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Reddit reviews Dungeon Born (The Divine Dungeon Book 1)We found 4 Reddit comments about Dungeon Born (The Divine Dungeon Book 1). Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Finally had some more time to read, picked up books mostly on Kindle Unlimited with some exceptions on Novel Updates.
Stuff in bold is stuff I really like and can recommend, stuff italicized is stuff I'm not sure about but you should probably read anyway.
Picked up
Arcane Ascension: (Kindle)
LitRPG, School, Dungeon/tower
Story had a pretty decent hook in the beginning, characters are decently fleshed out although I do hope book 2 has more character development.
The MC is a recovering loner with interesting family dynamics due to an unfortunate grandfather, militant father, and a missing brother.
I would have enjoyed this story more if I read it in chunks as the author is trying to create something new with depth and that ruined a bit of the immersion for me.
After reading 2/3 of the story I took a break and read other stuff before coming back to it and the last 1/3 was very enjoyable; then again the last bit was mostly plot development instead of world building.
Completionist Chronicles: (Kindle)
LitRPG, cleric?, puns?
Same author as the Divine Dungeon series linked below.
Compared to the Divine Dungeon series this story is much more enjoyable since the MC is human and already has a personality.
Divine Dungeon: (Kindle)
Dungeon core, cultivation, puns?
Pretty interesting premise but it is my first dungeon core story; story is pretty good and told in the POV of two MC's, a dungeon (Cal) and some shepherd who learns to cultivate.
In book 1 Cal is still developing as he was just Born which made it slightly more difficult to get into due to not much character development but the different POV's makes things easier to read. If you're okay with book 1 which was enjoyable but focused more on setting the foundation of the story then you should like books 2 and 3 much more.
Awaken Online: (Kindle)
LitRPG, Anti-hero?, Necromancy, glass cannon
A bit of an aside but this really made me feel nostalgic for Legendary Moonlight Sculptor even though there isn't much in common.
The prologue set the tone for the the story and while it could be too soon to tell I'd say he's only mostly anti-hero.
Story is a bit cliched and there isn't much tension but it's pretty well written and does a nice job overall differentiating itself.
Fields of Gold
Mild Mary Sue, hunting, isekai, reverse harem?
Phew, finally have something to fill the void that is Volare. (Even though I have 3 other novels I'm bulking up to binge later)
Just when I think I'm free of all food porn from previous completed novels they ambush me with this. y u do dis /u/Etvolare (and Myst), some of y'all have gotta be foodies and I'm concerned it's a criteria in novel selection.
Another Mary Sue story with hints of a reverse harem but that's probably unlikely. Her immediate family loves her but everyone else.. fuck 'em, except for maybe that one gentle aunt.
The S-Classes That I Raised
Time rewind, yandere, taming
Weak asshole MC turns over a new leaf with his time travel and patches things up with his younger more OP brother.
Ascend Online (Kindle)
LitRPG, Crafting, taming
Solid story but it's a bit average, pretty good read overall but character development is kinda weak.
I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire
Mecha, "anti-hero", ^^^ha! futuristic, isekai, misunderstandings, long life span
MC gets betrayed pretty badly by his wife due to the involvement of a third party who gets off on the grief and misery of others. MC reincarnates to another world and is mistrustful of women, gets abandoned by his parents and ends up doing some territory management in the pursuit of being evil later.
Demon King, Retry!
Overpowered, loli, misunderstandings, territory management?
Think of this as a more lighthearted, shallower take on Overlord for a younger audience, maybe.
A Demon Lord’s Tale: Dungeons, Monster Girls, and Heartwarming Bliss
Non-harem harem?, Wish fulfillment
Strong MC with a soft spot for ladies.
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Still reading
Trash of the Count’s Family
Restaurant seems to be going well, some more of Cale's background is being very slowly teased through the story which makes it all the more understandable he wants to chill.
Ascending, Do Not Disturb
Apparently another story where cuteness is justice regardless of gender; two justices have been unlocked so far: cuteness and deliciousness.
The Beloved Imperial Consort
Strict mother and chill father? That'll be a fun baby, smart little monkey.
Lucia
Lucia is hangry and the damn grapes aren't in season yet.
The hubby is gonna have some serious blue balls if he doesn't find something to busy himself with.
Assassin Farmer
The assassin organization has changed hands with the death of the idiot boss.
MC has plenty of people waiting on her now (much to her distaste) and new house(s) are being built for her and her hubby's brothers.
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Edit**: forgot to add the Arcane Ascension series and labeled the ones on Kindle Unlimited.
You could try Dakota Krout's other series, The Divine Dungeon, which is in a subgenre of litRPG called Dungeon Core. There are two different protagonist viewpoints; the sentient Dungeon and the shepherd turned adventurer who owns the mountain where it resides. The adventurer is a melee type and one of his later companions is a berserker.
While only half of the viewpoints are what you are looking for, you would probably enjoy it since you like the Ritualist. Krout wrote it in a similar manner with a strong narrative voice.
Book 1 in the series is called Dungeon Born:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RR97GXF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
I strongly recommend a KU (Kindle Unlimited) subscription on amazon, typically there are deals this time of year
the genre is blessed in that practically every litrpg book of note is available on KU
among KU, I'd recommend starting with Life Reset and Ascend Online
for online litrpg, as mentioned Royal Road is a great source. Some of the ones of note there:
adjacent to litrpg is progression fantasy, which is all about, well, progressing from weak to strong and small to big
on KU the Cradle series is based on eastern cultivation novels and Divine Dungeon is a fantastic intro to the dungeon core genre
on RR, Mother of Learning is absolutely stunning
there aren't many with female protags, but of the ones there are, practically all of them are OP, including Siphon and Metaworld Chronicles. Among the ones that aren't, you have Stonehaven League and Forge of Destiny (also cultivation like Cradle, you can keep up with the original quest here)
I recently finished both Eric Uggland's "Good Guys" series and Dan Sugralinov's "Level Up" series (or perhaps caught up is more appropriate, as at least one of those is still going). I really enjoyed both series, and the latter left me with a desire to check out some more slice of life types.
I'm currently reading Dakota Krout's "Divine Dungeon" series. I had initially passed over it, having no real desire to read about a dungeon crawl (which I mistakenly believed to be what it was about), but decided to give it a shot after reading his Completionist Chronicles series.
I had initially planned to go with ten realms before divine dungeon, but there was a bit too much cussing for me to listen to it with little kids in the car, but it will likely be next.