Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall, by Jendia Gammon

Book 20 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! On track with my reading! My link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy from there. This book was a two-fer for me: I got to continue catching up on the works of my friend Jendia Gammon and also continue my exploration of modern “Choose Your Own Adventure” books, a series that I grew up with! So yesterday I finished reading Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall (2026), by Jendia Gammon. (I also like mixing up light reads with some of my heavier reads, and CYOA books are definitely a fast read!) This book was a blast! The title tells you broadly what you’re in for, adventure-wise, but it doesn’t fully convey a lot of the nostalgic silliness that comes with the story. In the book, you take the role of Mica Pierce, a kid in her early teens who opts to lead her group of friends to explore the abandoned Sunset River Mall for internet video fodder. The mall has been…