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Apocalypse Parenting #3
Hide and Seek
Meghan has learned that protecting her kids also means making sure they're ready to stand on their own when needed. That's always been part of her parenting philosophy, but applying it to letting a six-year-old get up close and personal with vicious monsters? Questionable! Certainly not easy.
Meghan doesn’t have a choice. She’s got to be an expert apocalypse parent while also stabilizing her area, finding a way to handle with the mysterious new Titans, and dealing with the other nasty twists her alien tormentors have planned.
>It's more than she bargained for, but she’s not giving up!
Meghan doesn’t have a choice. She’s got to be an expert apocalypse parent while also stabilizing her area, finding a way to handle with the mysterious new Titans, and dealing with the other nasty twists her alien tormentors have planned.
>It's more than she bargained for, but she’s not giving up!
623 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 28, 2024
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January 8, 2025
Just Keeps Getting Better
Glad the world is getting more fleshed out. Growing character progression for everyone’s favorite family is coming along nicely. More complex challenges and synergies. Entertaining throughout as always. Can’t wait to start the next one.
Glad the world is getting more fleshed out. Growing character progression for everyone’s favorite family is coming along nicely. More complex challenges and synergies. Entertaining throughout as always. Can’t wait to start the next one.
November 30, 2024
3.5 â�
June 18, 2024
Sweet
These are very sweet stories. They get a bit long winded in places, but I guess all books do that. It's puzzling that the husband still hasn't turned up yet as he had landed at the airport in the last book, but whatever. Maybe I dreamed it.
These are very sweet stories. They get a bit long winded in places, but I guess all books do that. It's puzzling that the husband still hasn't turned up yet as he had landed at the airport in the last book, but whatever. Maybe I dreamed it.
July 18, 2024
It was only because I was reviewing books for the 2023 Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC) that I read Time to Play: Apocalypse Parenting. Book One introduced us to a suburban mom hero, a worldwide life or death game, superpowers, aliens, and a talking stuffed turtle. This is a book that not normally would not find its way onto my reading list. By the time I finished Erin Ampersand’s (AKA Erin Dury) first book I decided it was the most unique apocalyptic science fiction book I have ever read and looked forward to book two. And when book three was announced I put in a preorder.
Hide And Seek; Apocalypse Parenting Book 3, picks up right where book two left off. There are more monsters, more mom saving the day, and now the military thinks they have all of the answers and try to push our mom hero aside.
The best part of this series is the idea of a mother battling both aliens and keeping her three young children safe. The book opens with the line, “My three-year-old’s spear sunk into my arm. Again.� Keeping both the children safe and maintaining a parental upper hand is tricky as the two boys and one girl all have super strength, extra abilities, and one now looks like a reptile. Oh, and the three year old has a plush toy that contains an advanced AI.
While there was a lot of excitement, some new issues and characters, and more alien battles, I found book three to be a bit disappointing. Once the initial uniqueness of the situation wears off, some of the fighting and challenges become too predictable.
Mom Meghan is a great character. As a parent, she is easy to relate to and quite sympathetic. She is a wonderful antihero and she is battling kids, neighbors, aliens, and other earthlings all at the same time. Sometimes humorous and often frightening, her trials and tribulations definitely make this an entertaining apocalyptic story.
Despite my feeling that book three is not up to the standards of the previous two, I am anxiously awaiting the next book in the series.
Hide And Seek; Apocalypse Parenting Book 3, picks up right where book two left off. There are more monsters, more mom saving the day, and now the military thinks they have all of the answers and try to push our mom hero aside.
The best part of this series is the idea of a mother battling both aliens and keeping her three young children safe. The book opens with the line, “My three-year-old’s spear sunk into my arm. Again.� Keeping both the children safe and maintaining a parental upper hand is tricky as the two boys and one girl all have super strength, extra abilities, and one now looks like a reptile. Oh, and the three year old has a plush toy that contains an advanced AI.
While there was a lot of excitement, some new issues and characters, and more alien battles, I found book three to be a bit disappointing. Once the initial uniqueness of the situation wears off, some of the fighting and challenges become too predictable.
Mom Meghan is a great character. As a parent, she is easy to relate to and quite sympathetic. She is a wonderful antihero and she is battling kids, neighbors, aliens, and other earthlings all at the same time. Sometimes humorous and often frightening, her trials and tribulations definitely make this an entertaining apocalyptic story.
Despite my feeling that book three is not up to the standards of the previous two, I am anxiously awaiting the next book in the series.
October 8, 2024
Ohhhh man soooooooo good! As a mom, Meghan tries to not only keep her family alive but to give her kids the power and tools that will help them transcend her own abilities. Which will allow them to not only survive but actually thrive in this new uncharted environment. I'm actually glad to find out that this book wasn't the end of a trilogy, but a continuation of a saga, because there is so much more story to tell! And I'm still waiting for Vince to arrive! To see for myself how the dynamics of the close knit family, friends, and yeah even the allies change with his arrival...
So yeah grab the audiobook and your seat and just enjoy this super litRPG. Ohhhh and yeah Laurie Catherine Winkle is dynamite!
Here's a couple of quotes that tickled me:
"Gavin would definitely be more interested in talking to a pile of purple spaghetti than a human being, if we could find one who understood human psychology well enough to help."
"Records? Music discs? Are those real? I thought they were just in Minecraft."
So yeah grab the audiobook and your seat and just enjoy this super litRPG. Ohhhh and yeah Laurie Catherine Winkle is dynamite!
Here's a couple of quotes that tickled me:
"Gavin would definitely be more interested in talking to a pile of purple spaghetti than a human being, if we could find one who understood human psychology well enough to help."
"Records? Music discs? Are those real? I thought they were just in Minecraft."
June 4, 2024
overall very good
I’ve enjoyed reading all these books. Characters are well developed, enemies included. Great depiction of a mother who who is both smart, strong, and relatable. She is strong, but certainly not OP, and uses her brain to get through this nightmare scenario. In fact, her powers are a bit too humdrum, but they all serve to keep her children protected. The magical and apocalyptic setting is very compelling. The killer Aliens are pretty terrifying and rotten to the core. I like how this book takes us to their society and the beings who favor and oppose this twisted game. I’d kill off a few characters to emphasize the bleakness of their world. Knock off the husband or their best friends. Good stuff.
I’ve enjoyed reading all these books. Characters are well developed, enemies included. Great depiction of a mother who who is both smart, strong, and relatable. She is strong, but certainly not OP, and uses her brain to get through this nightmare scenario. In fact, her powers are a bit too humdrum, but they all serve to keep her children protected. The magical and apocalyptic setting is very compelling. The killer Aliens are pretty terrifying and rotten to the core. I like how this book takes us to their society and the beings who favor and oppose this twisted game. I’d kill off a few characters to emphasize the bleakness of their world. Knock off the husband or their best friends. Good stuff.
January 30, 2025
This is book 3 of a fantasy/sci-fi LitRPG series with a system apocalypse type event. Meghan is taking more of a leadership role in her community as she tries to protect her three young children. I'm still loving this series. After I finished this I read Engineer's Odyssey on Royal Road and then read book 4 of Apocalypse Parenting there as well.
Recommendation - If you enjoy this series then you should definitely read Engineer's Odyssey which is available for free on Royal Road as of this writing. That story is basically book 3.5 of this series as it shows what has been happening with Vince, Meghan's husband, since the beginning of the system event.
Recommendation - If you enjoy this series then you should definitely read Engineer's Odyssey which is available for free on Royal Road as of this writing. That story is basically book 3.5 of this series as it shows what has been happening with Vince, Meghan's husband, since the beginning of the system event.
June 15, 2024
I'm loving this series! About 2/3 of the way into the book, a new character shows up and changes everything. We get more information about the challenge, and I liked the character too.
Meghan, the main character, can be abrupt, but I still find her likable. The children are well done, and some of the side characters get a chance to shine. In other words, Meghan doesn't do everything herself, which reinforces her philosophy of building community.
The challenges are creative, and the unexpected consequences, too.
Looking forward to the next book!
Meghan, the main character, can be abrupt, but I still find her likable. The children are well done, and some of the side characters get a chance to shine. In other words, Meghan doesn't do everything herself, which reinforces her philosophy of building community.
The challenges are creative, and the unexpected consequences, too.
Looking forward to the next book!
October 29, 2024
Bring on the apocalypse!
Erin Ampersand's continuing story of the Moretti family's struggles to balance it all at the end of the world pulls on the heartstrings, fires up the adrenaline, and leaves you constantly entertained at the antics & epics of a family struggling to survive in a litRPG apocalypse. A non-stop rollercoaster of family drama, parenting struggles, min-maxxed stats, amongst an alien-controlled end of the world game is only enhanced by Ampersand's clear & cozy writing & perfect plot\pacing. Read it now; thank me later.
Erin Ampersand's continuing story of the Moretti family's struggles to balance it all at the end of the world pulls on the heartstrings, fires up the adrenaline, and leaves you constantly entertained at the antics & epics of a family struggling to survive in a litRPG apocalypse. A non-stop rollercoaster of family drama, parenting struggles, min-maxxed stats, amongst an alien-controlled end of the world game is only enhanced by Ampersand's clear & cozy writing & perfect plot\pacing. Read it now; thank me later.
May 29, 2024
solid book but dang the punches�.
Man this was a good book 3. Solid writing with very real people and actions. Powers are sweet and learning more about the universe is awesome. But�. The punches. Dang. So much stuff going wrong for everyone, gut wrenching, real.. made me not put the book down. Invested in all the MC’s. Looking forward to seeing the prizes as well as what happens with fluffy. (Vague to not give spoilers)
Man this was a good book 3. Solid writing with very real people and actions. Powers are sweet and learning more about the universe is awesome. But�. The punches. Dang. So much stuff going wrong for everyone, gut wrenching, real.. made me not put the book down. Invested in all the MC’s. Looking forward to seeing the prizes as well as what happens with fluffy. (Vague to not give spoilers)
June 7, 2024
How can a Mother get her children through the Apocalypse?
This is a great new take on survival mode with kids. I can’t wait for the next book in this series. Her husband is away on business when the apocalypse comes. Three young children one still being potty trained and their survival depends on their mom.
This is a great new take on survival mode with kids. I can’t wait for the next book in this series. Her husband is away on business when the apocalypse comes. Three young children one still being potty trained and their survival depends on their mom.
October 10, 2024
Series Keeps Getting Better
Loved this installment in the series and jumping directly to royal road to continue. What started as a clever idea has morphed into an extremely intriguing world Erin has built. Love seeing the world spread throughout the series and see the kids grow constantly, yet still remain kids. I’m including everyone’s favorite plus AI Pointy there as well
Loved this installment in the series and jumping directly to royal road to continue. What started as a clever idea has morphed into an extremely intriguing world Erin has built. Love seeing the world spread throughout the series and see the kids grow constantly, yet still remain kids. I’m including everyone’s favorite plus AI Pointy there as well
June 1, 2024
This story was a great continuation of the prior Apocalypse Parenting, books. I've already read Engineer's Odyssey (Apocalypse Parenting, #3.5), and I can't wait to read book 4 and see what happens after the family is reunited and Vince and Meghan are a power team against the Aliens.
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June 1, 2024
Another great addition to the series!
I love reading about Meghan and her trials in keeping her family safe. I was disappointed when I turned the page and the review button popped up. Sigh. Oh well. I look forward to the next installation!
I love reading about Meghan and her trials in keeping her family safe. I was disappointed when I turned the page and the review button popped up. Sigh. Oh well. I look forward to the next installation!
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June 9, 2024Another excellent entry in the series. Continues to have great attention to detail (e.g. the perils of pooping during an apocalypse) which most series (understandably) just hand-wave away. Also the children continue to be hilarious
June 22, 2024
Another refreshing, fantastic, well written book!
I loved every piece of this! And can’t wait fir book four!
* I did also get it on Audible. But unfortunately the narrator’s voice was too far removed from what I imagined the MC’s voice to sound like. *
I loved every piece of this! And can’t wait fir book four!
* I did also get it on Audible. But unfortunately the narrator’s voice was too far removed from what I imagined the MC’s voice to sound like. *
June 26, 2024
Just keeps getting better.
Very good continuation that builds upon the world and character. Looking forward to see where the series is looking to go as it moves along in the future.
Very good continuation that builds upon the world and character. Looking forward to see where the series is looking to go as it moves along in the future.
March 11, 2025
Being Ghosted
The Trials are no longer optional. We now have good lawyers. I love how the mom learned that you can't always protect your kids even when you want to. It is good that they are not alone anymore a d they are working towards saving humanity.
The Trials are no longer optional. We now have good lawyers. I love how the mom learned that you can't always protect your kids even when you want to. It is good that they are not alone anymore a d they are working towards saving humanity.
April 6, 2025
Another enjoyable addition to the series. I was unhappy to come to the end as I must wait for the next to come out. I was glad to hear that the author has started a story on Vince, her husband, as I have been wondering about him since book one.
June 3, 2024
Took me a bit to get back into the story. Fairly slow overall with the majority of the progression in the second half.
June 7, 2024
I enjoyed this one as much as book 1. it had another clever final act and I'll be ordering more when they come available!
June 20, 2024
So good
This series is different from most lot progression novels i just love the family elements trying to stay a live and bring up children hope for more soon
This series is different from most lot progression novels i just love the family elements trying to stay a live and bring up children hope for more soon
July 4, 2024
Absolutely love this series
Following Meghan and her kids is beyond exciting. The world building/ game building is fantastic. This series is action packed and exciting!
Following Meghan and her kids is beyond exciting. The world building/ game building is fantastic. This series is action packed and exciting!
August 8, 2024
Great addition to the series.
October 5, 2024
I'm rather hoping that the author may write more in this series. But I enjoyed the series quite a lot.
December 28, 2024
Unlike Dungeon Crawler Carl, this series actually gets better.
December 9, 2024
Such a great series! The first book gave me some prepper nightmares, but, like, in a good way? I love Meghan, a very relatable mom, trying to navigate a world gone wrong with her three kids. The books are engrossing, and I flew threw each of the thee out (and the bonus Vince's POV online). Some of the interactions Ampersand writes with Cassie, the youngest child, are spot on and hilariously full of a kid's (il)logic. Can't wait for the next installment!
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