[07/19/17] The Luckless: Second Age of Retha Book 1

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  1. Paul Bellow

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    B073VSFNKL.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg Welcome to Retha, the full submersion video game where you can be the hero of your own adventure. Unfortunately for Kit, it only takes one moment to turn the game into a nightmare.

    When Chronicles of Retha experiences a software malfunction, Kit--a disenchanted veteran player--is stuck in the game without a way to log off. Even worse, she's trapped playing as the most defective character possible, an elf dancer that was meant to be a prank.

    Thankfully, she receives word that there is a way out. But the only escape route is to defeat the game's ultimate villain. Kit, in her joke character, must fight her way through some of the worst Retha has to offer.

    Her only help is a party of low-leveled players just as powerless as she is, and the occasional act of mercy from one of the best players in the game, the taciturn (and aloof) Solus Miles.

    Can Kit and her new friends finish the quest, or will Retha be their end?
     
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    Nice cover on this one.
     
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    I like the premise.
     
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    Yeah, sounds interesting/funny.

    Looks like she's a new writer? Or a seasoned writer getting into LitRPG...

    The Third Wave of LitRPG Authors continues! lol
     
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    From the blurb alone, I can assume that the author has done their market research and is keeping things very game centric, which is exactly what I prefer when I pick up a LitRPG.
     
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    Yeah but the title kind of hurts my brain, will all the tag on words there.
     
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    Yeah this author is entering the genre and letting you know it! heh. Hope it's good. Usually, the synopsis is an indicator of writing skill, too.
     
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    I'll give it a go.
     
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    I'm going to wait until a few reviews roll in before I take the leap. But as always, I hope it's good!
     
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    Nice cover! I'll give it a read when it comes out.
     
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    Hmm, all her other books on Amazon are highly rated. This bodes well! Excite!

    See @Jason , with some there is still hope for us avoiding getting burned!
     
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    Yay, I'm rich!

    It will be interesting to see if her LITRPG also has romance elements in it. Quite exited now - release date is not too far off at least.
     
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    Dayemmm, watching Ramons vodcast and he is ripping this to shreds in his review.
     
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    :(
     
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    I read her short-story prologue, and I'm about half-way with The Luckless. I will reserve judgement until done, but not hating it so far :)
     
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    10,000 gold if you come back and let us know! ;)
     
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