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Threadbare #4
Friends With Bunny Feets
Happy endings rarely last forever.
Trouble returns to Cylvania as mysterious threats lurk on its borders and hidden conspiracies seek to undermine the new order of things. And Celia is unwell, suffering from problems that Threadbare cannot understand, let alone fix. It is time once more for the little teddy bear to gather his party and venture forth, in hopes of saving the day. Old friends and new allies await on this epic journey!
But plots are in motion, and a troupe of traveling rabbit-kin actors may not be the friends they seem, especially with an airship full of bunny pirates on the horizon. Can Threadbare watch his yarrr's long enough to once again save his little girl?
Maybe. Remember, he's VERY bad at being a hero...
Trouble returns to Cylvania as mysterious threats lurk on its borders and hidden conspiracies seek to undermine the new order of things. And Celia is unwell, suffering from problems that Threadbare cannot understand, let alone fix. It is time once more for the little teddy bear to gather his party and venture forth, in hopes of saving the day. Old friends and new allies await on this epic journey!
But plots are in motion, and a troupe of traveling rabbit-kin actors may not be the friends they seem, especially with an airship full of bunny pirates on the horizon. Can Threadbare watch his yarrr's long enough to once again save his little girl?
Maybe. Remember, he's VERY bad at being a hero...
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First published May 22, 2021
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November 21, 2023
Once upon a time there was a teddy bear who rescued his little girl, saved a kingdom and thought they had their happy ending. Too bad happy endings don't last forever. Trouble has returned to Cylvania as a hidden conspiracy seeks to overturn the new order of things. There's also something wrong with Celia and Threadbare is having trouble determining what the cause is.
Friends with Bunny Feets, the fourth book in Andrew Sieple's Threadbare series and the beginning of Threadbare's second story arc. Readers will want to have completed the original Threadbare trilogy and the Small Medium trilogy before diving in. There were no connections back to Blasphemy Online's story or characters so far.
The first half of the book is a rough/slow start with heavy politics and a tad depressing after how hard Threadbare and crew worked in the original trilogy. The kingdom of Cylvania has undergone great changes between books.
With all the background out of the way, the story moves on into a nice adventure and the second half feels like a Threadbare novel again. There are multiple story threads happening at once to set up for the remaining books. It was great being reunited with some of my favorite characters again. I hope for more of that in the next books. I also can't wait to see how Chase and Threadbare work together. Seems like a good combo for fun shenanigans.
It ends with an interesting twist for the toys and hopefully something to help Celia out. I'm looking forward to continuing the series.
I listened to the audio book narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds. He is absolutely perfect for this series. I'm glad he was kept on as narrator.
Friends with Bunny Feets, the fourth book in Andrew Sieple's Threadbare series and the beginning of Threadbare's second story arc. Readers will want to have completed the original Threadbare trilogy and the Small Medium trilogy before diving in. There were no connections back to Blasphemy Online's story or characters so far.
The first half of the book is a rough/slow start with heavy politics and a tad depressing after how hard Threadbare and crew worked in the original trilogy. The kingdom of Cylvania has undergone great changes between books.
With all the background out of the way, the story moves on into a nice adventure and the second half feels like a Threadbare novel again. There are multiple story threads happening at once to set up for the remaining books. It was great being reunited with some of my favorite characters again. I hope for more of that in the next books. I also can't wait to see how Chase and Threadbare work together. Seems like a good combo for fun shenanigans.
It ends with an interesting twist for the toys and hopefully something to help Celia out. I'm looking forward to continuing the series.
I listened to the audio book narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds. He is absolutely perfect for this series. I'm glad he was kept on as narrator.
June 30, 2021
Bearly, I mean, barely 3 stars. Definitely less interesting that the predecessor books, and only at the very end did progress/development seem to be happening - only to end on a (frustrating) cliffhanger.
October 26, 2021
4/5 Not as good as the original Threadbare Trilogy Friends With Bunny Feets is still great and sets up a new adventure in Generica. Unfortunately I found myself constantly distracted by other projects so part of the problem was I didn't go through this at my usual pace.
Taking place a few years after the original trilogy Threadbare, Cecilia, and company are on a new adventure. Problems arise within the consul. Humanity is doing what humanity does and is blaming their woes on something else. This time it's the newly created Toy Golems and Doll Haunters. This is the back plot as corrupt members of the consul try and limit these new peoples.
Later Threadbare is sent on a mission to take on a monster and find missing friends within the Forest of Final Boss. New party members are introduced and old ones are sprinkled in through out fleshing out the wonderful cast.
Also happening simultaneously a group of Bunnykin pirates are on a mission. You don't know exactly what their motivations are but they are an interesting bunch and the new class of characters opens the narrative up to another slew of bad yet hilarious puns.
Warning for fans of Seiple's and Threadbare in particular his other trilogies that take place in Generica tie in loosely with this story. So while you don't have to have read them you will be missing out on a bit. I've only read 2 of the 3 Small Medium books and none of the Blasphemy Online Trilogy. I have to go remedy that. However I was still able to enjoy this just fine.
Seiple is still my favorite author in the LitRPG genre and you'll have a good time assuming you're into the game lit or wanna give it a shot. The Threadbare series is still a pleasant surprise for me and you can't go wrong.
Taking place a few years after the original trilogy Threadbare, Cecilia, and company are on a new adventure. Problems arise within the consul. Humanity is doing what humanity does and is blaming their woes on something else. This time it's the newly created Toy Golems and Doll Haunters. This is the back plot as corrupt members of the consul try and limit these new peoples.
Later Threadbare is sent on a mission to take on a monster and find missing friends within the Forest of Final Boss. New party members are introduced and old ones are sprinkled in through out fleshing out the wonderful cast.
Also happening simultaneously a group of Bunnykin pirates are on a mission. You don't know exactly what their motivations are but they are an interesting bunch and the new class of characters opens the narrative up to another slew of bad yet hilarious puns.
Warning for fans of Seiple's and Threadbare in particular his other trilogies that take place in Generica tie in loosely with this story. So while you don't have to have read them you will be missing out on a bit. I've only read 2 of the 3 Small Medium books and none of the Blasphemy Online Trilogy. I have to go remedy that. However I was still able to enjoy this just fine.
Seiple is still my favorite author in the LitRPG genre and you'll have a good time assuming you're into the game lit or wanna give it a shot. The Threadbare series is still a pleasant surprise for me and you can't go wrong.
December 13, 2021
12/13/21 Notes:
The first half is a slow setup for most likely a trilogy arc. The last half was much more of what I would call a Threadbare adventure. I enjoyed the last half a lot! That bumped up the rating from 3 to 4 stars. Interesting new characters, more politics than I had wanted and a few glimpses of the game mechs.
The first half is a slow setup for most likely a trilogy arc. The last half was much more of what I would call a Threadbare adventure. I enjoyed the last half a lot! That bumped up the rating from 3 to 4 stars. Interesting new characters, more politics than I had wanted and a few glimpses of the game mechs.
October 12, 2021
Not as good as the first 3; first 1/2 of the book is rather boring 2nd half feels more like a threadbare or Seiple book. I’m just going to assume all of the good writing went into D.I.R.E. and dragon hack (among others) first time I had no trouble putting a Seiple book down. :/
November 17, 2022
STOP!
This is *not* book 4. This is book 7.
I think Goodreads threw me a bad bit of intel here. This book is set three years after book 3. It's effectively a new trilogy. More crucially, there were three books written between book 3 and this one. And half of the plot of *this* trilogy is making a lot more sense to me now that I've read the "Small Medium" trilogy. I might go back and re-read this one.
Note to future adventurers: Don't go onto this book from Bear Arms. Read the Small Medium trilogy first.
On second read, this was a better book. Now that I know about the Chayse and her friends.
This is *not* book 4. This is book 7.
I think Goodreads threw me a bad bit of intel here. This book is set three years after book 3. It's effectively a new trilogy. More crucially, there were three books written between book 3 and this one. And half of the plot of *this* trilogy is making a lot more sense to me now that I've read the "Small Medium" trilogy. I might go back and re-read this one.
Note to future adventurers: Don't go onto this book from Bear Arms. Read the Small Medium trilogy first.
On second read, this was a better book. Now that I know about the Chayse and her friends.
June 13, 2021
Extremely confusing. I've read all the author's books set in this universe - the original Threadbare trilogy, Small Medium, and the prequels - and still couldn't follow what was going on. There are too many characters, doing too many things, for no reason I could understand; the structure is a mess, to the point there was no real storyline; and, of course, literally the last ten percent of the book is lists of skills. The author really swung and missed with this one; I hope he does better in the next installment, because this was Not a good book.
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March 22, 2022I made to chapter 3 and by then the book still didn't hold my interest. It is time to let this series go.
October 27, 2024
It's been a while since I last read a book from the Threadbare series, so I decided it was high time to pick it back up. The story picks up a few years after the last book ended, as the characters we know and the citizens in the city and the realm are trying to still get used to golems and the like, while a new danger lurks. So how was this book?
Sadly, I was left disappointed. I don't know why, but it feels lacking, especially when compared to the first three books. The story's a bit more barebones, it's just one party out searching for what happened to a friend and others who haven't been seen nor heard of in a while, and life back in Cylvania, especially that of Celia, who's not doing well emotionally. Celia's dilemma is a bit more interesting than the other one, but doesn't get explored enough. The book is, for the most part, a lot of walking and talking, with very little action, and what little action there is, it's not as dynamic or engaging as the action found in the previous books. Some parts of it do hit hard on the feels (especially something that happens later in the book was very tragic), but those are few and far between.
The characters are also a rather mixed bag. On the good side, Threadbare is still as lovable a main character as ever; Gulp also makes a comeback and he's still very fun with his friendly personality, plus his dialogue is often the funniest whether intentionally or not; new character Karen Mousewife is a welcome addition as a doting and motherly lady, if sometimes rather frazzled but in an endearing way; and then there's Dracosnack, Celia's old dragon toy that we saw in the earlier books, now a golem and a magic practitioner with smarts, a calm demeanor, and a peculiar yet endearing verbal tic, plus apparently also wears glasses to go with the mage schtick, which is adorable (though it's weird how Dracosnack is referred to as non-binary at first because they see themself as a toy and thus thinks they don't have a specific gender, but then later in the book the non-binary aspect is dropped and Dracosnack is referred to as a he). On the other hand, new characters such as Apollyon, Buttons, Jean and Gaston don't really add much, they're not really engaging or fun or interesting, in my opinion; of course that may change in following books, but they just didn't make much of an impression in this one. Unfortunately, one of the villains gave me a negative impression; whereas one of villains barely appears and we don't know their true motives, I figure that will be brought up in later books, just wish we could have found out more here but I understand what we didn't. However, Anne, the pirate captain rabbit woman and the villain we see most of here, was just really annoying to me, I honestly kept getting irritated whenever she popped up in the story.
Overall, this book, unfortunately, couldn't reach the same heights that the previous three had, which is a shame, because I quite enjoyed the previous ones. This one certainly has some positives, but not enough for me to rank it any higher than 2 stars. Hopefully the next two books improve on things and give us a satisfying send-off to the series.
Sadly, I was left disappointed. I don't know why, but it feels lacking, especially when compared to the first three books. The story's a bit more barebones, it's just one party out searching for what happened to a friend and others who haven't been seen nor heard of in a while, and life back in Cylvania, especially that of Celia, who's not doing well emotionally. Celia's dilemma is a bit more interesting than the other one, but doesn't get explored enough. The book is, for the most part, a lot of walking and talking, with very little action, and what little action there is, it's not as dynamic or engaging as the action found in the previous books. Some parts of it do hit hard on the feels (especially something that happens later in the book was very tragic), but those are few and far between.
The characters are also a rather mixed bag. On the good side, Threadbare is still as lovable a main character as ever; Gulp also makes a comeback and he's still very fun with his friendly personality, plus his dialogue is often the funniest whether intentionally or not; new character Karen Mousewife is a welcome addition as a doting and motherly lady, if sometimes rather frazzled but in an endearing way; and then there's Dracosnack, Celia's old dragon toy that we saw in the earlier books, now a golem and a magic practitioner with smarts, a calm demeanor, and a peculiar yet endearing verbal tic, plus apparently also wears glasses to go with the mage schtick, which is adorable (though it's weird how Dracosnack is referred to as non-binary at first because they see themself as a toy and thus thinks they don't have a specific gender, but then later in the book the non-binary aspect is dropped and Dracosnack is referred to as a he). On the other hand, new characters such as Apollyon, Buttons, Jean and Gaston don't really add much, they're not really engaging or fun or interesting, in my opinion; of course that may change in following books, but they just didn't make much of an impression in this one. Unfortunately, one of the villains gave me a negative impression; whereas one of villains barely appears and we don't know their true motives, I figure that will be brought up in later books, just wish we could have found out more here but I understand what we didn't. However, Anne, the pirate captain rabbit woman and the villain we see most of here, was just really annoying to me, I honestly kept getting irritated whenever she popped up in the story.
Overall, this book, unfortunately, couldn't reach the same heights that the previous three had, which is a shame, because I quite enjoyed the previous ones. This one certainly has some positives, but not enough for me to rank it any higher than 2 stars. Hopefully the next two books improve on things and give us a satisfying send-off to the series.
June 9, 2021
Good, but maybe the nadir of the series this far
First off, I feel a need to note that just because a series is about an animated teddy bear does not mean that it's necessarily for younger children. The language gets much saltier in this book than the prior ones, at least as I remember it. That said, on to the book.
I was thrilled to see yet another entry in the Threadbare saga. I honestly felt that the first trilogy finished things up in a nice place, and I was expecting further entries to explore other parts of the realms, such as with the Small Medium series. That said, it does not disappoint. Now, Cylvania is much more developed, and a lot of Threadbare's problems actually come from that most pernicious of areas, politics. Humans were used to being on top, and are currently fighting back against the influence of the golems and doll hunters. Celia, for her part, is dealing with severe body dysmorphia, but feels that she should not burden her friends with her problems. Add to that a troupe of bunny pirates/actors, a mysterious dungeon from which no one is returning, and sinister machinations from another nation involving new golems, and it is an interesting adventure. We do get some callbacks to the Small Medium series, including the return of Chase and crew, as well as an explanation of how the Golems got there during those books.
Overall, I had a harder time getting into this book than some of the prior ones, but I can't put my finger on why. Some of it is that we keep bouncing between plot threads. They mostly tie together, but it was a bit distracting. There were a lot of new characters added with their own plot threads to care about. There really aren't any true plot twists to speak of. I don't know... it just didn't grab me, and I almost have a lower rating were it but that Amazon's rating system makes a mockery of using it for honest feedback, particularly for books you like.
First off, I feel a need to note that just because a series is about an animated teddy bear does not mean that it's necessarily for younger children. The language gets much saltier in this book than the prior ones, at least as I remember it. That said, on to the book.
I was thrilled to see yet another entry in the Threadbare saga. I honestly felt that the first trilogy finished things up in a nice place, and I was expecting further entries to explore other parts of the realms, such as with the Small Medium series. That said, it does not disappoint. Now, Cylvania is much more developed, and a lot of Threadbare's problems actually come from that most pernicious of areas, politics. Humans were used to being on top, and are currently fighting back against the influence of the golems and doll hunters. Celia, for her part, is dealing with severe body dysmorphia, but feels that she should not burden her friends with her problems. Add to that a troupe of bunny pirates/actors, a mysterious dungeon from which no one is returning, and sinister machinations from another nation involving new golems, and it is an interesting adventure. We do get some callbacks to the Small Medium series, including the return of Chase and crew, as well as an explanation of how the Golems got there during those books.
Overall, I had a harder time getting into this book than some of the prior ones, but I can't put my finger on why. Some of it is that we keep bouncing between plot threads. They mostly tie together, but it was a bit distracting. There were a lot of new characters added with their own plot threads to care about. There really aren't any true plot twists to speak of. I don't know... it just didn't grab me, and I almost have a lower rating were it but that Amazon's rating system makes a mockery of using it for honest feedback, particularly for books you like.
December 31, 2021
M. Seiple goes back to the original setting of his Generica universe, and brings back our beloved necromancer golem-maker teddy bear, better known to orcs as "Dreadbear". And so, it's the beginning of another funny romp in the universe, albeit tinged with some depressing bits. You get the full benefit of puns and meta-jokes, like a crew of rabbitwomen sky pirates, led by Anne Bunny (I dare you not to groan when you see it the first time), and the biggest of mimics that ever mimic-ed.
However, it starts tying back some of the threads from the other trilogies set in Generica, so beware if you haven't read them. At this point, the Small Medium trilogy is becoming highly relevant already, and while the Blasphemy Online one isn't yet, I suspect it will become a relevant point in the fairly close future. The book is fully enjoyable on its own with only the original Threadbare trilogy, but you might not get everything immediately.
However, it starts tying back some of the threads from the other trilogies set in Generica, so beware if you haven't read them. At this point, the Small Medium trilogy is becoming highly relevant already, and while the Blasphemy Online one isn't yet, I suspect it will become a relevant point in the fairly close future. The book is fully enjoyable on its own with only the original Threadbare trilogy, but you might not get everything immediately.
September 14, 2023
Yeah, I'm not returning.
I left the series in the backburning for months, because I realized I needed to read small medium to actually get into the story and, well, I had other books I wanted to buy. Then today I started small medium and when the first page started with the long, long character sheet and then we get the omniscient skill progression in all the scenes, regardless of the situation I realized
I don't care for it.
I hate it.
I hate it so much that, I think, I would have not (cynicism +1) ended the first trilogy (perception +1) knowing what a drag is (perception +1) is to always (perception +1, cynicism +1. You are now a level 2 reader) is to have it always breaking flow.
So... I'm done with the author (freedom +5) and all his works (You are know a readermancer. You don't have slots free) and probably going to remove this original trilogy.
I left the series in the backburning for months, because I realized I needed to read small medium to actually get into the story and, well, I had other books I wanted to buy. Then today I started small medium and when the first page started with the long, long character sheet and then we get the omniscient skill progression in all the scenes, regardless of the situation I realized
I don't care for it.
I hate it.
I hate it so much that, I think, I would have not (cynicism +1) ended the first trilogy (perception +1) knowing what a drag is (perception +1) is to always (perception +1, cynicism +1. You are now a level 2 reader) is to have it always breaking flow.
So... I'm done with the author (freedom +5) and all his works (You are know a readermancer. You don't have slots free) and probably going to remove this original trilogy.
October 24, 2021
I'm relly conflicted on this one
I like everything from Andrew Seiple and I especially love the threadbear series, but I'm not sure how I feel about this one. Threadbear was the only one of the trilogies that had a definitive ending, so small medium or Blasphemy Online should have gotten a forth book before this one.
And mostly there is a sadness to this book that just doesn't sit well with me. I'm glad to have a little more time with all my little friends, but I'd rather that Mr. Seiple had given them their happy ever after and left them alone than to bring them back in a melancholic way. All the books have that small element tragedy and some more than a small element, but with Bunny Feets it seemed to be the prevailing mood.
I like everything from Andrew Seiple and I especially love the threadbear series, but I'm not sure how I feel about this one. Threadbear was the only one of the trilogies that had a definitive ending, so small medium or Blasphemy Online should have gotten a forth book before this one.
And mostly there is a sadness to this book that just doesn't sit well with me. I'm glad to have a little more time with all my little friends, but I'd rather that Mr. Seiple had given them their happy ever after and left them alone than to bring them back in a melancholic way. All the books have that small element tragedy and some more than a small element, but with Bunny Feets it seemed to be the prevailing mood.
October 26, 2021
Astonishingly bad book. I enjoyed the first three and it ended nicely. I should not have read this one. It's an obviously cash-grab tack on with very little effort put into it. It's a pathetic story vomited out quickly for a pay check. The first three book weren't spectacular but they were decent and this garbage really hurts their legacy.
December 5, 2021
Not a good as the books that came before it, and I really didn't enjoy the scenes with the "they" toy. It's a toy, so it makes sense that it might not fall into a male or female type, but the parts that irritated me is that whenever it read as "they did something", I couldn't be sure who the book was talking about, that one singular toy or multiple characters.
June 10, 2021
The magic continues
I’ve read the Threadbare and Small Medium trilogies, loved them all, and this one continued the trend. Funny, creative and touching. Threadbare is one of my favorite characters
I’ve read the Threadbare and Small Medium trilogies, loved them all, and this one continued the trend. Funny, creative and touching. Threadbare is one of my favorite characters
October 12, 2021
I wasn't too fond of this. I kind of think that the story should have ended after the third book. I mean, I was excited a fourth book was being released, but I feel the intended audience age group dropped to about 5. No kidding.
December 24, 2021
Very disorienting and confusing, hard to figure out what exactly the main plot was. Book was well narrated and I’ll definitely give any others a shot too. This one had too many giant holes for me though.
June 2, 2021
Bears still rule
More things are afoot for our favorite teddy bear. Things are being set up for the future and it looks like a wild ride coming.
More things are afoot for our favorite teddy bear. Things are being set up for the future and it looks like a wild ride coming.
October 31, 2021
Everything is coming together so beautifully! I adore this entire universe. 👍🏽👍🏽
November 7, 2021
Fun continuation of the previous books, though it takes about 80% of the book before we get to the continuation part. Most of the book is made up of an irrelevant side-quest.
November 17, 2021
I enjoyed previous books in this series but could not finish this one.
February 9, 2022
Wonderful
Wonderful Wonderful book love the characters love the dram love fights love it all read in one day started to read
Wonderful Wonderful book love the characters love the dram love fights love it all read in one day started to read
March 29, 2024
Charming new series in the Threadbare world. They are bringing together the themes from all the earlier series and so far it's off to a great start.
April 26, 2024
Good new character and good wise old characters.
December 9, 2021
Series combine!
I had some moments of pure delight in this book with the combinations going on as well as the joining of the series. I cannot wait to see where it goes and for more of this trilogy to come out. Whilst the initial joy was there the reduced feeling of fulfilment by seeing the reduced growth in Threadbare and the changes within Celia were saddening. Yet at the same time they were portrayed very well with a very realistic pull from within. I could see so many possibilities in the future paths I really am looking forward to where it goes from here.
I had some moments of pure delight in this book with the combinations going on as well as the joining of the series. I cannot wait to see where it goes and for more of this trilogy to come out. Whilst the initial joy was there the reduced feeling of fulfilment by seeing the reduced growth in Threadbare and the changes within Celia were saddening. Yet at the same time they were portrayed very well with a very realistic pull from within. I could see so many possibilities in the future paths I really am looking forward to where it goes from here.
January 22, 2022
I loved the original trilogy. This book was enjoyable, but sadly it didn't hold a candle to the originals. It has an interesting premise, with characters trying to navigate a new political landscape after the war of the previous books. But a lot of the book felt like a sidequest rather than a main storyline. The quest that Threadbare goes on doesn't even seem to matter as the friend they went to rescue had already escaped before they got there so all their efforts feel a bit empty. I wanted to feel connection to the new characters but they just didn't get the same level of character development.
I still enjoyed the general sense of humour throughout the writing in the book, the meta references, and I particularly enjoyed the explanation of the pirate "Arr" skill. I sense that this book was setting up a lot of things to pay off in the future and while I'm looking forward to see what those payoffs are, I wish that this book had stood better on its own. This series holds a special place in my heart as my first exposure to the litrpg genre, and I hold genuine hope for the next installment.
I still enjoyed the general sense of humour throughout the writing in the book, the meta references, and I particularly enjoyed the explanation of the pirate "Arr" skill. I sense that this book was setting up a lot of things to pay off in the future and while I'm looking forward to see what those payoffs are, I wish that this book had stood better on its own. This series holds a special place in my heart as my first exposure to the litrpg genre, and I hold genuine hope for the next installment.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 31, 2021
Everything is coming together so beautifully! I adore this entire universe. 👍🏽👍🏽
March 12, 2024
another fun entry into this killer bear. but i think i'm going to take a break. i attacked these books back to back and need a breather. i still recommend them 100% but dont burn yourself out.
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