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world war z with dragons

Revisado: 04-02-25

story is fine, voice acting is great. like a radio drama with a superb cast! story itself makes sense but it's trying a little too hard to be the source material. I found myself disappointed pretty quickly - both as a fan of dragons and wwz - and never really got into it, but it's an enjoyable enough listen. there's a certain narrative magic it's missing, like with a Zach Snyder movie. not really sure what else to say here 🤷‍♂️

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Player Manager is top of the table

Revisado: 03-04-25

what did I like? yes.
what did I dislike? that it ended
bring on the next one!!

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there are 3 ways to do things

Revisado: 03-04-25

the right way
the wrong way
and the Max Best way

I know what you're thinking, "isn't that the wrong way?"
well, yes. but faster 😎

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Unintended consequences

Revisado: 03-04-25

yeah, still 5 stars across the charts. Luke Francis really picked it up after the first book imo and Ted Steel has done it again.
BUT now I'm hooked on my old FM23 career. So that's fun 😂

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Gooaallll! Another 3 points for Max Best

Revisado: 03-04-25

Apply liberally to your sports litrpg areas like magic spray and get back on the pitch because book 3 is right there waiting for you to spend your xp points ⚽⚽⚽

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Completely unexpected and amazing!

Revisado: 03-04-25

I stumbled onto the first book here by accident, because I like litrpg and soccer. It looked kind of mid honestly (no offense Ted), but I got the first two books on a sale. When I finally got around to trying it - JUST TRYING TO SEE IF IT WAS ANY GOOD - I realized pretty quickly I'd made a big mistake.

It wasn't good. 

It was the Best. 

Montage cut to me tearing my way through the first 4 books with the amazing narrator Luke Francis in a matter of days. Incredible. I'm hooked. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. But the next book isn't out yet...

What's this? A new monthly perk dropped?!? Book 5 comes out in a few weeks, I spend my points and lock in the pre-order. And wait. And wait. 

I crush it pretty quick and the feeling of anticipation is too much. I found his RR and used my old account I'd set up to read HWFWM but never got around to doing, and now I'm most of the way through book 6.

TLDR - Excellent progression, superb REAL LIFE soccer worldbuilding I'm geeking out on, Football Manager-like system, and most importantly great characters that I'm invested in. It's quickly become one of my favorite litrpgs, up there with He Who Fights With Monsters and Dungeon Crawler Carl. 

PS - Ted, in my headcanon Henri Lyons is not only black but is pretty much Thierry Henry. Do with that what you will but don't ruin this for me 🤣

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enjoyable, slightly uneven power fantasy

Revisado: 12-09-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

This is for you if you like anime, harem, overpowered mc, and a mostly YA feeling isekai.
This feels like an engaging story with memorable characters, a pretty easy going and comfortable read. the genre isn't normally my thing but I appreciate the author providing a review copy.
the narrator does an EXCELLENT job!

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very overrated, one of my least enjoyable listens

Revisado: 11-11-24

I don't write many reviews and generally enjoy the books I get. most are 3-5 star ratings, so this one caught me by surprise. This genre is in my wheelhouse, and based on the description I thought I'd enjoy it. "Michael Crichton-like" it is not. Massive editorial leaps regarding ecology, culture, and other sciences were a turn off for me. However, the one-note, unlikeable characters were unforgivable in a book that had had a lot of ideas and no heart. By halfway through, I was hate-listening just to get through it. The narrator is adequate, but a lot of mispronunciations (British v American English for North American characters) and maybe a difficult translation from the original German hurt the performance.
TLDR, save your credit and just get a real Crichton novel instead

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Another Robinson Win!

Revisado: 09-28-24

This book was awesome and reminds me a lot of Island 731. you don't need to know anything about any of this other works. You can just jump into this completely green and enjoy the ride. When I say that Robinson writes popcorn thrillers, I don't mean that they just go down easy, but that they would be best enjoyed on the big screen. I can't wait to see this one as a feature film!
extra credit for having the squad named after some of my favorite authors... LFG 🤘

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great performance - weird story

Revisado: 05-22-24

it's a completely unhinged fever dream that feels like a ttrpg campaign with no end in mind. it meanders through coolish moments but the justification feels slapped together. RC Bray is great as always. that was... something

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