Time to Play

Apocalypse Parenting, Book 1

By: Erin Ampersand

Narrated by: Laurie Catherine Winkel

Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

A few minutes ago, Meghan Moretti's biggest concern was getting the kids' athletic clothes washed in time for practice this evening.

Now, it seems that Earth has been forced into participating in some high-stakes intergalactic reality television. All electrical wiring has been slagged, and most combustibles neutralized. Some kind of evil space rodents are appearing on the front lawn, too.

Like any parent, Meghan's first instinct is to keep her young kids safely away from the monsters, but an odd stroke of luck has her coming into some advanced information about this dangerous game. She learns that her kids will have to fight too.

What's a mom to do?

Time to Play is the beginning of Apocalypse Parenting, an apocalyptic LitRPG saga.

©2022 Erin Ampersand (P)2023 Podium Audio

An apocalypse parenting tale with heart

Time to Play: Apocalypse Parenting, Book One by Erin Ampersand is an absolute gem! This book takes the concept of a litrpg apocalypse and weaves a compelling tale around a mom's struggles to protect her kids amidst the chaos. Meghan's journey is truly gripping, as she not only has to navigate the dangerous new world but also handle her newly empowered toddlers, which adds an extra layer of difficulty to the story.

The portrayal of the kids as actual little humans with distinct personalities is refreshing and heartwarming. It's rare to find such authentic and relatable child characters in a book, and the author excels at bringing them to life.

The survival aspect is well-crafted, with Meghan facing numerous challenges, including monsters and tricky neighbors, as she fights to keep everyone alive and fed. The implementation of the litrpg system in the story is intriguing and offers a twist to the genre.

Laurie Catherine Winkel's narration is commendable, even though there were minor hiccups, her performance overall is solid and adds to the enjoyment of the book.

just eating no review here.

audible slash Amazon fix your app. I should be able to rate a book without a written review.

Loved this book!

Didn’t realize when I purchased this that it was so recently released and now I have to wait for the next one!!!
I started with the audible sample and decided that it might be ok so I purchased. Great decision. Very intriguing story from the mom/gamer/sci-fi pov. Moves quickly and the reader is great. Highly recommend.

A parent in a world of LitRPG apocalypse.

I devoured the two available books of the series in a couple of days. The book is not great by itself, but it was super fun to read a LitRPG story that primarily focuses on parenting and survival. Yes, people have skills, but what skills should a 3-year-old pick? And what skills should parents give to their 6- and 9-year-olds so they can survive in the new world but still be manageable kids? I strongly recommend this book to parents with a taste for progression fantasy.

Its a dope book from a Moms POV

The main MC gave me a few things to think about because of her ingenuity. Whether it be handling the kids, her neighbors or monsters, she did her best to find a way to make things work.

I know for a fact, I would have never went door to door or took my child to do it. I understood where she was coming from and what she was trying to do and it totally made sense but no lol.

As a parent, in a position like this, she had to make some tough calls and I think she did the best she could with what she had. And as a parent myself, no matter how ready you think you are when you have kids, I feel like your always winging it until you find your balance but kids change and so do you and then you find yourself winging it some more lol. By the seed of ypur pants as some say. And thats what she did.

I appreciate the realism and how relatable the story was, even under the circumstances.

If the author isnt a parent, or a teacher lol, then they have have been exposed to some and did a damn fine job of making this thing work.

Best Parenting Book

A great progression fantasy/LitRPG but also a really good guide to parenting. I highly recommend

Loved it

Really enjoy LitRPG books and as a parent of a young kid, I just loved this book. Pretty typical LitRPG set up, but really enjoy the MC and the neighborhood.

Great book

Really enjoyed this book. Love the main character. Loved the struggle to survive and how she and kids learn to adapt to new environment.

Mom trying to protect and organize

I really enjoyed this story. It shows a mom of three kids trying to keep her kids safe but also getting them stronger. I liked the powers each kids choose with the help of their mom. I was also listening to the book, and the words did not always match. I hope by the time the book series finishes, we will fill out what happened to the dad.

Sucked me in hard!

I did not expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. the concepts are reasonable, dare I say even realistic in an unrealistic scenario. I appreciated the parenting side of things as a parent, but enjoyed and daydreamed more of the gamer side of things. can't wait to get into the next one!