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Dungeon Diving #8

Dungeon Diving 204

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Ken and company are back from the dungeon shuffle. Now on Earth once again, their levels outstrip the colleges they were attending.
However, that isn't stopping the Headmistress from trying to put them back into the classroom.
As they dive once again, going into Star City and beyond they are coming up against new races and Felin is reunited with the nekorian race, though the meeting doesn't go quite as planned.
Ken has to weave between uprooting the remainder of the SJS Financial web, following the rules of the Orkai and not collapsing under Crimson's renewed training efforts. At least he has his party of five once again, Penny filling in for Fayeth as she returns to the elven world to help her people recover from their own disaster.

308 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 7, 2025

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Bruce Sentar

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Born and raised in the agricultural midwest, I moved every year after school even as far as Shanghai before settling down with my wife in Chicago.

I have always enjoyed Wuxia stories and became thrilled when I discovered harem stories spreading to western books. I've written down my day dreams for years as an idle hobby. Inspired by the harem genre I'm finally fleshing them out into full blown novels.

I'm excited to share my stories with you as I turn them into novels and series.

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2,781 reviews72 followers
March 10, 2025
I didn't even finish this one, got about halfway through, and I am done with the series. This has let go of the setting storyline and is just focused on the relationship aspect, making this more of a romance book. Even the actions of the harem reinforce this with pointless childish behavior, making situations needlessly complicated.
559 reviews10 followers
March 11, 2025
Disappointing

This one left a bad impression, and that seems to be from the MC. Ken is a strange mash up of two characters - a magic ninja action hero, and a Gen X college sophomore from middle class America - that don't fit together despite being presented as the same character.
That dissonance made it difficult to ignore the other inconsistencies of the setting, culture, politics, and relationships. Inconsistencies that have been in the entire series, but I was previously able to overlook.
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Author 2 books25 followers
August 19, 2026
Final Rating: 3.79/5.00
Starting score: 2.50
+0.25 for Star City's working economy, institutions, and enforceable laws
+0.22 for Felin's conflict between belonging and bodily autonomy
+0.20 for Fayeth and Elysara's personal, emotionally convincing farewell
+0.22 for Penny's developing trust, vulnerability, and independent desires
+0.18 for Charlotte's growing authority and practical care for her party
+0.24 for tactical combat built around teamwork and changing conditions
+0.14 for progression choices and training that address identifiable weaknesses
+0.12 for Slytha and Ambrosia's useful roles and individual ambitions
+0.17 for explicit intimacy with distinct chemistry and mutual participation
+0.13 for resolving substantial conflicts and advancing the family storyline
+0.25 for the closing treatment of grief, isolation, and reciprocal protection
+0.05 for character humour that makes the wider group feel familiar
-0.16 for repetitive, boastful antagonists and predictable humiliation scenes
-0.10 for Ken dismissing a threat that his own experience makes credible
-0.12 for selective use of established tracking and portal abilities
-0.10 for insufficient attention to the women subjected to Ken's real charm
-0.08 for managing Penny's courtship through repeated schemes and jealousy
-0.07 for allowing Fayeth and Elysara's ongoing relationship to disappear from view
-0.07 for rushing through Felin's religious and emotional aftermath
-0.06 for recycling food, cream, and sexual jokes beyond their useful life
-0.04 for cutting short Felin's intimate payoff after substantial emotional preparation
-0.08 for inconsistent skill names and stated levels
Calculated final score: 3.79/5.00

Star City finally gives the dungeon a society worth understanding between fights. Felin's struggle over who gets to claim her and the weight of Ken's family history give this listen emotional substance. There is also a stubborn habit of making enemies announce their stupidity before Ken rearranges their faces, and his extraordinary abilities become strangely easy to overlook when they would complicate a crisis. I want a pack whose members can demand something from their Alpha, including rest, honesty, and room to make their own choices. That matters to me as much as another impressive kill. The sexual content is substantial in detail, with long explicit encounters early and late, shorter sexual activity elsewhere, and frequent innuendo between them. The result has enough warmth to reach through my HowlStrom frost, alongside some very familiar patches of thin ice.

The city works because power has everyday applications. Mana crystals pay for transport, housing, and services; access and status have rules; skill shops expose just how provincial humanity's assumptions have been. Ken can possess enormous wealth on Earth and still need to earn the currency used down here. I particularly appreciate the orkai enforcement of responsibility after violence. Witnesses matter, ownership matters, and protecting someone does not automatically erase liability for damaged property. Having someone demand payment gives the setting resistance under my paws. Ken's progress also remains visible: people who once towered over him now treat him as a peer, while the deeper dungeon contains older, stronger powers. Star City feels most alive when the group must learn how to live there, rather than simply find the next creature worth experience.

Slytha and Ambrosia help that expansion become personal. Slytha's assumptions about leadership and different species grow out of her own society, and her knowledge later becomes useful in communication and investigation. Ambrosia begins with paid work and an apparently reserved manner, then reveals an ambition to become an adventurer despite starting from a very vulnerable position. Giving her access to an appropriate starting point makes Ken's resources useful in a way I enjoy: another person's future becomes possible. I like new acquaintances who bring expertise and ambitions of their own. The humour around mistaken assumptions works here because the characters are interpreting each other through different experiences. My ears stay up for that kind of awkwardness; it can teach me something while still being funny.

Penny's tanking involves controlling movement and creating space, especially against enemies that would punish someone who simply stood still absorbing damage. Changing resistances affect Ken's attacks. Charlotte's mana and the need to protect an escape route influence what everyone else can attempt. One boss encounter even produces a useful disagreement about following a retreat plan, with Ken recognising that keeping the healer available was the correct responsibility. That is pack work. The rescue operation depends on preparation and maintaining support: removing Hemi too soon would leave Crimson without the help she needs. Ken's combinations against powerful casters make mechanical sense because draining their resources changes what his finishing abilities can accomplish. The fights require attention to reach, positioning, visibility, and which allies can safely remain involved. Understanding the advantages gives these fights bite.

Charlotte deserves particular credit. Her gentleness now has a spine beneath it. She disciplines Bun when his behaviour becomes dangerous, thinks about the practical needs of a new tank, and helps Ken recognise what would actually make his partners happy. Choosing between healing efficiency and immediate output gives her development a purpose. A healer whose limits can be ignored is just a potion wearing ears. Charlotte increasingly behaves like someone entitled to help determine how the party operates. Bun's attempts to recover her favour, and the broader group's willingness to help when trouble brings a financial burden, add the sort of familiar friction that makes a den feel occupied. Affection becomes more convincing when it includes correction and shared work. Their attachment extends beyond Ken's romantic orbit.

Felin's encounter with other Nekorians gives the book its sharpest conflict over belonging. Her communal childhood and faith in the Great One make discovering another version of her people's history significant. Then the promise of connection becomes a claim on her body and future. The proposed forced pairing treats her rare heritage as a resource someone else should control. That made the ugliness feel specific: religion, bloodline, and authority are being used to turn a person into breeding property. My response is blunt: She said no. Keep your damned paws off her. The threat draws a protective snarl from me. Felin has her own refusal, her own anger, and an active role in resisting what is done to her. Ken's intervention matters because it supports the choice she has already made. As an Alpha Ice Wolf, I care deeply about the difference between offering someone a place in the pack and deciding that their body belongs to it.

The aftermath gives Felin less room than the confrontation earns. Her shaken faith receives acknowledgement, and Ken reassures her that she can make choices about her own abilities, but the story moves briskly towards comfort, shopping, and familiar jokes. Discovering that people who invoke your goddess might imprison you should leave more than a briefly discussed crack in the ice. I wanted to hear her work through what she still believes, what she distrusts, and how this changes her relationship with her heritage. Her affection for Ken cannot answer every question this raises. Scent and clothing in her nest give their bond a specifically Nekorian meaning. Yet the intimate scene built around that closeness offers a brief explicit beginning before cutting away. After so much attention to threats against her freedom, a more fully developed encounter shaped by her own desires would have been a particularly satisfying payoff. The emotional and erotic preparation exceeds the space given to its completion.

Fayeth and Elysara receive a much more attentive departure. The trip to Italy works through food, memory, company, and time deliberately set aside for them. Charlotte's advice helps Ken move beyond extravagant purchases towards something these particular women would value. Ken's conscious choice gives the engagement meaning, and the women remain connected to each other while facing responsibilities at home. Their reluctance has weight because leaving costs them something. I respect an established partner having duties that do not revolve around staying within reach of the protagonist. What disappoints me is the subsequent absence of that relationship from the lived story. Portals and promises of visits establish the possibility of continuing contact, yet the later chapters provide little sense of it happening. A den can stretch across worlds; affection still needs some visible attention. The farewell earns its warmth, and the silence afterwards lets that warmth dissipate.

Penny's place develops through more than an empty tank position. Her competence is visible in combat, while her writing and the quiet act of helping Ken with an assignment create a different kind of closeness. Her history of rejection and discomfort with her body explains why obvious attraction does not automatically become confidence. I also appreciate that Ken's hesitation has an articulated cause: he worries that moving towards her would reduce Fayeth to someone easily replaced. Penny seriously considers the kind of relationship she is entering. Her father's concern adds useful texture because his pride and financial circumstances expose assumptions Ken makes from a position of privilege. There are moments when Ken's attempt to help is clumsy enough to sound demeaning. Penny belongs to a family with its own work and sacrifices, and allowing that history into the romance makes her feel less like a reward waiting to be collected.

The courtship loses strength whenever Des begins organising it like a campaign. Arranging contact, prompting reactions, pushing physical proximity, and repeatedly provoking jealousy become a predictable route towards an outcome the story has already made obvious. Penny's attraction is established early; she does not need an endless succession of reminders that another woman might catch Ken's eye. I want more direct conversation between them. Des's enthusiasm also narrows her own presence when she spends so much time recruiting and nudging. This is where my tail stops swishing and starts thumping irritably against the floor. Harem relationships give an author plenty of room for differing needs, loyalties, and negotiations. Repeating the same matchmaking manoeuvre uses that room poorly.

I want a good book and good porn, and the long encounters here give desire time to develop through physical detail, dialogue, response, and mutual participation. Fayeth and Elysara bring different temperaments into an encounter shaped by the tenderness and urgency of impending separation. Penny's later intimacy has its own mixture of anticipation, uncertainty, and deliberate choice. Her fantasy involving charm is distinguished from actually surrendering her will to that ability, and Ken's refusal to use real charm matters; other pleasurable magic is a separate part of the scene. That distinction makes the trust between them more convincing. I enjoy that variety of closeness. Much of the remaining sexual material consists of banter, brief activity, or implied encounters, so the erotic rhythm is uneven rather than constant. The longer scenes have the sustained attention I want. Felin's curtailed moment leaves a conspicuous gap beside them.

That attention to choice also exposes a weakness in how the early SJS confrontation handles other women. Ken uses real charm on the guards, and their attraction becomes useful to him while the encounter proceeds. He offers protection and work, with the prospect of a conversation once the effect wears off, but their unclouded choices never receive comparable attention afterwards. The women demonstrate his power and supply a joke about whether it is disturbing or exciting. Their perspective drops away. Felin's autonomy receives enough attention for its violation to hurt; the guards' compromised agency gets much less consideration. I want to know what using it does to the people involved and to his understanding of himself. Power over minds should cast a longer shadow than a convenient change in who is standing on his side of the room.

The SJS material does move towards substantial resolution. The family storyline advances, the investigation produces consequences, and this volume completes conflicts instead of merely adding another collection of promises. What weakens those developments is the familiar shape of the opposition. Arrogant men insist they are protected by money or status, advertise their cruelty, and discover how badly they have underestimated the armed people in front of them. The office confrontations stamp antagonists from the same mould. I enjoy seeing a vicious bastard lose his sense of safety, but that pleasure wears thin when the confrontation supplies so little uncertainty about his behaviour. Earlier, Ken also dismisses an explicit threat to destroy a safe zone as bluster despite knowing what SJS has already been willing to do. My reaction is, You already know what these bastards do. His contempt produces poor judgment, yet the story barely examines that lapse. It makes the danger easier to arrange at the expense of his credibility.

His established abilities create another problem with how crises develop. When communication fails during the threat to the safe zone, the story makes the loss of contact urgent without properly addressing why a portal-based attempt to reach help is not tried. Later, a portal to Crimson's office is a straightforward way to involve her in another confrontation. Her whereabouts could have complicated an earlier attempt, but that possibility needs to enter Ken's reasoning. Eyes of Wisdom quickly makes a search for Charlotte's sister actionable, while Tish and Miriam remain missing. Ken eventually remembers them and takes comfort in their competence, yet his concern still does not produce the obvious effort to check. I need clear limits, competing priorities, or failed attempts when these powers cannot solve a problem. Letting an established option fade from attention leaves me watching the plot herd a supposedly resourceful wolf away from an open gate.

Training has a stronger explanation. The students' rapid accumulation of levels and equipment has outpaced some of their underlying development, so practical work addresses a specific weakness. Gravity affects mana as well as bodies, the different roles face different challenges, and Ken cannot simply dominate every exercise. Measurable gains make the effort tangible. Replacing weaker skills also makes progression a series of choices. Even the assignment about unfamiliar monsters has a purpose: inaccurate assumptions could endanger the people who follow. Where the surrounding routine drags is in the repeated return to who cooks, who wants cream, and who can turn the next exchange into a sexual joke. Food and domestic effort can reveal care, particularly when Penny tries to help. Recycling an established gag produces diminishing returns. During a long listen, those repetitions make the passage between developments feel heavier than it needs to.

The system also needs tighter continuity editing. The shaman's stated level shifts from 81 to 84 without an explanation, and the attack previously called Dark Strike becomes Shadow Strike during the discussion of its upgrade. The upgrade itself is understandable; the old skill's name is unstable. When a dangerous opponent's level or an established ability changes in the explanation, I have to wonder whether something meaningful happened or whether the detail simply slipped. That weakens confidence in information the combat relies on. Precise numbers invite precise attention. I should not have to patch the labels and measurements myself. The confusion is avoidable.

The final stretch earns my strongest affection by taking Ken's isolation seriously. Revenge can give grief somewhere to go without making the grieving person well, and the story eventually lets that distinction hurt. Sakura recognises something that another successful fight cannot fix. Crimson's protectiveness also gains depth when her concern extends to the emotional burden Ken is trying to carry alone. Their care has demands: stop disappearing into private pain and let the people who love you know what is happening. I know the exhausting instinct to keep moving because stopping means feeling what movement has been holding back. That is where this audiobook reaches beneath my fur. My response to Ken becomes quieter: Sit down. Let somebody stay with you. The story gives that need room before turning towards the next challenge. For me, the strongest ending is the recognition that an Alpha can be protected by his own pack. That warmth is earned, and it is what I carry back into the snow.
12 reviews
December 30, 2025
This series is somewhat spiraling out of control.
AFAIK this is Bruce Sentar's first LitRPG and it has been a struggle to have the MC get the best training opportunities, cheat skills, ungodly lucky finds, victories over insanely strong opponents (he should have no way of beating) etc. All the while he is not progressing faster any faster than any given classmate. This and the sheer abundance of training sequences, about 1/3 of the book, make the lack of progression even more frustrating.
Once, he beats an opponent that is literally twice his level, an enemy that could single-handedly kill everyone on earth, and receives all their belongings. Not only does this not net him any levels or experience, their belongings also seem to be so worthless that it doesn't even need to be mentioned. The cake is a lie.
The story seems to be somewhat stuck, we are now doing the same thing over and over again: Some asshole presents him or herself and harasses Ken and/or party-members, this person is always influential and stronger than Ken, we build up to a confrontation. Ken wins and gets patted on the back. Repeat. The next asshole is already lined up for 301.
This whole Star City thing was a solid miss for me, I was hopeful that we would shift focus to Dungeon Diving (remember the name of the series?) and adventures once Ken's party was considered one of humanities strongest and he would be able to fight on the frontier. But alas all progress has been reset and we are doing the underdog thing again.
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24 reviews
May 7, 2025
I think Bruce need to take some time off because his last books are a bit of. Whether it's the action the plot or the relationships nothing really feels satisfying. What really feels not satisfying is the girls that tend to stop existing and evolving after joining the group, after 8 books, Charlotte whole personality is being shy. Des is horny, Fayeth cooks...
I love these characters and I don't like when they disappear and now there are hints of at least 4 new girl that can potentially join. I wish this serie would add more depth to existing characters rather than stockpiling girls as if they were Pokemons.
Plus, Ken's personality is really different from before and I'm not sure if it's character development or bad writing, which is weird because Bruce isn't.
I've been a Patreon member for almost 2 years, and now it's the fourth book in a row that I give a bad grade below average. What is happening?
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68 reviews2 followers
October 1, 2026
Still fun, but some continuity errors, some tactical choices, and the repeat of adversarial types mar the overall result.



That might seem like nothing but complaints, but I do still love the worldbuilding. I love the main characters. I love the concept of the dungeon. I love the relationships. I love the audio performance by the narrators. I'm just so frustrated by the lack of polish that this book has, and it's especially frustrating because it's otherwise such a good series.
203 reviews1 follower
March 17, 2025
I enjoy this series and it looks like there will be a 301 through 304 keeping with the college way of labeling classes. This will put our adventurers in their Junior year of college. There is one main thing that I found odd or should have been explored more in the book. Seeing that humans are constantly having problems with the Naga, I would have thought that there would have been a bigger deal on having a friendly powerful Naga brood-mother to help. There is so much potential there that I was disappointed that not more was done political wise with this. I do like how there are relationships in the harem, it is not just about sex. This one focused less on the college aspect, though it did say that most graduates from the college don't have the experience, nor levels that they have. The last of the book was more assassin style and I felt it went a little bit dark.
The story starts off where the other left off in the rest area known as Star City. There is a possibility of adding an Angel to the group. In their farming levels for energy gems they run into an another group of Neko's who have access to their home planet. Felin is very valuable to the other group and this causes problems, when they try to take her. With the whole dungeon shake up, causing levels to move and safe zones to move as well, where nothing connects like it used to, has created opportunities for SJS to exploit, ruthlessly if they need to. The adding of Penny the Frost knight added a new wrinkle, as the two elves Fayeth and the emperess needed to go back to their home-world during this unstable time. I don't know why diving groups have to be capped at five members.
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454 reviews2 followers
February 24, 2026
This series seems to alternate major and minor episodes. 203 was clearly a main one, with lots of new stuff, and this one is minor, basically the second part of 203 instead of a whole new story. We get some interesting developments regarding the Nekorians, and Penny, and the wrapup with the SJS Financial company. In general I noticed that the plots in this series are satisfying but shallow, usually resolved through quick combat rather than prolonged investigation etc. Partly this is caused by both Ken and Crimson being so overpowered. Some of the plot twists and hooks are also not very subtle, e.g. the two cute elves leaving the party so Ken has room for new romantic endeavors, or two of the high level elves, Mirjam and Tish, staying lost for two whole books now despite both Ken and Crimson specializing in quickly finding lost people thanks to their special Eyes of Wisdom skill (probably a hook for one of the next plot lines, perhaps to bring back the elves into the story). So again, satisfying but shallow.
4 reviews
September 21, 2025
While still fun in concept, this series is going downhill. I was incredibly disappointed in the romance with Penny who I thought had earned more consideration from Ken based on her role in the series so far. But Ken shows basically no real interest, and she feels extremely perfunctory. She barely even showed up until the latter part of the book.

As the harem grows, the existing characters get very left behind. Which is a shame, because what made 101-104 (and even 201) good was the time given to the characters. I still laugh a lot during the read, and I am enjoying the plot that happens. There were some reveals in this book that are a welcome and interesting change and more story possibilities that were very intriguing. But for character reasons this is sadly a downgrade from what came before and I don't see that trend reversing anytime soon.
284 reviews11 followers
October 30, 2026
Want to rate 1 star

I absolutely want to rate this book one star but since Kindle does its review manipulation stuff and doesn’t show reviews lower than 3, here we are.

I DNF this book. The series before this was pretty good; however, this book absolutely killed it. The shuffle was pointless and unneeded, the Orkai are the most idiotic race I’ve ever seen, and now we’re shuffling party members around like they’re a Pokémon party. Also charging a “debt” for defending yourself and trying to rescue someone kidnapped?!? At that point I was done with this bs.

I’ve noticed this with Bruce’s book, he starts off strong and has great ideas but he really can’t finish them. This is a prime example, the series started great but then it just dies a painful death.
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640 reviews46 followers
March 24, 2025
This was another strong book in this series.

One thing I'm concerned about is the author has a tendency to create overly large harems. As part of that, he tends to ship some harem members off to other locations for extended periods of time, under the guise of them having duties elsewhere they need to handle.

Two harem members are shuffled off in this book, his two elves. Sure, there is a logical reason for the parting. They have real responsibilities to handle. But this splitting of the harem to make room for new members never sits well with me.

If the harem keeps being fractured, the ratings on these books will drop to 4 or even possibly 3.
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204 reviews
April 4, 2025
I continue to enjoy the Dungeon Diving series. Now that Ken and the students escaped the dungeon shift, we get to see more of their adventure path. The temporary loss of the Elves did allow the further introduction of Penny and seemed a good organic way to allow for more party construction and exploration of new powers and strategies.
The books continue to grab my attention and are quick and fun to read. The involvement of Star City and introduction of new races and higher powers allows Mr. Sentar to provide a good foil to Crimson and show that her and Ken's diving days have a much better shelf life and the potential for becoming to overpowered has less chance.
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1,141 reviews
October 10, 2026
Can't take it

I just can't take it anymore. For the first r books I thought that maybe there would eventually be a plot, that the whole thing was going somewhere. But now I see that the series is just a bunch of stuff that happens with little story. Sometimes each individual book has a climax, sometimes it doesn't. After a certain point the spicy elements got boring, and I got tired of the "gotta catch em all" style of having girlfriends.

To summarize, Bruce Sentar is a good writer but these aren't really good books and the series clearly isn't going anywhere.
202 reviews
March 13, 2025
It's good

If you enjoyed the previous books in this series you're going to have a good time with this one . The author does a good job of adding backstory and developing the characters of the entire cast and does a good job of throwing out and growing the world and tying together some small pot points that had been dangling in previous books. The greater world adds a greater sense of danger and consequence for the main characters and really adds a sense of suspense that was lacking previously. Looking forward to the next book.
23 reviews
March 16, 2025
Keep em coming!

Another great addition to the Dungeon Diving series. I can't wait to see what is in-store for the next book! Will we see some new addition to Ken's harem? A sexy angel? Or maybe a curious naga matriarch? Maybe a muscle mommy orkai? Or perhaps some new yet to be discovered race for Ken to rez up! You know he has to live up to the 74 wives books Penny has been writing. Maybe as a side quest Bruce can give us an installment of the 74 wives for us to read while waiting for the next book.
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1,183 reviews
April 25, 2025
Can't take it

I just can't take it anymore. For the first r books I thought that maybe there would eventually be a plot, that the whole thing was going somewhere. But now I see that the series is just a bunch of stuff that happens with little story. Sometimes each individual book has a climax, sometimes it doesn't. After a certain point the spicy elements got boring, and I got tired of the "gotta catch em all" style of having girlfriends.

To summarize, Bruce Sentar is a good writer but these aren't really good books and the series clearly isn't going anywhere.
443 reviews11 followers
March 10, 2025
It's still an amazing series.

This series has not died off at all, I love all of Bruce's books, but this is one of the few that when a new one comes out, it gets binged immediately. Definitely missing our Elf girls in this one as they are both some of my favorite characters, but Penny is great too, and I hope we see more of her now along with our new Angel friend in the next one.
180 reviews1 follower
March 12, 2025
Very good

This book finally completes the breakdown of the school plot that the series began with. With that, it dramatically enhances its world building and non-romantic relationships. It also manages the balance between the romance and adventure plots well.

New romantic options are a little overly common, probably as a side effect of the sheer number new characters. Sex scenes are well integrated into both plots.

I have high hopes for the next one as well.
62 reviews1 follower
March 15, 2025
Another great addition but was mild on the progression and big event

Overall progression and more lore was good but kinda felt somewhat hollow with the gear, lvling, and a big danger or boss to take down not included to the same lvl as other books on the series, I have a feeling this was a bridging book for the next arc which is fine. I’m only complaining bc I want more and this book didn’t scratch the itch like normal. Thanks Bruce!
8 reviews
March 31, 2025
And Now We Wait

Finished it. But, DD 204 just came out. That means 4 or 5 more months, at least, before the next one is released. Waiting will be hard, as this is a Great series. Worth the wait for sure. And...Thank you Bruce for no horrible cliff hanger ending. Just a promise for a bright and interesting future. Can't wait. Guess I'll have to though. I'll happily re-read DD 204 in the meantime.
563 reviews10 followers
April 9, 2025
Masterful writing

This is an absolutely fantastic series! The characters are sharp, humorous, full of life, and have so much room for more growth. There is so much more of the characters story to tell that finishing in four more books seems a shame. I hope the series continues past four more books. Very, very enjoyable writing Mr. Sentar and I do not say that lightly or often!
168 reviews
May 23, 2025
Yesir.

One of the few authors that can still get a five star from me.
This was exciting arc in this series, which adds to the hope there is always more.
My only bleh comes from how stark the powercreep was, especially when it kills the enjoyment of the main character becoming powerful. From stronger than 80% of those around him to weaker than 70% of those around him. Kinda sucks.
Some spoilerish things were very cool though, ideas that you don't see often.
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640 reviews5 followers
March 4, 2026
It has it's moments, but the chemistry can be lacking in some areas. How the mc handled the safe zone situation didn't sit right with me, he should have just killed them all, the fact he comes to this realization after the fact doesn't feel like good writing to me, it felt like the most obvious solution. The plot and everything is keeping me invested now, the idea of seeing more of the dungeon world and what the dungeon is will keep me reading to find out.
564 reviews7 followers
June 19, 2026
Great Series Continues

I enjoyed the flow of this volume very much. It seemed to be in less of a hurry than the previous volume. The personal relationships within the harem felt exciting, relaxed and less forced. Crimson returned with the confidence we had seen in the earlier books. The progression of the relationship with Penny and her inclusion into the harem was very well done.
21 reviews
March 9, 2025
A 5 Star teaser

Love what this book is setting up for in the future, only complaint I have is while alot of stuff happens it feels like it was a bit of a setup book for future epicness which leaves me disappointed because I want the excitement now not later. Beyond that the book was awesome as usual and I look forward to our next installment.
31 reviews1 follower
March 11, 2025
It was wonderful.

I do really like this series. Seeing Penny on the cover was exactly what I was hoping for. It's an odd compliment, but every time I am nearing the end of these books I get a bit sad. I won't be traveling with Ken, or Ard, or Bran for a while. Gives me something to look forward to though. :)
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555 reviews2 followers
March 12, 2025
It was ok overall. Still feels pretty aimless, and Ken's character is often inconsistent. The sex was pretty tame this time also (has one of the most boring threesomes ever). I'm not sure if Penny does it for me, though we get some additional prospects. Naga Matriarch? Maybe this is the end of second year, it wasn't really clear.
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1,168 reviews15 followers
October 14, 2025
It's the details

Alternate universe, LitRPG, portals, dungeon diving, save the world, harem adult situations

Wrapping up the second year at Halyon, Crimson continues to mentor those students, pushing them to train hard while they encounter more new races in the dungeon. Excellent editing. Absorbing series.
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1,937 reviews31 followers
August 21, 2026
I still don't like this series, but I'm reading to pass the time. Would love the author to finish this and start a new series, but that isn't happening anytime soon.

It seems this is going to be one of those "a new girl a book". While putting some of the current selection on ice somewhere.

"Sigh". Really don't like these harems.

Meh. Will pick up the sequel.

3/5 Stars
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