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This Trilogy is Broken #1
This Quest is Broken!
The Questing Stones have come to Nowherested, and Evelia Greene is finally ready to receive her life's quest. Perhaps she'll be a great warrior, or a wealthy merchant, or a brilliant mage. Perhaps her quest is simply to live a quiet life, constantly honing a craft to the heights of perfection.
Or perhaps the Questing Stones will grant her the Legendary mission of popping over to the next village to pick up a loaf of bread.
Wouldn’t that be ridiculous?
Eve can’t even begin to guess how or why she’s come by such an absurd life goal, nor how a level 1 Messenger Girl is supposed to complete anything labeled as Legendary, but at least she can be sure of one thing. No matter how many wolves or goblins attack, no matter how many speeding tickets she racks up, no matter how many bakeries spontaneously combust as she steps into town, one way or another, Eve is going to get that gods-damned bread.
There just might be a few Side Quests along the way.
Or perhaps the Questing Stones will grant her the Legendary mission of popping over to the next village to pick up a loaf of bread.
Wouldn’t that be ridiculous?
Eve can’t even begin to guess how or why she’s come by such an absurd life goal, nor how a level 1 Messenger Girl is supposed to complete anything labeled as Legendary, but at least she can be sure of one thing. No matter how many wolves or goblins attack, no matter how many speeding tickets she racks up, no matter how many bakeries spontaneously combust as she steps into town, one way or another, Eve is going to get that gods-damned bread.
There just might be a few Side Quests along the way.
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First published January 4, 2021
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August 14, 2021
*Audio book review*
To all the people who gave this work 3 stars and above; what is wrong with you?
This is by far the most frustrating litrpg I have come across, as it walks on the edge of "good enough" next to "cringe worthy". The story had amazing potential with possible interesting characters and plot which was hindered by the author's own sense of humor and view. First off, the friendly ribbing comes off as super cringe as the friendship between the character seem fake. Half way through the book and after lot of banter, I got the feeling the author never had real friends; and or the only "friends" the author had was with his family (like his sister or mother). No one talks other people like that and what is even worse is the character's motivation and action. For example: villagers notice the fire mage with a sword that was supposedly stolen. So instead of the MC and fire mage actually talking to the villagers they run away; taking the chasing villagers on a wild goose chase...for hours?
Another example of the author coming up nonsensical situation; the MC meets a mysterious person in the mist (possible future allies or enemy). The mysterious person, is so vague and over the top with chess analogies that I had to stop my self from going further in the story because I was feeling genuine embarrassment for the author for writing the scene. Lastly, I could not identify if this book was for teens or adults as there are lots of swears like "tits, balls and bitch". I got the feeling the author, might be a a 17 year old boy who is getting his cues on how to act in adult society by watching lots of TV. Seriously "tits" and "balls" was said a lot as an after effect.
I would recommend this book to older teens or people that LOVE the cringe factor.
To all the people who gave this work 3 stars and above; what is wrong with you?
This is by far the most frustrating litrpg I have come across, as it walks on the edge of "good enough" next to "cringe worthy". The story had amazing potential with possible interesting characters and plot which was hindered by the author's own sense of humor and view. First off, the friendly ribbing comes off as super cringe as the friendship between the character seem fake. Half way through the book and after lot of banter, I got the feeling the author never had real friends; and or the only "friends" the author had was with his family (like his sister or mother). No one talks other people like that and what is even worse is the character's motivation and action. For example: villagers notice the fire mage with a sword that was supposedly stolen. So instead of the MC and fire mage actually talking to the villagers they run away; taking the chasing villagers on a wild goose chase...for hours?
Another example of the author coming up nonsensical situation; the MC meets a mysterious person in the mist (possible future allies or enemy). The mysterious person, is so vague and over the top with chess analogies that I had to stop my self from going further in the story because I was feeling genuine embarrassment for the author for writing the scene. Lastly, I could not identify if this book was for teens or adults as there are lots of swears like "tits, balls and bitch". I got the feeling the author, might be a a 17 year old boy who is getting his cues on how to act in adult society by watching lots of TV. Seriously "tits" and "balls" was said a lot as an after effect.
I would recommend this book to older teens or people that LOVE the cringe factor.
June 12, 2023
You can see the tone this is aiming for from the title and blurb. It delivers very well with a mix of snark and sense of fun. And it doesn't hurt that I liked both Wes and Eve from the start.
Eve is stuck with a disappointing class, but works to understand its limits and break them where she can. I loved her and Wes working together to overcome challenges and their developing friendship.
The story takes a couple of interesting turns as it goes along, but nothing truly groundbreaking. Not that Valentine doesn't deliver a heartwarming moment or two or show some depth beyond the surface humor at the base of this story.
Until the end, that is. This is a serious spoiler and it'll compromise your enjoyment of a good bit of the book. It's key to why I'm going to down-rate it, though, so just be aware if you plan on taking the dive. I really, really hated it near the end when . And sure, it had emotional resonance and a bit of depth to it. But it is also a major tone shift and I resent the author going there. A lot. And it doesn't help that it then ends on an anti-climax that is a minor cliffhanger.
I'm taking this down from the solid four it was heading for to three stars. I'm honestly unsure if I will bother with the next. I'll need the sting of the ending to wane a bit first, I think.
A note about Chaste: There's a side-character romance but nothing on-page. Okay, there's some joking around and it can get mildly explicit, but only very mildly. I consider it quite chaste but it's open to interpretation if you're stricter than I am.
Eve is stuck with a disappointing class, but works to understand its limits and break them where she can. I loved her and Wes working together to overcome challenges and their developing friendship.
The story takes a couple of interesting turns as it goes along, but nothing truly groundbreaking. Not that Valentine doesn't deliver a heartwarming moment or two or show some depth beyond the surface humor at the base of this story.
Until the end, that is. This is a serious spoiler and it'll compromise your enjoyment of a good bit of the book. It's key to why I'm going to down-rate it, though, so just be aware if you plan on taking the dive. I really, really hated it near the end when . And sure, it had emotional resonance and a bit of depth to it. But it is also a major tone shift and I resent the author going there. A lot. And it doesn't help that it then ends on an anti-climax that is a minor cliffhanger.
I'm taking this down from the solid four it was heading for to three stars. I'm honestly unsure if I will bother with the next. I'll need the sting of the ending to wane a bit first, I think.
A note about Chaste: There's a side-character romance but nothing on-page. Okay, there's some joking around and it can get mildly explicit, but only very mildly. I consider it quite chaste but it's open to interpretation if you're stricter than I am.
September 11, 2021
This was so much fun! It's quirky and weird just all around a delight. I loved the banter and all the hilarious "oops" moments in here.
It's LitRPG that doesn't take itself seriously, but still managed to be as gripping as it was entertaining.
It's decidedly meant to be humourous, and yet I did like the characters and the world, and the crazy antics. And yep, I feel like we had quite some dungeon adventures when our group was just as ... *coughs* ... organised as these people are.
If you're looking for something quick and fun between all the big tomes, complex works or grimdark bleakness, this is a great palate cleanser.
It's LitRPG that doesn't take itself seriously, but still managed to be as gripping as it was entertaining.
It's decidedly meant to be humourous, and yet I did like the characters and the world, and the crazy antics. And yep, I feel like we had quite some dungeon adventures when our group was just as ... *coughs* ... organised as these people are.
If you're looking for something quick and fun between all the big tomes, complex works or grimdark bleakness, this is a great palate cleanser.
June 19, 2021
Interesting premise, but feels...hollow.
PROS:
- Fun character interactions. The author has nailed it here. There are inside jokes, teasing aplenty, and good humored friendly banter.
- Interesting hook. The idea of "life quests" and the main character getting something as strange as simply grabbing a loaf of bread--which is Legendary difficulty--is great.
CONS:
- The flip side of the fun character interactions is the lack of any kind of realistic reactions outside of banter.
At one point early in the story, the group is .
I can understand Eve rushing in without thinking things through to resolve the situation in the fastest and most straightforward way possible. That's her character. But there's no reaction from ANY of the other members. We just get "Good job guys we completed a quest! Onto the next one..."
There are a lot more instances of this as well. It really makes the story feel like there isn't a lot of conflict between the characters or character growth from their interactions.
- The flip side of the nice hook is that it feels like it's not fleshed out at all. What happens to people who abandon their life quest? We get a sentence as quests are explained that they're probably sad. What happens to people who refuse to take a quest? Is there a whole faction that refuses to be part of the "system" and take a quest and class and then need to find alternate ways to find power?
Instead, we get life quests explained to us in the first chapter and then it's just assumed everyone we ever see in the book has one and is part of the system. End of story.
- This is yet another LitRPG solely for the sake of being a LitRPG. WHY do we need a leveling system? This book (and series) would've worked just as well--and I'd actually argue better--if it hadn't cheaped out with a "system" running classes and levels. Combined with the previous con, it really feels like a lack of effort with the worldbuilding and writing.
PROS:
- Fun character interactions. The author has nailed it here. There are inside jokes, teasing aplenty, and good humored friendly banter.
- Interesting hook. The idea of "life quests" and the main character getting something as strange as simply grabbing a loaf of bread--which is Legendary difficulty--is great.
CONS:
- The flip side of the fun character interactions is the lack of any kind of realistic reactions outside of banter.
At one point early in the story, the group is .
I can understand Eve rushing in without thinking things through to resolve the situation in the fastest and most straightforward way possible. That's her character. But there's no reaction from ANY of the other members. We just get "Good job guys we completed a quest! Onto the next one..."
There are a lot more instances of this as well. It really makes the story feel like there isn't a lot of conflict between the characters or character growth from their interactions.
- The flip side of the nice hook is that it feels like it's not fleshed out at all. What happens to people who abandon their life quest? We get a sentence as quests are explained that they're probably sad. What happens to people who refuse to take a quest? Is there a whole faction that refuses to be part of the "system" and take a quest and class and then need to find alternate ways to find power?
Instead, we get life quests explained to us in the first chapter and then it's just assumed everyone we ever see in the book has one and is part of the system. End of story.
- This is yet another LitRPG solely for the sake of being a LitRPG. WHY do we need a leveling system? This book (and series) would've worked just as well--and I'd actually argue better--if it hadn't cheaped out with a "system" running classes and levels. Combined with the previous con, it really feels like a lack of effort with the worldbuilding and writing.
March 27, 2022
Didn't finish, but it has potential, it's at the level of a young teen novel
First off, the good, writing style and Grammer are well done, the reading in general flows smoothly, there were few grammatical errors, and all if them were small nitpick things that didn't detract from the story at all.
Characters were poorly fleshed out, and had essentially no motivations besides wandering around almost dying all the time without a care in the world, some were childish, Some were grumpy, some were petty, but allpreety much flat.
Story, this is where things get bad, horrible pacing, crazy power creep, constant internal contradictions, many times in the same chapter, and ridiculous action scenes that completely ignore all stats and levels. Example 1, day 1 walking from your tiny very isolated village, that has no monsters around ever, you are attacked by wolves immediately after leaving town, barely defeat them, wait around for hours to heal up and yet still manage to make it to the next town, only to be set upon by thugs, who somehow recognize a sheethed sword by the runes on its blade and attack you while sleeping in the public inn, by breaking into the inn and smashing your door down (no one calls the sheriff or even complains that they are bashing in doors at the local inn), you flee town and are then set upon by a high level hydra just out of town, who you flee from. It turns out you have a bow ability that let's you carry double you Nirmal load, so you puck up you 200+ lb buddy with his 100 lb or so kit, plus your own gear, because what 17 year old seamstress can't run around with almost 200 lbs of gear at top speed (need to carry well over 300 lb to schlep your buddy around so half that would be almost 200 lb normal carry capacity) while he uses his measly level one fireball to kill this massive beast, all before you run out of stamina with you 4 stamina per second drain to use the carry, plus the drain to run, plus the drain you already incurred running away, so you have maybe a minute before you collapse... so a level 2 mage kills a massive hydra in under a minute while being carried on a girl's back...
This is the quality if the action scenes, completely implausible, ignoring all internal statistics, happening in a area we were specifically told has no monsters, while occurring back to back with no real pacing. And we gain massive experience, levels and powers after every battle, somehow gaining nearly impossible classes within weeks of awakening, and every party member we group up with also immediately powers up to the same insanely rare and powerful class.
There is no world building, no pacing or distance, or time in travel, no city life or surrounding, just a random mission, a poorly described dungeon, a sewer scene, and randomly closing bakeries. The biggest thing that bugs me is there is no reason for stats given, they just are, and they are central to life, yet no one plots out how to get classes (though there are specifically laid out requirements) no one understands or explains stats, no one has a clue what they are doing, yet this is a central tenant to their life. It'd be like a farmer from a hundred years ago not understanding fertilizer, pest control, weed control, and irrigation, "I don't know, you pla t seeds and stuff grows..." people would grow up understanding this, talking g about how to get a useful class, and what actions were needed to advance, not just "good luck son, how dare you not get the blacksmith class!!!"
There seems to be some overarching story building up, but it's about as interesting as the fight scene described above so I dumped the story about 3/4 through the book. Just couldn't waste any more time on it. I didn't like the shallowness of the whole world. The author has potential, this is a decent story, but it has no substance. He really needs to spend time fleshing out the characters, the system, and the world in his mind vefore he commits it to paper, who are these people, why do they do what they do, how do they live. Do t just fantasize wbout blowing stuff up if you had magic.
First off, the good, writing style and Grammer are well done, the reading in general flows smoothly, there were few grammatical errors, and all if them were small nitpick things that didn't detract from the story at all.
Characters were poorly fleshed out, and had essentially no motivations besides wandering around almost dying all the time without a care in the world, some were childish, Some were grumpy, some were petty, but allpreety much flat.
Story, this is where things get bad, horrible pacing, crazy power creep, constant internal contradictions, many times in the same chapter, and ridiculous action scenes that completely ignore all stats and levels. Example 1, day 1 walking from your tiny very isolated village, that has no monsters around ever, you are attacked by wolves immediately after leaving town, barely defeat them, wait around for hours to heal up and yet still manage to make it to the next town, only to be set upon by thugs, who somehow recognize a sheethed sword by the runes on its blade and attack you while sleeping in the public inn, by breaking into the inn and smashing your door down (no one calls the sheriff or even complains that they are bashing in doors at the local inn), you flee town and are then set upon by a high level hydra just out of town, who you flee from. It turns out you have a bow ability that let's you carry double you Nirmal load, so you puck up you 200+ lb buddy with his 100 lb or so kit, plus your own gear, because what 17 year old seamstress can't run around with almost 200 lbs of gear at top speed (need to carry well over 300 lb to schlep your buddy around so half that would be almost 200 lb normal carry capacity) while he uses his measly level one fireball to kill this massive beast, all before you run out of stamina with you 4 stamina per second drain to use the carry, plus the drain to run, plus the drain you already incurred running away, so you have maybe a minute before you collapse... so a level 2 mage kills a massive hydra in under a minute while being carried on a girl's back...
This is the quality if the action scenes, completely implausible, ignoring all internal statistics, happening in a area we were specifically told has no monsters, while occurring back to back with no real pacing. And we gain massive experience, levels and powers after every battle, somehow gaining nearly impossible classes within weeks of awakening, and every party member we group up with also immediately powers up to the same insanely rare and powerful class.
There is no world building, no pacing or distance, or time in travel, no city life or surrounding, just a random mission, a poorly described dungeon, a sewer scene, and randomly closing bakeries. The biggest thing that bugs me is there is no reason for stats given, they just are, and they are central to life, yet no one plots out how to get classes (though there are specifically laid out requirements) no one understands or explains stats, no one has a clue what they are doing, yet this is a central tenant to their life. It'd be like a farmer from a hundred years ago not understanding fertilizer, pest control, weed control, and irrigation, "I don't know, you pla t seeds and stuff grows..." people would grow up understanding this, talking g about how to get a useful class, and what actions were needed to advance, not just "good luck son, how dare you not get the blacksmith class!!!"
There seems to be some overarching story building up, but it's about as interesting as the fight scene described above so I dumped the story about 3/4 through the book. Just couldn't waste any more time on it. I didn't like the shallowness of the whole world. The author has potential, this is a decent story, but it has no substance. He really needs to spend time fleshing out the characters, the system, and the world in his mind vefore he commits it to paper, who are these people, why do they do what they do, how do they live. Do t just fantasize wbout blowing stuff up if you had magic.
October 12, 2021
Rating 4.0 stars
This was fun. A little campy. I sort of new what I was getting into when I found out the main character had a life quest to go to the next town and get a loaf of bread and that quest was rated as being legendary. One of the hardest quests to complete. It this world 2 things happen when you touch the stones. You get your class and then you get a life quest. The MC of this book is a 17 year old girl who just wants to travel. She ends up getting the class messenger girl along with the quest I mentioned above. She is a little frustrated with her class. She walks to the next town and ends up walking with another person from the village who got an epic quest to kill a dragon. Along the way they get into some trouble and it is the MC that finds a way to save the adventurer. Things happen and she isn't able to get the bread. They then have to go another town and get in trouble. Again she ends up saving his ass in a very funny way. She decides she isn't going to have her class decide who she will be and will become an adventurer as well. After over 2 dozen times of trying to get a loaf of bread and not being able, she understands that her quest isn't going to be as easy as she thought. Overall this was a fun story, there just wasn't anything that really stood out for me to want to keep reading the rest of the series.
This was fun. A little campy. I sort of new what I was getting into when I found out the main character had a life quest to go to the next town and get a loaf of bread and that quest was rated as being legendary. One of the hardest quests to complete. It this world 2 things happen when you touch the stones. You get your class and then you get a life quest. The MC of this book is a 17 year old girl who just wants to travel. She ends up getting the class messenger girl along with the quest I mentioned above. She is a little frustrated with her class. She walks to the next town and ends up walking with another person from the village who got an epic quest to kill a dragon. Along the way they get into some trouble and it is the MC that finds a way to save the adventurer. Things happen and she isn't able to get the bread. They then have to go another town and get in trouble. Again she ends up saving his ass in a very funny way. She decides she isn't going to have her class decide who she will be and will become an adventurer as well. After over 2 dozen times of trying to get a loaf of bread and not being able, she understands that her quest isn't going to be as easy as she thought. Overall this was a fun story, there just wasn't anything that really stood out for me to want to keep reading the rest of the series.
December 29, 2021
Four books in two in a half days
I picked this up as just another one of the litrpg books I’ve been reading this year, and…there are no words.
Ok there are words. I read all four books in two and a half days. I laughed until I cried. I recommended the series to all my friends. There’s no overly drawn out battles. No silly love triangles. Just pure enjoyment, puns, and cackle-inducing situations.
Read it. You will not regret your decision.
And may the scone be with you.
I picked this up as just another one of the litrpg books I’ve been reading this year, and…there are no words.
Ok there are words. I read all four books in two and a half days. I laughed until I cried. I recommended the series to all my friends. There’s no overly drawn out battles. No silly love triangles. Just pure enjoyment, puns, and cackle-inducing situations.
Read it. You will not regret your decision.
And may the scone be with you.
October 6, 2022
Cute idea and humorous execution. There were multiple times, when I actually laughed, so I consider this a book well worth reading.
December 17, 2022
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4.5
The Questing Stones have come to Nowherested, and Evelia Greene is finally ready to receive her life's quest. Perhaps she'll be a great warrior, or a wealthy merchant, or a brilliant mage. Perhaps her quest is simply to live a quiet life, constantly honing a craft to the heights of perfection.
Instead she gets Messenger Girl and a Legendary Quest.
This was a pure adrenaline, laugh-out-loud, unique, bizarre filled read.
I normally don’t enjoy LIT RPG books as they seem too formulaic, battle, journey, battle, XP. However, I found myself really enjoying this. The characters were well-developed and had great interactions and their backgrounds didn’t feel forced for the story.
If you need a break from heavy, dark reading, this book is for you. It’s perfect for a break-away book and I can’t wait to continue the story! This is definitely going to be a recommendation for my brothers.
The Questing Stones have come to Nowherested, and Evelia Greene is finally ready to receive her life's quest. Perhaps she'll be a great warrior, or a wealthy merchant, or a brilliant mage. Perhaps her quest is simply to live a quiet life, constantly honing a craft to the heights of perfection.
Instead she gets Messenger Girl and a Legendary Quest.
This was Nowher-ested, after all. They didn't have grand tournaments to win or ferocious beasts to slay.
Eve had long given up on the idea of becoming a legendary hero saving the land from some apocalyptic threat.
Quest: Head to the next town over and pick up a loaf of bread.
Description: Head to the next town over and pick up a loaf of bread.
Difficulty: Legendary
This was a pure adrenaline, laugh-out-loud, unique, bizarre filled read.
"Don't you mean a bigger game afoot?"
"That's what I said! He insisted people don't play chess with their feet.
Legendary Quest Milestone Reached: Be
Kidnapped!
+8000 exp!
I normally don’t enjoy LIT RPG books as they seem too formulaic, battle, journey, battle, XP. However, I found myself really enjoying this. The characters were well-developed and had great interactions and their backgrounds didn’t feel forced for the story.
If you need a break from heavy, dark reading, this book is for you. It’s perfect for a break-away book and I can’t wait to continue the story! This is definitely going to be a recommendation for my brothers.
October 8, 2024
Hilarious - Entertaining - Wholesome - Exciting
This book was a fresh breath of air and was the perfect choice for my current headspace.
The dynamic between Eve and Wes is well written and fun to read, especially their snarky comments and witty remarks about each other.
The magic system and the leveling was fantastically done no complaints, I love it when these aspects of this genre are well crafted.
The Legendary quest and its consequences are hilarious to say the least.
The characters progression in terms of powers and levels is veryyyy gripping and makes you constantly await the next power-up.
This book was a fresh breath of air and was the perfect choice for my current headspace.
The dynamic between Eve and Wes is well written and fun to read, especially their snarky comments and witty remarks about each other.
The magic system and the leveling was fantastically done no complaints, I love it when these aspects of this genre are well crafted.
The Legendary quest and its consequences are hilarious to say the least.
The characters progression in terms of powers and levels is veryyyy gripping and makes you constantly await the next power-up.
June 18, 2021
This was my first LitRPG that I’ve read and being an avid gamer as well, I kept wishing I could play an MMO this immersive and complex.
The story Charges ahead at high velocity as we follow our MC, Eve’s adventures as she is trying to fulfill her totally bull**** and broken lifequest. As she ventures forth, she is accompanied by the usual D&D team comp of ranged dps, healer and tank, but each of them with a twist.
Each of the characters is unique, has enough depth to go reach the third dimension and got their own issues to deal with. Their banter was entertaining and their chemistry worked well, as did their part in the story. They even reminded me of our dysfunctional D&D group from time to time.
Obviously the book has a strong “first in a trilogy” feel to it as is filled to the brim with foreshadowing, with none of the raised questions answered, but instead spawning more.
All in all, this book didn’t change my life, but I had one hell of a fun time reading it and will definitely pick up the sequel. Also it did make me turn on my PC more often to play some MMORPGs again as side-effect.
The story Charges ahead at high velocity as we follow our MC, Eve’s adventures as she is trying to fulfill her totally bull**** and broken lifequest. As she ventures forth, she is accompanied by the usual D&D team comp of ranged dps, healer and tank, but each of them with a twist.
Each of the characters is unique, has enough depth to go reach the third dimension and got their own issues to deal with. Their banter was entertaining and their chemistry worked well, as did their part in the story. They even reminded me of our dysfunctional D&D group from time to time.
Obviously the book has a strong “first in a trilogy” feel to it as is filled to the brim with foreshadowing, with none of the raised questions answered, but instead spawning more.
All in all, this book didn’t change my life, but I had one hell of a fun time reading it and will definitely pick up the sequel. Also it did make me turn on my PC more often to play some MMORPGs again as side-effect.
August 26, 2021
The story is inoffensive in all the ways you can describe a dungeon world. There is violence, but barely shown. There is swearing, but this is 2021 so meh. It tries to be self-referential and witty, but it's very bland in their dialogue, their character development and their plots.
I mean, if you want to give it to a child of 12/13 in the first forays of rpg fantasy and progressive fantasy, you couldn't do worse. It might bore them, as it did with me, but it would not create a lasting impression for any damage.
I mean, if you want to give it to a child of 12/13 in the first forays of rpg fantasy and progressive fantasy, you couldn't do worse. It might bore them, as it did with me, but it would not create a lasting impression for any damage.
March 24, 2021
So this has the silly but it completely missed the funny.
This is not interesting at all. The underlying concept was good, as was the introduction. But the characters are not even mediocre, they show no ability to be adventurers, and show no improvement. They have blatant idiocy in the beginning, and the same in the end. This was a good idea poorly executed.
This is not interesting at all. The underlying concept was good, as was the introduction. But the characters are not even mediocre, they show no ability to be adventurers, and show no improvement. They have blatant idiocy in the beginning, and the same in the end. This was a good idea poorly executed.
January 7, 2021
Funny and entertaining
Fun and interesting characters and great world building. I had a fun time reading it and love Wes and Preston. We need more heroes like them.
Fun and interesting characters and great world building. I had a fun time reading it and love Wes and Preston. We need more heroes like them.
June 10, 2022
Eh. I think I'm getting close to being done with cultivation genre for a while. I'm also starting to develop some gender based assumptions about authors in the genre that I would prefer to eschew.
August 11, 2021
Not as amusing as I'd expected, based on the title and description, but other than that, I found it to be an amusing read, though I was expecting a rather funny story. Ok, so no laughing at the story, but it certainly rates a few smiles here and there, and perhaps a chuckle or two. It's a reasonable story though, and that's more important than any expectations at laughter I guess. I am interested in reading the next one though, so there is that.
August 24, 2024
A great addition to my LitRPG library. It's silly, it's fun, and it already has me reaching for the next book.
Premise: While some people get given life quests to slay the so-and-so dragon, Eve's life quest is to "fetch a loaf of bread from the next village over". Only, it's ranked as legendary difficulty. With a class who's only ability is to run away, she sets off on her journey...
Content warning: puns.
So many puns.
Premise: While some people get given life quests to slay the so-and-so dragon, Eve's life quest is to "fetch a loaf of bread from the next village over". Only, it's ranked as legendary difficulty. With a class who's only ability is to run away, she sets off on her journey...
Content warning: puns.
So many puns.
February 9, 2022
5/5 scones! What a fun adventure, a bullshit life quest turns into so much more. I loved everything about this book, it was easy to read, kept me entertained, let me shed a tear and left off on the best note for the next book. I will be reading all 4 books for sure.
June 27, 2022
An easy LitRPG that doesn't worry too much about sticking to its own rules. If you're feeling like a particularly critical reader, you might find things to... well, critique, but if you're willing to just sort of roll with it, it's a fun enough read.
May 21, 2021
This is the first litrpg I've ever read, and I was wary of the genre even though I love rpgs. But this story was delightful and fun and well told. I'm looking forward to the second book!
June 23, 2022
Started out funny and cool, but it started running flat. Just didn't develop the characters enough and the action wasn't good enough to make up for it. There wasn't nearly as much comedy as I expected. Overall it was enjoyable, but not as funny as I expected. I am reading the next one, but there is one more thing. The name of the book changed. Which is strange and the first time I have ever seen that happen.
September 22, 2021
fun
A somewhat light read, with a ‘system’ that seems to have either a sense of humor or a deep plan….or both.
Be warned: at least one of the characters has a penchant for puns.
I am going to buy the sequel right now. Worth the time, worth the money.
A somewhat light read, with a ‘system’ that seems to have either a sense of humor or a deep plan….or both.
Be warned: at least one of the characters has a penchant for puns.
I am going to buy the sequel right now. Worth the time, worth the money.
February 16, 2023
I made it to 12%, but I had to put it down.
I was really disappointed, because the main idea of the book grabbed my interest and it seemed like a concept that could be done in a very unique and intriguing way.
Unfortunately, this felt like it was written for young teens and definitely not adults, which wouldn't be that big of a problem for me, because I like YA, but only if it is well done. The language is super simple, the conversations are superficial and even cringe-worthy at times and the plot makes no sense.
I was really disappointed, because the main idea of the book grabbed my interest and it seemed like a concept that could be done in a very unique and intriguing way.
Unfortunately, this felt like it was written for young teens and definitely not adults, which wouldn't be that big of a problem for me, because I like YA, but only if it is well done. The language is super simple, the conversations are superficial and even cringe-worthy at times and the plot makes no sense.
October 2, 2022
If you want a head-empty-no-thought LitRPG, this is the one for you.
There’s a certain level of hilarity and ridiculousness that means if something is enjoyable, pretty much all other concerns don’t really matter. This book did not succeed at the humor, which means the problems are obvious. A good example of an outlandish, hilarious, powerful female MC would be like Maple from Bofuri. It’s too enjoyable to pick apart. This is the opposite, in that it wasn’t enjoyable enough therefore I MUST pick it apart.
I listened to this on audible because I got it at a heavy sale price (like $3 or something?). I wouldn’t spend a full credit on this tbh. It’s a good listen if you want something mindlessly enjoyable.
None of the characters felt like they had any real motivations….it wanted to be lighthearted, quirky, and funny, but it just felt like there was nothing driving the plot or the characters. Beyond (mildly?) Alex maybe. Eve wants to travel…beyond that vague character motivation, there’s nothing driving her or anything that’s making me particularly care about her.
AND because there’s nothing driving any of these characters, all of their upgrades or transformations just feel unearned. Eve is not strategic or cunning or clever (not that she needs to be)…so her unlocking all this rare shit just feels kinda cheap I guess? She doesn’t do anything unexpected and is very reactionary. She is a weak MC. (like yes her character is strong practically speaking, but she isn’t interesting enough and everyone just feels like a side character?) If it was funnier or more outlandish, I would be able to look past it because *that’s the point* but it’s so nonchalant & not ridiculous enough for me to roll with it, and it’s not realistic or earned enough to be critically evaluated.
The world is interesting enough and the deeper “chess” plot line kind of intrigues me, and I have all the books so I will continue to listen nonetheless.
Also Eve, the MC, is a female. However, the narrator is male, which really doesn’t vibe with me. I also think part of the dialogue cringe is the performance. The words themselves could be more hard hitting but the narrator is so nonchalant about absolutely everything.
The gay rep was an unexpected bonus!
My final summary is to listen to this when you want a simple LitRPG with no deeper message that you can mindlessly enjoy while driving. Or perhaps this would be a good book for LitRPG newbies?
There’s a certain level of hilarity and ridiculousness that means if something is enjoyable, pretty much all other concerns don’t really matter. This book did not succeed at the humor, which means the problems are obvious. A good example of an outlandish, hilarious, powerful female MC would be like Maple from Bofuri. It’s too enjoyable to pick apart. This is the opposite, in that it wasn’t enjoyable enough therefore I MUST pick it apart.
I listened to this on audible because I got it at a heavy sale price (like $3 or something?). I wouldn’t spend a full credit on this tbh. It’s a good listen if you want something mindlessly enjoyable.
None of the characters felt like they had any real motivations….it wanted to be lighthearted, quirky, and funny, but it just felt like there was nothing driving the plot or the characters. Beyond (mildly?) Alex maybe. Eve wants to travel…beyond that vague character motivation, there’s nothing driving her or anything that’s making me particularly care about her.
AND because there’s nothing driving any of these characters, all of their upgrades or transformations just feel unearned. Eve is not strategic or cunning or clever (not that she needs to be)…so her unlocking all this rare shit just feels kinda cheap I guess? She doesn’t do anything unexpected and is very reactionary. She is a weak MC. (like yes her character is strong practically speaking, but she isn’t interesting enough and everyone just feels like a side character?) If it was funnier or more outlandish, I would be able to look past it because *that’s the point* but it’s so nonchalant & not ridiculous enough for me to roll with it, and it’s not realistic or earned enough to be critically evaluated.
The world is interesting enough and the deeper “chess” plot line kind of intrigues me, and I have all the books so I will continue to listen nonetheless.
Also Eve, the MC, is a female. However, the narrator is male, which really doesn’t vibe with me. I also think part of the dialogue cringe is the performance. The words themselves could be more hard hitting but the narrator is so nonchalant about absolutely everything.
The gay rep was an unexpected bonus!
My final summary is to listen to this when you want a simple LitRPG with no deeper message that you can mindlessly enjoy while driving. Or perhaps this would be a good book for LitRPG newbies?
August 21, 2021
Fun, Funny, Cute (no sex scenes/yes swearing)
This is of the sub category of LitRPG (LOL- I can't believe I wrote that and it's true. a-hem) The subcategory where-in a player characters misuses game mechanics to overcome their shortcommings.
Home-girl wants to be an adventurer, but the fates decide she should be a Delivery-girl. So she does what any self respecting gamer would do. She abuses the hell out of the system to get what she wants.
This book is almost perfectly balanced. Not to cute, Not too brutal- Not too slapstick, not too serious.
This compares favorably to Drew Hayes NPC's. I liked this a touch better that both Scott Meyers Magic 2.0 and Robert Bevan's Critical Failures, But I do have to point out that this author had both of those trail blazers to point the way and lay out the template for success.
This story feels like a continuous narrative that was plotted out well in advance, and is not just a series of random wacky jokes. Those are fine also, But I do love a story over sketch comedy.
This is of the sub category of LitRPG (LOL- I can't believe I wrote that and it's true. a-hem) The subcategory where-in a player characters misuses game mechanics to overcome their shortcommings.
Home-girl wants to be an adventurer, but the fates decide she should be a Delivery-girl. So she does what any self respecting gamer would do. She abuses the hell out of the system to get what she wants.
This book is almost perfectly balanced. Not to cute, Not too brutal- Not too slapstick, not too serious.
This compares favorably to Drew Hayes NPC's. I liked this a touch better that both Scott Meyers Magic 2.0 and Robert Bevan's Critical Failures, But I do have to point out that this author had both of those trail blazers to point the way and lay out the template for success.
This story feels like a continuous narrative that was plotted out well in advance, and is not just a series of random wacky jokes. Those are fine also, But I do love a story over sketch comedy.
May 28, 2021
Where the fantasy landscape is full of sheepherders embarking on epic quests to slay the everpresent Dark Lord, this was a breath of fresh air with its satirical approach to the familiar RPG tropes. The jokes are alright, mostly consisting of puns and wordplay, but it's the ludicrous situation our party consistently finds itself in, which takes the cake in terms of humorous writing. Most of the worldbuilding is sourced directly from standard D&D lore, and the plot is fairly straightforward. The overall tone is lighthearted and the book doesn't take itself too seriously, which actually gives credence to the one or two instances of sombre and heartfelt moments.
All in all, an enjoyable read that doesn't do anything too grand or groundbreaking, but doesn't suck either.
All in all, an enjoyable read that doesn't do anything too grand or groundbreaking, but doesn't suck either.
June 20, 2021
Very entertaining, but unfulfilling without a central plot.
This was one of my first LitRPG reads, and I thought the game mechanics were fun, and the characters felt like players around a D&D table.
But even when I play D&D, I want to know that my character is striving for something, some kind of real goal. Meaningless combat and leveling-up doesn't do it for me. And that's all you get in this book.
The 'loaf of bread' MacGuffin was a fun way to start the story. Unfortunately, it was entirely forgotten by the end of the story, because the characters want XP more than they want plot resolution.
This was one of my first LitRPG reads, and I thought the game mechanics were fun, and the characters felt like players around a D&D table.
But even when I play D&D, I want to know that my character is striving for something, some kind of real goal. Meaningless combat and leveling-up doesn't do it for me. And that's all you get in this book.
The 'loaf of bread' MacGuffin was a fun way to start the story. Unfortunately, it was entirely forgotten by the end of the story, because the characters want XP more than they want plot resolution.
January 13, 2021
Overall a good book, but just a bit too much sass and snark for me. The idea is good, editing is also solid, but it just didn't come together for me.
April 29, 2025
TL;DR: I was extremely disappointed with this book, and if not for the tepid curse words sprinkled throughout, I would have assumed it was written for children.
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Format: Audiobook
Narration: I disliked it immensely. The narrator for this book has perhaps four different 'tones' he uses. There's the 'narrating' voice, the 'main female character' voice, the 'male characters' voice, and 'female characters' voice. There are some weak attempts at something else, but they're so similar to the others as to be pointless to give their own name. I absolutely could not always tell when he would switch between characters, unless it was the main female protagonist, as she was the only one who truly didn't sound like the other three characters you hear speaking.
Characters: They're cardboard. They might even be A4 paper. They're so generic that you could replace them with different flavors of custard and it'd be an upgrade. They all have the exact same personality, and they absolutely feel like they're in the book because the author needed the archetypes to Do The Thing that those archetypes do. They're not real people at all, and the closest we get to 'interesting character traits' is that the mage is physically built like a blacksmith.
World: Baby's First Fantasy. Generic trope after generic trope, with zero real attempt to make the world unique at all. The closest you get to something interesting is the premise, and it stops being interesting the moment you realize it's just an excuse. It's not an interesting quest or goal, it's an excuse for the author to have his main character do whatever he wants her to do because the quest itself can't be either a meaningful motivator or a real deterrent to literally any course of action.
Positives: There's some LGBT representation that isn't played for overt sexuality.
Negatives: I don't think anyone ever explained to this author that you're supposed to show, and not tell. He explains almost every joke the moment its told, he has the narrator blatantly explain the feelings of the characters so they don't have to actually experience anything so that the reader can understand what they're feeling/thinking, and pretty much all of the meaningful bonding happens between the scenes we actually get to read. Also, the repeated trope of 'learn new thing, suck at new thing, practice reaaaaaally hard for a couple hours, and be awesome now' was old literally during the first time it happened.
Oh, and that LGBT representation that I liked up there? I'm pretty sure it just existed to be the one joke the author doesn't explicitly call out. At the very least, it exists to defang the one possibly dangerous situation they ever really end up in almost instantly.
Opinion: I'm pretty sure the only really nice thing I can say about this book is that it is part of a completed series in a genre littered with unfinished or abandoned works. It wasn't offensive, and despite my dislike, I did manage to finish the book (by running it at 2x speed. The narrator was so bad at differentiation that it didn't matter if he sounded like a chipmunk.) but I honestly wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Two stars only because one star is for books I didn't finish.
Continue?: Maybe. Just to see if it gets better. If the second book is just as bad as this one, I'll probably DNF it, though.
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Format: Audiobook
Narration: I disliked it immensely. The narrator for this book has perhaps four different 'tones' he uses. There's the 'narrating' voice, the 'main female character' voice, the 'male characters' voice, and 'female characters' voice. There are some weak attempts at something else, but they're so similar to the others as to be pointless to give their own name. I absolutely could not always tell when he would switch between characters, unless it was the main female protagonist, as she was the only one who truly didn't sound like the other three characters you hear speaking.
Characters: They're cardboard. They might even be A4 paper. They're so generic that you could replace them with different flavors of custard and it'd be an upgrade. They all have the exact same personality, and they absolutely feel like they're in the book because the author needed the archetypes to Do The Thing that those archetypes do. They're not real people at all, and the closest we get to 'interesting character traits' is that the mage is physically built like a blacksmith.
World: Baby's First Fantasy. Generic trope after generic trope, with zero real attempt to make the world unique at all. The closest you get to something interesting is the premise, and it stops being interesting the moment you realize it's just an excuse. It's not an interesting quest or goal, it's an excuse for the author to have his main character do whatever he wants her to do because the quest itself can't be either a meaningful motivator or a real deterrent to literally any course of action.
Positives: There's some LGBT representation that isn't played for overt sexuality.
Negatives: I don't think anyone ever explained to this author that you're supposed to show, and not tell. He explains almost every joke the moment its told, he has the narrator blatantly explain the feelings of the characters so they don't have to actually experience anything so that the reader can understand what they're feeling/thinking, and pretty much all of the meaningful bonding happens between the scenes we actually get to read. Also, the repeated trope of 'learn new thing, suck at new thing, practice reaaaaaally hard for a couple hours, and be awesome now' was old literally during the first time it happened.
Oh, and that LGBT representation that I liked up there? I'm pretty sure it just existed to be the one joke the author doesn't explicitly call out. At the very least, it exists to defang the one possibly dangerous situation they ever really end up in almost instantly.
Opinion: I'm pretty sure the only really nice thing I can say about this book is that it is part of a completed series in a genre littered with unfinished or abandoned works. It wasn't offensive, and despite my dislike, I did manage to finish the book (by running it at 2x speed. The narrator was so bad at differentiation that it didn't matter if he sounded like a chipmunk.) but I honestly wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Two stars only because one star is for books I didn't finish.
Continue?: Maybe. Just to see if it gets better. If the second book is just as bad as this one, I'll probably DNF it, though.
November 7, 2025
Quick synopsis
: In a world where everyone is given a life quest, Eve ends up with a really odd one, which gives her what she wants in life: To be able to travel.
Brief opinion : What a fun story! Based on the title alone I almost passed on this book, but I ended up really enjoying it.
Plot : Set in a fantasy world, every person gets a quest given to them by a magical stone. For some it's something simple (like knit the most comfortable sweater ever created), for others it's more complex (grow enough food to feed a town for a year), and for a few it's really challenging (slay a dragon). Their job in life is based on their quest. Seamstress, Farmer, Knight, etc.
Each quest has a difficulty level, from common to legendary.
Eve gets a really weird one. 'Buy a loaf of bread from the next village'. Seems simple enough, but it's given a legendary rating -- the highest, hardest rating there is. The next town over is a couple hours walk away. A loaf of bread is dirt cheap. So her quest rating makes no sense at all.
While walking to the next town, she ends up traveling with a boy (Wes) from her village. Unfortunately for that boy, he was given a 'slay a dragon' quest. As Eve's goal in life was to travel, she and Wes end up becoming adventurers together.
They meet up with two other adventurers and much of the book is D&D-ish stuff.
Through each and every town the group travels through, it's impossible for her to buy a loaf of bread. The bakery burnt down, the baker's daughter is getting married that day, the baker has been arrested for tax fraud, so many reasons. Is the quest making all these things happen to justify the legendary difficulty rating? Or did the quest 'know' all these things would happen and thus gave it the legendary difficulty?
Writing/editing : Both were good, other than one issue. Everyone's job was written in italics and every ability was written in bold. Those made it really hard to read. (I "hear" italics and bold differently as I read.) I almost did something I rarely do, edit the ebook to fix the issue, but then I realized there were places italics and bold were needed, so I just put up with it.
What I Liked/What I Didn’t Like : Overall I enjoyed it all. It was a nice story with nice characters. What little misogyny there was was used for humor (an all-male demon worshiping cult is all male because the demon they worship is a topless female demon). The only thing I didn't like was the bold/italics issue I already mentioned.
Rating: 1-Hated / 2-Disliked / 3-Okay / 4-Liked / 5-Loved : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½. I really enjoyed this story. On to the next book!
Brief opinion : What a fun story! Based on the title alone I almost passed on this book, but I ended up really enjoying it.
Plot : Set in a fantasy world, every person gets a quest given to them by a magical stone. For some it's something simple (like knit the most comfortable sweater ever created), for others it's more complex (grow enough food to feed a town for a year), and for a few it's really challenging (slay a dragon). Their job in life is based on their quest. Seamstress, Farmer, Knight, etc.
Each quest has a difficulty level, from common to legendary.
Eve gets a really weird one. 'Buy a loaf of bread from the next village'. Seems simple enough, but it's given a legendary rating -- the highest, hardest rating there is. The next town over is a couple hours walk away. A loaf of bread is dirt cheap. So her quest rating makes no sense at all.
While walking to the next town, she ends up traveling with a boy (Wes) from her village. Unfortunately for that boy, he was given a 'slay a dragon' quest. As Eve's goal in life was to travel, she and Wes end up becoming adventurers together.
They meet up with two other adventurers and much of the book is D&D-ish stuff.
Through each and every town the group travels through, it's impossible for her to buy a loaf of bread. The bakery burnt down, the baker's daughter is getting married that day, the baker has been arrested for tax fraud, so many reasons. Is the quest making all these things happen to justify the legendary difficulty rating? Or did the quest 'know' all these things would happen and thus gave it the legendary difficulty?
Writing/editing : Both were good, other than one issue. Everyone's job was written in italics and every ability was written in bold. Those made it really hard to read. (I "hear" italics and bold differently as I read.) I almost did something I rarely do, edit the ebook to fix the issue, but then I realized there were places italics and bold were needed, so I just put up with it.
What I Liked/What I Didn’t Like : Overall I enjoyed it all. It was a nice story with nice characters. What little misogyny there was was used for humor (an all-male demon worshiping cult is all male because the demon they worship is a topless female demon). The only thing I didn't like was the bold/italics issue I already mentioned.
Rating: 1-Hated / 2-Disliked / 3-Okay / 4-Liked / 5-Loved : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ½. I really enjoyed this story. On to the next book!
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