I’ve just finished this audiobook for the first time, and I enjoyed myself overall. For a reference-heavy humor in a dragon-laden RPG, I’m surprised there’s been absolutely no Skyrim references. If that’s on purpose, then kudos to Mr. Baldwin for not taking the obvious approach.
The music and production are fantastic, as expected of Soundbooth Theater, and as for the story itself… it does feel transitional to a degree. Hector has a longstanding quest to save the world, and it would take a book or two to accomplish this *even if* he didn’t have people standing in his way. So, you know, it is what it is.
There is a small amount of spicy content in this book, but it’s nowhere near the focus of the story. This isn’t a harem novel, and although it seemed Hector was going to have an inappropriate sexual encounter, it gets interrupted. I hope to find in book 5 that they both decidedly move away from introducing sexuality into their dynamic.
I don’t believe I received this book as a review copy, but in full disclosure, I did receive books 5 and 6 for review purposes.
Also, when I do a thorough review, 4 stars means “it’s good! No real complaints”. So, three stars on story isn’t bad at all. If you’ve enjoyed the series so far, I think you should stick with it. No sharks were jumped.