Critical Failures

Executive Summary: I like the premise, but not the execution. 1.5 stars. Generously rounded up.Audiobook: Jonathan Sleep did a great job with the narration. It's too bad he wasn't given a better book to read. I'd definitely listen to another book he narrates, just not the sequel to this one.Full ReviewI really love [b:NPCs 22088245 NPCs (Spells, Swords, & Stealth, #1) Drew Hayes https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1400095217l/22088245.SY75.jpg 41426688] and hoped that this would be another book in the same vein. While it does have a similar premise there was one major difference. That book was great. This one, not so much.I did most of this on my ride home, and it was short so I finished it. There were some cool story telling details but the characters and what I can only assume is the author's general outlook on life and dungeons and dragons based on his facebook page really make this a hard pass for me.Everyone is an asshole. There is no one worth rooting for. I think they all deserve what happens to them. Hopefully I can find another “trapped in a D&D book series” because this one is not for me.