REVIEW: This Inevitable Ruin

 This Inevitable Ruin
Author: Matt Dinniman

Dungeon. Crawler. Carl.  

I have been reading this series since there were only two books available....before the series was picked up by a traditional publishing house.....before there was a deal for a television series.....before almost everyone realized how awesome this story is.....

I am so happy this series is just exploding in popularity. Finally!!  

I just re-read the entire series.....from the moment Carl and Princess Donut entered the dungeon to the fiery end of the Ninth Floor at the end of this 7th book. 

What a ride! 

I am totally loving the increasing complexity of the plots, not to mention the intense battles and amazing strategy outlined in each new book. 

I have officially caught up with Matt and now must wait until May 2026 for the 8th book in this series. I have read and re-read the earlier books each time publication of a new novel approached. 

At this point, I am moving on to other series for a bit and will come back to Carl and Donut when I have my copy of the 8th book in hand and the audio book queued up and ready to go. 

For me, this book (the longest yet) gave closure to some very important story lines, introduced some interesting new characters and subplots, and bid farewell to others. I thought that listening to an audio book that is almost 29 hours long while reading my hardback copy would feel like a long long endeavor. But, now that I've finished this book, I feel like I just started the story and a few moments later heard the iconic "Audible hopes you have enjoyed this program."  I was so engrossed in the plot line that time just zipped right by each time I sat down to read/listen. 

The audio book narration for this series is just amazing. I always read along with Jeff Hays so I don't miss anything. Nothing interrupts my Carl/Donut time! I make a nice latte, sit down with my doggo (a chiweenie -- NOT a Cocker Spaniel) and just enjoy the story. 

Not giving any spoilers for this book. Some events I expected....others caught me completely by surprise. And, if I had to be surprised....so do you!!! 

Enjoy!!

And now the waiting begins.  Is it May yet?? :)  

I am outraged! You know how I feel about waiting, Carl.  :)