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Farm or Die
Dapy was an odd fellow. Not the bad sort. Just the quiet sort. The animals spoke to him far better than people did. Not that Dapy would ever mind. Living the simple farmer’s life was all he looked forward to.
Until it wasn’t.
His parents died quickly. Struck down by the wasting sickness. It was all he could do to run and beg the local baron for medicine. Medicine that came too late.
Reeling from the loss of his parents, on a farm he couldn’t maintain on his own, Dapy knows he has a debt that can never be repaid to a man who would never forgive it. With a last goodbye to the only home he had ever known, our young farmer stepped off the path... And stumbled over an intoxicated wizard on the road.
Through the drunken wizard’s slurred speech, Dapy accepts a job.
As a farmer.
On a farm, with strange magical qualities.
And a history of mysteriously dead farmers.
Only now it’s too late. The farm is too important to risk revealing. Dapy is forever stuck. Him, alongside a very cranky cat.
Surely the pretty kitty had nothing to do with a range of mysterious deaths? SURELY?
Until it wasn’t.
His parents died quickly. Struck down by the wasting sickness. It was all he could do to run and beg the local baron for medicine. Medicine that came too late.
Reeling from the loss of his parents, on a farm he couldn’t maintain on his own, Dapy knows he has a debt that can never be repaid to a man who would never forgive it. With a last goodbye to the only home he had ever known, our young farmer stepped off the path... And stumbled over an intoxicated wizard on the road.
Through the drunken wizard’s slurred speech, Dapy accepts a job.
As a farmer.
On a farm, with strange magical qualities.
And a history of mysteriously dead farmers.
Only now it’s too late. The farm is too important to risk revealing. Dapy is forever stuck. Him, alongside a very cranky cat.
Surely the pretty kitty had nothing to do with a range of mysterious deaths? SURELY?
226 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 10, 2024
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November 2, 2025
Disclaimer
I want to preface this review by acknowledging that I'm not an author myself and don't fully understand the complexities of the writing and publishing process. This is simply my honest opinion as a reader who picked up this book hoping for an engaging isekai fantasy experience.
The title 'Farm or Die' caught my attention as a LitRPG and farming sim enthusiast, but what I got was a completely forgettable mess that left me wondering why I bothered finishing it.
This is primarily a harem fantasy with slice-of-life elements and minimal LitRPG mechanics. At 226 pages, it's a quick read—though that's not necessarily a compliment here.
Disjointed Structure: The book feels like two halves of different stories awkwardly stitched together, neither of which reaches a satisfying conclusion. The first half sets up a farming mystery, then halfway through it pivots completely into something else entirely.
Weak MC: I couldn't connect with Dapy (and honestly, 'Derpy' would've been more fitting). He's supposed to be the quiet type who connects with animals, but he comes across as frustratingly passive with zero personality development.
Annoying Side Characters: The cranky cat companion was straight-up annoying rather than endearing or funny. No comedic relief, no emotional moments—just irritation.
Problematic Harem Execution: Here's where it gets uncomfortable: the love interests start as literal animals, then conveniently transform into human hybrids halfway through "because reasons." The explanation felt forced and the execution was questionable at best. The dream sequence intimate scenes—especially the first one—felt uncomfortably close to bestiality before the transformation clarity, and the writing didn't help distinguish what was happening clearly.
Zero Emotional Investment: The opening with Dapy's parents dying should've been emotionally impactful. It wasn't. I felt nothing. There were no laugh-out-loud moments, no tension, no stakes I cared about. The relationships weren't developed—they just existed on the page without depth or chemistry.
The Verdict: I finished this book asking myself 'what did I just read and why did I finish it?' Book 2 is out, and I won't be bothering with it. If you're looking for cozy farming LitRPG or well-developed harem fantasy, skip this one. The title promised so much more than it delivered.
Who Might Like It: Possibly readers who enjoy very light harem content and don't mind underdeveloped plots or characters. Even then, I'd suggest checking samples first.
Rating: 2/5 stars – Not for me, struggled to finish
Star Rating Guide:
5 stars - Exceptional, life-changing
4 stars - Highly enjoyable, likely to reread, would recommend
3 stars - Decent read, might not remember long-term
2 stars - Not for me, struggled to finish
1 star - Poorly written or factually incorrect
I want to preface this review by acknowledging that I'm not an author myself and don't fully understand the complexities of the writing and publishing process. This is simply my honest opinion as a reader who picked up this book hoping for an engaging isekai fantasy experience.
The title 'Farm or Die' caught my attention as a LitRPG and farming sim enthusiast, but what I got was a completely forgettable mess that left me wondering why I bothered finishing it.
This is primarily a harem fantasy with slice-of-life elements and minimal LitRPG mechanics. At 226 pages, it's a quick read—though that's not necessarily a compliment here.
Disjointed Structure: The book feels like two halves of different stories awkwardly stitched together, neither of which reaches a satisfying conclusion. The first half sets up a farming mystery, then halfway through it pivots completely into something else entirely.
Weak MC: I couldn't connect with Dapy (and honestly, 'Derpy' would've been more fitting). He's supposed to be the quiet type who connects with animals, but he comes across as frustratingly passive with zero personality development.
Annoying Side Characters: The cranky cat companion was straight-up annoying rather than endearing or funny. No comedic relief, no emotional moments—just irritation.
Problematic Harem Execution: Here's where it gets uncomfortable: the love interests start as literal animals, then conveniently transform into human hybrids halfway through "because reasons." The explanation felt forced and the execution was questionable at best. The dream sequence intimate scenes—especially the first one—felt uncomfortably close to bestiality before the transformation clarity, and the writing didn't help distinguish what was happening clearly.
Zero Emotional Investment: The opening with Dapy's parents dying should've been emotionally impactful. It wasn't. I felt nothing. There were no laugh-out-loud moments, no tension, no stakes I cared about. The relationships weren't developed—they just existed on the page without depth or chemistry.
The Verdict: I finished this book asking myself 'what did I just read and why did I finish it?' Book 2 is out, and I won't be bothering with it. If you're looking for cozy farming LitRPG or well-developed harem fantasy, skip this one. The title promised so much more than it delivered.
Who Might Like It: Possibly readers who enjoy very light harem content and don't mind underdeveloped plots or characters. Even then, I'd suggest checking samples first.
Rating: 2/5 stars – Not for me, struggled to finish
Star Rating Guide:
5 stars - Exceptional, life-changing
4 stars - Highly enjoyable, likely to reread, would recommend
3 stars - Decent read, might not remember long-term
2 stars - Not for me, struggled to finish
1 star - Poorly written or factually incorrect
August 19, 2024
This story was certainly unique in it's plot and characters, though it wasn't great. It could have used a little more to it, as it came in at just 226 pages, and there are scenes that don't involve the MC due to the plot.
The MC is a farmer that is going to be evicted from his farm by the local baron due to not being able to meet quota after his parents have died. So he takes a few vegetables and leaves, only to be grabbed by a drunken old wizard and sent through a magic portal to some farm. A farm that apparently grows magical crops, but has no farm animals, only a cantankerous cat. So he farms, and thinks start happening that endanger his life, but he can see no culprit. Not until the cat is gravely injured.
The harem... Well, it's hard to describe without giving away the plot, so let's just say they are very interesting and diverse in their backgrounds. There are some short but intense sex scenes that the MC interprets as dreams at first. Which, since he was a virgin before them, is weird. From there, things start to spiral.
Overall, I did like this book. Like I said, it could have used some more chapters, and we still have little idea what many of the reasons behind why he's on the farm are. But it was entertaining. I would definitely read a sequel.
The MC is a farmer that is going to be evicted from his farm by the local baron due to not being able to meet quota after his parents have died. So he takes a few vegetables and leaves, only to be grabbed by a drunken old wizard and sent through a magic portal to some farm. A farm that apparently grows magical crops, but has no farm animals, only a cantankerous cat. So he farms, and thinks start happening that endanger his life, but he can see no culprit. Not until the cat is gravely injured.
The harem... Well, it's hard to describe without giving away the plot, so let's just say they are very interesting and diverse in their backgrounds. There are some short but intense sex scenes that the MC interprets as dreams at first. Which, since he was a virgin before them, is weird. From there, things start to spiral.
Overall, I did like this book. Like I said, it could have used some more chapters, and we still have little idea what many of the reasons behind why he's on the farm are. But it was entertaining. I would definitely read a sequel.
August 18, 2024
4.2 stars. As far as these largely hetero monster girl harem books go, this up there with the best of them. Thought about dropping around 40% but then the plot picked up and it all came together. Author writes above average in the subgenre and there is a decent amount of originality and somewhat intriguing world building I hadn't seen elsewhere. The spicy scenes are also better than average.
For the bad - it lacks some emotional depth and relationship building, girls just fall in the lap of MC past the main relationship, but this is pretty typical for the genre. Albeit it's reasonably explained via world building and other events. And MC is incredibly close to a self insert goody two-shoes Gary Stue character, but this is also par for the course when delving into harem books. It's better than the other few archetypes used in the genre. At least he's not a degenerate, but I do wish, though, that these tropes would be exploited to a somewhat lesser extent. It gets a bit too predictable after a while.
For the bad - it lacks some emotional depth and relationship building, girls just fall in the lap of MC past the main relationship, but this is pretty typical for the genre. Albeit it's reasonably explained via world building and other events. And MC is incredibly close to a self insert goody two-shoes Gary Stue character, but this is also par for the course when delving into harem books. It's better than the other few archetypes used in the genre. At least he's not a degenerate, but I do wish, though, that these tropes would be exploited to a somewhat lesser extent. It gets a bit too predictable after a while.
December 31, 2024
This book starts off well with a fascinating mystery about a magical farm and the demon who lives there, but looks like a cat so she isn’t particularly scary. Then about halfway through the animals on the farm begin polymorphing into women and begin to have sex with the farmer pretty much for the entire second half of the story. The plot, which was interesting to that point, kind of stops completely which was certainly disappointing.
August 18, 2024
D and D with a humorous twist. Farmer transported to a magic land not by request, but dragged there by a drunken wizard. Magic, portal to another world via a hole in the ground with evil on the other side. Farm is populated with animals that are not quite what they seem at first glance. Fun story to read. I should note I got an ARC from the author's PATREON site.
November 18, 2024
Another winner!
I really enjoyed this one. Quinn has always had a knack for combining action and eroticism, and what I can only describe as "characters with depth of feeling", which too few authors in this genre can seem to manage.
This series already has it's claws in me (pun intended), and I can't wait to see where it goes.
I can't recommend this book highly enough.
I really enjoyed this one. Quinn has always had a knack for combining action and eroticism, and what I can only describe as "characters with depth of feeling", which too few authors in this genre can seem to manage.
This series already has it's claws in me (pun intended), and I can't wait to see where it goes.
I can't recommend this book highly enough.
August 24, 2024
Interesting story and a fun read
December 23, 2024
very enjoyable
I liked it a lot it’s a new and fresh take on the genre and well worth a read hopefully there’s a sequel
I liked it a lot it’s a new and fresh take on the genre and well worth a read hopefully there’s a sequel
April 27, 2025
It's pretty standard for this sort of novel.
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