Tyler Sparr

I would read anything in the Fablehaven universe and while this wasn't my favorite of those books, it still scratched a deep itch in my brain. Well worth it if you too have fond memories of the series.

Another solid entry in this series. I'm really excited that we're starting to get into the end game and looking forward to how all of this closes out. Hopefully it won't be too many more books.

Interesing but not engaging is what continues to come to mind for me when describing this book. I can't say I would necessarily recommend it wholesale, but it's not a bad book by any means. Just has some pacing issues and really needed something to tie it all together.

This was a solid entry in the series. A lot of good progress is made and it never feels like things are happening solely to stretch out the plot unlike other series in the genre. Excited to continue seeing where this series goes.

I suspect this was a much better book compared to my own enjoyment of it. I just simply really wasn't in the mood for it during most of my time reading yet it was a book club book so I couldn't simply set it aside for later. Overall, it had a lot going for it and I hope to re-read it at some point in the future on more of my own terms.

I'm still not that impressed with Zachary Quinto's narration, but I did enjoy the story. I expect it's going to seem very dated eventually though with all of its Covid references. Glad I finished out the series at least.

Pretty good entry in the series though some of the power creep was very noticeable in this one and it didn't feel quite as earned as in the previous ones. Still overall an engaging story that was fun to read.

I don't know that there was anything inherently wrong with this book, but it just didn't grip me the same way the first couple in the series did. There was some cool lore going on and some interesting scenarios, but I just wasn't fully engaged. Still a fun read.

Much like the first one in this series, this is just a nice, short listen. I'm less sold on Zachary Quinto as the narrator though. There just wasn't a lot of depth to his performance and everyone just sorta sounded like Zachary Quinto.

Not the best entry in the series so far, but it’s cool to see some actual stuff happening that isn’t just training and delving. Feel like that’s a really hard balance to strike in this genre.

I really wished I liked this more than I did. It had so much potential and it was just squandered for me. Characters aren't really characters so much as they're interchangeable wooden signposts with information written on them. The author clearly has some not great opinions of women as well. Ultimately, a cool world, interesting ideas, and horrible execution. I won't be reading book 2.

Overall, pretty enjoyable, but not my favorite of Gaiman’s work. I just never really felt like I connected with or cared about the characters.

I wanted to like this book a lot more than I actually did. A lot of formalities, unique words, and old styles of phrasing pulled me out of the story. The story itself was really engaging and interesting, but I was bouncing off from the prose so hard. I don't recall if the previous books in the series were written the same way, but if they were on it could easily just be a mood thing.

While this is written in a much different style than I expected, I really enjoyed the journey of reading it. Stories about the human character in survival situations are almost always interesting and the author does a wonderful job of pulling all the disparate accounts together to tell one compelling narrative. Definitely worth a read!

This was just… bad. There’s really no way to sugarcoat it. The plot’s a mess, the characters are unlikable, and even the dragons aren’t enough to rescue what’s ultimately a very flawed book. I’ll unfortunately probably continue this series just to see where it all ends up, but do yourself a favor and get out now if you’re able.

This was an interesting and engaging listen that was technically very well done. Lots of great voice work and special effects. What it needed was just to be longer. I don’t feel satisfied with what I got and not in a “I want more of this world” way, but rather a “that’s it?” way. Still at only like 1:15 long, it doesn’t feel like wasted time at least.

While this was still a fun world to be in, something about it just felt a little more childish than the first entries in the series. I know they’re written for a younger age group, but I’ve gone back and re-read the original stories and they felt more “adult” than this one. Still absolutely worth reading if you’re a fan of the series.

This entry in the series had a lot of what was essentially palace intrigue and it just wasn’t very well done, in my opinion. I’m ready for the series to get back to just killing a bunch of monsters, but I think that’s unlikely at this point. Still a decent amount of good entertainment throughout.

It’s actually so nice to have a litRPG series complete in a trilogy. What a breath of fresh air! The same issues of the previous books in the trilogy are still very much there, but having a completed storyline really helps this book out.

While this is mainly just a fun, popcorn read with way too much childish humor that will grate on you after a while, there are some genuinely good plot elements showing up. I’ve read worse books for sure. Just turn your brain off and enjoy.

Look, was this good? No, not particularly. Was it easy to read and entertaining? For sure. It’s a popcorn action movie crossed with an rpg. Nothing too unique to see here, but it’s still enjoyable.

Fonda Lee put together such an engaging world in a very small amount of pages. The character work is top tier and you really get invested. Worth a read!

This isn’t the best sci-if time travel story you’ll ever read, but it certainly isn’t the worst either. It’s got some fun/unique ideas covered in just a whole mess of tropes. Overall, a fun read.

This may be stating the obvious, but if you liked Cradle, you’ll like this. A lot of fun insight into the greater world with epic scenes juxtaposed against some classic silliness. I think my one regret is I don’t remember some of the earlier stories quite well enough to jump directly into some of these stories. Still enjoyed them!