying to listen to this and get that spark back from the first two books but every time I lose interest again and sind myself eyeing other series. It could be just me but the feel of the story has changed and I cant even put my finger on where the change was. Its by no means a bad book, which is all the more confusing for me. If you liked the rest of the series then this isint too different but I think its just been leaning further and further from the feel of the first and its just finally reached my limit.

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Another great adventure.

Revisado: 11-04-18

Book 4 with Penny and the gang and I cant find it in me to complain. Most familiar faces return for at least a scene or two and the ending left me looking forward to whenever book 5 comes around. On the slight downside it is not the greatest book to just pick up on its own without reading the prior books.

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Things are starting to get too smuty

Revisado: 11-04-18

First off, i liked this book well enough. the problem is I wanted and should have loved this book. The story is still interesting, and seeing how everything is comming togeather is still fun but its like every third scene is a sex scene. While im no prude it feels like its bogging down the book.

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Its finally over....what do I do with my life now?

Revisado: 07-11-18

Before I go on what might end up being a massive tangent, this series is possibly my all time favorite I have ever read/listened to and I am quite literally unable to express in words how highly I want to praise this book. Buy it, read it and enjoy the ride.

~Tangent mode engage~
I have always loved Drew Hayes works. It has gotten to the point where if I see a book from him I don't even look at the book summery, I just get it because I simply know it is going to be good. Its how I picked up the first installment of this series. Two years ago I saw a preorder for a book labeled "Super Powereds Year 1" I got it and the next day when it was available for download I went to work as usual and started listening as I worked at the daily grind. The book was 26 hours long and I think I finished that book in three days. Meeting Vince, Roy, Hershel, Mary, and Nick, learning about their powers and fears. Seeing them overcome that first year had me hooked more than I could have ever expected. And Drew could not have picked a better narrator than Kyle McCarley, with his range of voices breathing life into each character.
When the second book came along I vividly remember getting angry because I hadn't known it was out yet and started listening to it a few days after the fact. But as soon as I had seen it, another credit was quickly shelled out and the story developed more. The class was smaller, but here and there some familiar faces were around outside of the main circle that I could remember. I was growing to know the class of lander and each power was getting interesting applications. Hell, Drew managed to make the day to day drama between student interesting even when bombshells weren't dropping. In no time at all the 32 hour book had sped along and ended on me leaving me waiting for the next installment.
Just shy of a year and I had the next book. Now things were getting intense. The training was ramping up and plots deepening. It was about halfway through that book that I realized that I had gotten to the point I was remembering each students powers and names. I suppose that might be a simple thing but to just see someone mention one of the other minor characters, and not even need a moment to think about who their talking about with a cast this expansive is an impressive feat in my opinion at least. Every character was becoming familiar, adding to the story in different ways. With each book getting longer you would think it might last longer, but every time the books felt like they were getting devoured faster.
Corpies came out next, and even with me normally hating side stories, I was drawn into the adventures with Titan and couldn't stop from loving the book. It was so good I would have followed any of the characters if Drew went all out and did a spinoff book of a spinoff book.
One more year passed before this book came out. A new job has me unable to listen to books nearly as long as I used to. Even so, bit by bit I chipped away at this 60 hour monster of a finale. Plots came together and schemes were resolved. With a cast this large I can only even think of one plot thread that wasn't completely and entirely wrapped up and resolved one way or another. That is not to be taken as a detraction either, if anything I mean it as a massive complement to Drew. Almost nothing felt forgotten. When this book came to a close and the epilogue mentions a 10 year jump I felt genuine sadness. Not for the way things ended, which was simply amazing, but because with an ending like this I doubt we will be seeing another installment in this series. This world that Drew has made and these characters will always have a cherished place in my heart.

All of that and the most wonderful thing about it?
Not counting the time I have spent re listening to this series, or playing a bit of the first one to hook in a friend to try the books out, this series is easily 180 hours. That is over 7 and a half days of my life I have spent with these books. Now that its over, I look back on them all and smile remembering the highs and lows. Great memories of the truly epic battles and the mundane moments that charmed me. And I find myself reaching over for my phone to download the first book once more.

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A good edition to the plot even if its a sidestory

Revisado: 07-11-18

I hate side stories. I want to make that clear up front, and let it be known that its mostly what keeps this book from hitting higher stars. With other series I might have passed this book over entirely, but the spellmonger series so far has been a bit to expansive not to keep up with each release. The story itself is somewhat solid with only a few points which had me scratching my head. The performance from John Lee on the other hand is up to his normal high standard and you'll hear no complaints from me on that one. So all in all, if you can stand books that only feature the series main character in a few scenes you'll probably enjoy this as its not terrible, just somewhat of a pet peeve of mine.

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Different take of some of fictions best characters

Revisado: 07-11-18

Its hard to talk about much in this book without giving away some of the twists and reveals. While this book I wouldn't really say is a thriller or suspense book I do think it would be a disservice to elaborate on them. All the same I cant help but rate at 5 stars and highly recommend this book if you have enjoyed any other of Drew Hayes' works.

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Almost dont want to admit how much I enjoyed this

Revisado: 07-09-18

This book is dumb. It is at times borderline smut. The characters are not revolutionary. The story line is not something that will go down in history as a pillar of its genre..........and yet the simple fact is that this book is fun. I have come to expect high standards from Jeff Hays performances and he dose not disappoint here but start to finish this book is just entertaining. I think the closest thing I can bring it to is watching a troma film or the latest sharknado. Sometimes something is awful, and because of that you cant help but love it. Soon as I can suppress the shame I figure I will be going for book 2

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Not sure what I expected, but couldnt be happier

Revisado: 07-09-18

With most of the books I listen to on audible its a matter of knowing a author or narrator, possibly even word of mouth. Then sometimes I simply see a cover that catches my eye and decide to roll the dice. Since this was the latter of those I gave the preview a glance to make sure it wouldn't end up being a smutty romance or something else outside of my usual venues and picked it up when no red flags came up. Simple concept, humans are now functionally immortal but someone still needs to cut back the population. But instead of another passingly interesting book I put on in the background I found myself drawn into the book more than I expected. The characters were memorable enough and at times even managed to strike emotional chords with me. I don't know if this is the book is for everyone, but I can say for sure I don't regret at all giving the book a chance.

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After this, I am 90% sure Elon is a supervillan

Revisado: 03-02-18

I remember reading a headline about Elon Musk when he started selling actual flamethrowers. Then I had a chance to listen and review a book about him so I jumped at the chance. This guy, I cant decide if he seems more tony stark or more dr. evil. On one hand he dose so much good I cant help but respect the man. On the other....if someone told me the man had a moat of lava around his house I would be surprised, but I wouldn't really question the validity of it. The world is better for having this man in it and as far as biography's go I Highly recommend this one.

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