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reviewed The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5)

Matt Dinniman: The Butcher's Masquerade

A lush jungle teeming with danger. Savage dinosaurs seeking blood. A fallen princess intent on …

Review of "The Butcher's Masquerade" on 'Goodreads'

This was honestly one of the best books since the first in the series! It's the first one where I feel like we are really invited to question Carl and take a step back from him and his relationship to those around him. Donut also grows a ton throughout this book, though in very subtle ways. By the end we really have a great message about trauma, the methods we use to handle it, and when to accept unhealthy coping strategies for what they are... necessary at times.

Fantastic book!

Matt Dinniman: The Gate of the Feral Gods (Paperback, 2021, Independently published)

A floating fortress occupied by warrior gnomes. A castle made of sand. A derelict submarine …

Review of 'The Gate of the Feral Gods' on 'Goodreads'

While this is definitely not my favorite of the series, the growth, or regression depending on how you see it I guess, in Carl is fantastic to follow. It feels like this will be a fantastic segue into the next book!