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GigaBeasts
Some inherit money. He inherited a farm, monsters and hot neighbours.
Samuel West’s world turns upside down when his estranged father leaves him a mysterious farm in a secluded village. Thrust into a realm where creatures called GigaBeasts live, he finally finds the opportunity he's been looking for.
Before long, he's delving into monster-filled dungeons, unlocking new skills, and transforming his humble farm into something extraordinary. But the rules of this strange new world are confusing, and failure could cost him everything. Luckily, he isn’t alone.
The alluring goth sees Sam as her unlikely hero. Her cool elegance barely masks the fire she feels inside. The cute, scatterbrained genius has an unusual hobby, but she's so intrigued by Sam that she can't seem to think about anything else. And of course, there's his best bud, the sharkpuppy Chomp!
But Sam isn’t the only one with an eye on the farm. His half-brother believes he’s the rightful heir and will stop at nothing to claim it.
So much for living a peaceful life in the countryside…
Samuel West’s world turns upside down when his estranged father leaves him a mysterious farm in a secluded village. Thrust into a realm where creatures called GigaBeasts live, he finally finds the opportunity he's been looking for.
Before long, he's delving into monster-filled dungeons, unlocking new skills, and transforming his humble farm into something extraordinary. But the rules of this strange new world are confusing, and failure could cost him everything. Luckily, he isn’t alone.
The alluring goth sees Sam as her unlikely hero. Her cool elegance barely masks the fire she feels inside. The cute, scatterbrained genius has an unusual hobby, but she's so intrigued by Sam that she can't seem to think about anything else. And of course, there's his best bud, the sharkpuppy Chomp!
But Sam isn’t the only one with an eye on the farm. His half-brother believes he’s the rightful heir and will stop at nothing to claim it.
So much for living a peaceful life in the countryside…
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March 4, 2025
Parts of this book were both good and original - nah, I’m kidding it was lazily-written and stole its system and creatures shamelessly from Pokémon. If you’re going to do that at least write a slightly original story!
August 20, 2025
That trial storyline was atrocious. So what, it doesn't matter who owns the farm or who it was legally left to in the will, all the matters is who will make better use of it. And on top of that, the one who would have made better use of it was the rich greedy guy cause he had more bank to run it, but he only lost cause he was lying through his teeth. What the hell kind of law system is that. And then he's all 'fuck it, hell with the trial, let's just have our pets fight to decide who gets the farm.' If that was an option, why didn't you do that at the start you rich douche? So dumb.
And don't get me started on how annoying that puppet girl was.
And don't get me started on how annoying that puppet girl was.
March 1, 2025
Fun but childish
The book of all was a fun read but you could tell that it is dumb down or childish and it's relationship interaction between the girls and the Having a herem and how they figure it out with someone Very childish in his explanation as if they had to really talk slow to get people to understand instead of it just being a convention of society that 1 man can have multiple women.
The book of all was a fun read but you could tell that it is dumb down or childish and it's relationship interaction between the girls and the Having a herem and how they figure it out with someone Very childish in his explanation as if they had to really talk slow to get people to understand instead of it just being a convention of society that 1 man can have multiple women.
August 9, 2025
Promising concept held back by execution issues
I picked up GigaBeasts on a friend's recommendation without knowing much about the farm life LitRPG subgenre. The premise sounded intriguing: inherit a mysterious farm, discover creatures called GigaBeasts, and dive into dungeon exploration with monster battles. As someone familiar with Pokémon and Minecraft crafting mechanics, I thought this would be right up my alley.
What I Expected vs. Reality: Going in blind to the farming component proved problematic. When I realized this was meant to be a "farm life" book, I was disappointed by the lack of actual farming mechanics—neither traditional agriculture nor meaningful GigaBeast husbandry. I expected to see GigaBeasts as working animals or actual livestock, but that element felt underdeveloped.
Limited World-Building: The GigaBeast variety was surprisingly sparse throughout the story. For a book with "Beasts" in the title, I expected more creative creature design and diverse monster encounters. The world felt smaller than it should have.
Romance Issues: The harem elements felt forced rather than organic. While I appreciated the unique character of the girl who speaks through puppets, her rapid romantic development felt inconsistent with her established neurodivergent personality and mental health challenges. The pacing undermined what could have been compelling character development.
Progression Problems: The progression systems delivered zero satisfaction. Neither character development nor farm advancement felt meaningful or earned, which is problematic for LitRPG readers expecting those dopamine hits from growth mechanics.
Ending Disappointment: The resolution was particularly weak—the system essentially handed the protagonist victory in a court case with minimal effort required. It felt like a deus ex machina rather than earned triumph.
The Bright Side: Despite these issues, the core concept has genuine potential. Chomp the sharkpuppy was a solid companion character, and there are enough interesting elements that I'm curious about book 2. Sometimes a rough first entry can lead to a stronger series.
Bottom Line: GigaBeasts reads like a first draft of what could be a compelling series. The farm life/monster taming/LitRPG blend is ambitious, but the execution doesn't quite deliver on any of those elements yet.
Recommended for: Readers interested in supporting developing series, fans willing to overlook execution issues for interesting concepts
Skip if: You want polished LitRPG progression, meaningful farming mechanics, or well-developed romance
I picked up GigaBeasts on a friend's recommendation without knowing much about the farm life LitRPG subgenre. The premise sounded intriguing: inherit a mysterious farm, discover creatures called GigaBeasts, and dive into dungeon exploration with monster battles. As someone familiar with Pokémon and Minecraft crafting mechanics, I thought this would be right up my alley.
What I Expected vs. Reality: Going in blind to the farming component proved problematic. When I realized this was meant to be a "farm life" book, I was disappointed by the lack of actual farming mechanics—neither traditional agriculture nor meaningful GigaBeast husbandry. I expected to see GigaBeasts as working animals or actual livestock, but that element felt underdeveloped.
Limited World-Building: The GigaBeast variety was surprisingly sparse throughout the story. For a book with "Beasts" in the title, I expected more creative creature design and diverse monster encounters. The world felt smaller than it should have.
Romance Issues: The harem elements felt forced rather than organic. While I appreciated the unique character of the girl who speaks through puppets, her rapid romantic development felt inconsistent with her established neurodivergent personality and mental health challenges. The pacing undermined what could have been compelling character development.
Progression Problems: The progression systems delivered zero satisfaction. Neither character development nor farm advancement felt meaningful or earned, which is problematic for LitRPG readers expecting those dopamine hits from growth mechanics.
Ending Disappointment: The resolution was particularly weak—the system essentially handed the protagonist victory in a court case with minimal effort required. It felt like a deus ex machina rather than earned triumph.
The Bright Side: Despite these issues, the core concept has genuine potential. Chomp the sharkpuppy was a solid companion character, and there are enough interesting elements that I'm curious about book 2. Sometimes a rough first entry can lead to a stronger series.
Bottom Line: GigaBeasts reads like a first draft of what could be a compelling series. The farm life/monster taming/LitRPG blend is ambitious, but the execution doesn't quite deliver on any of those elements yet.
Recommended for: Readers interested in supporting developing series, fans willing to overlook execution issues for interesting concepts
Skip if: You want polished LitRPG progression, meaningful farming mechanics, or well-developed romance
January 28, 2025
This book was pretty strong, for having a concept that was mostly based on Pokemon and having a fairly slow and awkward start.
The MC inherits a farm from his estranged-at-birth father. Going to the farm, the MC meets a pretty woman that aids him, and encounters his first "Gigabeast" (Pokemon) that he helps out. Now he has his first Gigabeast, and quickly gets a second. Later, he meets a second woman that steals the entire book out from under everyone, Maeve. From there, they discover a Gigabeast dungeon, and deal with the MC's half-brother that's a total jerkface. Will the MC get to keep the farm?
The two women are quite different in personality. The first, Faeryn is not bad, but has some seriously warped and overly idealized ideas on what a relationship between a man and a woman is. The other is Maeve, and she suffers from near terminal shyness to go with a genius brain. And she's at times hilarious because of a quirk of hers: she uses little hand puppets to say what she can't say. The "Devil" puppet is especially outrageous, and whole scenes of the book are owned by that puppet alone.
The only negatives are that reading the few Gigabeast battles is like reading the transcripts of someone playing a Pokemon game on a handheld device. In other words, not scintillating stuff. That, and the MC and half-brother angle was way too predictable and cheesy to resolve.
I do very much look forward to what the next book will contain.
The MC inherits a farm from his estranged-at-birth father. Going to the farm, the MC meets a pretty woman that aids him, and encounters his first "Gigabeast" (Pokemon) that he helps out. Now he has his first Gigabeast, and quickly gets a second. Later, he meets a second woman that steals the entire book out from under everyone, Maeve. From there, they discover a Gigabeast dungeon, and deal with the MC's half-brother that's a total jerkface. Will the MC get to keep the farm?
The two women are quite different in personality. The first, Faeryn is not bad, but has some seriously warped and overly idealized ideas on what a relationship between a man and a woman is. The other is Maeve, and she suffers from near terminal shyness to go with a genius brain. And she's at times hilarious because of a quirk of hers: she uses little hand puppets to say what she can't say. The "Devil" puppet is especially outrageous, and whole scenes of the book are owned by that puppet alone.
The only negatives are that reading the few Gigabeast battles is like reading the transcripts of someone playing a Pokemon game on a handheld device. In other words, not scintillating stuff. That, and the MC and half-brother angle was way too predictable and cheesy to resolve.
I do very much look forward to what the next book will contain.
January 17, 2025
A cute monster collecting tale
This is a fun one. Very slice of life. The romance is quite nice and my only real complaint is that the second love interest sort of just appears out of nowhere but she grows on you quickly. The GigaBeasts themselves are also quite cool but if you're looking for super in depth combat sequences you'll be disappointed, as this isn't that type of story.
Looking forward to book 2!
This is a fun one. Very slice of life. The romance is quite nice and my only real complaint is that the second love interest sort of just appears out of nowhere but she grows on you quickly. The GigaBeasts themselves are also quite cool but if you're looking for super in depth combat sequences you'll be disappointed, as this isn't that type of story.
Looking forward to book 2!
January 18, 2025
Quirky Characters
GG and EG have produced a book with the most interesting characters I have read in a long time. If the refined goth girl doesn't endear herself to you, her friend Maeve the aspberger chick will. Maeve and her friends steal the show.
GG and EG have produced a book with the most interesting characters I have read in a long time. If the refined goth girl doesn't endear herself to you, her friend Maeve the aspberger chick will. Maeve and her friends steal the show.
January 19, 2025
Very nice
Heartwarming, funny, sexy good times! If you like socially-awkward-and-talks-with-puppets in the streets and a freak (still with puppets) in the sheets then this is for you.
Heartwarming, funny, sexy good times! If you like socially-awkward-and-talks-with-puppets in the streets and a freak (still with puppets) in the sheets then this is for you.
January 20, 2025
Very light and heartwarming
This book plays off of Palworld a little, and I love it. The snarky AI was great, and all of our characters were very fleshed out. Any book that has POV interludes always makes me very happy as well. Look forward to the next one.
This book plays off of Palworld a little, and I love it. The snarky AI was great, and all of our characters were very fleshed out. Any book that has POV interludes always makes me very happy as well. Look forward to the next one.
March 6, 2025
A great time.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was fun and entertaining. The story and characters were incredibly interesting and engaging. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. This book is definitely worth checking out.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was fun and entertaining. The story and characters were incredibly interesting and engaging. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. This book is definitely worth checking out.
January 23, 2025
The movie pixel meets reality, interesting story that I enjoyed and want to see more of
March 20, 2025
Good Read 👍
I thoroughly enjoyed it. I sincerely hope that the rest of you out there enjoy it as much I did
I thoroughly enjoyed it. I sincerely hope that the rest of you out there enjoy it as much I did
March 26, 2025
Very captivating story. Exciting, humorous, and inventive. Look forward to the chapters to follow.
July 21, 2025
Nice story
I really enjoyed this story. It was very fun to read. The hero and the other characters were very entertaining.
I really enjoyed this story. It was very fun to read. The hero and the other characters were very entertaining.
December 1, 2025
The puppets gave it a star all on their own. Otherwise this was a standard pal world/digital monster romance.
February 6, 2025
Meh
This was not great. It was not bad and it had some promise but it fell way short of what it should have been. Give it a read if you are waiting for a better book to come out.
This was not great. It was not bad and it had some promise but it fell way short of what it should have been. Give it a read if you are waiting for a better book to come out.
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