I have really NOT enjoyed a lot of choose your own adventure books for adults; I often try them out and just feel disappointed because, unfortunately, the nature of a book means that it's impossible to truly connect your story together because the story can't actively react to your choices, the way a similar story might if it was in a video game form, etc.

But this one was pretty fun! I enjoyed the added experience of having hit points and stats that could be the difference between which paths I could take and what endings I fell into. I ended up playing through the book with each premade character just to see which ones I could manage to get through safely or not, and enjoyed finding all of the different dungeon secrets on each readthrough; just like how I might feel while actually playing a video game or a tabletop roleplaying game.

This isn't a mindblowing story by any means, and in the end for this type of storytelling, I'd much prefer a much more interactive medium, but for what it is, it was a lot of fun to read, and I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys RPGs.