Gabe

Not as engaging as the previous two books, but very nice to get some perspective into some other characters - which very necessary this far into the series, especially with Mare continuing to lament over the same thought spiral's she's been going over for the previous two books.

Will probably continue the series, but after a break.

I WILL KILL YOUR MOTHER!!!

This was the book where I really started to understand the scope of what Matt Dinniman was trying to do with the series, and oh boy do I ever love it.

Once he started reading the cookbook, I knew it would be hugely important (important enough to name the book after it, even...). The glimpses into what's going on outside the dungeon, the collaboration between the crawlers, this is in tough contention for my favourite book of the series!

Still classic Randall, but it doesn't quite reach the (admittedly high) standard set by What If?.

I laughed out loud many times during my read through.

I had to slow down my listen through this book, because I knew I was blazing through it too quickly, and ever after reading a few more books between the 6th and this one (Bobiverse, would highly recommend), I knew I still had a few months before the 8th book came out!

Faction wars was everything it was hyped up to be, and then still more.

Crawlers working together, more political implications, outside information, and the AI growing crazier still, this is exactly what I'd hoped for.