Dungeon Runners: Sky Battles (Dungeon Runners, #2)
by Kieran Larwood (Goodreads Author), Joe Todd-Stanton (Illustrator)

4 out of 5 stars

Kit is a half-gnome and half-dwarf, who has entered the Dungeon Runners league. His teammates are a sea hag who can only do one spell, and a vegan vampire. Kit is supposed to be the fighter in their group, but he only has a useless wooden sword. Everyone laughs, thinking that this team is too small and too young to survive the dangerous competition, but Kit and his trusty friends discover that the Dungeon hides more surprises than anyone bargained for. In this second book of the series, they compete in their first real dungeon located high in the mountains, and they have to use some wily cleverness to make it through alive.

I loved this cute chapter book! The illustrations are so adorable, and I liked that the characters have statistic cards that show their combat skills, magic powers, and cleverness points. There is also a cool map at the beginning!

The whole plot in the Dungeon is so brilliant! I loved all the obstacles they have to face, and it was so imaginative how they make it through the Dungeon. A lot of things so wrong, but they never give up! Some of the other teams cheat, but Kit and his team stay true even when it gets tough.

Kit is such an optimistic character! I especially liked that his morals are tested, and he gets embarrassed by his team sometimes, but he realizes that they don’t have to look cool or win anyone’s approval – they just have to do their best!

I also really liked that the book does not have any really scary monsters or bad violence. It’s age appropriate for kids 6-11. Very kid-friendly, but you still get all the fun of the monster stuff without it being too scary or violent.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review.

This book has been screened on Screen It First. https://screenitfirst.com/book/dungeon-runners-sky-battles-2591994