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The Reluctant Dungeon

A LitRPG Adventure

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The Reluctant Dungeon

By: L. Eclaire
Narrated by: Joe Hempel
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Summary

Join the LitRPG adventures of a Dungeon dragged out of its own body on a quest it never wished to be a part of.

A dungeon’s sleep is never easy.

After getting reincarnated as a dungeon, Theodor thought he’d finally get some rest and relaxation. That changed when a bumbling old hero stumbled into him and died, making Theodor the target of adventurers everywhere.

Masquerading as a house in the small town of Rosewind, Theo must now do whatever it takes to remain unnoticed… even if it means creating an avatar to interact with people or go on a mission set by the annoying Earl Rosewind!

Don't miss this new LitRPG by bestseller L. Eclaire, filled with humor, heart, lovable characters, dungeon core elements, stats, and everything lovers of LitRPG expect! Perfect for fans of Elemental Dungeon, The Divine Dungeon, and Delve.

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I loved the playful dynamic that unfolded throughout the story. Also comedy gold, found myself laughing right out loud several times. Looking forward to the next instalment

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I’m not the target audience, so take this with appropriate salt.
I don’t enjoy stupid/dimwit MCs, but this one is fine.
I groaned when the helper AI became a woman, because they already had a “dunce husband ignoring his exasperated wife” trope dynamic.
It’s not doing anything groundbreaking, it’s just fine.

It’s fine

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I wanted to like this book, I stuck it out.
but my suspension of belief would only last so long.

The main character is stated to be smart with diplomas lining his walls, but behaves like a fool for common sense things.

he was bullied by his bosses in his previous life but then runs examples on his minions on how he treated his staff in his prior life.

the author went with an isekai story I suspect to conveniently pull 'i know stuff from my old world" card to cheap out on plot points.

The personality and the way this story is written i would suggest it for teens who would appreciate its writing style at a surface level because you know its bad when you have an isekai (transported to another world) on a story that would have just been better if the main character was simply born in the world.

there is too much dissonance between the main character and the world he's in and absolutely NO writing to indicate why.

Great concept, that's its

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