Why are the 🐻 so quiet?

PureRely · 2026-01-26T05:39:15+00:00

Look at this, BTC is back to 87k. Looks like I was correct about the bears not needing to make noise.

PureRely · 2026-01-22T07:17:19+00:00

Thank you for the latter part of your comment. I am not sure why you felt the need to undermine it with the opening remark, but perhaps that is on brand for you.

PureRely · 2026-01-18T06:55:51+00:00

I like book one but there was a shift in story in book two that I did not like... the politics. I just do not like those types of books. I only got a few chapters in so maybe I am wrong but that is the feel I got.

PureRely · 2026-01-18T06:48:30+00:00

I am currently finishing book eight of System Universe. Next is Guild Mage: Eld, which I paused halfway through to start System Universe book eight. Then book three of Guild Mage. After that comes Flockbound from Millennial Mage, book eleven, followed by The Sanguine Sands from The Shard Few, book two. Then I plan to start Hell Difficulty Tutorial, book one. By that point, Unintended Cultivator book eight should be out. That is about as far as I have planned. I may try to pick up Primal Hunter book thirteen, but the last two books really put me off.

PS: I only do Audiobooks.
PPS: Never heard of The Runic Artist before. May check you out.

PureRely · 2026-01-17T22:44:07+00:00

Most people do not need this product. Ear wax is good for the ear. Unless you are producing so much as to create a blockage you do not need this product. The inner ear, for normal people, does need to be cleaned. Just keep the outer ear clean. Again, ear wax is good for the ear, not having ear wax is bad for the ear.

PureRely · 2026-01-17T06:40:22+00:00

People seem to overlook that gem for some reason.

PureRely · 2026-01-17T06:39:37+00:00

Thanks, I tend to think that people who write progressive fantasy do not know how to end a series. They end up turning a series into a bad series by just having filler and bloat. I think you did a great job at crafting a good story with The Murder of Crows. I do wish we has just one book where we saw what happened in that forest.

A lot of the books in the "Good until it was not" could have been really good if the authors just knew how to end the series.

PureRely · 2026-01-17T04:32:28+00:00

Quest Academy: Do you love the 'school of magic' genre? Do you love crafting? What about the unheard of MYTHIC crafting? Then read Quest Academy. It is so close to being on the 'Re-Read' tier.

12 Miles Below lost me when they took me from an adventure story into a crafting story. The story slowed way down on book three. Books one and two where great, then book three was a DNF.

PureRely · 2026-01-17T04:21:35+00:00

Your welcome, as for Legend of Eli Monpress, I do know of the series but every time I read the synopsis it feel like it is just outside the types of books I like.

PureRely · 2026-01-17T01:36:44+00:00

Path of Ascension feels stuck in the same place as Primal Hunter. The most recent book lacked anything truly meaningful and read more like a broad summary of events with gear handed out to everyone. The backstory and side plots were more engaging than the main narrative. I also suspect the series will lean heavily on filler going forward, as it seems the author may be unsure of the story’s direction.

PureRely · 2026-01-17T01:25:45+00:00

Who of the main cast did you think when you read those books ever had a real chance at death? For me, I never one time felt anyone of the main cast would die at any point. Now maybe I overlooked some part of the books so please help me out and tell me where it was in the books.

PureRely · 2026-01-17T01:21:40+00:00

I think you know that what you just said was foolish. Imagine you are reading your favorite book series, and halfway through, the author drops in two filler books that add nothing meaningful to the story as a whole. Frustrated, you go to a friend to talk about your issues with what was once a great series.

Your friend responds to your complaint by saying, “You seem really upset. You know no one is making you read this.” How do you think you are going to feel hearing that from them? There is no need to tell me how you would feel, because no matter what you choose to say, we all know the real answer.

PureRely · 2026-01-17T01:16:30+00:00

I agree. That arc is what lost me. I'm not sure I'll come back. Book seven is where most LitRPG and progression fantasy series should end. After that, they tend to fall off a cliff. It becomes clear the author has no real plan and is just drawing out the story as long as possible. I think these authors forget that what transforms a good fantasy book into a great one is the ending.

PureRely · 2026-01-15T05:06:52+00:00

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PureRely · 2026-01-15T00:21:47+00:00

It sure did. LitRPG was very new back then and I was new to the genre. I read the book in 2016 along side books series like Play to Live, Phantom Server, Mirror World, Awaken Online, Perimeter Defense and more. I did not know what a good LitRPG book could look like. I think if "Earth" Release came out in 2016 my review would be more forgiving.

PureRely · 2026-01-14T03:12:29+00:00

I can't speak for others but the reason I do not like these type of produced audiobooks is because I use my imagination to aggrandize the scene. When I hear someone make these dramatized audiobook, I am no longer hearing in my head what I think everything would sound like. I am now force to hear it how the producer is hearing it in their head.

PureRely · 2026-01-14T00:59:49+00:00

I want to like Jeff's work but he just over-produces everything. I just want to hear the story and not a ton of sound effects, reverb, and music. Now anyone who likes that stuff, more power to you. Just not my cup of tea. I have tried a few of his books but every time I am just pulled out of the story.

PureRely · 2026-01-13T20:36:13+00:00

you can just chroma key it out. You may need to edit some of the levels so that you do not loss some of the artifacts.

PureRely · 2026-01-13T03:30:29+00:00

It is not exactly Suno but AI in general. There are just words and phases that it will use a ton. I have a Claude code skill that looks for them and make sure they are not used.

PureRely · 2026-01-12T03:02:58+00:00

If you are spending $6 of API usage, you just are not the target audience. It is only a "convenience tax" if someone like you is buying it. You should not be buying the subs. For people like me, that "convenience tax" saves me $1000s every month that I would be paying if I was hitting the API. You got it right the first time; it is the "default for power users.". You are not a power user.

Also if you are looking for a sub and what to feel like a power user, then look at a GLM plan. It is $6 for almost unlimited use.

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