A fun read but a little long. The first half dragged for me as they went about getting the band together but the pace really improved afterwards. The book definitely had a writing style that aligned with “old men talking about the glory days”. The benefit of that was the entertaining hijinks and humor. But it also meant a bit too much time spent listing names, places, and monsters that were only relevant about 20% of the time.

Overall it was an enjoyable story whose strength really shined through in the second half.