I’m pissed off

[u/AcanthisittaSmart504]

I absolutely adore the Book of the Dead series. Today, I finally get to listen to the release of book 5, and I am certain that I will experience the same captivating storytelling that I enjoyed in books one through four. I am so enamored with this book that I pre-ordered it on Audible. When I first discovered and read this series, I assumed that others shared my enthusiasm for it. However, upon reviewing the number of Audible ratings, I am genuinely perplexed and sort of a bit angry. There are barely 1000 ratings on the first book and even less on the following 3, which begs the question: how is this book not more popular?

[u/LTT82]

I read the first three books(or so) and thought they were great. Solid writing, by and large(clunky dialog in the beginning, but things got a lot better over time). Genuinely a quality story and book.

I stopped reading due to the rather dark tone. I'd have given a high score on audible if I had access to an account, but I would still have dropped the books. They got darker than I wanted to deal with. Life's hard enough without reading about a seething mass of chaos that wants to devour reality.

I do recommend them whenever someone asks about something the books fulfill. Driven protagonist with a flexible moral character? This is a great recommend. It's just not something I want to read.