Dungeon Crawler Carl #1

I loved this book (even though it was big for my reluctant reader self). I could totally see this happening (LOL) to our planet, why not most people love reality TV so why not be a contestant, even if unwilling.  Carl finds himself in the dungeon because his ex-girlfriend’s, who is probably dead now anyways, cat ran outside and Carl chased her so when the building denigrated with all the people in them Carl was left out in the cold and with no shoes or pants.   If that wasn’t bad enough, Princess Doughnut, the cat has better stats then Carl, dammit Doughnut.  But also, now Doughnut and Carl can talk to each other as they make it through the first levels of the dungeon.  I really loved how the author caught Doughnuts inner self, just like a cat.

 

The Academy V Cup Of Nations

Wow Leo and his friend in Middleton are having a great summer when he gets a call from Samantha offering Leo a opportunity to try out to play for the USA junior national team in the Cup of nations (like the World Cup but for the developmental teams. The USA team is ranked last and only are in it because the USA is the host nation.  Will this be the case or will the team rise to the challenge?

Now by this point you should know I love this series.  I like the real obstacles Leo and his friends need to get past and might even need to trust or talk to another player to get through.  These kids have had to grow up much faster as they are often in different countries, and spend a lot of their time without their parents or coaches.  Leo is lucky to have friends back home that are great and just a text away for him as well as his dad and Messi.  This is a great series and is a fun read for everyone, old and young but especially anyone who likes soccer (football).

 

Cultivation Nerd 1

Liu Feng didn’t die he woke up as someone very different than he used to be.  But he can’t be who this body used to be it is not in him and that can be dangerous.  He is surrounded by others that will gain their power by and possible way.  But Feng puts in the work and reads, studies, learns, and practices as much as possible even in a prison cell.  Soon he is much stronger than anyone knows, except the old janitor in the library.  Feng just wants to do hos own thing and not bother anyone but when he on his way back from his walk about to see other towns and villages he runs into a not so nice creature and has to fight it and when the towns around shut down and are looking for what killed it because it would have to be huge.  But the fight that matters is still coming and that will make him different and different isn’t what Feng wants.

This is a wonderful audio narrated by a very talented John Pirhalla.  I will admit I wasn’t aware that cultivation was a genre now but I think I like it, it is different, but I like it.  I need a few more audios to compare how the stories fit together.  But this book has my interest and I want to see where Feng goes now.  His character and those of the old janitor guy, and the librarian are great and how everything comes together with them and they all want to same outcome.  I really liked this audio and will look to get the second.

 

Salvage System

 

Chris Mason’s world is turned upside down when a portal transforms Manhattan into a very dangerous plain of deadly fantasy as only Chris can make of it.  Armed with only the sledgehammer he brought with him and a mouthy rat named Bunny, Chris needs to find a way to survive in this world and what he needs to do to level up and beat it.   

This isn’t much like other books by this author so don’t go into it with that mindset, because this really is a great book/audio.  The author and narrator will both suck you in and not let go until the end.   The voice acting comes from a very talented narrator Michael Kramer.  I am aware that Chris is the main character but I love Bunny the rat the best of their ragtag group.  This book is a great book if you found Dungeon Crawler Carl good, although bunny is not of the same role as Doughnut.  This is a book/audio to try out if you are a gamer or want to be.

Buried Lies

Maya Thompson and her K9 partner Juniper are ready for a break and looking for a few days just to rest, especially since her boyfriend, Josh the undersheriff, are coming home after being away certifying his K9 partner in tracking mostly evidence.  When all seems as it should Joshgets a call from his crazy ex and they set a date to trade a gun of his she stole for some evidence she needs that includes the murder of Josh’s friend, anad dealer.

This book has a ton of twists and turns right from the start, and will continue till the end.  It is well written and is amazing.  This story will grab you from the start and not let good until it is done.  I loved it!

 

The Academy IV Title Fight

Leo and his friends have finished their season in youth premier league and not at the bottom.  They won the Tournament of Champions and they are back for another season as the Knights.  However, some the team have moved up to the U16’s and some have moved to other clubs, and that leaves Leo with some new players to deal with and if that isn’t enough Leo has to sit out a bunch of games because of a injury hopefully this injury won’t stop Leo’s season or end his career, but he gets the best advice from his dad and Messi the lizard. 

This series is wonderful for all kids even reluctant readers and especially ones who really like soccer.  Leo is a great role model and plays fair which doesn’t automatically make him the most popular guy on the team but he doesn’t give in and take the easy way out.  The characters and plot is reliable something a lot of kids dream of including me when I was younger.  I hope we see a lot more of Leo and his friends in the future.

 

X Marks the Haunt

Will Stone has grown up in and around a graveyard since he  can remember, so nothing there scares him and he love doing the genealogy of some of the interned so families can find graves of others relative.  But when his  class takes a field trip to the graveyard and one of the boys dares Will to let him in after hours to do a pod cast from one of the grave sites.  They awaken a spirit and now must figure out how to help it so it will also stop killing all the trees his mom has worked on for years and just got the graveyard listed as a arboretum as well.

I really liked this book it is a mystery that is not easily solved in the beginning.  I liked the genealogy part of the story teaching the importance of where you come from and the research the goes into it.  I loved how the unthinkable in the beginning of being friends with some of these kids are to see new friendships blossom out of it, as well as them owning up to what they have done.  So lots to learn from Will and his friends but also a amazing mystery.