If The Butcher’s Masquerade was emotional, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride is operatic. The stakes are galactic now, but the writing stays grounded in Carl’s grit and Donut’s ego-fueled brilliance. The humor still hits hard, but there’s a maturity creeping in, a sense that all this madness actually means something. Dinniman balances world-scale chaos..
This installment feels like the emotional backbone of the entire series. The Butcher’s Masquerade pushes Carl to his breaking point while delivering some of the funniest and most gut-wrenching moments yet. The pacing is relentless, but it never loses sight of the heart at the center of it all—the weird, sincere bond between a man..
By book four, Dinniman is no longer just writing LitRPG—he’s reinventing it. The Gate of the Feral Gods blends social commentary, dark comedy, and pure adrenaline into a story that’s both savage and smart. Carl and Donut’s partnership hits new emotional highs and comedic lows as they navigate fame, power, and an increasingly sinister dungeon..
Book three is where Dungeon Crawler Carl evolves from clever concept to full-blown addiction. The worldbuilding explodes—introducing new levels, factions, and rules that make the dungeon feel disturbingly alive. Carl becomes sharper, darker, and funnier, navigating a deadly ecosystem that’s equal parts game show and nightmare fuel. Princess Donut continues her glorious transformation into a..
Book two takes everything that made Dungeon Crawler Carl brilliant and turns the chaos dial to eleven. The story deepens without losing its edge—balancing brutal fights, biting humor, and shockingly heartfelt moments. Matt Dinniman expands the universe into a sprawling, unpredictable hellscape of monsters, politics, and cosmic absurdity, all filtered through Carl’s dry sarcasm and..
Most excellent audio narration of another peek into Boxxy’s adventures. I’ve been waiting on this release for a while, and it did not disappoint. Readers of the original pisted story will note some differences, but they work well in the revised audiobook. As always, the narration was performed in Jeff Hays’ excellent style.
Review from Demon Card Enforcer 3 →
The story is good but the missing audio in chapter 31 needs to fixed as well as in the beginning it felt like there was a slight jump at certain parts
Review from Wrath →
I got this book based off of the narration and some recommendations online. unfortunately this book is not for me. maybe there’s a story in this book somewhere, but after a few hours I just couldn’t stomach it.
Review from Fated Antagonist →
The story, voice acting, and character work is great as it always has been and if you are this far in you know what I am talking about. Few points I would appreciate being fixed by the author. – Unless there is some actual payoff please stop with Old Tolley or at least lessen it…
I love this series. Listening to it on audio has been the most fun ever and I was howling at the “commercial” at the end.