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Vigor Mortis: Volume 2

Written by: Natalie Maher,Thundamoo
Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
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Publisher's Summary

As Vita's humanity slowly drips away, monsters fallen from an island above spread throughout her home.

While she fights fellow horrors outside the city's walls, her family suffers threats from within them. Yet surely there's no problem power can't solve...and if there's one thing eating souls is good for, it's power.

Experience the adventure of this fantasy novel by Natalie "Thundamoo" Maher, uncovering the secrets of a massive world of floating islands and the dangerous entity known as the Mistwatcher that rests beneath them. Vigor Mortis 2 pairs adorable charm with deadly seriousness, an incongruous mix that pushes triumphantly forward despite the horror bearing down on all sides.

©2021 Natalie Maher (P)2021 Podium Audio

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hoping for a 3rd installment, uncommonly funny.

narrator was a little repetitive with voices, she was good but could have used a second, excellent story though.

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This series is in my top 3!

The author has created a world that while I would not like to live in it, I would love to watch it in a fishbowl.The characters are all so memorable and unique I can vividly imagine each of them. The story is definitely dark at times but I think the MC is alot more human than she thinks. I think the author has a brilliant mind to create a story like this and the narrator does amazing voices I hope she can narrate some litrpgs because some of the other narrators are not at her level her range of voices is pretty amazing even with one character mimicking another I thought that was pretty awesome how the voice sounded like 2 people! overall great job this was a credit well spent I would highly reccomend

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A rollercoaster

So, I went in to these books on a whim cause I didn't have anything else to read, I fully expected to leave unsatisfied.. I judged the book by its cover.

This has been in all honesty an amazing series, I'm in love with the characters, enraptured by the development, and curious about the future.

The character development that each main character goes through throughout this book is insane and at least in my opinion done seamlessly.

I wholeheartedly look forward to continuing to enjoy this series, and hope it continues further as it has.
I recommend this book 10/10

as a side note, Lark's accent is adorable, and every time we saw the character in the latter half of the book in pretty sure I had either tears in my eyes, or was sitting at the edge of my seat.

So, once again, thank you Author, and thank you cast for making this amazing experience.

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Eldritch Horrors and Zombies and redemption oh my!

I discovered this series less than a week ago and immediately bought the second book. Was not disappointed.
The characters continue to be amazing and this narrator has the very best delivery that makes you engrossed in the story with the right amount of snappyness to make the funny lines hit.
Some characters get shunted and some story beats don't hit home which is disappointing but doesn't impact the overall story badly.
This series has a very strong themes of redemption, nature vs. nurture, and found family.
Also the heroine is basically a tiny cthulu which is just great.

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Great story, interesting people

the first book got me interested in the world, this second one built on that interest and developed the characters into interesting people.
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  • Donald
  • 2022-01-08

Horrifyingly Good!!!

Unique story! Brutal! Not for the faint of heart, Invested Characters, Amazing Narration. I am curious to see how the 3rd book plays out, I am also wondering how the high templars are so powerful and how there are so many of them that strong. The MC is terrifyingly strong but yet.... I don't want to give to much away but there are somethings that make me wonder. I highly recommend this book if your looking for something off the beaten path, that will make you go oh shit the author went there and didn't look back. This book is not for the kind of people that are easily offended about torture and or the other side of the human equation. No Harem or sexual content thankfully, there is some romance but not the kind of oh god i need to skip this chapter. Cover art is sick!

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  • cory
  • 2022-01-06

Solid sequel

This book is a solid sequel to the first story. There is an outstanding amount of character progression, and some new characters are brought into the mix.

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The book's flow is pretty well thought out, and there are time-skips to overcome boring sections. A lesser author would probably have tried to flush out more side quests or flood the book with flavor text just to make the book longer, and probably cut it into 2 books, but the author takes a classy stance, and I appreciate it.
As for the MC, she is very well written and doesn't make any arbitrary decisions that the character wouldn't make. For instance, the MC doesn't randomly become a monk, or instantly know plant magic because of some implausible history that was never brought up before or something crazy like that. Few things annoy me in a book more than some underdog victory out of nowhere based on a critical ability or knowledge that the character has had all along, and it was never discussed. That doesn't happen in this book at all.
The story is following an MC that is effectively a street rat that is now standing on her feet, and the story doesn't randomly add in inner monologs of the upper echelon of society. Sure the exposition could be flooded in with chapters upon chapters from a greater perspective to 'add world building,' but the MC isn't seeing the world from that perspective. So that would just ruin the scope of the MC's worldview. The MC doesn't care about it, and it is only brought up in passing that such things even exist. I think this shows the author's skill by employing discretion.

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I do have a minor dislike -- the topic of romance and all that entails keeps being brought up. I don't want it, and the MC certainly doesn't like it, and yet it still gets put in the story. I understand that the author was probably pressured into it by expectations of the genera, and I know some people want to have that part explored, so I didn't lower the star rating. Still, having a teenage girl keep saying "stop bringing it up" and having other people bring it up is cringy. I guess, given no other option, I'd rather have the cringe than the author changing the MC's characteristics just to match some cookie-cutter persona just to appease fans of the genera.

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  • Reviewer
  • 2022-05-08

Huge disappointment compared to volume 1

The narrator is fantastic, but the writing quality take a significant dive from the first volume. The author seems to prefer writing a new character and this results in the “main” characters arc suffering enormously. Reading the new characters chapters was like trudging through slug. They also tend to be be longer chapters and there are a lot of them. The main character didn’t even get a completed arc, despite this book being longer than the first one. Wouldn’t recommend.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 2022-01-10

a very satisfying sequel to the first volume.

everything was spot on, from story to narration. I ended up going to royal road to get more of the story.

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  • jgames111
  • 2022-05-10

Depressing, horrific, socipathic and endearing

First I like to state, I was a huge fan of the first book and for the most part was not dissapointed with one exception being a new monster character they introduced. The first two chapter are essentially torture porn that get a bit monotonous. I can stomach torture, but not a generic monster especially when you have a more interesting monster story in Vita and Penelope. Granted the new monster offer an interesting comparison between Vita and a great quite scene together, but also had an hour long chapter that made me feel like my time was wasted.

That aside, lots of powerful depressing scene, insight into the characters, their interaction and dynamic, especially Penelope and Vita relationshipm I personally adore Penta and Vita relationship in the first book and contrast and comparison to their humanity. This book manage to make an even more interesting and dynamic relationship between Vita and Penelope that is both sweet and horrific. Add to the world building that does not feel like exposition but instead add to further the enjoyment of the story.

If they would have cut short some of Lark story (especially that one hour chapter that had no zinger at the end), I would say it improve on the first book, but unfortunately they did not and the longer story did not help the story imo. But it is still horrifically and depressingly entertaining with a bit of humor once in a while and if you love the first, you love the second.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 2022-03-25

I hope there will be a 3rd book.

I hope there will be a 3rd book. There are so many answers that i need.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 2022-03-19

NEED BOOK 3! (Spoilers I think)

Let me start by saying I did not expect to like this series. I went in head first no clue about it BUT This series has me in its pocket! It’s just so… different? If that’s the right word. I love how the mist watcher is explained from both sides of the story. PLUS Lgbt rep! Love! Love! Love! Not to mention the narrator! All my love to them! It’s unique to my book palette and I can not wait for the next one!

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  • Tony Valentine
  • 2022-03-13

I need more!!!

I never knew I needed an asexual (slightly on the spectrum) main character, until I got one! Now I need more but i can't find info anywhere as to if there will be another book in the series.
My review of the first book still stands. The narrator is AMAZING, the world is vast and mysterious, and the plot is beyond engaging. The character motivations are so well fleshed out and I never know who I will be rooting for next. You are looking for a morally grey hero, Vita is perfect. In this book she makes a decision I don't agree with and I LOVE IT. If a morally grey character never dips a toe into true villainy and only does good, are they truly grey?

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  • Ace
  • 2022-03-13

Awesome Continuation

The good parts of the first book take center stage in this one, it's far better.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 2022-02-18

I would recommend this book

I wholeheartedly enjoyed this book I especially appreciated the contest with the main character and the so-called monster if you would like an interesting read on what defines someone as a monster give this this book a shot as for the narration the voice actress did a very good job except for at the very end it appears she mixed up voices with a different character there we're also a few times where there appeared to be longer pauses at the beginning of sentences then there should have been maybe about an extra two or three seconds I would recommend someone either audible or whoever produces the books does a bit quality checking before releasing the book

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