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I cant anymore

Revisado: 10-10-24

There's a lot to like in this series, but the main character is becoming more and more difficult to empathize with. The author seems to be doing all of the possible mental gymnastics he can to prevent any kind of emotional growth or true relationship building possible. This may just be a matter of taste, but the dangling carrot gets old as hell, and I find myself genuinely cringing any time we get a POV from one of Arthur's "peers". Sadly, I think I'm done.

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genuinely sweet, funny, and well written

Revisado: 11-13-23

I gotta be honest, the cover made me ignore this one for quite a while. Good stories in this genre are a bit fewer and farther in between than the proliferation might have you believe, though, so a couple recommendations had me revisit the author.
Boy am I glad I did.
This book is a bit silly on its face, white knight goes on quests to save the world from both good and evil blah blah blah, but the characters are so vivid and fun that the "same old same old" feeling never quite sets in. Darren is a bit of a ridiculous protagonist and a Gary Stu of the highest order (pun intended), but the world building is top notch and character arcs are just intensive enough to make the whole thing a blast. I don't know if I'd classify Marvin Knight as quite on the same level as Cebelius or KD Robertson, but he's damn close and that's a major compliment.

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it's like... really bad

Revisado: 07-25-23

The first book wasn't written very well, but it had an interesting world and some neat characters and concepts. This one just shits all over the marginally good and expounds on the horrendously bad. There's no sense of continuity even from within the same chapter. No one seems to remember what they've talked about within the same conversation, and I don't think the author even knows the broadest of strokes regarding his own story.
on top of that, the MC has gone from good hearted bastard to full-on douche material. he has no sense of respect for anyone or anything - especially the people who he supposedly cares for. When he whored his own wife out to his sister for what was in no uncertain terms a genuinely horrific rape I just about tossed my phone in the garbage.

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Truly a stand out start for a promising author

Revisado: 06-22-23

Extremely well paced, believable, and a fantastic world-building experience. I found the love stories to be reasonable and genuinely sweet, the MC was a hero that makes it easy to want to see succeed (frustratingly rare in this genre). Great military fiction even without taking the subgenres into consideration. Highly recommend.

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a very fun diversion

Revisado: 12-15-22

Won't win any literary awards, and doesn't quite manage to stack up to the very best in the genre, but a very fun read. as always, Dan and Rebecca play flawless characters and their voices are top notch.

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Frustrating

Revisado: 12-10-22

The first book was a masterpiece that contained a heart and soul that was pleasant at nearly every step. Even when the action lulled and the story dragged it was enjoyable just to experience the characters and their growing relationships. This book maintained the mechanical aspects of good writing, but unfortunately robs us of any of those initial, wonderful character interaction. While the overarching storyline is still interesting enough that I will continue the series, I must say that this particular chapter was mildly diverting at best, and a slog at worst.
I desperately hope the next in this series is more enjoyable than this one was.
The narrators were effective at reading the material, but a bit wooden this time around. Again, I'd like to hear both of them explore character voices a bit more, and hope that Nadia sounds like she's capable of feeling anything other than exhaustion next time around.

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like, soooo good

Revisado: 12-07-22

this book is deceptively well written, with slow burn love stories that feel both genuine and compelling. the remount of emotion put into the slowly revealed history is also something that feels well earned, and although it never quite surprises the reader, its all still based on such a solid foundation that you never feel cheated or coddled by the writing style.
The narrator is quite good from a storytelling perspective and has a voice that's pleasant to listen too. I hope he gains some confidence moving forward, though, and starts working on his character voices - it can be hard to differentiate who is talking and when.

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Fantastic installment of an amazing series

Revisado: 04-15-22

This sort of book is my guilty pleasure. Most of them are fairly mediocre, from a literary standpoint, but this series transcends that rule. Yes, there are naughty bits. Yes, it's a harem novel. More than that, though, is how deep the concepts and philosophies this world has been built on run. Everything about this series is damn near perfect, and the only thing I dislike is that now I have to wait for the next one.

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Hard to listen to

Revisado: 02-27-22

In the previous books the Mc was fairly relatable. His insecurities were understandable, and his reactions were clearly based on reality. Everything he did seemed to fall within reason, and nothing fell outside of those parameters.
This book? he went from relatable to a colossal douche real quick. the remainder of the book was extremely difficult to finish given what am asshole he was as. I understand that was the point, but that do any make it any less of a slog. hopefully we're through this but and the rest of the series can get back to being an enjoyable ride.

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Easily a new favorite

Revisado: 01-07-22

There's some irony in the fact that Stephanie Savannah just happens to be the narrator for both of the best series in this genre (check out Heretic Spellblade if you haven't already). I was more than pleasantly surprised to find this book to be equally well written and enjoyable to that series. Joe Kuster is a true master storyteller, and I'm very excited to move on to the next book in this series.

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