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Sunflower: The LitRPG
What happens when a survivor who is desperately on the run, escaping an army of monsters, comes across an unusual entity — of all things, a living, self-aware sunflower?
What happens when this lost, feral girl and this odd being begin to bond, connect, and communicate, with it teaching her its unusual ways and knowledge?
What happens when these two, bound by old, strange magic that the world no longer knows, begin to undergo their escape from all that is terrible to the very last safe place in the world that is whispered to exist in only the most feverish of delusions — Paradise?
Constantly on the run as a fearful refugee from a brutal hobgoblin war against humanity, Burch, a young girl, finds an odd, self-aware sunflower during her escape.
In a frantic bid for survival, the two of them journey together across a mysteriously frightening, and magic-filled world that neither of them truly understands in their desperate pursuit of what might be the only place of safety and warmth left anywhere, a place heard of only in whispers; Paradise.
However, frightful danger lurks in every shadowy corner, and time is against them as the hobgoblin horde on their trail, feverishly hunting after Burch, comes closer and closer to catching her by the day. Why is Burch on the run, and why is an army of monsters in pursuit of her? Who or what is ‘Sunflower’? And most importantly, assuming that Paradise is real, will they even survive the journey there?
Find out in D.M. Rhodes’ latest trending fantasy novel, Sunflower, the LitRPG!
What happens when this lost, feral girl and this odd being begin to bond, connect, and communicate, with it teaching her its unusual ways and knowledge?
What happens when these two, bound by old, strange magic that the world no longer knows, begin to undergo their escape from all that is terrible to the very last safe place in the world that is whispered to exist in only the most feverish of delusions — Paradise?
Constantly on the run as a fearful refugee from a brutal hobgoblin war against humanity, Burch, a young girl, finds an odd, self-aware sunflower during her escape.
In a frantic bid for survival, the two of them journey together across a mysteriously frightening, and magic-filled world that neither of them truly understands in their desperate pursuit of what might be the only place of safety and warmth left anywhere, a place heard of only in whispers; Paradise.
However, frightful danger lurks in every shadowy corner, and time is against them as the hobgoblin horde on their trail, feverishly hunting after Burch, comes closer and closer to catching her by the day. Why is Burch on the run, and why is an army of monsters in pursuit of her? Who or what is ‘Sunflower’? And most importantly, assuming that Paradise is real, will they even survive the journey there?
Find out in D.M. Rhodes’ latest trending fantasy novel, Sunflower, the LitRPG!
- GenresFantasy
182 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 17, 2022
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July 29, 2024
This book felt refreshing after all the badly written litRPGs I've encountered lately. It also has probably the most unique narrator, a sentient sunflower. I can't think of a more unique one throughout all the books I've read.
My only negative point, which is more of a personal issue than anything objective, is that the narration did get old after about the 60% mark. It felt a bit repetitive to me.
The litRPG elements were very nicely done and I loved the characters and the plot too. I will definitely check more books out from the author.
My only negative point, which is more of a personal issue than anything objective, is that the narration did get old after about the 60% mark. It felt a bit repetitive to me.
The litRPG elements were very nicely done and I loved the characters and the plot too. I will definitely check more books out from the author.
March 4, 2023
Fun, Fresh, Bloody take on the litRPG genre. 4/5 for great writing, pacing, and plot, with only a couple shortcomings. If you're here on GoodReads looking at this review, you're probably the type of person who would enjoy this book.
The inhuman nature of the sunflower perspective really shines through. Pacing is well done as the suspenseful parts feel meaningful when you read them, and you can't help but root for Burch when she gets into her various situations.
Writing quality is great. Sentence structure is nice and varied. You'll want to stay up late going for 1 more chapter.
Plot likes to show and not tell, which is nice as you slowly uncover more about the world and Burch as you read on, but I see the author intentionally misleads the readers with certain descriptions of how events unfold. If you go into it thinking you have a reliable narrator, you'd be sorely mistaken. This leads to loopholes in certain sections of the story that the author has to patch up in the comment section of Royal Road. Story could have been improved if author spent more time on developing the in-world justification for how events unfolded rather than explaining it out of character in the comment section, or even if author just left a few more breadcrumbs that point to justification for how events unfolded.
One personal opinion is that after reading the whole thing it also sort of feels like the litRPG aspect didn't contribute much to the overall story. This could have easily been a non-litRPG regular magic story and nothing material would change. The characters interact with the litRPG system from the perspective of the unreliable narrator, so we as readers are left wondering if the litRPG system is real in the first place as it is never really fleshed out. In addition, the proofreading on character stats is off at times, but you never really know if its because of the unreliable narrator or if it's an author mistake.
Overall though, I loved this story and the writing style and am excited to read more books by the same author. It's definitely a worthwhile read despite the shortcomings.
The inhuman nature of the sunflower perspective really shines through. Pacing is well done as the suspenseful parts feel meaningful when you read them, and you can't help but root for Burch when she gets into her various situations.
Writing quality is great. Sentence structure is nice and varied. You'll want to stay up late going for 1 more chapter.
Plot likes to show and not tell, which is nice as you slowly uncover more about the world and Burch as you read on, but I see the author intentionally misleads the readers with certain descriptions of how events unfold. If you go into it thinking you have a reliable narrator, you'd be sorely mistaken. This leads to loopholes in certain sections of the story that the author has to patch up in the comment section of Royal Road. Story could have been improved if author spent more time on developing the in-world justification for how events unfolded rather than explaining it out of character in the comment section, or even if author just left a few more breadcrumbs that point to justification for how events unfolded.
One personal opinion is that after reading the whole thing it also sort of feels like the litRPG aspect didn't contribute much to the overall story. This could have easily been a non-litRPG regular magic story and nothing material would change. The characters interact with the litRPG system from the perspective of the unreliable narrator, so we as readers are left wondering if the litRPG system is real in the first place as it is never really fleshed out. In addition, the proofreading on character stats is off at times, but you never really know if its because of the unreliable narrator or if it's an author mistake.
Overall though, I loved this story and the writing style and am excited to read more books by the same author. It's definitely a worthwhile read despite the shortcomings.
July 25, 2024
If you need a good piece of trash palette cleanser
Hands down the worst litrpg I've ever read. It took me over a week to finish the last 10% because it somehow constantly gets more boring, until the writer writes himself into a wall, throws a bunch of plot hole glue all over the end, and tries to be Kafka to give his boring trash some "life lesson" points. 2 stars because at least there weren't as many typos as garbge "paid by the chapter" litrpgs have.
Hands down the worst litrpg I've ever read. It took me over a week to finish the last 10% because it somehow constantly gets more boring, until the writer writes himself into a wall, throws a bunch of plot hole glue all over the end, and tries to be Kafka to give his boring trash some "life lesson" points. 2 stars because at least there weren't as many typos as garbge "paid by the chapter" litrpgs have.
December 2, 2023
A nice book
It was a nice book with a good ending and I really enjoy reading it, Even if I wish it went on a little longer
It was a nice book with a good ending and I really enjoy reading it, Even if I wish it went on a little longer
February 11, 2024
This says a lot about society
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