A Tale of Gods, Mortals, and Jell-O Shooters

By: Maxwell Cantrell

Narrated by: Christopher James Mayer

After having been trapped in his office for 10,000 years, Lacerto, the god of small to medium-sized lizards, escapes to seek revenge. They say when you go looking for revenge, dig two graves. If you're a god, make sure one of them is the size of Mount Olympus. To keep himself out of that grave, Lacerto will have to win and wield a divine weapon that takes the form of a brutally sarcastic salamander, take on the entire pantheon of gods, and control a human lawyer to whom he accidentally assigned godlike power when she became his pope. But at least there will be alcohol. And snark.

©2016 Maxwell Cantrell (P)2017 Maxwell Cantrell

Not for me....

I was really excited to listen to this book but as it turns out it is nothing like what I expected. It is too strange and out there for my tastes. I received a review copy at my request and voluntarily reviewed.

Oddball and entertaining!

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

So, this was very odd, but quite entertaining. I laughed out loud several times and found that I enjoyed this book. The narrator put great personality into the voices and I would listen to more from him. This isn't intended to be a work of great literature, and doesn't take itself seriously. So, if you're looking for a heavily sarcastic, funny and all together silly tale about infighting gods, you should check this one out.

Enjoyable & Humorous

I found this book pretty enjoyable! Lacerto, the god of small-medium size lizards, has been trapped in his office for ten thousand years. While trapped, he should have been coming up with a bullet proof plan for revenge, but instead once he’s released he does it by ear. His journey to finding who imprisoned him was hilarious, alcohol filled, and brutal. The characters were likable, fun, and unique and I especially loved Lacerto’s sidekick, the salamander sword, who was filled with snark and fearlessness. This book was filled with lots of humor, violence, and a lot of cursing, but I could never tell what was going to happen next because it was so crazy.
Christopher did a great job with this narration! I felt like he really breathed life into this story with his enthusiasm and character voices.
*I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Pratchett-Christopher Moore-Douglas Adams-ish

My first idea when I started this story was that Christopher Moore had sex with Terry Pratchett while Douglas Adams cheered on. Hilarious, raunchy, violent and super duper awesome. I highly recommend the audiobook as the voice artist elevates the ballsy story with vocal flourishes, technical prowess and enlivens each character with mastery. I felt like a happy, drunken demi-god when I was finished with this book. Cheers.

Great listen!

If you are looking for a listen with plenty of laughs, you’ve found it! Great story with fun characters, I loved the Salamander of Ishtar and Lacerto. I was frequently laughing while listening to this, the narrator’s performance was fantastic and really made the listening experience. I received a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.