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A review by lomedae
Dungeon Mauling by Eric Ugland
2.25
So here's the deal. The worldbuilding is genuinly great, the system is well thought out, there's a decent plot and well-thought out progression.
BUT
The protagonist is even stupider than in the first book. He does not read a room, makes rash stupid decision for the hell of it, does not realize his responisibilites and seems to have forgotten every skill he developed as a biker enforcer hardguy in his previous life. This is aggrevating to a reader.
To add insult to injury, quite literally in this case, every interaction with other people is either insults or disparaging remarks towards him. This simpleton would benefit from some genuine human interactions but every single person, including those that serve him and/or are saved from fates worse than deathby him, is treating him like shit and talks like playground bullies. To call this bad writing is an insult to all other mediocre writers out there, this is seriously hack-level inept writing. I am wonder whether the auther has had a genuine adult conversation or interaction in his life. His books sure don't reflect it. I managed to tough it out for two books but enough is enough. This series, and this author end here for me.
BUT
The protagonist is even stupider than in the first book. He does not read a room, makes rash stupid decision for the hell of it, does not realize his responisibilites and seems to have forgotten every skill he developed as a biker enforcer hardguy in his previous life. This is aggrevating to a reader.
To add insult to injury, quite literally in this case, every interaction with other people is either insults or disparaging remarks towards him. This simpleton would benefit from some genuine human interactions but every single person, including those that serve him and/or are saved from fates worse than deathby him, is treating him like shit and talks like playground bullies. To call this bad writing is an insult to all other mediocre writers out there, this is seriously hack-level inept writing. I am wonder whether the auther has had a genuine adult conversation or interaction in his life. His books sure don't reflect it. I managed to tough it out for two books but enough is enough. This series, and this author end here for me.