nevergreen 's review for:

Dungeon Madness by Dakota Krout

3.0

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This book is unique in the LitRPG genre but does fall into a lot of the same trappings others do so it doesn't stand out as much as it could. Another round or two of editsight have helped, and I think if I'd physically read it some of the issues would have been resolved (though others would have been made worse). First, it took a long while to get to where it was going. I generally like game mechanics but this dragged. Second, a lot of the game mechanics blending together into a blob of me not keeping things straight. Same the bland white dude names. I could not keep them straight. Finally, this LitRPG, like many others, has an overarching plot that's moves an inch each book which is not enough to keep me interested in coming back. I like rich worlds but I also like plot and closure or at least a knowledge of where we are headed which this book and series is not giving me. Death march was a great series that wrapped up in 3 books. Awaken online is dragging but is giving me enough overarching plot to keep me interested. This and The Land aren't and didn't keep me interested enough to continue.