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Taking My Reincarnation One Step at a Time: No One Told Me There Would Be Monsters! #1
Taking My Reincarnation One Step at a Time: No One Told Me There Would Be Monsters! Volume 1
Even as a working adult, Sarasa Ichinokura suffers from an unshakable fatigue that’s plagued her since childhood. She goes to bed one night, exhausted from her office job, and encounters a goddess(?) who informs her that her perpetual lack of energy is actually due to a deficit of “mana.” Then, without any further explanation or time to process what’s happening to her, Sarasa is thrust into a fantasy world! She awakens in the body of a ten-year-old girl in a strange land filled with flying beasts and oversized wolves. She accordingly prepares for the worst, but a monster hunter named Nelly takes her in. The hitch is...now that Sarasa finally has the energy to do everything she wants to, being cooped up in a cabin is just no fun! She seeks to stand on her own in this scary new world—and that’s going to mean learning magic. It may be slow going, but Sarasa knows what to do—the best way to take her reincarnation is one step at a time!
238 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 31, 2023
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November 18, 2025
Book One review and series review if your thinking that first book meh.
The start of the series is a bit weak. Almost like Bookworm tone wise super slow like that. But without the emotional grounding and family. It's just two people in the woods. But they never have those moments of connection in the same way. Because of that, I almost put the web novel down. The comic makes those early moments funnier, though. I ended up reading the web novel first, then looking for the comic, which is barely done.
The novel is worth reading. It's become one of my favorite series. Think Campfire Cooking and Bookworm, but without that hyper drive to make a book. It has the same curiosity about the world. The female lead is hardworking and just wants to survive and be regular. She puzzles out solutions, but she's not an edgelord. It's really enjoyable the deeper you get in.
And those one-note cliché characters you think are going to stay flat? They end up being more emotionally grounded and actually grow. They're still douchebags or cool people or whatever, but they end up being more. The townsfolk, all of it. Anywhere and everywhere. It just caught me off guard because you don't get character writing like this in these kinds of "light," upbeat books. But you get it in this.
Highly recommend the series. Very underrated so far.
And for those who have a shota, loli tag turn off. Because for some weird reason I've been seeing those tags in places WTF people. This so far doesn't have the weird jokes. Or the quite perv part of it. She just happens to be a kid.
The start of the series is a bit weak. Almost like Bookworm tone wise super slow like that. But without the emotional grounding and family. It's just two people in the woods. But they never have those moments of connection in the same way. Because of that, I almost put the web novel down. The comic makes those early moments funnier, though. I ended up reading the web novel first, then looking for the comic, which is barely done.
The novel is worth reading. It's become one of my favorite series. Think Campfire Cooking and Bookworm, but without that hyper drive to make a book. It has the same curiosity about the world. The female lead is hardworking and just wants to survive and be regular. She puzzles out solutions, but she's not an edgelord. It's really enjoyable the deeper you get in.
And those one-note cliché characters you think are going to stay flat? They end up being more emotionally grounded and actually grow. They're still douchebags or cool people or whatever, but they end up being more. The townsfolk, all of it. Anywhere and everywhere. It just caught me off guard because you don't get character writing like this in these kinds of "light," upbeat books. But you get it in this.
Highly recommend the series. Very underrated so far.
And for those who have a shota, loli tag turn off. Because for some weird reason I've been seeing those tags in places WTF people. This so far doesn't have the weird jokes. Or the quite perv part of it. She just happens to be a kid.
February 28, 2025
it was ok. :/
April 29, 2024
The beginning is pretty boring - there too much time spent on explaining minutiae and setting things up. I also found it weird that she so often said “I’m good on wolves.” I think it was supposed to be funny, but it was just strange.
Once she gets to town, the story picks up, and it’s humorous how she’s looking for “Nelly” and clearly everyone is not on the same page when it comes to the description of her guardian. Allen is a great friend, and Sara ends up doing pretty well for herself just working at the guild.
Once she gets to town, the story picks up, and it’s humorous how she’s looking for “Nelly” and clearly everyone is not on the same page when it comes to the description of her guardian. Allen is a great friend, and Sara ends up doing pretty well for herself just working at the guild.
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March 12, 2024
I think this series is broadly speaking bad slice of life. The protagonist is ridiculously overpowered, the past life memories ensure they won't undergo much character development, their life is charmed to the point where they encounter no real problems and the pacing is glacial.
Despite that I quite like it, I think it's mainly because of some decent character writing and a solid arc from about halfway through book 1 to book 2.
The series score is gonna be 3 stars but I have to give book 1 a lower score because of how ridiculously slow and dragged (and ultimately unimportant) out the opening is. The story basically doesn't start until Sara leaves the mountain and that takes too long to happen.
Also as of book 4 I've got a bit of concern that it's running out of steam and turning into pure impactless filler but the hook at the end of the book at least promises something more eventful in book 5 so I'll wait and see.
Despite that I quite like it, I think it's mainly because of some decent character writing and a solid arc from about halfway through book 1 to book 2.
The series score is gonna be 3 stars but I have to give book 1 a lower score because of how ridiculously slow and dragged (and ultimately unimportant) out the opening is. The story basically doesn't start until Sara leaves the mountain and that takes too long to happen.
Also as of book 4 I've got a bit of concern that it's running out of steam and turning into pure impactless filler but the hook at the end of the book at least promises something more eventful in book 5 so I'll wait and see.
March 16, 2024
Absolutely adorable
Follow the story of a tragic woman to exhausted to live life. Unable to properly develop due to her body constantly leaking energy en mass. Until she suddenly finds herself before a woman claiming to be a god of another world. Now she's a young girl living in a fantasy world with a body full of energy and is taking life one day at a time. Just enjoying the ability to do anything without winding up with a migraine immediately after starting and becoming invalid the next day. Now we follow her life in this new world as she make an older woman into her soul sister, and becomes friends with a boy the same age as her new body. All together it's a truly wholesome and adorable story.
Follow the story of a tragic woman to exhausted to live life. Unable to properly develop due to her body constantly leaking energy en mass. Until she suddenly finds herself before a woman claiming to be a god of another world. Now she's a young girl living in a fantasy world with a body full of energy and is taking life one day at a time. Just enjoying the ability to do anything without winding up with a migraine immediately after starting and becoming invalid the next day. Now we follow her life in this new world as she make an older woman into her soul sister, and becomes friends with a boy the same age as her new body. All together it's a truly wholesome and adorable story.
November 11, 2024
This book was really fun and enjoyable. It's one of my favorite comfort books, and I've read it many times before. The illustrations included are absolutely gorgeous, and they really convey what's happening in the book in a cutesy way. Not the kind of book I'd normally read, as it's a light novel, but amazing all the same.
March 20, 2025
The basic story is OK, but it becomes more and more farcical as nobody recognises Sara's description of Nelly.
The author then compounds this by stopping Sara following up on her promise to Nelly to contact Chris when she didn't return.
If possible I would have given 2.5 stars, but for the moment I am giving the book the benefit of the doubt and making this three.
The author then compounds this by stopping Sara following up on her promise to Nelly to contact Chris when she didn't return.
If possible I would have given 2.5 stars, but for the moment I am giving the book the benefit of the doubt and making this three.
October 29, 2025
Une femme qui se transforme en enfant, qui se retrouve dans un autre monde ou toute créature veut l'attaquer. Un chasseuse la sauve, les deux font équipe. La petite apprend la magie, comment se protéger at arrive même à sortit de la maison. Cette histoire m'a ennuyé un peu, je m'imaginais plus d'actions. J'ai le deuxième tome en ma possession mais je ne sais même pas si je veux le lire.
August 10, 2023
We're Good on wolves...
That is my favorite quote from this book, lol! Was slow at the start, but the humor hooked me and I'm glad I stayed. The characters and story are interesting and I want to see what happens next!
That is my favorite quote from this book, lol! Was slow at the start, but the humor hooked me and I'm glad I stayed. The characters and story are interesting and I want to see what happens next!
August 15, 2023
It's one of those series that relies on everyone being stupid. The entirety of the bad situation she gets herself into later in the volume comes from the MC, who is mentally a woman around the age of 25, ignoring the advice of her mentor for a very stupid, childish reason.
January 27, 2024
Taking My Reincarnation One Step at a Time, by Kaya.
Excellent and brilliant, the characters are excellent and well thought out. Good storyline and wonderful imagination. Good read.Gary Challenger from Devon UK.
Excellent and brilliant, the characters are excellent and well thought out. Good storyline and wonderful imagination. Good read.Gary Challenger from Devon UK.
July 3, 2023
Just a surprisingly fun, enjoyable story. Not sure why, just liked it.
July 13, 2023
I loved this book so much! Absolutely adorable! I can’t wait for the second one!
August 11, 2023
💙💜💛💚
Wow what an amazing start to a series. I really liked this story and it's characters. I cannot wait to see what happens next.
Wow what an amazing start to a series. I really liked this story and it's characters. I cannot wait to see what happens next.
July 15, 2024
Not bad
3.5 ⭐ It's a little slow to start, but when it did, it was entertaining. There are some minor continuity errors regarding the timing of things.
3.5 ⭐ It's a little slow to start, but when it did, it was entertaining. There are some minor continuity errors regarding the timing of things.
July 2, 2025
Really great story 😄.
October 7, 2023
Great book
Really want to read more of them honestly it well done and funny and come on it fun to see what will happen next
Really want to read more of them honestly it well done and funny and come on it fun to see what will happen next
July 31, 2023
Sara is transported to another world by a goddess without much of an explanation and placed in the body of a ten year old girl. She is dropped at the doorsteps of an adventurer, a woman who calls herself Nelly and who is quiet skilled at fighting. Nelly is really guarded at first, but over times warms up, teaching Sara about the world and how to use magic to defend herself against the many monsters in the region. When Nelly does not return from a trip to a nearby town, Sara is forced to leave her new home and return to the civilization of this new world.
The story starts fairly typical, and is to be honest a bit boring at the start. Later on things become more interesting with an intriguing world, and likeable entertaining characters. Personally I really enjoyed the story, but ultimately it is a slice-of-life isekai book, light hearted in that the MC faces little true opposition although things are not as easy as in some other stories in the genre. Still, it is not particularly unique or special for the genre, but entertaining and different enough to keep me hooked at least for now.
The story starts fairly typical, and is to be honest a bit boring at the start. Later on things become more interesting with an intriguing world, and likeable entertaining characters. Personally I really enjoyed the story, but ultimately it is a slice-of-life isekai book, light hearted in that the MC faces little true opposition although things are not as easy as in some other stories in the genre. Still, it is not particularly unique or special for the genre, but entertaining and different enough to keep me hooked at least for now.
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