Carl's Doomsday Scenario

This series is nonexistent in the library systems I have access to, I had to request this and the 3rd book in the series via interlibrary loan. I received this book after the 3rd.

I didn't enjoy this floor as much as I did those in the 1st and 3rd books. The story took place in just 1 town and there weren't as many battles, I don't think. Which is strange because the hardcopy is incredibly thick and not alot of white space on the pages. There should be a really long story here but there's not.

The characters continue to be interesting in all 3 books, however Mordecai is a bit weird in this 1. Either I missed something in the 1st book or there was a drastic change in how the character related to this floor, with some settling in by the 3rd book.

There's still a lot of technical and political information mentioned and I just zoned out on most of that, choosing to "go with the flow" rather than try to memorize something I'd forget by the next book.

I've heard several times now that this is the weakest book in the series and if that's true I'm so excited to keep reading. I had so much fun with this one. The cast of characters and the world around them continue to grow and change and we keep getting all these little chunks of info that really just add more depth than I had expected when starting the first book. Can not wait for book three!

3,5/5

The audiobook is a big step up from the physical copy of book 1 that I read. The narrator does an amazing job!

I still don't know what I think about this serie. Some parts are really awesome, but other parts are boring. There is too much repetitiveness for me and I'm more interested in the underlying world building, conflicts, ... then in all the fighting that is happening.
There also seems to be less humour in this book than in DCC.

I will finish this serie at one point. It's just not high up on my list.

3.50/5.00

Carl's Doomsday Scenario, an action packed adventure through the Dungeons with Princess Donut, his loyal companion and sidekick and starring the pet dinosour-chicken Mongo. A wild ride that started with a bang in Book 1, Carl's Doomsday Scenario suffers severly from the sequel syndrome. While the AI's hilarious comments and jam-packed action blends with Donut's witicissim elegantly, the plot fails to impress in any way. The major quest-plot of this book seems beneth this book and is largely uninteresting. The inter-galactic plot is part way between funny and melodrama and fails to do either one of these properly. Overall, this book is a mixed bag.

Carl and Donut's character development takes a few good steps ahead. While these two pop-heros lambast with action, there are any moments where the characters struggle with decisions or learn any important lessons. This feels largely like a filler book in terms of character development. The series really needs interesting villains. This is a major shortcoming of this fun filled adventure.

The audiobook is highly recommended.