Another short one here primarily because the parts I most want to talk about in this story are spoilers. Book three of Dungeon Crawler Carl is top notch. The world continues to expand, the action gets more intense, and Donut and Carl’s relationship (the driving heart of the story) continues to deepen.
In book 3 we have an additional confound: Mordecai is temporarily whisked away. Here we get an option for Carl’s role to strengthen, as he’s forced into the adult role keeping his garbage people alive. We get indications of how intelligent Carl is, which is fun since he’s mostly depicted as a practical brute. He continues to accurately read the Dungeon and to pay a ton of attention at all times. There’s a Sherlock-style of observation in his actions that is very fun to see happen.
That’s all I can say. Read it, dammit.