Ace/Berkley Publishing provided an early galley for review.

I had a lot of fun with the first book in this series and was excited that the second's re-release was coming so soon. Less wait between volumes is always good, especially for a story like this one which is designed for a longer series.

Now that Dinniman has gotten a lot of the set-up out of the way with the first book, he is able to dive headlong into the plotlines and progression of this LitRPG series. That means even more crazier encounters and complex narratives being set up and executed in the form of quests. The quests usually keep things into controlled, organized blocks. Overall, I found this volume's pace to be much quicker because of this.

I like too that he is open for changing and evolving the main characters (Carl and Donut). He adds and subtracts elements (gear, abilities, etc.) in order to give himself new toys with which to play in upcoming encounters. This certainly keeps things from being repetitive and predictable.

I am on-board for the next volume which is coming later in the Fall.

Dungeon Crawler Carl served as a fun and funny introduction to this far-reaching litRPG saga, and Carl's Doomsday Scenario further cements it into something special. Now that the initial floors are behind them, Carl and his crew are starting to get the hang of what's going on, and Dinniman starts weaving side quests into the story to keep the crew on their toes.

The numerous creativity, humor, and "I have a plan!" moments make this novel fly by at a breakneck pace. I've already finished book three and have started book four, and I don't think I'll be reading anything else until I'm all caught up.