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This Used to Be About Dungeons: Volume 3

This Used to Be About Dungeons, Book 3

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This Used to Be About Dungeons: Volume 3

By: Alexander Wales
Narrated by: Zura Johnson
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This is a tale that used to be about dungeons...

But these days it's more about learning how to properly dress a rabbit for a stew or trying to figure out if your new eight-stringed lute can actually replace a whole orchestra. Yes, you still venture into dungeons—and you might find a chest that follows you around like a loyal puppy or stumble upon a monster conducting a symphony of violence—but when you come out, the strange magic items you've found matter less than whether you can work up the courage to tell your crush how you feel or deciding if you should finally move out of your cabin in the woods to live with your friends.

Sometimes life throws you curveballs, like a letter from your estranged mother demanding you perform a concert in the big city. But that's why you need your party around you—the friends who will help you test out a helmet that lets you fly (even if you do so with a wobble) or stand by your side when a mysterious Seeker of Secrets tries to buy your pet dragons.

There's danger out there in the dungeons, sure. But there's also the comfort of a warm kitchen, the thrill of composing your own song, and the quiet realization that maybe, just maybe, you're building a life worth singing about.

Come join the party, won't you?

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I'm still really liking this series - this slice of life drama with just a bit of dungeon delving. The magic items are the best bit. The idea of magical items as the strange random magical effects is really cool and I always get a kick out of seeing what they get and how they can be used in creative ways.

This really did used to be about dungeons

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Hope to see more, zuras narration fits the story so well, and the series has such good characterisation.

another comfortable and soothing entry with an equally so narrator :-)

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Another enjoyable entry as the likable and well developed characters of the party face challenges inside and outside the dungeons. There's excitement, humour and poignant bittersweet moments to be found in the narrative along with mystery in the otherworldly strangeness of the dungeons, the monsters and the items found within.
The story is performed well, giving a unique voice to the characters and drawing out their rich personalities.

Stll pertaining to dungeons

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I really like this series, but something about this one felt a little flat. The mystery storyline solving the disappearances didnt really grab me, and the day to day "found family family" building was a bit too long. But still a good read and I'd buy the next one. This one may have suffered because the intrigue with resets etc in book 2 was so dramatic, that by comparison this one was much less exciting. Still a solid 4 stars though

Not as good as book 2

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