Name: A week in the life of
Rating: 4.84 (111 reviews)
Author: ptmesis

The Perfect Run

★ 4.81

Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)

The Perfect Run is now available on Amazon and Audible: Volume 1 (Audiobook), Volume 2 (Audiobook), Volume 3

Ryan "Quicksave" Romano is an eccentric adventurer with a strange power: he can create a save-point in time and redo his life whenever he dies. Arriving in New Rome, the glitzy capital of sin of a rebuilding Europe, he finds the city torn between mega-corporations, sponsored heroes, superpowered criminals, and true monsters. It's a time of chaos, where potions can grant the power to rule the world and dangers lurk everywhere.

Ryan only sees different routes; and from Hero to Villain, he has to try them all. Only then will he achieve his perfect ending... no matter how many loops it takes.

The Perfect Run updates on Tuesday and Saturday. Cover by Vitaly S. Alexius.

The Flower That Bloomed Nowhere

★ 4.73

Lurina

The world is in the midst of a golden age. Humanity has been largely united under a single government for two centuries, scarcity has been all but eliminated, and the human lifespan has been extended further than ever before, with many living for five centuries or longer. Yet cracks have begun to form in this utopia. Progress in science has outpaced social values, leading to conflict as the new generation struggles with the prospect of perpetual disenfranchisement under their all-but-unaging elders.

In this era of transition, a class of gifted young arcanists are invited to attend a conclave held by the enigmatic Order of the Universal Panacea, an ancient organization devoted to pursuing the secret of true immortality. Several of the participants, however, have ulterior motives for attending, including Utsushikome of Fusai, a young prodigy of Thanatomancy whose grandfather was once a member.

But unbeknownst to them, there is a curse on the Order of the Universal Panacea. One does not defy death and the natural order lightly. And an uninvited guest may already lurk among them; one that is not human.

In the end, all of them will have to ask: What can be found in this world, that is truly eternal?

The curtain rises on this, mankind's final battle with entropy, and the possible outcomes are death, or a slightly later, more complicated form of death. Even so, please try to enjoy yourself.

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This story is a whodunnit-style murder mystery with a focus on psychological drama and personal horror. The setup is long, but hopefully will reward attentive reading.

Discord: https://discord.gg/RTFjaKTbUe

Cover illustration by Zerovirus.

Save Scumming

★ 4.61

RavensDagger

I died nine months from today, on the day that Fortress ENE, my home and one of the few safe cities left in North America, was assaulted by a million monsters pouring from the same portals we'd been exploiting for years.

Nine months. I have nine months to find out who is responsible for the breach, which corporation stands to gain the most, and who is pulling the levers of power to burn my home down.

What do I have?

A shitty apartment on the outskirts, a job interview in the morning that I'd passed nine months ago, and my obese cat, Mister Couchtop.

Oh, and the ability to set Save points and Reload to them as often as I want, reliving entire days or a few minutes over and over again until I get everything just right.

Yeah... I can do this.

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This story is very good and cool, and you should read it.

Save Scumming has:
- Cute horny main character
- Time-looping magic
- Lots of progression
- OP to... more-OP main character
- Cute girls
- Mister Couchtop the overweight but friendly British shorthair cat

Broker

★ 4.58

TheBroker

Volume 1 is now Available on Amazon!

The opening of Pandora's Box changed the world, giving rise to an age of superhumans and monsters. Yet mankind was not safe from its own hubris, and in the end, it destroyed itself. It's the end of the world, but Sonya Chernovna has been given a chance for a redo. With her memories of the world to come and her deep hatred of the society that had risen out of Pandora's Light, Sonya sets out to change the future.

Even if it means being the most heinous villain that ever lived.

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Chapters release on Monday-Friday with side stories sprinkled throughout.

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Book 1 has been Stubbed as per Publisher directive. It will be available on KU and Audible on 4/1/2025

Loopshard

★ 4.59

Dosei

Book 1: Complete
Book 2: Complete
Book 3: Ongoing

Adam is no one special. He’s just an accountant standing in line at a bakery one early Saturday morning, because his craving for Jameson’s croissants finally broke him. Unfortunately, fate has other plans for him, as the black cubes show up before he can get his pastries.

The cubes are the heralds and guides of the Trials of Defiance. They’ve decided that Adam, along with every other able-bodied human adult, is to become a Player in their game. Humanity’s future is at stake and it’s all but inevitable that Adam is going to die. After all, he’s no one special.

Despite it all, he overcomes the first Stage. He attains some measure of power and then discovers a way to kill the black cube following him around. The only problem is that killing the cube takes him down with it.

Oh, and it also gives him the power to go back in time when he dies.

What to expect:
- Infrequent timeloops (but no two loops the same)
- Weak-to-strong protagonist
- Clear progression
- Roguelite-inspired GameLit (meta upgrades, etc.)
- The existential horror inherent to time-travelling
- Huge build variety (Relics, Weapon Types, Divine Boons, etc.)
- Meta upgrades and recurring characters

New chapters every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
Bonus chapters at every 500-follower milestone

Inspired by Korean SysApocs like ‘Master Hunter K’, and by Action Roguelite games such as ‘Hades’ and ‘The Binding of Isaac’

Cover art by Nick_Superhero

I have a Discord group where you can connect with other readers of my stories.

Loopbreaker – A timeloop LitRPG – Book 1 & 2 Finished

★ 4.59

Dads Bedtime Stories

The hardest part of being a noble’s first son? Nothing—you inherit most of it.
Being the ninth son means you inherit war.

Drafted to the front, Francis Lancaster has one purpose: keep his half-brother Michael alive on the blood-soaked fields of Reevotort, where six months of fighting the Beastkin army has taken its toll on the kingdom. When Francis steps into his brother’s punishment, that moment changes everything.

Now, whenever Francis dies, he wakes a few days before his death, every skill and stat he gained, kept.

Curse or blessing, the loop is a weapon—if he can stand the cost. To save his brother and himself, Francis must map patterns, stack skills, and turn each loss into a better opening move…before the next death makes him repeat everything again.

*****
Book 1 is complete at editor

Book 2 is done

book 3 - plotting

Alone Once More [BOOK 2 NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!]

★ 4.72

Neviara

Book 1 now available in ebook, audiobook, and paperback formats!

Book 2 now available in ebook and paperback formats!

How do you make a good first impression? Trial and error.

College is supposed to be an exciting time, an opportunity to meet new friends and make lifelong relationships. However, Kaitlyn was never the social type. Talking to people has always been hard enough, not to mention romance.

Getting transported into a dating sim seems like the perfect opportunity to change that.

But even here, affection is not so easily earned. As Kaitlyn is beset on all sides by grueling classes, stinging loss, and her own faults, her hopes for change slowly give way to a fear that she'll never escape the endlessly repeating semester.

Then again, anything is possible with enough practice. Besides, it's much easier to make a good impression the tenth time around. And no matter how many times she fails, she can always try again.

And again.

Come join the Discord!

The Perfect Run: Bad Runs

★ 4.82

Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)

An anthology and companion piece of The Perfect Run, covering the question you've all asked once... what if?

What if Quicksave had become a Psycho? What if Len Sabino had taken the Violet Elixir rather than the Blue? What if Jasmine had remembered? What if Ryan had gained a different power or fallen in love with someone else? Follow the Ultimate One as it guides you through these roads not taken.

Updates on special occasions.

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