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35 reviews

The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman

adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Gore, Slavery, and Fire/Fire injury

Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.0

I was exceptionally angry at being duped into thinking Assistant to the Villain was a standalone novel and I'm the kind of person who needs closure. 

This did not give me closure, and while I didn't love Assistant I could at least understand what the author was AIMING for. With Apprentice, I spent so much time trying to follow the train of thoughts that made no sense. 

The first book in this series wanted you to feel like a Disney Princess in The Office. This book felt like it was written on a runaway train with no sense of plot cohesion, logic or reason. Evie is even more insufferable and there is literally so many things going on but nothing actually happening. 

Romancing Rem'eb by Ruby Dixon

lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5