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Dungeon Critters by Sara Goetter, Natalie Riess
4.0
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very cute, very silly, very good for those middle graders obsessed with D&D and adventures stories paired with cute animals. The sense of humor was right up my alley with terrible puns, wacky character shenanigans, and a bit of deadpan humor. 

One thing that really took me out of the third act though is Chirp's abrupt character shift into thinking Juniper was 100% for attacking her father. I know it ends up being an imposter situation, but the loss of trust to this level seems so out of nowhere. Sure, they had spats but there wasn't even any second guessing on Chirp's part. It just made the character a little more aggravating.


I also would have enjoyed having a character sheet like intro to the main characters, as I got confused with a lot of the pronouns at times.