
Don't go into this with the expectation that it will be The Princess Bride. Think more along the lines of Monty Python. That being said, this book will not appeal to everyone. It's zany, full of puns and double entendres, aggressively quirky characters and the hero isn't who you think it's going to be. Honestly, the whole hero gig gets upended here. I'm all for a silly read that may or may not (it does) have some underlying social commentary, but it got a little old after a while.
The authors threw everything they possibly could into the stew here, nothing is sacred, no joke left unsaid. I enjoyed the characters, the world building was fun, but the shtick got stale after a while. I wanted to know how it all ends, I wanted to know what type of happily ever after everyone finally got, but I stalled out. I honestly would recommend this book to my reader friends, but with a warning that there actually may be such a thing as too much silliness...
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