Like the equivalent of a warm hug of a book.

A fabulous book for a fabulous conpany and a fabulous community.

An enjoyable read for any Critical Role fan.Much of the book is dedicated to the in-fiction goings on in Exandria.I would have liked to see a greater focus on the people and behind the scenes stories surrounded the CR journey. The art is lovely throughout.

"Everything that we've ever wanted to do in our lives is make characters and stories that people care about. And the end of this campaign was sort of the culmination of realizing that our creative dreams had come true." - Sam Riegel There's always a risk with these kinds of books that they'll generally just amount to a flowery, cheesy repetition of the wiki page. But this one had a great mix of "oh shit, remember when?" lists, field guide-esque sections, and fascinating insights from the cast

As someone who can't get enough of Critical Role and its castmembers, this book was an excellent fix for my addiction.First of all: the book is gorgeous. The design fits Critical Role perfectly. The fantasy vibes are strong and all artwork is absolutely gorgeous. It looks like a book a shady merchant would ask 30 gold for, but it would totally be worth it.A fan of the show already knows 90% of the contents of this book. The book does not tell you much news if you've watched both campaigns and th...

I loved it. It was fun and it moved along quickly. The art was amazing, as expected. I literally gasped when I saw the picture of the Chroma Conclave. I think the anecdotes were well chosen and the cast contributions were very naturally integrated. I laughed out loud a lot, which is always a plus for me!

This is so many things. Its a compendium, a slew of biographies, a love letter to fans, outreach to new people, and so many more things.I started watching Critical Role a long time ago, but then stopped for no real reason honestly. Getting back to watching it, really shows me not just the brilliance of role-playing, but the brilliance of the people involved with it. Getting to read about their journey, and their hopes not just for the game, but the community they built, and the charities they tr...

Well, first of all, the art and the photos are stunning, you have to admit that.As for the actual content of the book... I believe the promised "deep dive" into Critical Role doesn't happen in this book.This book is not an entry guide for the people that are new to CR, it's way too spoilery - there are sections that basically retell the major events of Campaign 1 and 2 (the best and the worst significant rolls, battle tactics, notable items etc.). The look "behind the curtain", chapters on cast

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This serves as a very useful tool to understand what all the fuss is about with the Critical Role phenomenon. If you are already deeply into the show, most of the reading value will be the interview elements throughout the book, as a fair majority of the text will likely be information you already know. There is still plenty enough fanart, official art, and cast photography to make it a good gift or purchase for a fan!

A fun and interesting read and a beautifully done book that any Critical Role fan would be proud to display on their coffee table. If you’re someone who’s devoured both campaigns for CR, there wasn’t a lot of new information. Be warned though, if you have not finished campaign one or two and have intention to do so, do not read this book. It goes into detail on some of the biggest moments of the campaigns and is very spoiler heavy. That being said, if you don’t mind the spoilers, I highly recomm...

This book was very confusing. I'm not sure what it's about. The whole thing reads like a fan trying to write an article to get other people to watch the show. Which isn't a bad thing. It also felt like the author was very much more interested in Vox Machina than Mighty Nein. It makes sense, considering when the book was published, but still. It focused a lot on the events that happened in-game - again, that's not a bad thing, but most Critters already know all of this. They've watched it and exp...

It’s a good dive into Critical Role. A good chunk of the book talks about the specifics of campaign 1 and 2, as well as the characters of those campaigns.For fans of Critical Role there doesn’t feel like too much new information which disappointed me. Most of the cast bios were what was said on Between the Sheets.The art was awesome.The content was good, I just expected a little more information about Critical Role and the cast.

Very interesting. It reveals a lot

A fun overview book that looks at the Critical Role team and the phenomenon around them and their games. Great content but other than cast photos, the e-galley on my Kindle didn't provide an organized view of the text and any added illustrations. Thus, I'll recommend the book for content but may increase my rating after I see a physical copy to judge graphic layout et al.

As a teen my friends and I had a brief obsession with board games, and then graduated to tabletop RPG (role play games). We made an attempt at Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, borrowing bits and pieces from someone’s uncle, but we all found it a little too complicated to make sense of on our own, so we cast around and discovered Heroes Quest, a brand new board game with a fantasy RPG element. We all pitched in to buy it and spent many hours rampaging through dungeons.When my eldest son was thirtee...

This was so wildly charming and wonderful. Marsham is a master observer--she gets at the heart of all of the things I love about Critical Role, the kindness and the thoughtfulness and the play. Collaborative storytelling is magic borne out of trust, and this book is great at pinpointing exactly the way trust between these friends makes up the heart of why CR is enjoyable, and lovely, and fun. Love it. Love them.

*shouts from the rooftops* I love Critical Role so freaking much!! That's it, that's the review. With 2 exclamation marks, you know I'm not messing around. No but really, what an absolutely gorgeous book.

3.5 // i’m always down for critrole trivia and content but having watched a lot of talks machina and all the interviews on “between the sheets”, this book was pretty much a repeat of them. plus a retelling of campaign 1 and bits of campaign 2. that last bit was weird to read at times because of the initial way the author described the cast play d&d. it was both meta and made something simple too complicated. it was confusing even for someone as me who has watched the described scenes AND plays d...

I read this after finding it hiding in my local Target. Critical Role has become such an important part of my life. It helped me with inspiration of characters and stories. This book just brings you to the heart of what Critical Role is, love. This isn’t an insiders scoop on the secrets and disasters of the people and history of Critical Role. This book is just as much about love as it is about community. Every page is full of heart, for the actors, for the community, for the characters, and the...