I love this series. each book has been a wild and entertaining ride. this one is no different, the same level of witty dialogue, interesting story and amusing and likeable characters are all here to be found and enjoyed. that being said, it’s the weakest of the stories so far IMO. it’s funny because the Forward at the beginning from the author and the performer gave you this impression that the series was about to come to an end due to stagnating ideas. C.T. Phips was hitting a rough patch when he wrote this story and it shows in certain spots. this doesn’t make the story bad by any means, but holding it to the high standard he’s created with older stories, it just doesn’t stack as well. that aside, I could tell he at least had fun writing this one. the Mortal Kombat references were hard to miss. all and all I would still recommend this read.