This unfortunately wasn't for me. I wanted to like it but I really disliked the writing style and I couldn't find a flow in it to settle in and enjoy the story and plot. I found it hard to follow as there was so many characters in such a short amount of pages. It was going to a wacky wizard meet up that spirals out of control, all of them being oddly suspicious wizards to the mystery at play. I think it was trying to be funny. But I didn't get it. The jokes just didn't land for me or possibly were going over my head. I think this story could work for someone else. But it wasn't my type of story.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is series great. The only thing that annoyed me with this volume was the cutting to 2 side stories in the middle of this intense plot line of this game. I think 1 would have been enough per omnibus volume or arc stories and I just wanted to get back to the main plot.

Other then this, the games are super intriguing with twists and turns that are hard to catch. Haro Aso is truly a game mastermind.

This was cute. I liked the fantasy vibes and the mundane day to day of this dungeons and dragons type world. It feels warm and cosy. This was a great debut novel and I’m intrigued to read Chiara Bullen future works. The world and setting were wonderful and same with the characters but I just wanted a little more with the plot and the pacing. Overall a great first novel and pleasant cosy read with D&D vibes that I will happily recommend as a D&D player myself.

Thank to netgalley for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review