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[Supporting Characters]

I wasn’t sure how to format this last section, but the Dungeon AI is a character in their own right. As the dungeon crawlers proceed, they constantly earn achievements and develop skills like an MMO. ALL achievements and enemy scans come with the Dungeon AI’s narration, providing a light-hearted and sometimes disgusting (or horny) preview into this new world and its creatures. It also provides small details about the universe at large and the different factions within it. Seems like he’s taken a liking to Carl and his beautiful feet…

Mordecai also deserves a mention as he’s one of my favorite characters in the novel for personality and SOUL alone. Having participated in a Dungeon Crawl on another world some seasons back, he was lucky enough to be the final survivor and was presented with a choice: serve the corporation as a tutorial guild master or die with nothing. Despite his trauma from participating and being interred, he does his best to assist Carl and Donut with their crawl. Now stuck in the dungeon as a changeling, he’s looking forward to getting this over with… just ONE crawl from retirement.

[Final Thoughts]

I think I made a mistake having this be my first LitRPG because it’s one of the better books I’ve read in this haul and may set unrealistic expectations going forward. That said, I really love Carl and Princess Donut’s interactions. The way the personal story between them evolves now that she talks regularly is incredibly endearing. Great character-driven narrative that uses the litRPG aspects to build up this fantastic story in interesting ways. Carl’s strong values help to build Donut’s character and vice versa.

Only way to consume this is through the audiobook, however. FANTASTIC production and the narrator is fucking phenomenal. He only serves to reinforce my hatred of Travis Baldtree. Hope Jeff Hayes gets every contract he deserves.

9/10

Previous Scores:
>Lord of the Mysteries by Cuttlefish – 9/10
>Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - 9/10
>Cradle by Will Wight - 8/10 (Dropped a full point value, he's not sticking the landing)
>Ave Xia Rem Y by Mat Haz - 8/10
>Forge of Destiny by Yrsillar - 7/10
>A Thousand Li by Tao Wong - 7/10
>Retribution Engine by Akaso - 6/10
>Virtuous Sons by Ya Boy - 6/10
>Bastion by Phil Tucker - 6/10
>Mother of Learning Act I - 5/10
>Reverend Insanity by Gu Zhen Ren - 5/10
>I Shall Seal The Heavens by Er Gen - 5/10
>Beware of Chicken (Non-Edited for Release) by Casualfarmer – 5/10
>Soulhome by Sarah Lin - 5/10
>Soulship by Nathan Thompson - 4/10
>Beware of Chicken (Edited for Release) by Casualfarmer - 3/10
>Reincarnation: Threads by Michael Head - 3/10
>Last Ship in Suzhou by Lungs - Dropped (0/10)

>Current and Upcoming Reads
17. Dungeon Crawler Carl - Complete, waiting 'til next thread since these last 2 reviews were long as fuck.
18. Wandering Inn #1
19. Worm
20. ??? (Still deciding)