Picks up from Carl’s loophole at the end of book six and spends its length on what that costs.
The tone has shifted by this point. Seven books in, the comedy is thinner and the grimness is carrying more of the load. Some readers treat that as a loss. I think the series is following its own premise to where it was always heading, which is that a death game broadcast for entertainment does not stay funny forever.
The backstory work is the strongest part. Katia in particular gets filled in.
Read November 2025.
