Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

Series: Dungeon Crawler Carl (#1)

Format: 466 pages, Paperback

Published: December 30, 2025 by Ace

Scifi /own

Well this was insane. Aliens come and wipe out every building and everything inside. If you were lucky enough to be outside you lived. And either stay there were there is nothing or enter the dungeon.

Carl was outside in his boxers with his ex´s cat Princess Donut. Now they are in a dungeon made to kill them and it is all televised.

And it is crazy! Goblins, monsters, Donut getting a life of her own. Other crawlers that wants to kill the rest. That place is scary and will kill you.

It was non stop craziness and fun. I do want to read more

The apocalypse will be televised!

A man. His ex-girlfriend's cat. A sadistic game show unlike anything in the a dungeon crawl where survival depends on killing your prey in the most entertaining way possible.

In a flash, every human-erected construction on Earth - from Buckingham Palace to the tiniest of sheds - collapses in a heap, sinking into the ground. The buildings and all the people inside have all been atomized and transformed into the an 18-level labyrinth filled with traps, monsters, and loot. A dungeon so enormous, it circles the entire globe. Only a few dare venture inside. But once you're in, you can't get out. And what's worse, each level has a time limit. You have but days to find a staircase to the next level down, or it's game over.

In this game, it's not about your strength or your dexterity. It's about your followers, your views. Your clout. It's about building an audience and killing those goblins with style. You can't just survive here. You gotta survive big. You gotta fight with vigor, with excitement. You gotta make them stand up and cheer. And if you do have that "it" factor, you may just find yourself with a following. That's the only way to truly survive in this game - with the help of the loot boxes dropped upon you by the generous benefactors watching from across the galaxy. They call it Dungeon Crawler World. But for Carl, it's anything but a game.

Audio. The Shades of Pemberley

By: Jann Rowland

Narrated by: Harry Frost

Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins

Release date: 04-07-26

Publisher: Tantor Media

Categories: Literature & Fiction /to review

Do I love Pride and Prejudice variations? Obviously!

This one is different in that Mr Darcy is not the master of Pemberley. A distant relation is and he has nothing to do with those relatives then. Instead he is engaged to Lizzy but then BOOM. His relative dies and he is now the heir.

Now the problems start. Lady Catherine de Burgh is even more evil and annoying than usual and she shows up with demands. Collins is a horrible person. Wickham is a monster. Miss Bingley, well she has redeeming qualities.

Lizzy and Darcy has some drama to get through. But they have good friends and love will prevail.

I enjoyed it! I always do

I have listened to this narrator before and I do like the voices and mood that is set. A joy listening to

 Following a tragic accident, a Darcy who was never meant to inherit Pemberley finds himself thrust into a world of new responsibilities, scheming relatives, and dark, long-buried secrets. While trying to protect his love for Elizabeth Bennet, he must navigate the complex legacy of his new estate.

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Carole´s Movie Monday: Hamnet

Title: Hamnet

Length: 2h 5m

Released: 2025

Genre: Drama, Historical
Rating: PG-13
Where I Got It: Peacock

SUMMARY:

In late 16th-century England, Agnes, a healer sensitive to the world around her, builds a home with William, a local tutor and aspiring playwright. As their lives fracture, they are tested by distance, silence, and grief.

Trailer

REVIEW:

Eeeeeeeeeeek. Been dying to watch this film. I love some Shakespeare and I remember writing a huge paper on him and his life. Not much is known about his wife, which is sad. 

Here we follow Agnes (Anne) who is a healer and falls for William. He is younger and just a local tutor with dreams of being a playwright. Years go by and things find a nice pace....until their lives are fractured and everything is tested when their beloved son passes away. 

I cried. 

I cried A LOT. 

This film was beautiful. This film hit all the emotions. There was some humor but this was a tragedy. 

That last scene? I was in awe. Beautiful. The way that we got to see forgiveness and love without a single word. This took some powerful actors and this was a lovely cast.

You do not need to be a huge 'Hamlet' or Shakespeare fan to enjoy this film. It was a lovely people story. 

5 stars.