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A review by thistlechaser
Going Rogue by Drew Hayes
4.0
Books #3 and #4 in a series, these two follow so many characters through the real world and a fictional (tabletop fantasy) world. In the real world, a "Spells, Swords, & Stealth" group (Dungeons and Dragons group) runs into real life magic, sometimes pulling them into the fantasy world.
In the fictional world, there's a number of groups the plot follows. The characters played by those real world people, another party made up of NPCs, and others.
I LOVED the first book of this series (a party of PCs dies in an encounter and a party of NPCs steps in to take over the mission). By book four, it's got so beyond that simple, fun plot. Now there are magic artifacts that bridge the two worlds, and other stuff. It's not bad, it's just that I liked the first book better.
There was a whole lot I liked about these two books. The main characters were great (the ones in the fantasy world), and I really enjoyed seeing them learning and growing. They're all such great, flawed characters. The worldbuilding (especially how the gods worked) was really nice, too.
All in all, both of these were really fun reads. I'm looking forward to the next one.
In the fictional world, there's a number of groups the plot follows. The characters played by those real world people, another party made up of NPCs, and others.
I LOVED the first book of this series (a party of PCs dies in an encounter and a party of NPCs steps in to take over the mission). By book four, it's got so beyond that simple, fun plot. Now there are magic artifacts that bridge the two worlds, and other stuff. It's not bad, it's just that I liked the first book better.
There was a whole lot I liked about these two books. The main characters were great (the ones in the fantasy world), and I really enjoyed seeing them learning and growing. They're all such great, flawed characters. The worldbuilding (especially how the gods worked) was really nice, too.
All in all, both of these were really fun reads. I'm looking forward to the next one.