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)

1. Sufficiently Advanced Magic
   
   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)
   
   
2. Ritualist
   
   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)
   
   
   
3. Dungeon Born
   
   
4. Dungeon Madness
   
   
5. Dungeon Calamity
   
   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)
   
   
6. Catharsis;
   
   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.
   
   
   ***
   

   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.