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Wasteland Warlords 1 by James Hunter, eden Hudson

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oswallt's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

philibin's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

(2.5 Stars)

I thought that I've read "LitRPG" before, but after reading this, maybe I haven't. This was different than anything else I've read before, complete with callbacks to character sheets and player stats. I'm not sure that I love it, but I also don't hate it... With that being said, I'm not sure I like it enough to keep reading it.

On a good note, Travis Baldree is the narrator, and it is very short. I will give the next book in the series a try, and will decide if I am going to read the rest of the six after that.

Disclaimer: I am a gamer so I am not unfamiliar with stories and stats and everything like this, I just don't know if this genre is for me.

jasonabbott's review

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

queen_goblin_'s review against another edition

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3.75

this was really fun, Joe is cool haha

vb_94's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

alex_unabridged's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced

3.5

nathanielgale's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

tayleigh's review

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3.0

This one just wasn’t for me. I really liked the setting of a new Wild West where wild monsters roam and humans live in small settlements where the only law is you get to keep what you kill. Our trio decided to come take their chances after Alex our MC’s wife had cancer that left them basically bankrupt in the “real world”. With fears of it coming back they are chasing the rumors that if someone kills a dungeon lord they will gain unimaginable powers.

One thing that really bothered me was that when Alex was finally healed she said I’m whole again meaning her hysterectomy was reversed/regrown so they can have children. I don’t know saying a woman who can’t have children aren’t whole really bothers me. Having children isn’t the only way to have your only female character feel “whole”. She could have been a badass character who had a hysterectomy and beat cancer but it feels like she is just put into that walking uterus category. And obviously she is going to get pregnant in a future book and not be relevant to the plot (that is just speculation and could be unfair but I’m a bit annoyed right now)

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oh_its_that_andy's review

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

wrxtacy's review

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

CAWPILE score: 7.43 (52/70, Very Good)
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