I bought this because I am a fan of Rimmel’s Noobtown and Fifth Era Apocalypse series, but was very disappointed in this series. I believe there were many attempts at humor, but most of it did not land with me. There were a few cute moments, but mostly in the quick sidebars. I did not find much humorous in the main character’s narration. Which the majority of the book is presented by MC first person. And for as slow paced as it was, the comedy was really needed. There were many references, but there did not seem to be a punchline in them. They were more like recreations of other stories. At one point they actually remake a section of a Die Hard movie. But it did not fit the definition of a parody to me. I think they meant to, but failed to enter jokes.