Mini Review: Dungeon Crawler Carl

Volume 53, Issue 2 —— Spring 2026
Ruth Kneale

OK, my dear PAMily. I want you to stop what you’re doing – or reading – and go get this book. I’ll be honest, I don’t care what the container is – just get it. It’s about a guy who just broke up with his girlfriend but is still watching her snooty cat for her for the weekend – and then the alien apocalypse arrives. 

Carl has had enough. Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk has had more than enough. How are they going to get through the alien-wrought dungeon and survive? Let me tell you: it’s messy. It’s bloody. And it’s hilarious.

I had a friend recommend this to me earlier this year. I ripped through it in a weekend and had read the entire series by the end of the month. And – AND – I bought it in both e- and physical formats. I’ve since read it through again, and I can’t promise I won’t do it a third time before Book #8 arrives in May. 

Read this book!