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Bloodfeast #1
Inside Out
It's just another day in Boston for Mitch, Luke, Alyssa, and Stephanie. They're four college-aged friends who like to play the popular online game Bloodfeast MMO together. But when they log in to the game, none of their characters are where they'd last saved them and Mitch's character has two new items - a mysterious orb and a scroll.
Before the friends can figure out why, they're blinded by a bright flash of light. When their vision finally returns, they're shocked to find that they're now inside the game in their characters' bodies. But the friends are even more surprised when they learn that their characters somehow left the game and are now in their bodies back in Boston.
Trapped in the fantastic world of Bloodfeast, the friends embark on a quest to try and get back to their reality. In this world filled with magic, shifters, and monsters, they face one challenge after the next as they look for a way home.
Meanwhile, the Bloodfeast characters try to find their way around modern-day Boston. With no magic or shifting abilities, the characters have a hard time adjusting to life in 21st century America.
WARNING: This book contains extreme violence, sexual situations, bad language, worse language, vandalism, drinking, blood and gore, gore and blood, bloody gore (but don't worry - no gory blood), six of the seven deadly sins, animals that shouldn't exist, mildly disturbing behavior, seriously disturbing behavior, destruction of property, multiple decapitations, and a crazy lady who just might have all the answers.
Before the friends can figure out why, they're blinded by a bright flash of light. When their vision finally returns, they're shocked to find that they're now inside the game in their characters' bodies. But the friends are even more surprised when they learn that their characters somehow left the game and are now in their bodies back in Boston.
Trapped in the fantastic world of Bloodfeast, the friends embark on a quest to try and get back to their reality. In this world filled with magic, shifters, and monsters, they face one challenge after the next as they look for a way home.
Meanwhile, the Bloodfeast characters try to find their way around modern-day Boston. With no magic or shifting abilities, the characters have a hard time adjusting to life in 21st century America.
WARNING: This book contains extreme violence, sexual situations, bad language, worse language, vandalism, drinking, blood and gore, gore and blood, bloody gore (but don't worry - no gory blood), six of the seven deadly sins, animals that shouldn't exist, mildly disturbing behavior, seriously disturbing behavior, destruction of property, multiple decapitations, and a crazy lady who just might have all the answers.
200 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 29, 2018
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About the author
Ellis Michaels
12 books6 followersEllis Michaels started writing professionally in 2014 after working in the mental health field for 15 years. A passionate book lover since childhood, Ellis has always been an avid reader. When not reading or writing, Ellis enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, traveling, fitness, and going to the beach.
In addition to the fiction Ellis Michaels has published in the LitRPG, GameLit, science-fiction, and fantasy genres, he's written one nonfiction book - a memoir about living with a rare illness called Behcet's disease. In 2020, Ellis quit his job of 15 years to focus exclusively on writing. He's never been happier.
In addition to the fiction Ellis Michaels has published in the LitRPG, GameLit, science-fiction, and fantasy genres, he's written one nonfiction book - a memoir about living with a rare illness called Behcet's disease. In 2020, Ellis quit his job of 15 years to focus exclusively on writing. He's never been happier.
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February 7, 2018
Average Read
This book went along the lines I like...people playing a game, transported into the game, and a quest gets them back. However, the author is still learning writing style and content. Too much of the foul language for no reason, banal conversations, and simplistic plot.
This book went along the lines I like...people playing a game, transported into the game, and a quest gets them back. However, the author is still learning writing style and content. Too much of the foul language for no reason, banal conversations, and simplistic plot.
February 19, 2019
I am a true gamer, having started way back in (gulp) 1980, having married a gamer and raised two gamer kids (now in college and a H.S. senior - double gulp). I’ve done everything from RPGs like D&D and GURPS to the most recent MMORPGs (don’t worry if I’ve out-jargoned you, it’s just to show I know my stuff). No surprise then that I like a good LitRPG or GameLit novel (yes, there’s a difference between the two, but it’s not relevant). Ellis Michaels’ Inside Out (Bloodfeast Book 1) is indeed a very good fantasy LitRPG and GameLit novel. It has all the right ingredients, characters who play a MMORPG, characters (the same ones) who -through something that makes sense -inhabit a MMORPG, and (most importantly) a rousing adventure with a good plot that is well written. Special kudos here for two things. First, the main characters here, Stephanie, Alyssa, Luke and Mitch, not only have real world backgrounds and personalities that make sense (lots of students, stoners and drifters in player land) but their online playing style is “real” too. Yes, even Luke as annoying and disgusting as he is. There’s nobody who plays these games who doesn’t come across another player into gratuitous violence s d other disgusting things, so he is fairly included on the group. Frankly this is a really well done story and, but for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed, I could go on and on with praises. The book definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the book is most definitely one to read, and it is easy to highly recommend. I’m definitely looking forward to the next book in this series. Who knows? Maybe Luke will even mature a bit.
May 22, 2018
A lot of scenes seemed to be rushed.
A lot of the game details didn't make sense For example: it's a standard PC/Laptop MMO, and yet they talk about characters designing the length of their genitalia... what? They have in game actions programmed in to cut off people's penises and make them kiss them? What? No.... These actions just don't come with MMOs like this. I could understand if it was a psychopath in full immersion VR where the player controls every aspect of the game experience like they would in real life, but there's no command in... say WoW, Guild Wars, or NEverwinter Nights for /chopoffdickandmakethemkissit This is all in the back story before they get placed in the world.
I was put off by the casual drug use that didn't add anything to the story. IT was just "Oh by the way we love weed and do amphetamines." at random parts of the story.
The rate and degree to which the game characters came to understand the real world, and understand computer vocabulary wasn't believable. How did they know it was called a mouse? I don't buy that first time computer users could take down an advanced MMO boss on their first time seeing a computer.
The protagonists were unlikable. This would be okay if they were unique or interesting, but as it is there was nothing there to make me care about what happens to them.
A lot of the game details didn't make sense For example: it's a standard PC/Laptop MMO, and yet they talk about characters designing the length of their genitalia... what? They have in game actions programmed in to cut off people's penises and make them kiss them? What? No.... These actions just don't come with MMOs like this. I could understand if it was a psychopath in full immersion VR where the player controls every aspect of the game experience like they would in real life, but there's no command in... say WoW, Guild Wars, or NEverwinter Nights for /chopoffdickandmakethemkissit This is all in the back story before they get placed in the world.
I was put off by the casual drug use that didn't add anything to the story. IT was just "Oh by the way we love weed and do amphetamines." at random parts of the story.
The rate and degree to which the game characters came to understand the real world, and understand computer vocabulary wasn't believable. How did they know it was called a mouse? I don't buy that first time computer users could take down an advanced MMO boss on their first time seeing a computer.
The protagonists were unlikable. This would be okay if they were unique or interesting, but as it is there was nothing there to make me care about what happens to them.
May 5, 2018
Left me with a feeling of "eh"
March 9, 2018
Fun with a new out look
I enjoyed this book I found the characters to be fun and resembles people that I know it was a quick read but one I look forward to following again.thanks for the book keep th good work .
I enjoyed this book I found the characters to be fun and resembles people that I know it was a quick read but one I look forward to following again.thanks for the book keep th good work .
March 5, 2018
A breath of fresh air
This book was definitely unique in its way of getting the characters into the world. And while I'm not a fan of IRL storylines, I think this one added a lot to the story. Looking forward to the next book, especially seeing where the story goes as this book seemed standalone'ish.
This book was definitely unique in its way of getting the characters into the world. And while I'm not a fan of IRL storylines, I think this one added a lot to the story. Looking forward to the next book, especially seeing where the story goes as this book seemed standalone'ish.
February 11, 2019
Painful to read. From the start it felt like I was having games described to me like I would try to describe them to my grandmother. One specific character's personality was so over the top (not in a good way) chart I nearly cringed every time they spoke. Having the characters explore their new world made me feel like someone was trying to either describe something to a small child. Would not recommend. I will not continue this series.
August 13, 2018
Highschool level dropout
Between the constant change from present tense to past tense and back again to the inane high school language, it is amazing that I completed the first chapter.
Between the constant change from present tense to past tense and back again to the inane high school language, it is amazing that I completed the first chapter.
August 5, 2018
This book leaves a lot to be desired. I had a hard time just to finish reading it. I will keep an open mind though, as I think that the author can and will improve given time.
November 2, 2019
Absolutely not for me - a very generous 2 stars
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