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Oddity Botany
As a half-fairy, I could have lived the rest of my days with my winged kin, in a world without strife, pain or any kind of struggle. But my human part yearns for more. It knows deep down that there can be no real growth, no real value to life in the absence of challenges.
And so I make the decision, upon reaching adulthood, to venture into the big world to prove myself and help out however I can. It doesn’t take long for me to stumble upon a small village in a serious state of disrepair, with barely a functioning farm to keep the villagers fed. Pemberton Heights is the name.
That’s where I’ll settle down and get to work my magic.
See, I’m not just any kind of fae, I’m also a skilled Botanist, and as such have the ability to create a vast array of potions that can fix most issues. But I’m afraid I’ll have to start from scratch. Here, I don’t even have a single seed to plant and grow. And I’ll need all sorts of wild strains, as well as the right tools, in order to start experimenting and find the right cures to my new neighbors’ many woes.
Eventually, I’ll also need to open up a shop to advertise my goods, with a backyard to grow my crops, hybridize, isolate and test the heck out of them, to create the perfect brews, balms and elixirs.
But that won’t be easy. As it turns out, there really is something wrong with Pemberton. There’s a problem with the soil, with the water, with the air… Magirot, it is called. It seeps into the land and drains its vitality.
Good. I left home for a challenge and it seems I’ll have my hands more than full. No matter, I know I’m up to the task! On my fairy wings, I’ll do everything in my power to not only help the village grow but put the sad little place on the map!
And so I make the decision, upon reaching adulthood, to venture into the big world to prove myself and help out however I can. It doesn’t take long for me to stumble upon a small village in a serious state of disrepair, with barely a functioning farm to keep the villagers fed. Pemberton Heights is the name.
That’s where I’ll settle down and get to work my magic.
See, I’m not just any kind of fae, I’m also a skilled Botanist, and as such have the ability to create a vast array of potions that can fix most issues. But I’m afraid I’ll have to start from scratch. Here, I don’t even have a single seed to plant and grow. And I’ll need all sorts of wild strains, as well as the right tools, in order to start experimenting and find the right cures to my new neighbors’ many woes.
Eventually, I’ll also need to open up a shop to advertise my goods, with a backyard to grow my crops, hybridize, isolate and test the heck out of them, to create the perfect brews, balms and elixirs.
But that won’t be easy. As it turns out, there really is something wrong with Pemberton. There’s a problem with the soil, with the water, with the air… Magirot, it is called. It seeps into the land and drains its vitality.
Good. I left home for a challenge and it seems I’ll have my hands more than full. No matter, I know I’m up to the task! On my fairy wings, I’ll do everything in my power to not only help the village grow but put the sad little place on the map!
498 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 13, 2023
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October 11, 2023
It's okay
It's a well written, well edited book with a fun story.
It was hard for me to really identify with the MC, the open relationship dynamic with multiple men was not my flavor.
I also have a degree in Botany and the nomenclature is backwards. It was very disruptive to me to have Perennials that died in one season and named by Genus-family instead of family -genus-species..
It's a well written, well edited book with a fun story.
It was hard for me to really identify with the MC, the open relationship dynamic with multiple men was not my flavor.
I also have a degree in Botany and the nomenclature is backwards. It was very disruptive to me to have Perennials that died in one season and named by Genus-family instead of family -genus-species..
November 7, 2023
Strange litrpg story
Not my usual genre but read it based on the rating. Overall, decent story for a non-action, pseudo fantasy novel. The final product just feels like it was a dump of ideas about revitalizing a failing town. Lots of mini "adventures", lots of details but so much that it feels like a compilation of fights seeing together with interesting but forgettable characters.
Not my usual genre but read it based on the rating. Overall, decent story for a non-action, pseudo fantasy novel. The final product just feels like it was a dump of ideas about revitalizing a failing town. Lots of mini "adventures", lots of details but so much that it feels like a compilation of fights seeing together with interesting but forgettable characters.
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