Luke P

Performance Had Issues

Revisado: 03-15-25

Every time a class or skill was said, it was said in a loud jarring robotic way. Every. Single. Time. I got tired very quickly of hearing “HERO!” multiple times in a single sentence. It would be fine if it was just when system prompts say it, but there are times when the narrator just reads something like, “My friend is the “HERO!”, I’m not a “HERO!”, they’re the “HERO!”” Story isn’t bad if you can get past it, but I dock the performance 2 stars and the book overall 1 star because of it.

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Witches, Golems, Dragons Oh My!

Revisado: 01-31-25 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Narration quality is as excellent as always from SoundBooth Theater.

This book is short, but good. It moves at a brisk pace mixing survival with magical progression and world building. The story sets the foundation for a promising ongoing adventure with multiple story threads already setup. The setting is a mix of high fantasy magic and a crapsack world. The main character is snarky and self reflective, while supporting cast is an interesting mix of golems that “express” empathy and knights that live like hobos.

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A Destination Reached, The Journey Continues

Revisado: 01-04-25

Conclusion of the first half of the Stormlight Archives. If you have come this far, continue the journey to its destination.

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Magical Private Investigator Ground Hog Day

Revisado: 12-02-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Sound Booth Theatre always knocks it out of the park with their performances.

The premise is interesting and well executed of an investigator that can relive the same day until they solve the mystery in a single day.

Aside from the fantastic premise, the other highlight of the book is the dynamic between the main character and his kid sidekick. The sidekick is a sympathetic girl, but also a frustratingly naive child. One moment will be heartwarming interactions, the next will induce forehead smacking as the kid obstinately derails the investigation and makes things difficult for the main character. Don't let let the second half of that character dynamic dissuade you, it is a good relationship with entertaining dialogue that fleshes out the main character character and seemlessly adds opportunities to explore his backstory.

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Magic Card Mobster Drama Turned Gritty PI

Revisado: 11-28-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

The same tough talking, testosterone soaked world as the first book. If you liked the magic cards, dark setting, and constant fighting of the first book, you will like this one. The voice acting is excellent, the story is fast paced, the fights are well written.

My only criticisms are the relationship between the main character and the heroine being off putting due to age difference, and the author going out of his way to describe flaws in every other male character such as being fat, stupid, evil, or insufferably self-righteous. However neither of these are glaring enough to not enjoy the book, and the latter critique is common in litrpg anyways.

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Power Leveling and Minion Management 2 Electric Boogaloo

Revisado: 11-24-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Same system apocalypse, new bigger stakes. If you enjoyed humor, progression, and town/army building elements of the last book you will enjoy this one.

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Cards, Crime, and Dogs

Revisado: 09-21-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Soundbooth Theater’s performance is excellent as usual, the quality of sound effects and narration are some of the best.
The story is a combination of gritty crime family drama and fun magic cards. It follows the start of the main character’s journey of having cards, while a criminal turf war breaks out with him in the middle. It’s a fast paced book with lots of action and a few dramatic twists. Though, admittedly the main twist of who the main antagonist is is easy to see coming early in the book.
The main character is an anti-hero. A “criminal with a code,” who is a bad guy that wants to hunt worse guys. He also likes dogs, and they are very good boys.

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Super Powereds Meets Megamind with a Dash of D&D

Revisado: 08-22-24

This book was a blast. Great narration, great world building, great humor, great action. It’s full of comedy, fights, and “numbers go up”.
This book feels fast paced and chaotic, but not aimless. It juggles a lot of plot threads without feeling lost or derailed.
If you like superhero fantasy and/or litrpg, or ever wondered what a mad scientist mage would be like this book is for you!

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Good Nature Based Litrpg

Revisado: 08-17-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

First the obvious. Travis Baldree is, as always, an amazing narrator.
Secondly, this series is at its best when it goes from action packed fights to game mechanics that are inspired by the natural sciences. From evolving beasts to balancing life and death, it feels appropriate to a nature themed game.
Thirdly, the team Venom “vibe” is nice as they grow from working together to supporting each other in game and outside of it.
Lastly, the main character is often fixated on past experiences when outside of the game or thinking about life outside the game. Which drives him to escape into the game, and the game pushes him to change as a person in game and outside of it. This is a good concept in theory, but it feels off in execution. It’s there, but feels like it could have been explored better. As it is it’s not much more than just “I do this stuff in game and now I’m like a different person in real life.”

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More Blood! More Cats!

Revisado: 06-11-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

This series just keeps getting better! The pressure and hype reach new levels as Ned, Frank, and Omen race to be the first to kill the Possibility King. Along the way they face off with old enemies like Tyrann and Ersatz, and shake the world of EBO in new ways that culminates in and ending that rivals a Sander-lanche in how it all comes together!

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