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This Used To Be About Dungeons #3
This Used To Be About Dungeons: Volume 3
This is a tale that used to be about dungeons...
But these days it's more about learning how to properly dress a rabbit for a stew or trying to figure out if your new eight-stringed lute can actually replace a whole orchestra. Yes, you still venture into dungeons—and you might find a chest that follows you around like a loyal puppy or stumble upon a monster conducting a symphony of violence--but when you come out, the strange magic items you've found matter less than whether you can work up the courage to tell your crush how you feel or deciding if you should finally move out of your cabin in the woods to live with your friends.
Sometimes life throws you curveballs, like a letter from your estranged mother demanding you perform a concert in the big city. But that's why you need your party around you—the friends who will help you test out a helmet that lets you fly (even if you do so with a wobble) or stand by your side when a mysterious Seeker of Secrets tries to buy your pet dragons.
There's danger out there in the dungeons, sure. But there's also the comfort of a warm kitchen, the thrill of composing your own song, and the quiet realization that maybe, just maybe, you're building a life worth singing about.
Come join the party, won't you?
But these days it's more about learning how to properly dress a rabbit for a stew or trying to figure out if your new eight-stringed lute can actually replace a whole orchestra. Yes, you still venture into dungeons—and you might find a chest that follows you around like a loyal puppy or stumble upon a monster conducting a symphony of violence--but when you come out, the strange magic items you've found matter less than whether you can work up the courage to tell your crush how you feel or deciding if you should finally move out of your cabin in the woods to live with your friends.
Sometimes life throws you curveballs, like a letter from your estranged mother demanding you perform a concert in the big city. But that's why you need your party around you—the friends who will help you test out a helmet that lets you fly (even if you do so with a wobble) or stand by your side when a mysterious Seeker of Secrets tries to buy your pet dragons.
There's danger out there in the dungeons, sure. But there's also the comfort of a warm kitchen, the thrill of composing your own song, and the quiet realization that maybe, just maybe, you're building a life worth singing about.
Come join the party, won't you?
671 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 10, 2026
About the author
Alexander Wales
40 books144 followersAlexander Wales is an author of rational fiction, first entering the scene with works like Metropolitan Man, then writing the long-running Worth the Candle series. A software engineer by trade, Wales is known for his deep worldbuilding, emotionally realistic characters, and analytical approach to societal issues.
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March 3, 2026
The 3rd installment of this book feels less organized than the first two volumes, and I found (almost all) the main characters to be less likeable, and at times not even very interesting. There is one thing about this volume that matches the others, though: it just sort of ends.
This book set up what I would imagine are 2-3 additional books, but without Isra and Mizuki POV chapters, I don't think I would continue with the series going forward. Whenever Volume 4 is published, I'll give this another chance, but that may be where I bow out. 2.5⭐
This book set up what I would imagine are 2-3 additional books, but without Isra and Mizuki POV chapters, I don't think I would continue with the series going forward. Whenever Volume 4 is published, I'll give this another chance, but that may be where I bow out. 2.5⭐
April 10, 2026
These Books Are Phenomenal
I love this series. I love the exceptional world building. The system put in place by the Editors. The economy. The history across multiple continents and people's. The multifaceted faiths/gods.
I will wait for the next one but I'll feel antsy about it.
I am so looking forward to the will they or wont they resolution (I hope they will. I love them).
This book has focused a good amount on Verity and Isra and I'm nervous to see where that goes. Hopefully they get a bit better at communication.
I love this series. I love the exceptional world building. The system put in place by the Editors. The economy. The history across multiple continents and people's. The multifaceted faiths/gods.
I will wait for the next one but I'll feel antsy about it.
I am so looking forward to the will they or wont they resolution (I hope they will. I love them).
This book has focused a good amount on Verity and Isra and I'm nervous to see where that goes. Hopefully they get a bit better at communication.
April 21, 2026
I really like this series, but something about this one felt a little flat. The mystery storyline solving the disappearances didnt really grab me, and the day to day "found family family" building was a bit too long. But still a good read and I'd buy the next one. This one may have suffered because the intrigue with resets etc in book 2 was so dramatic, that by comparison this one was much less exciting. Still a solid 4 stars though
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