Grum: Suburban Sunderer: A litRPG slice of life comedy

by John Rickett

"Grum is without a doubt my favorite RPG Barbarians." -LitRPGPodcast

Two weeks after being transplanted to our world, Grum, a level-99 barbarian finds himself banished to his boss Eli’s suburban rental property with a laundry list of chores—and nothing to kill, except time. But when Grum meets a crafty little girl named Romy, he learns of a hidden kingdom nestled in the woods at the end of Juniper Street. A kingdom that Romy insists is ripe for the taking—so long as Grum does exactly what she says.

Contains 60% more BARBARIAN!, stat blocks, gamer jokes, crude humor, idiocy, battle-axes, magic items and experience points.

Genres: Humor

73 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 7, 2018

About the author

John Rickett dwells in the armpit of America, where he rolls dice and yells at his television. His work has been published in digital, print, and audio.

Reviews

[Ashly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awwww, it turns out that my favorite level 99 barbarian has a soft spot for kids.

This sequel to Grum: Barbarian Barista (links still aren't working?) delivers humor, some sexy times, an epic battle to the death, and THAT CLIFFHANGER THOUGH. This is (so far) a truly entertaining series and I'll be waiting (impatiently) for the next book.

~~~I would've given this five stars based solely on the fact that there's a rogue character. And also, I think, a reference to a song about rogues. (Go to YouTube and search "Don't Trust A Rogue")~~~

[Sarah Nutter · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Great Sequel

I wasn't sure how much I would like a second book, when compared to just how hilarious the first was. Thankfully, it was wonderful. This sequel was funny, well written and had some good character growth. Suburban Sunderer was a good continuation to Grum's legacy and I look forward to a third installment.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book takes the character deeper, and is still hilarious. It seemed a little more polished than the Barbarian Barista as far as editing goes. It looks like Rickett is developing it out into further stories as there is sort of an epilogue that alludes to more things to come.

It's a funny world, and the character interplay, bigger-picture thinking and overall message are developing nicely.

[Bernadette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written, imaginative, engaging fun

I was hooked from the first paragraph. I love the way the characters are shown, I was engaged the entire read, and I was happy when I finished. No spoilers bc I wouldn't do any kind of summary justice.

Makes me want to start larping

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as funny as the first book by far, but still, it was an interesting take on the whole barbarian in the modern city theme, I really didn't expect children to be the driving force in any of these books, so this was definitely an interesting perspective. It was a quick read, which of course means that if there's more, I'd not object to reading those too, it'd be interesting to see where the barbarian's adventures take him next.