The first book in this series introduced the premise of a Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) game where the imagined worlds actually exist (in some alternate dimension?) and the NPCs are real people. This second book in the series follows the NPCs, and while it briefly mentions the connection to the “real world” now and then, it doesn’t play much of a role in this story. As a result, you get a generic fantasy story, with wizards and knights and monsters.
At this point, I’m not sure if I’ll keep reading the series. I loved Drew Hayes’ super-hero series, as the world-building and superpowers in those felt unique, whereas this series feels a bit too generic. I might give one more book a shot, as the ratings seem to get better the further you go into the series, but unless something truly new & unique happens, that’ll be the last one.
