Mask of the Gods

New Kingdom Trilogy, Book 1

By: Micky Carre

Narrated by: Andrew Pond, Erin Bateman

My life wasn't that exciting; a degree in engineering, a small flat in London, and an ex-girlfriend who still texted me when she was drunk. Every day was a bore.

Everything changed when I found myself in Lanercost, a small medieval village, with no idea of how I arrived. The locals seemed friendly, and a chance encounter introduced me to several breathtakingly beautiful women. I decided to make the best of it. Armed with only a solid education, my wit, and the five pennies in my pocket, I decided to build a life here. No, not just a life; a House that would last for generations. A kingdom. I was going to conquer.

Of course, there were a few things I had to deal with before I could become king: some ghosts, the local constable who hated my guts, and that whole lack of money thing. Oh, and a freakin' dragon.

©2023 Micky Carre (P)2023 Royal Guard Publishing LLC

Great First book

This is my first book by the author and I was fairly impressed. Erin does a fantastic job with the female narration. I really wish she was the primary narrator.

I received a code for an honest review.

A satisfying story!

Just love me a transporter to another world, slice of life adventure for some ordinary dude that’s walked up one day in over his head and yet still manages to come out on top and gets the girl. Or several. Also, Andrew and Erin did a good job too!!

get started to a new series

The narrators did an excellent job with the book. It has good pacing throughout. The NSFW parts were hot and satisfying.

I wish the main character was a little bit more badass. As I'm a sucker for overpowered characters but well worth spending money on.

At the current price, I say save the credit and just buy the book.

Weird, But Still Finished It

I did finish the book, so that says something amongst my library of half-finished or abandoned titles.
My biggest complaints are that the book is inconsistent, all the female characters have no character, and at times, lines made me cringe out of my enjoyment.
The book starts the MC with amnesia... kind of. it only seems to be a flimsy paper door until the author wants to give him knowledge of a subject. It can feel quite contrived when the amnesia just suddenly informs him that he was an engineer. Not a specific one, just a generic engineer who can know all the buts and pieces of architecture of gunsmithing or metallurgy. He's just that good.
All the women in this book are the same. You have your pick between hourglass merchant, hourglass barmaid, hourglass fighter. It feels like they're objects to be won, not living people. They all start to blend together after a while since none of them have wants or needs, just their interest in the MC and the quest he must perform to win them like a trophy.
The author has a habit of repeating words, so be aware of a lot of a$$ and whatnot when it comes to describing people or cursing. I started rolling my eyes, but it might make for a decent drinking game...
But all in all, I completed the book, so I had to enjoy it somewhat more than I disliked it. Take from that what you will.
I do hope the author learns and improves, because the end of the book definitely leaves it open for a sequel and hopefully this acts as a good learning experience for them.

relatable isekai

I really enjoyed this book. As I mentioned it was very relatable because the mc do doesn't immediately become op and have every adv because he is new to a world.