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Dungeon Desolation by Dakota Krout

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syntheticmage's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

shdwblood's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

ladykaylee's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This is the fourth book of the Divine Dungeon series, and to be honest, there were parts of the audiobook that lost me. The big battle at the end of the book that was supposed to be epic, ended up just being confusing. I definitely lost the plot in parts of the story. However, I still really like the characters, the humor, and the world building, so I will definitely finish up the series. The magic system works similar to many other LitRPG, progression fantasy, or cultivation novels. All things produce essence, and then beings "cultivate" by pulling in the essence (that matches their affinity) into themselves. An earth cultivator would pull earth essence, etc. I tried to read a straight cultivation novel once, and it lost me. That's one of the reasons I really appreciated the balance of humor and action from this series.

jferguson1138's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.5

Progression fantasy faces its biggest nemesis, power creep and still trying to stay grounded.

nathanielgale's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

ribbonquest's review against another edition

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2.0

I loved the first three books, but Dungeon Desolation is a disappointment. The storytelling is sacrificed in favor of a new end goal: transitioning into the Ritualist series. Most disappointing of all is the treatment of the female characters, especially Dani who goes into full shrill housewife mode.