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mcleigh2023's review
1.0
This was truly a terrible book. It appear the author, who wrote the first book in the series, did not read much of the books between. Character development was abandoned. No explanation as to how the story got to this sixth book.
kebrent's review
2.0
No, the 2/5 stars wasn't an accident, the last book in the series was really a let-down. It just ended so weirdly.
an4h0ny's review
2.0
Wow. There is nothing better than when you find a series of really intriguing, interesting books - where characters and scenarios are built on and everything builds to a smashing conclusion that leaves you satisfied and wishing there was just one more book to read...
This is not that book. This is not that series. The Dungeon series DOES have it's merits and is a pretty entertaining read, most of the time. Some volumes were much better than others, but even when a particular author seemed to be kicking the can along just to fulfill a contractual obligation... it always seemed to tie up in the end and leave you at least hopeful for the next book - and the conclusion to this series.
If I have ever been more disappointed in a series conclusion, I can't recall it. I SO wanted this story to pay off and for all of the many mysteries to tie together in some fantastic (or even coherent) way. You could almost sense the author's dread at having to sit down and keep working on this last volume. So many interesting and cool threads that were developed are either ignored or given a token explanation that is at once maddening and unsatisfying, in the extreme. There were some genuinely novel and thought provoking story elements in the first two volumes of the Dungeon series. The odd assortment of characters... the strange & mysterious backstory of the protagonists and how that backstory interwove with the dimension they found themselves hurtling thorough. Even though The Dungeon borrowed from many other literary classics, I never really cared as the execution was different enough to still have some oomph and substance.
About halfway through this volume I started to get that creeping dread in my stomach and the back of my mind that I was being had. Even with only 80, 40, 20 pages left, I kept thinking "It's OK. This is going to wrap up in some really amazing finale that will explain it all and leave me speechless with amazement." Nope. It just ended. Worse still, it gave the most boring, nonsensical and head-scratching resolutions to every character and situation. Many plot threads were just outright abandoned and forgotten.
As good as the earlier volumes can be, I would avoid reading them at all. There is no closure and no satisfaction in reading this series of stories. Even giving this a two star rating was a struggle for me. It gets one star borrowed from the previous five volumes, and another star for correct spelling and punctuation. That's it. I almost never write negative reviews but I wanted to save someone else the pain of this unsatisfying and frustrating journey. If you DO decide to take the plunge, just know that the ending is a dud. What a bummer.
This is not that book. This is not that series. The Dungeon series DOES have it's merits and is a pretty entertaining read, most of the time. Some volumes were much better than others, but even when a particular author seemed to be kicking the can along just to fulfill a contractual obligation... it always seemed to tie up in the end and leave you at least hopeful for the next book - and the conclusion to this series.
If I have ever been more disappointed in a series conclusion, I can't recall it. I SO wanted this story to pay off and for all of the many mysteries to tie together in some fantastic (or even coherent) way. You could almost sense the author's dread at having to sit down and keep working on this last volume. So many interesting and cool threads that were developed are either ignored or given a token explanation that is at once maddening and unsatisfying, in the extreme. There were some genuinely novel and thought provoking story elements in the first two volumes of the Dungeon series. The odd assortment of characters... the strange & mysterious backstory of the protagonists and how that backstory interwove with the dimension they found themselves hurtling thorough. Even though The Dungeon borrowed from many other literary classics, I never really cared as the execution was different enough to still have some oomph and substance.
About halfway through this volume I started to get that creeping dread in my stomach and the back of my mind that I was being had. Even with only 80, 40, 20 pages left, I kept thinking "It's OK. This is going to wrap up in some really amazing finale that will explain it all and leave me speechless with amazement." Nope. It just ended. Worse still, it gave the most boring, nonsensical and head-scratching resolutions to every character and situation. Many plot threads were just outright abandoned and forgotten.
As good as the earlier volumes can be, I would avoid reading them at all. There is no closure and no satisfaction in reading this series of stories. Even giving this a two star rating was a struggle for me. It gets one star borrowed from the previous five volumes, and another star for correct spelling and punctuation. That's it. I almost never write negative reviews but I wanted to save someone else the pain of this unsatisfying and frustrating journey. If you DO decide to take the plunge, just know that the ending is a dud. What a bummer.
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