Reviews

Mid-Lich Crisis by Steve Thomas

jennderqueer's review

5.0

Absolutely hilarious and I love the ending.

katzeball's review against another edition

2.0

Easy read, but mostly just silly and not as funny as it thought it was.

jvilches's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

thelauramay's review

1.0

DNF at 19%, at which point I felt like I'd read the introductory chapters to at five different books, with no particular progression. The characters were all annoying, and the writing verbose. I liked the world-building - you don't come across kobolds that often, let alone neat-freak kobolds. However I didn't find the author's style at all funny, and kept waiting for something to happen. I stopped reading because I was bored out of my mind.

socr8sjohnson's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Thomas is a capable author. He develops an engaging plot, and drops some solid one-liners and humorous insights. 

I have enjoyed his Klondeagh work before. His short story, "smite me oh dark lord" is my favorite work of his, so it makes sense that this longer piece, also about a villain is pretty good.

Overall, a solid addition to the stack.

mazweig's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

nightingalehero's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Book was fine. Enjoyable enough. I don't think I would read the next book, but it was an entertaining listen in isolation. What makes the book fun is the absolute wild turns it takes. The characters are mostly unlikable, but the jokes make it worth it. I feel like I'd quickly tire of the main character if it was any longer. Decent world building.

spiraldots's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

3.0

swagggmaster69's review

2.0

I thought the writing and allusions were clever. Some of the writing was funny too. The beginning started off really strong, but many of the side characters were not that interesting and were one sided. Some things were also not explained well. The reason for the low score was because I thought that the ending was rough and that it completely ruined the other parts of the book. The twist wasn't worth the payoff.

lldavids44's review against another edition

4.0

Original wizard's tale

I enjoyed the story because the characters were interesting and fun. The ending was predictable but still cute and surprising. It was fun