Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman

"The training levels have concluded. Now the games may truly begin."

The ratings and views are off the chart. The fans just can't get enough. The dungeon gets more dangerous each day. But in a grinder designed to chew up and spit out crawlers by the millions, Carl and Princess Donut need to work harder than ever just to survive.

They call it the Over City. A sprawling, once-thriving metropolis devastated by a mysterious calamity. But these streets are far from abandoned. An undead circus trawls the ruins. Murdered prostitutes rain from the sky. An ancient spell is finally ready to reveal its dark purpose.

Carl still has no pants.

They call it Dungeon Crawler World. For Carl and Donut, it's anything but a game.

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.