This book was complex and fun at the same time which seems a bit contradictory, especially for me.
The premise of the book is that Ned, an accountant works as an accountant and does a pretty good job of it (especially since his boss eats anyone who doesn’t balance their books).? Ned also has this nifty ability to come back from the dead and has garnered the name “Never Dead Ned”.? He doesn’t especially like his life but doesn’t really want it to change but that doesn’t matter because he just got a promotion…
He’s now the commander of Ogre Company.? The last bunch of commanders have met “accidental” deaths.? The company soon discovers they kind of like Ned even though he’s not much of a Commander.? Ned also learns some pretty nasty stuff about himself (I won’t tell about that cause it’s really the only surprise in the book and I don’t want to give it away).? He has to learn to cope with this news or some pretty bad things happen.
I wouldn’t say it’s a “guffa” funny book but it made me smile throughout and though the beginning was a bit slow, I wanted to finish it after I got about 20 pages into it.? It was a good read.