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Surprised by tone change

Review from Awakening →

I was reading the Ant series and saw this one and thought I would check it out and wow is the tone different. Amazing story good narration but so much swearing, it was overkill. I’m used to Anthony using 10,000 different ways to refer to shooting acid out his butt to now hearing the F-Word..

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Two Stories, but One Great one.

Review from Monsters and Legends →

The author writes two characters into the story who are both protagonists that are antagonistic to each other. The story progresses from two points of view (mostly) and the flashbacks are well-written into the narrative, but one story is vastly more interesting in my opinion. The first time I listened to the story I listened..

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Outstanding characters and relationships

Review from Darling of Fate 2 →

Dunning hit on a perfect combination of diverse characters and exciting storyline that got even better in book 2. At a time when so many authors in this genre struggle to come up with fresh material to what is expected regurgitated tropes, this guy actually comes through with unexpected and enjoyable ways of giving the..

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Cringe

Review from Federation Chronicles →

This book is poorly constructed, the main character is the ultimate Marty Stu where he’s good at everything the first time, he’s amazing in every way and the only thing stopping him from winning everything is the opportunity to get into a fight. The book is also sexist in a 1960s James Bond kind of..

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Weaker than the first volume

Review from The Price of Power →

In this book, Zach gets more screen time than Ryun, which gives a bit of balance after the first book. Both original protagonists continue to be both ambiguous and interesting. It’s not clear which, if either of them, is in the right, which makes for good storytelling. I rated the first book five stars, but..

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