This League series... WOW
346119
Even though I have read this all of this series before, it is just as good as the 5 & 6th  time. Wanting to read the first generation to get up to par to read Born of Fury.
  This first book is loaded with examples of learning yourself. The main characters, Nykyerion and Kiara, are multi-layered. Love playing a major role in the healing of Nykyerion. Even though the first part of his life was brutal and lonely, and he was made into a Command Assassin, he still was a good man inside. I did at times want to smack upside of his head, though. Kiara fits him. Helping to find the love in him she goes through some major changes herself. She had ways been coddled and loved so it was a rude awakening for her to see the seedier side of life and how many people are ruthless.
  Can't wait to read the next one, than Born of Fury.
3894518
This really is one beautiful game; it truely is.  The players and ballparks are simply gorgeous.  The graphics are first rate for the most part, and game just exudes the look and feel of baseball as you see it on TV.  The player mannerisms are all there, and the first time you boot this game on your PS3 you will probably think, "Finally, someone managed to get a baseball game right!!"  And you'll probably feel that way right up until you actually try to do something in this game, at which point you will find out that MLB08: The Show is a much better show than it is a game.

The swing controls are klunky, and even if you dumb them down to just timing with the classic settings you are probably in for a rough ride.  And then there is all the phony drama.  In Road to the Show that means having your team mates start a rally just in time for you to hit into a double-play to end the inning.  Get used to it friends, because that is the norm.  Then there are opposing pitchers that have stratospheric ERAs who manage to seem to paint the corners just when you come up to the plate.  Or how about the fact that 95% of the balls you hit in the air are outs?  Or what about how all those great line drive shots to the infield gaps between second and short or second and first manage to be outs.  Yes indeed, you are going to fall victim to the diving defensive play so many times that you might think this is the conventional method of making a routine put out in baseball.  Yep, just dive for it...you'll catch it.  I guess the game developers think it makes for more drama if you hit a hard shot to the gap and the defense makes a great diving play to silence a rally.  Perhaps, but a run-of-the-mill grounder would be welcome.  All of this leads to a ton of goal frustration, and it's a real disincentive to continue playing the game.  I took the best team in the majors and played against the worst team six times as a player and six times as a manager and lost them all.  Jeez, I should have been able to pit the Red Sox against the Marlins and walked away from the console for a while and let the game play it self for a Bosox win.  It just doesn't add up when a team hitting less than .200 can regularly tag an ace for a bucketload of hits and runs or having teams with league-leading batting averages get regularly shut out by pitchers with close to double-digit ERAs.

This game is just plain BAD (Broken As Designed), and has some serious playability and play balance problems.  If you're itching to throw $60 away, then take three 20s out of your wallet and put a match to them -- since that is likely to be more entertaining than this game.
1413312
As many series leave you on the edge waiting for the next words to b written... this 1 really does. I'm, thankfully, impressed with how the entire story continues. All of the characters may be in the background....but they're all heard & felt. That alone is enough to make it worth ur wild to read.
4495570
I have Kindle Unlimited so started this series with curiosity and no great expectations-boy was I ever wrong!  Although the books run together, they Are a series, each book has a unique plot. So far, the third book was the best (to me).  This book had me on the edge of my seat. Good thing wasn't around a lot b of people as I was shouting and exclaiming over the actions of the characters. So far Dan Rix has topped himself with each book, and I anxiously await the next book. Great job Mr. Rix!
4333327
Wow, I am exhausted, what an adventure. This has it all, great characters, lots of action, speculation, and insane action. Hank is a lot more than he seems, Kane has depth of character that gives him strength, Nicole is just a badass and smart woman, William is  a lot stronger then he thinks, and really loves his son. I will buy the hard copies of this series for my permanent collection.
3125187
This series was an emotional rollercoaster. I have been reading for a week because I just kept wanting "one more chapter." Now it's 3 a.m., my eyes feel gritty but I just need to add my voice to the other positive reviews. I don't do synopses of books, I leave that to other people, but I focus more on how the book made me feel. And this series left me drained.

First, let me say that Ms. Aubrey is an outstanding author. She knows how to dig into her characters and then "paint" their thoughts and emotions in such a way that the reader feels like they are just sitting and talking together. IMHO, this is the mark of a good author. You forget you're reading a book! Excellent work! Secondly, the books were very well edited. That's a biggie for me.

It was exasperating to keep up with the lack of communication between Adam and Mia. I found myself just wanting to tell them to just sit down and talk, damn it! And perhaps that's why I kept saying "just one more chapter."

Definitely a five star recommendation.
3715275
So far I have the first three volumes of the series. Claymore's storyline has gotten better and better with each one. After finishing the third volume a month ago, I thought it had reached the apex of its incredible plot and action. I expected pretty much the same level for volume four. I was wrong.

Vol. 4 Rumors of War blew Vol. 3 out of the water!

Without getting into too many details to prevent spoilers to followers of this series, the storyline that was getting hot is now getting to be a raging furor. More revelations come to light that leave you wondering how Clare is ever going to make it through this, as it seems impossible she will. Old familiar faces make a return that I was more than happy to see again. New faces are introduced that are extremely likable as well. Miria and Clare are favorites, but now Jean is up there too. I'm sure you all will like her too!

The voice acting continues to be nothing short of superb, especially with the increase of action that is in this volume. The stunning artwork continues to show in great detail as you watch it. I know some may be angry about it and call it blasphemy, but Claymore has surpassed Full Metal Alchemist in legendary status. The level of character development, plotline, action, emotion... it's all there!

If I haven't said it before, I will say it now: Claymore is a MUST see. You won't regret it.

P.S. To the voice actors, directors, and producers of Claymore both Japanese and American.. Keep up the AWESOME work!
2869629
I was not around for the original series, but this new series is out of this world. Seasons 1-3 are all amazing, but I really enjoyed season 3, since the war between the cylons and humans continues to escalate. This season introduced the idea that Balter should be tried for his crimes, which I thought Crossroads one and two did a good job of conveying his emotions as well as everyone elses. It is also worth noting that towards the end of the season most of the unknown cylons had been revealed. This added a new piece to the puzzle and changed the ball game. Overall, this season was amazing and I think any person who is interested in science fiction would enjoy this series and season.
3945095
Oh my ...oh jeez...Brava...standing ovation to Steven Patterson. The second volume was so intense and exciting how can you put it down. The secrets reviled that accompany the outcome of the war! Wow. Christian learns so much from this journey and takes many friends with him into war against their own kind. He loses many but gains so much more, his son a granddaughter friends and love. In the end lines are crossed people are lost but will victory still prevail. On one side you have all monster races and the other a trader who destroyed the races. Who will win, will it be enough! How many lives will be lost to show the world of monsters that all they know is a lie?
This is one of the best series I have read to this day; this includes the infamous twilight series. I am a big fan of those but seriously believe if you turn the Brookwater curse volumes into a movie with the right producer's omg. I would watch, buy and love to see this happen. If you want a great storyteller who doesn't hesitate to hold back read these. There is so much different about these that it is impossible to explain you will have to read them, but they are like no other. I am starting the last book tonight and can't wait to see where we go. This is a brilliant change to all fictional books like it. Excellent....Marvelous....don't want it to end!!

By Stacey Eldridge
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This series improves with each book... and after the gut-wrenching story here, I can't wait to see what is next. This episode has everything that you've seen earlier in the way of action and characters, but this one has an emotional impact that leaves you stunned. Brilliantly written - and most complimentary, the most difficult scene was handled so expertly when it could have been R-rated or worse. No doubt about my reading the entire series. Really, really great stuff.
267582
such a good book, so many different turns... one minute i am crying.. and then i am in awe,this series is so good
2283538
I've been so weary of series lately, especially urban ones that I always read reviews before I purchase now.  I read some good and the hardly bad and I gave this series a try.  I'm glad I did.  I was hooked and read the books back to back.  I'm glad I was fortunate to do that since all the previous books ended in cliff hangers.  I don't have the patience with cliff hangers and I lose out on completing series because I loose interest.  I never lost any with this series.  A lot of it was crazy but most of all entertaining.  I really enjoyed it even the parts where I was like,now come on, I liked those scenes too.  Great job.
276535
Wow. Couldn't put this series down. Read books 1-6 in less than seven days and was sorry to see it end. I'm a huge Walking Dead fan. This series is very similar where all hell breaks loose and a group is thrown together (and then torn apart--pun intended). Actually, after last week with what happened with Glenn (shakes fist at TWD Writers & Producers), I have to wonder if TWD is using this series for some of their ideas! The scene with Glenn is almost an exact mirror image of one scene with a character in this series (I won't say which one cuz of spoilers). But I'm sure K.R. takes that as a compliment (or maybe he's getting royalties from TWD?).
2915458
This series just keeps on surprising me. So far I'm really loving it, and I've found that it is hard to take a break from the series without wondering what is going to happen next. These are definitely not the sort of books that I usually read, and for the author to be able to draw me in so completely speaks greatly of his skills!
733463
Okay ... this is one of my favorite series. I admit I'm biased. But. Boy do I wish I could write stories as well paced as this team does. The action keeps flowing as each incident builds on the other until the ending explodes. It was a nice segue of building tension, a satisfying ending, and hope for more adventures in the future.

It was fun to have the prequel novella included in the book. It set up the situation beautifully, forcing the fighting lovers to work together. Since I usually read the material in the back of a book first, I happened to read the stories in sequence.
3432481
So I had been behind on this series.  Then I binged all of them over last summer.  So when this book came out - I was way more than ready.  Charley and Reyes, omg, right?  I'm really late on this review, but here I am.  Better late than never!

I'm terribly sad that this series is winding down.  I heard there is one more book, but I don't know.  I am hoping there is.  But even then, I don't think it would be enough.

The series in general involves all of the things that I love.  Supernatural things, a badass woman, and a sexy dark man.  And the humor is top notch.

I don't want to give spoilers away, but the big secrets just keep coming out.  I don't know how Charley and Reyes will get through everything.  And this book in particular had some really heartbreaking things happen.  Let's just say at the end, there were tears.  Big fat sloppy tears and I feel like a big part of the heart of it all in this world Darynda Jones created will be forever bruised.  And then, as per I've become accustomed, the story ends with a BANG! and I'm frantic to read the next one.

If you've made it to the 12th book in this series, there's nothing I need to tell you.  You know Darynda Jones can create a world and make it revolve like nobodies business.  If you haven't gotten to this book, then you definitely need to.
3885559
I am not sure where to even start with this review. As an avid reader, I purchased this whole 9 book series some time back and as I have a list of what I will be reading that I strictly adhere to, I finally just got to them. I read the whole series in a couple of weeks and with that I would have to say, there is a fine line of what the author can re-hash and what is too much back story repeated. The danger with reading a finished series completely through beginning to end is that it can seem like many things are repeated and re-told over and over, however if I had read the series separately (probably as the author intended), the re-hashing would not have been too much imo. I think I would have appreciated the refresher more in that case.

I was really worried about Eric's loss of his humanity, but understood completely what had led to his darker, base self. I wondered if we would lose him completely by the end of this series because of the dark state that he had descended into. Again, with the tests, trials and severe losses I could certainly understand what he had become. Mr. Allan did a very nice wrap-up for our main character and I appreciated it greatly. Again I found myself caring about the other characters as they were handled well by the author, and I especially appreciated Merrick's redemption. I felt like through the whole series that the military aspects were handled really well; I am sure others, that are also veterans appreciated the respect shown to the military men and women and the attention to detail.

This series flowed nicely and it was very easy to care about the players and hate the antagonists. The end of book 8 'Even Legends Die' was gut wrenching and heart wrenching and I will admit that I was a bit choked up. Some of that I am sure was personal history, but any author that can make me care about the protagonist's that much, is a worthy author for me to follow. I have no problem spending my entertainment allotment to follow other works by this author.

There were a few typos and the wrong name inserted at times (like Warren for Werner) that would make you read a part and go... what? But that usually corrected itself not too far into the particular chapter. A good editor should have caught this, but overall these few mistakes as well as a missing or misspelled word here and there did not detract noticeably from the story in my opinion. The whole series was so well done that the few mistakes were not too distracting and certainly not worth the loss of a star from me.

One (small) problem for me was the lack of a wrap-up of the Shadow Legion soldiers that had taken the other Alliance worlds. I know the 300k Legion troops on Earth were nuked and then cleaned up by the broken Marine contingent, but what of the other 18-19 worlds that they had already taken without a fight. The settlers and Marines/Janissaries cleaned up in victory 3 of the (21-22?) taken worlds, Armstrong, Arcadia and Columbia, but by that time it seems they were too small and broken to have cleaned up the other worlds. Did Sarah's find some way to distribute the cure and we just weren't told? Also one other small thing was I wish we would have seen some conclusion of the story arc about Axe/Ellie. Not sure where that was headed and may have just been included to humanize some of earth's Cogs.

Overall 5 stars from me and highly recommended to fans of military sci-fi or just good writing.