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Some of my other audiobooks are quite heavy and long and I needed a light-hearted break. Call of the Dragon fit in nicely. There's enough of the story that is automatically familiar to genre readers that it is an easy listen while doing other things, like cooking or working. The characters were fun, the reading suitable. I wasn't surprised by the twists but still managed to have a nice time. I've got a few more of these in the queue. I think I'll save them for when I need a break.

Oh yes, this is lovely stuff. Fun magic, great setting, a proper mystery. Really like it!

This was a lot of fun. I'm not sure where the story is going yet and the book ended without any sort of resolution. My guess is that this was split in half and the next book should have been bundled together with this one.

Sadly I'm going to have to wait to get to book two. I've been listening to this on Audible and for some reason the publisher decided to change readers in book 2. The reviews are understandably negative as a result. Publishers, if you're reading this, don't do that. Seriously.

Just more candy to cleanse the palette

This is a "feel good" book? I did not feel good reading it. I felt rather grossed out and disliked the protagonist more and more as we progressed. There's some deep ethical conversations that I'd like to have in response to the story, possibly in a midnight diner with a comfortable tuna melt and lots of coffee. The writing itself is quite good.

I had suspicions but still didn't figure this one out. Maybe next time

The graphic novel is the way to go. This was too abridged, the music too invasive, and the voice acting can't carry the weight of the missing visuals.

I will have to try again with the written book. The audio version was unreadable, ruined by the narrator's stunted sentence structure. It felt like listening to Captain Kirk with an Irish accent.

Another litrpg another difficult review. Eric Ugland's story takes a different tack than most, inserting a colorful character with a shady past into a game world rather than the geek du jour. I had high hopes that the lead's desire for a peaceful life to re-start would take us in interesting directions. Sadly with a few minor exceptions the output was pretty boilerplate. "I don't want to be a hero," became code for a false modesty as our protagonist quickly gained unbalanced abilities and worked miracles. The result is an average undertaking.

If you adore litrpg you will probably like this. If you are like me and roll your eyes everytime someone busts out their character sheet, skip it.

Vibrant!

This book started out interesting with a motley assortment of characters and a fun magic system but things took a turn for the... how do I put it?... generic HR Gieger. Or perhaps the cheesy death cult from the second Riddick movie? Whatever the case, the setting and character changes lost my interest. I abandoned the book around 80%. DNF.

This book started out well enough. It was a bit generic but the familiar bits were all heading in a nice direction. Then it just sort of falls apart. I lost interest about halfway and pressed on for another quarter. DNF

What a treat! This isn't magic school trope. It feels more like The Call then Rowling. Great round characters and intricate multifaceted relationships. Incredible world building. I'm so ready for the next book.

I love how the titles of these books has nothing to do with the story.