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Cinnamon Bun #2
Cinnamon Bun 2
A Wholesome LitRPG
Broccoli Bunch is getting the hang of the explorer lifestyle, and loving every minute of it. Her adventures have dragged her and her new best friend Amaryllis across entire countries in pursuit of more fun, and even more friends.
There are dragons to intimidate, tournaments to lose, and secretive plots to stumble across!
Broccoli Bunch is getting the hang of the explorer lifestyle, and loving every minute of it. Her adventures have dragged her and her new best friend Amaryllis across entire countries in pursuit of more fun, and even more friends.
There are dragons to intimidate, tournaments to lose, and secretive plots to stumble across!
15 pages, Audible Audio
First published October 7, 2020
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52 books222 followersA bird that likes comfy and happy things, and also knives. Once ate a god’s eye and awakened the ability to see all that is good in the world. Known to steal shiny ideas and baubles. Currently forbidden from writing his own bios.
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January 3, 2024
¡Y el Isekai que no es de Japón continúa!
O en el que el secuestro no es tan malo, Broccoli adquiere a una pretendiente y ni siquiera se da cuenta, Amaryllis se queja y se queja pero decide que seguir la corriente es… no la peor idea, los dragones hacen su aparición (una para apoderarse del inframundo criminal y el otro para iniciar una especie de relación romántica con alguien inesperado), se explora un poco de historia y una conspiración parece estar en marcha.
¡La política se acerca!
O en el que el secuestro no es tan malo, Broccoli adquiere a una pretendiente y ni siquiera se da cuenta, Amaryllis se queja y se queja pero decide que seguir la corriente es… no la peor idea, los dragones hacen su aparición (una para apoderarse del inframundo criminal y el otro para iniciar una especie de relación romántica con alguien inesperado), se explora un poco de historia y una conspiración parece estar en marcha.
¡La política se acerca!
March 14, 2021
The end of book one ended mid-scene, which is one of the reasons I just slide directly into reading this book here. Which picks up the scene the prior book ended with.
So - the 16 year old earthling continues on her adventures on a different world, a world other than Earth, and a world where people can "level up" "classes" and "skills" and stuff. Broccoli, the main character, continues with the friend she picked up, adds a few more along the way, and remeets other some of the characters she briefly meet in book one.
For reasons that escape me, I ended up liking this book more than I did the previous book.
Another addictive read I needed to continue gulp down over a short period of time.
I'm not sure if it's because the main character is 16, or they are just naive and clueless, but there's an underlying lesbian story/plot/vibe going on in this story that Broccoli is completely ignorant about. Which would normally be fine, of course, to overlook such a vibe/etc., except that Broccoli is one of the people involve which would make it be a lesbian relationship. There are broad hints by others, but I am not actually 100% sure the others really are pointing out the subplot-line. Though I know Broccoli herself is 100% unaware of the situation. It's vaguely uncomfortable to read, as I feel like we are building up to a massive misunderstanding/blow-up. On the other hand, Broccoli goes out of her way to tell any and everyone that her ultimate dream involves living in a small fenced house in a calm peaceful location with two kids and a handsome husband. Sooo . . . it'd be harder for . . . anyone confused . . . to . . right, I don't know what's happening, or why there's this vague undercurrent going on. Reminds me of that Sophie Fouriner series wherein Sophie just doesn't realize she's an asexual, or that there's a woman that fancies her . . . and stuff.
Where was I? What was I attempting to write? Bah, I'll move on.
Rating: 4.45
March 14 2021
So - the 16 year old earthling continues on her adventures on a different world, a world other than Earth, and a world where people can "level up" "classes" and "skills" and stuff. Broccoli, the main character, continues with the friend she picked up, adds a few more along the way, and remeets other some of the characters she briefly meet in book one.
For reasons that escape me, I ended up liking this book more than I did the previous book.
Another addictive read I needed to continue gulp down over a short period of time.
I'm not sure if it's because the main character is 16, or they are just naive and clueless, but there's an underlying lesbian story/plot/vibe going on in this story that Broccoli is completely ignorant about. Which would normally be fine, of course, to overlook such a vibe/etc., except that Broccoli is one of the people involve which would make it be a lesbian relationship. There are broad hints by others, but I am not actually 100% sure the others really are pointing out the subplot-line. Though I know Broccoli herself is 100% unaware of the situation. It's vaguely uncomfortable to read, as I feel like we are building up to a massive misunderstanding/blow-up. On the other hand, Broccoli goes out of her way to tell any and everyone that her ultimate dream involves living in a small fenced house in a calm peaceful location with two kids and a handsome husband. Sooo . . . it'd be harder for . . . anyone confused . . . to . . right, I don't know what's happening, or why there's this vague undercurrent going on. Reminds me of that Sophie Fouriner series wherein Sophie just doesn't realize she's an asexual, or that there's a woman that fancies her . . . and stuff.
Where was I? What was I attempting to write? Bah, I'll move on.
Rating: 4.45
March 14 2021
October 13, 2020
I think it’s fair to say that the “wholesome” tag in the title has been somewhat cast aside for this second book. Maybe the references in book one were less obvious or more subtle or something, I don’t know. Certainly anime tropes are becoming more apparent. That said I’m still loving this series. Lots of giggles ( the best jokes are often in the chapter headings), intrigue and adventure.
Finally, as a bisexual woman, I have very definite opinions about Awen’s fan servicey crush. Don’t blow it Mr Dagger.
Finally, as a bisexual woman, I have very definite opinions about Awen’s fan servicey crush. Don’t blow it Mr Dagger.
January 29, 2024
Book one starts out alright, with potential to be quite good and have depth, but it just degenerates into a typical litrpg with a large number of references. The author doesn't seem to have anything original to say, the characterisation/advertisement of it as a wholesome fantasy is false, the author's understanding of the main and only perspective character is flawed, and there's no real depth. I'm disappointed, but honestly, not entirely surprised. I hate not finishing something and I really try not to do it but it's ongoing anyway and with the trajectory of the quality/entertainment value, I can only see myself getting more frustrated by Chapter... 465? DNF book 3, at I think Chapter 138. It honestly feels like a botched attempt to replicate an Erin character, or to canonise a friend, without fully understanding.
NOTES AND RUNNING COMMENTARY
I don't like her she's entirely too happy.
FINISH LEVELING UP YOUR CLEANING SKILL ITS AT 90% GAH.
Or you know you could wander around in a hostile environment with exactly zero skills.
I really want her to be stabbed or something and see how positive and bubbly she is about it.
Look if you're gonna name any of your patrons then name them all, don't be a dick and name 12 of them and then be like 'and all the rest of you!'
'Sky Pirates' edge chronicles ref?
'But without the piracy because taking other people’s stuff without permission wasn’t nice.' 6 you're looting a town and murdering the ghosts of the owners you hypocrite, given that the ghosts are recognised as entities by the system.
Insight on the ingots dumbass what if they're a really valuable metal.
Oh no however could you, a magical cleaning lady with magical cleaning powers, do without a toothbrush...
Screw organised religion. Though I realise in this fictional world gods probably actually exist.
ref: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
TAKE. THE. HEALER. OUT. FIRST.
If you use insight on absolutely everything then why do we not get the results. Unless you didn't use insight on the thing your zombie opponents were sitting on. That's safe.
This whole no swearing thing stinks of church.
I prefer the bandolier spelling. Don't know if it's more correct or
The opponents here act like they do in games not as I would expect them to act irl. This seems to indicate that there's power overtly influencing their behaviour at I assume a worldwide level.
Oh noes I hate killing cute lil zombie animals that are trying to kill me they're obviously just misunderstood. If they are truly compassionate creatures then killing someone is probably torturous to them and fills their souls with anguish. That or these are just empty shells, bodies carrying out malevolent commands from a necromancer or cosmic force in which case you're doing nothing but removing evil from the world.
Why not sit down and wait for your mana to replenish instead of charging on ahead into an unknown hostile environment.
Who could have possibly seen your exit being blocked coming. You could have at least tried to wedge the door open with something.
Stop announcing yourself, every single thing you've encountered in this world and this dungeon wants to murder you and announcing yourself just gives the boss time to power up its mooks, as it did the last two times.
He's a skeleton how does he have expressions.
Honey is not a diet.
Yay an adventure, let's just ignore all the near-death experiences and keep charging into the unknown.
I miss The Wandering Inn.
'Doth Not Disturb'
This sounds wrong to me. Not only because it's a modern phrasing and I feel like it would be something like 'Disturb Me Not', it just feels wrong but I can't find a good grammar site.
"You are not friend material!” excellent Battlecry
Why does cleaning a core destroy it that makes absolutely no sense. Cleaning a core should remove the root influence, unless they're not a natural feature of the world? And they're considered some sort of blight?
Stalagmites/Stalactites. G for Ground C for Ceiling.
The world is called Dirt I like that.
'Broccoli would not be a pretty Gollum.' ch15
It's not that I think that a narrative emphasising the importance of these skills and exploring their utility is worthless, I think it's incredibly valuable, and beneficial. I just think that this is a terrible environment and situation in which to showcase that.
BOILING WATER INSIDE A TEA KETTLE?!? YOU DISGUST ME RAVENSDAGGER!!!!! I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT YOU!!!!!
You know what'd make this less cringe, if she was a child who'd been transferred into like an adult body, which gave her that innocent mentality but also the ability to physically engage with threats.
Can she exude a cleaning fluid? I mean, a cleaning field?
Exuding a cleaning fluid would be interesting tho like I imagine she'd grow new glands under her armpit that could express themselves.
She should take the opportunity to practice her long jump.
How did she start a fire?
NOTHING MORE THAN HOT LEAF JUICE!
'refreshing burnt-breakfast smell' whut
It's weird how the next rank always starts at 0? Like what are the odds that she does exactly the right amount of whatever to get to 100.
Grenouille is french for frog.
> Etymology: Inherited from Middle French grenouille, from Old French grenoille, alteration of renoille, from Vulgar Latin *rānucula, diminutive of rāna. The initial g- may be due to the influence of words that imitate the sound of an animal, (compare Latin grāculus, grācillāre), or from a crossing with Gaulish craxaulus. (Wikipedia)
'speciesist' ch20 Pratchett ref?
Google translate says that chand'nuit means warm night... but chand doesn't seem to be a word, and I know warm is 'chaud'. The apostrophe typically indicates a missing letter but it's not E and none of the accents on the a make a difference. Either I'm missing something, it's a typo, or it doesn't mean anything.
> Port Royal is a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica.
Is this a POTC ref or
There are wolves made of shadow hunting your new froglike friends and you have the power to conceal their presence with a spell. Do you
a) do this
b) leave them to possibly be murdered
You have chosen option b.
Honestly this feels like a selfinsert. Not in a completely bad way. But Broccoli is careless, overconfident, naive, and could be more diligent about things that she's relying on in a survival situation.
Also she doesn't know how to make tea.
Surely the default assumption is that a game overlay IS artificial???
Fools Gold is also called pyrite, iron pyrite, and iron disulfide.
Why did she move around a lot as a kid have we established that? Her parents are hippies apparently do they have weird jobs?
Ugh bird person blacksmith? The burnt feather smell 🤢
Okay so I thought I was laughing at shadows but I wonder if the wand of hysteria is to do with hysteria in the sort of... Victorian sense.
She's a riftwalker not a planewalker? Though I wonder if she's just calling this world or universe or whatever a plane.
Dunwich? Is that a Cthulhu ref?
Am I crazy? Cleaning is her best skill and she's about to go on a quest, is there any question at all about leveling up despite the cost.
Oh yeah leave your money in your room don't ask Juliette or someone to look after it.
If you have trouble with wasps spray some peppermint around.
A backlog is a good thing, don't destroy it, just slightly increase the releases.
Is Broccoli a Pratchett ref? I sort of dismissed it but
If they're a man and woman don't call them a boy and a girl.
She's fairly battlehungry for someone who claims to be all about friendship.
Cast CleaningCloak spell! Cleanball attack!
Clean. Your. Companions. So. The. Vicious. Wolves. Made. Of. Shadow. Don't. Get. Them.
The way to get ahead is to grind constantly; use your insight as often as possible.
RavensDagger is a guy? I wondered. Makes sense.
Broccoli's Canadian ?
nacelle /nəˈsɛl/ is a cover housing that houses all of the generating components in a wind turbine, including the generator, gearbox, drive train, and brake assembly.
Does Cute level up when noones watching? That seems off. Or was someone watching her sleep?
I find the sexual undertones inappropriate.
Amaryllis -_- This seems a far too obvious reference especially given the similarity in character and background.
Broccoli's self-righteous attitude wearing a little thin.
She's got manainsight she should be using it. Unless she is?
Dragon deal sounds v WθC
Boost - jumpstart, not steal.
Featherfall - D&D spell? Or from WθC
OAK FIC
Deepwoods - reference?
Willow the Wisp
Is there greater meaning to Broccoli having a plant name.
END OAK FIC
Amaryllis is an idiot.
Why would you dress a skeleton in a suit but not give shoes.
Deer typically have split hooves so it'd be a weird shoe
'Don't you love it when the weekend starts with a cliff-hanger like that?'
No.
Thagomizer - spikes on the end of a tail. Based on a farside cartoon about a caveman named that, now in use by the scientific community.
Is there some sort of trauma in her past that makes her like this.
Tadpole House - Montessori reference?
Threadbear reference.
Most of the stuff on royalroad is horribly derivative. This isn't bad, yet it's clear he's read a bunch of stuff.
Flying whales? Doctor Who reference?
I don't think Raven is very Broccoli. There a little acid round about.
Sorry just to be clear, you deliver the punchline to a sex joke, after a 60 chapter wait, in the very last sentences of chapter number 68?
His writing kind makes me feel like I'm watching a guy sneak into the girls lockerroom. Like did he just make this chick say ara-ara.
Dropbear.
I think the problem with have a perspective character like Broccoli or Erin is that they miss things, which with only one perspective in the book means either slipping them in with the universal perspective or just missing them out, and I don't think RavensDagger has really achieved that.
'glorious daydreams of mushroom clouds.' sorry just to be clear, she's exactly who she seems to be, a teenager whose only goal in life is having harmless fun and making friends, and she's fantasising about magically creating nuclear explosions.
Awen likes Broccoli. Like, like likes.
Pillars of Stone. Ref? A lot of these are subtle, using natural combinations of common words.
'"This is where the dragons fought"' this is where the dragons went
It feels like she's being good for the sake of being good rather than because she fully understands the consequences of her actions. Which is realistic I suppose, she's a 16yo from Canada, I guess I just prefer some more depth.
'But all things had to end' what is that the fifth time in ten chapters
There's ice on the bridge? Why would you not try to see what happens when you clean it?
> Hornets, wasps, and yellow jackets build paper nests. These look like hives made of gray paper-mache without exposed cells.
Am fairly certain this is a mistake, either from lack of familiarity with the outside of bee nests which are typically made of propolis rather than paper, or observing something beelike building a paper nest and assuming that they are bees.
You know what it is, Broccoli's character feels adulterated by Ravens.
'"Didn’t you see how subtly I slid into your best friend slot?"' I'm going to use this as a euphemism from now on.
With her spade, like it's technically called a warspade now. How exactly is that not classed as a weapon? But also, how does it still contribute to her makeshift weapon skill? She's not using what she's finding, it's like her primary weapon that she's maintained.
The fact that she's an adventurer and really into murdering monsters and stuff sort of seems, to me, to undermine what I thought was the central message. If this is a cosy fantasy, it's botched. If it's support for the idea that you can contribute to society and have value without being violent, it's botched. If it's affirmation that you can solely be a gardener or mechanic or cleaner or whatever and still go on adventures it's botched.
The speed at which she levels is... dubious. I realise there are justifications but I'm a little sick of it tbh.
> Arugula, also known as Eruca vesicaria, is a cruciferous vegetable, a cousin of broccoli, kale, and cabbage. The leaves have a peppery, spicy flavor that grows more bitter with age. You can also eat the seeds whole or pressed in an oil.
Rocket
Sanguine doesn't just mean bloody, it means optimistic, it's a holdover from the four humours theory.
> optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
... did Amaryllis not bet on her to win her bouts when that seemed feasible?
Display and agreement of monogamy as the only acceptable form relationship.
Does dragon sleep/eyegunk have special qualities? Alchemical properties?
She should learn to lipread, that'd get her out of tricky translation explanations.
These dragon names kind of remind me of the houyhnhnm. Maybe something Welsh? Not v familiar with either.
We've gone a bit Vainqueur here.
'I did like the stuff about the battles and the intrigue, but they were far and few in between.' It just seems really out of character for Broccoli.
NOTES AND RUNNING COMMENTARY
I don't like her she's entirely too happy.
FINISH LEVELING UP YOUR CLEANING SKILL ITS AT 90% GAH.
Or you know you could wander around in a hostile environment with exactly zero skills.
I really want her to be stabbed or something and see how positive and bubbly she is about it.
Look if you're gonna name any of your patrons then name them all, don't be a dick and name 12 of them and then be like 'and all the rest of you!'
'Sky Pirates' edge chronicles ref?
'But without the piracy because taking other people’s stuff without permission wasn’t nice.' 6 you're looting a town and murdering the ghosts of the owners you hypocrite, given that the ghosts are recognised as entities by the system.
Insight on the ingots dumbass what if they're a really valuable metal.
Oh no however could you, a magical cleaning lady with magical cleaning powers, do without a toothbrush...
Screw organised religion. Though I realise in this fictional world gods probably actually exist.
ref: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
TAKE. THE. HEALER. OUT. FIRST.
If you use insight on absolutely everything then why do we not get the results. Unless you didn't use insight on the thing your zombie opponents were sitting on. That's safe.
This whole no swearing thing stinks of church.
I prefer the bandolier spelling. Don't know if it's more correct or
The opponents here act like they do in games not as I would expect them to act irl. This seems to indicate that there's power overtly influencing their behaviour at I assume a worldwide level.
Oh noes I hate killing cute lil zombie animals that are trying to kill me they're obviously just misunderstood. If they are truly compassionate creatures then killing someone is probably torturous to them and fills their souls with anguish. That or these are just empty shells, bodies carrying out malevolent commands from a necromancer or cosmic force in which case you're doing nothing but removing evil from the world.
Why not sit down and wait for your mana to replenish instead of charging on ahead into an unknown hostile environment.
Who could have possibly seen your exit being blocked coming. You could have at least tried to wedge the door open with something.
Stop announcing yourself, every single thing you've encountered in this world and this dungeon wants to murder you and announcing yourself just gives the boss time to power up its mooks, as it did the last two times.
He's a skeleton how does he have expressions.
Honey is not a diet.
Yay an adventure, let's just ignore all the near-death experiences and keep charging into the unknown.
I miss The Wandering Inn.
'Doth Not Disturb'
This sounds wrong to me. Not only because it's a modern phrasing and I feel like it would be something like 'Disturb Me Not', it just feels wrong but I can't find a good grammar site.
"You are not friend material!” excellent Battlecry
Why does cleaning a core destroy it that makes absolutely no sense. Cleaning a core should remove the root influence, unless they're not a natural feature of the world? And they're considered some sort of blight?
Stalagmites/Stalactites. G for Ground C for Ceiling.
The world is called Dirt I like that.
'Broccoli would not be a pretty Gollum.' ch15
It's not that I think that a narrative emphasising the importance of these skills and exploring their utility is worthless, I think it's incredibly valuable, and beneficial. I just think that this is a terrible environment and situation in which to showcase that.
BOILING WATER INSIDE A TEA KETTLE?!? YOU DISGUST ME RAVENSDAGGER!!!!! I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT YOU!!!!!
You know what'd make this less cringe, if she was a child who'd been transferred into like an adult body, which gave her that innocent mentality but also the ability to physically engage with threats.
Can she exude a cleaning fluid? I mean, a cleaning field?
Exuding a cleaning fluid would be interesting tho like I imagine she'd grow new glands under her armpit that could express themselves.
She should take the opportunity to practice her long jump.
How did she start a fire?
NOTHING MORE THAN HOT LEAF JUICE!
'refreshing burnt-breakfast smell' whut
It's weird how the next rank always starts at 0? Like what are the odds that she does exactly the right amount of whatever to get to 100.
Grenouille is french for frog.
> Etymology: Inherited from Middle French grenouille, from Old French grenoille, alteration of renoille, from Vulgar Latin *rānucula, diminutive of rāna. The initial g- may be due to the influence of words that imitate the sound of an animal, (compare Latin grāculus, grācillāre), or from a crossing with Gaulish craxaulus. (Wikipedia)
'speciesist' ch20 Pratchett ref?
Google translate says that chand'nuit means warm night... but chand doesn't seem to be a word, and I know warm is 'chaud'. The apostrophe typically indicates a missing letter but it's not E and none of the accents on the a make a difference. Either I'm missing something, it's a typo, or it doesn't mean anything.
> Port Royal is a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica.
Is this a POTC ref or
There are wolves made of shadow hunting your new froglike friends and you have the power to conceal their presence with a spell. Do you
a) do this
b) leave them to possibly be murdered
You have chosen option b.
Honestly this feels like a selfinsert. Not in a completely bad way. But Broccoli is careless, overconfident, naive, and could be more diligent about things that she's relying on in a survival situation.
Also she doesn't know how to make tea.
Surely the default assumption is that a game overlay IS artificial???
Fools Gold is also called pyrite, iron pyrite, and iron disulfide.
Why did she move around a lot as a kid have we established that? Her parents are hippies apparently do they have weird jobs?
Ugh bird person blacksmith? The burnt feather smell 🤢
Okay so I thought I was laughing at shadows but I wonder if the wand of hysteria is to do with hysteria in the sort of... Victorian sense.
She's a riftwalker not a planewalker? Though I wonder if she's just calling this world or universe or whatever a plane.
Dunwich? Is that a Cthulhu ref?
Am I crazy? Cleaning is her best skill and she's about to go on a quest, is there any question at all about leveling up despite the cost.
Oh yeah leave your money in your room don't ask Juliette or someone to look after it.
If you have trouble with wasps spray some peppermint around.
A backlog is a good thing, don't destroy it, just slightly increase the releases.
Is Broccoli a Pratchett ref? I sort of dismissed it but
If they're a man and woman don't call them a boy and a girl.
She's fairly battlehungry for someone who claims to be all about friendship.
Cast CleaningCloak spell! Cleanball attack!
Clean. Your. Companions. So. The. Vicious. Wolves. Made. Of. Shadow. Don't. Get. Them.
The way to get ahead is to grind constantly; use your insight as often as possible.
RavensDagger is a guy? I wondered. Makes sense.
Broccoli's Canadian ?
nacelle /nəˈsɛl/ is a cover housing that houses all of the generating components in a wind turbine, including the generator, gearbox, drive train, and brake assembly.
Does Cute level up when noones watching? That seems off. Or was someone watching her sleep?
I find the sexual undertones inappropriate.
Amaryllis -_- This seems a far too obvious reference especially given the similarity in character and background.
Broccoli's self-righteous attitude wearing a little thin.
She's got manainsight she should be using it. Unless she is?
Dragon deal sounds v WθC
Boost - jumpstart, not steal.
Featherfall - D&D spell? Or from WθC
OAK FIC
Deepwoods - reference?
Willow the Wisp
Is there greater meaning to Broccoli having a plant name.
END OAK FIC
Amaryllis is an idiot.
Why would you dress a skeleton in a suit but not give shoes.
Deer typically have split hooves so it'd be a weird shoe
'Don't you love it when the weekend starts with a cliff-hanger like that?'
No.
Thagomizer - spikes on the end of a tail. Based on a farside cartoon about a caveman named that, now in use by the scientific community.
Is there some sort of trauma in her past that makes her like this.
Tadpole House - Montessori reference?
Threadbear reference.
Most of the stuff on royalroad is horribly derivative. This isn't bad, yet it's clear he's read a bunch of stuff.
Flying whales? Doctor Who reference?
I don't think Raven is very Broccoli. There a little acid round about.
Sorry just to be clear, you deliver the punchline to a sex joke, after a 60 chapter wait, in the very last sentences of chapter number 68?
His writing kind makes me feel like I'm watching a guy sneak into the girls lockerroom. Like did he just make this chick say ara-ara.
Dropbear.
I think the problem with have a perspective character like Broccoli or Erin is that they miss things, which with only one perspective in the book means either slipping them in with the universal perspective or just missing them out, and I don't think RavensDagger has really achieved that.
'glorious daydreams of mushroom clouds.' sorry just to be clear, she's exactly who she seems to be, a teenager whose only goal in life is having harmless fun and making friends, and she's fantasising about magically creating nuclear explosions.
Awen likes Broccoli. Like, like likes.
Pillars of Stone. Ref? A lot of these are subtle, using natural combinations of common words.
'"This is where the dragons fought"' this is where the dragons went
It feels like she's being good for the sake of being good rather than because she fully understands the consequences of her actions. Which is realistic I suppose, she's a 16yo from Canada, I guess I just prefer some more depth.
'But all things had to end' what is that the fifth time in ten chapters
There's ice on the bridge? Why would you not try to see what happens when you clean it?
> Hornets, wasps, and yellow jackets build paper nests. These look like hives made of gray paper-mache without exposed cells.
Am fairly certain this is a mistake, either from lack of familiarity with the outside of bee nests which are typically made of propolis rather than paper, or observing something beelike building a paper nest and assuming that they are bees.
You know what it is, Broccoli's character feels adulterated by Ravens.
'"Didn’t you see how subtly I slid into your best friend slot?"' I'm going to use this as a euphemism from now on.
With her spade, like it's technically called a warspade now. How exactly is that not classed as a weapon? But also, how does it still contribute to her makeshift weapon skill? She's not using what she's finding, it's like her primary weapon that she's maintained.
The fact that she's an adventurer and really into murdering monsters and stuff sort of seems, to me, to undermine what I thought was the central message. If this is a cosy fantasy, it's botched. If it's support for the idea that you can contribute to society and have value without being violent, it's botched. If it's affirmation that you can solely be a gardener or mechanic or cleaner or whatever and still go on adventures it's botched.
The speed at which she levels is... dubious. I realise there are justifications but I'm a little sick of it tbh.
> Arugula, also known as Eruca vesicaria, is a cruciferous vegetable, a cousin of broccoli, kale, and cabbage. The leaves have a peppery, spicy flavor that grows more bitter with age. You can also eat the seeds whole or pressed in an oil.
Rocket
Sanguine doesn't just mean bloody, it means optimistic, it's a holdover from the four humours theory.
> optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
... did Amaryllis not bet on her to win her bouts when that seemed feasible?
Display and agreement of monogamy as the only acceptable form relationship.
Does dragon sleep/eyegunk have special qualities? Alchemical properties?
She should learn to lipread, that'd get her out of tricky translation explanations.
These dragon names kind of remind me of the houyhnhnm. Maybe something Welsh? Not v familiar with either.
We've gone a bit Vainqueur here.
'I did like the stuff about the battles and the intrigue, but they were far and few in between.' It just seems really out of character for Broccoli.
November 13, 2020
Same as the first volume (mostly; it's less wholesome, being filled with more inuendos). Our heroine, Broccoli Bunch, has got herself officially accepted into an adventuring guild and merrily goes about upsetting the status quo, but this time with an accomplice and a hostage--or as she calls them, friends.
Volume 2 (Chapters 67-130) can be found for free online here:
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Volume 2 (Chapters 67-130) can be found for free online here:
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October 28, 2020
Extremely cute
Very similar to the first book although it felt like there was slightly more action. If you liked book 1 (or you know, fun?) you’ll very much enjoy this one.
Very similar to the first book although it felt like there was slightly more action. If you liked book 1 (or you know, fun?) you’ll very much enjoy this one.
October 24, 2020
A very polite read
A fun kind of rambling adventure. The story is well told and amusing, perfect for a young female audience or some old guy looking for something silly to relax to when reading.
A fun kind of rambling adventure. The story is well told and amusing, perfect for a young female audience or some old guy looking for something silly to relax to when reading.
September 13, 2025
4.5 stars rounded up to 5
This book continues right where the first one let off, in the middle of a tense scene! Talk about a literal cliffhanger (though I suppose the cliff doesn't appear until the first page of this book).
The adventure of the most wholesome and cute protagonist ever continues. This time with more hostages, accomplices, and evil-turned-good, aka friends. The plot keeps moving all the time, yet there's enough downtime between adventures that we get more setting and character background.
One thing I did not understand is one of our new companions, Awen, who says "awa" all the time. ALL THE TIME. Is this an anime trope? Googling did not reveal anything. It's incredibly annoying. She should be called Awawen just like she mistakenly introduced herself because of how annoying she is. She should have been left behind because of how I annoying I found her. Her entire character shouts ANIME TROPE to the high heavens and I hate it so much.
But honestly that was my only gripe. I love all the puns. I love the cuteness overload and how Broccoli just gets the most useless skills but does amazing things with them. The plots are fun and fast paced with a huge world to explore. We often go on side quests (am I the only one that felt bad that they didn't catalogue all the flowers first?) but things always work out. I just love the low stakes adventuring lifestyle.
This book continues right where the first one let off, in the middle of a tense scene! Talk about a literal cliffhanger (though I suppose the cliff doesn't appear until the first page of this book).
The adventure of the most wholesome and cute protagonist ever continues. This time with more hostages, accomplices, and evil-turned-good, aka friends. The plot keeps moving all the time, yet there's enough downtime between adventures that we get more setting and character background.
One thing I did not understand is one of our new companions, Awen, who says "awa" all the time. ALL THE TIME. Is this an anime trope? Googling did not reveal anything. It's incredibly annoying. She should be called Awawen just like she mistakenly introduced herself because of how annoying she is. She should have been left behind because of how I annoying I found her. Her entire character shouts ANIME TROPE to the high heavens and I hate it so much.
But honestly that was my only gripe. I love all the puns. I love the cuteness overload and how Broccoli just gets the most useless skills but does amazing things with them. The plots are fun and fast paced with a huge world to explore. We often go on side quests (am I the only one that felt bad that they didn't catalogue all the flowers first?) but things always work out. I just love the low stakes adventuring lifestyle.
September 19, 2021
I love this series. It's totally different from what I normally read. I only got the first book because it was on sale on audible and the description intrigued me. The main character is adorkable and it really is just a quirky and fun thing to read. The narration is perfect for the series. I couldn't stop once I started reading it. I can't wait for volume three.
November 5, 2022
Maybe this doesn't entirely deserve 4 stars. Maybe 3.5, but I find myself laughing so much that I think it deserves 4. But I'm perverse. YMMV.
Anyway, the continued adventures of an isekaied 16-year-old Canadian who just wants to have adventures and (most of all) make friends. The sheer lunacy of her adventures continues to make me laugh. I am making time to listen to the audiobook. The performance continues to impress.
I tend to avoid spoilers in my reviews, but I will say that I thought the 'solution' to the dragon problem was a bit obvious. As in, I spotted it coming as soon as the dragon appeared. It was still brilliant. It seems like Broccoli is quietly mangling the entire social structure of her new world. First there was tools for the dryads, now I suspect she's introduced assembly lines to the bee people. Things are changing.
So is Broccoli. I can't help but wonder whether someone got the cover illustrations out of order.
Anyway, I enjoyed this one so much, I ordered the next volume immediately, so I clearly liked it. On to more adventure. And friends.
Anyway, the continued adventures of an isekaied 16-year-old Canadian who just wants to have adventures and (most of all) make friends. The sheer lunacy of her adventures continues to make me laugh. I am making time to listen to the audiobook. The performance continues to impress.
I tend to avoid spoilers in my reviews, but I will say that I thought the 'solution' to the dragon problem was a bit obvious. As in, I spotted it coming as soon as the dragon appeared. It was still brilliant. It seems like Broccoli is quietly mangling the entire social structure of her new world. First there was tools for the dryads, now I suspect she's introduced assembly lines to the bee people. Things are changing.
So is Broccoli. I can't help but wonder whether someone got the cover illustrations out of order.
Anyway, I enjoyed this one so much, I ordered the next volume immediately, so I clearly liked it. On to more adventure. And friends.
August 19, 2021
Broccoli Bunch is probably one of my favorite litrpg heros and Cinnamon Bun is one of my favorite series. It is unique, clever, and the characters are a ton of fun (a ton of bun? a bun of fun? a bun fun? a fun bun?) In any case, I thoroughly enjoyed it and the previous one and I'm excited to find out what happens next because this is definitely not over. No complaints on any level, but a definite warning for those considering letting younger audience members listen/read. It is a little less tame than the first one with some mature themes hinted at around the edges. Nothing overt or inappropriate but it might garner some unexpected conversation if younger listeners are given access to it. Just be warned. Forewarned is forearmed and all.
August 22, 2021
Continues the story of the naive mentally pre-teen girl whose parents hated her so much they named her Broccoli.
It is fun and wholesome. The story seems to be a bit off the rails here as there isn't much of a plot, and the only plot like thing that happens in the last 1 hour of the audiobook and is just the setup for the next book.
Compared to the first book it is somewhat dumber and the heroine more selectively capably or dumb as the plot demands it.
Though despite the nonsense I rolled my eyes with a big grin on my face.
It is fun and wholesome. The story seems to be a bit off the rails here as there isn't much of a plot, and the only plot like thing that happens in the last 1 hour of the audiobook and is just the setup for the next book.
Compared to the first book it is somewhat dumber and the heroine more selectively capably or dumb as the plot demands it.
Though despite the nonsense I rolled my eyes with a big grin on my face.
January 17, 2022
Funny, sweet, and smart
These books are really funny and all the characters are great. I was worried these books would be just fluff, but there’s enough violence and danger to be suspenseful and positive. I’d prefer more viciousness and cruelty, but the MC is quite brave, strong, and be dark enough that I’m not unsatisfied. It’s Litrpg elements are simple, but consistent and thorough.
These books are really funny and all the characters are great. I was worried these books would be just fluff, but there’s enough violence and danger to be suspenseful and positive. I’d prefer more viciousness and cruelty, but the MC is quite brave, strong, and be dark enough that I’m not unsatisfied. It’s Litrpg elements are simple, but consistent and thorough.
March 30, 2024
Fun, delightful, and full of cuddly friendliness. Given the extended lackadaisical ensamble, the hearty jokes, the innuendos, and the stupid-but-funny dialog, I tend to enjoy this book more than the first.
Even so, I believe the reader needs to get into a certain mood to fully enjoy the innocent happy-go-lucky adventure. There were times when I thought it was a bit too much. :))
Will definitely continue the series.
Even so, I believe the reader needs to get into a certain mood to fully enjoy the innocent happy-go-lucky adventure. There were times when I thought it was a bit too much. :))
Will definitely continue the series.
November 23, 2020
A Joy
I smiled for essentially this entire book, only taking breaks to laugh or talk about it with my fiancé. When I saw this had come out I immediately reread the first, something I enjoyed immensely, then powered through this.
This series is a light-hearted gift and I for one can’t wait for it to keep giving. I recommend it to everyone with no reservations.
I smiled for essentially this entire book, only taking breaks to laugh or talk about it with my fiancé. When I saw this had come out I immediately reread the first, something I enjoyed immensely, then powered through this.
This series is a light-hearted gift and I for one can’t wait for it to keep giving. I recommend it to everyone with no reservations.
April 2, 2021
Wholesome and fun, just like it says
It’s a cute and silly story about a cute and silly girl, who still faces some pretty serious problems and does the best she can. That can be a tricky balance to pull off, making it lighthearted but still making it matter, Ravensdagger consistently nails it.
It’s a cute and silly story about a cute and silly girl, who still faces some pretty serious problems and does the best she can. That can be a tricky balance to pull off, making it lighthearted but still making it matter, Ravensdagger consistently nails it.
November 8, 2021
New friends, and the cover art from #1 is no longer a lie. Broccoli stumbles from adventure to adventure, making friends along the way, as well as all her wishes come true.
Pausing here, but still open on Royal Road on my phone, will continue at some point. Can only have some much Broccoli in my diet at once, lest I develop cavities from the sweetness.
Pausing here, but still open on Royal Road on my phone, will continue at some point. Can only have some much Broccoli in my diet at once, lest I develop cavities from the sweetness.
January 8, 2023
This series is a delightful change of pace from many books out there, but especially compared to the rest of the genre. It’s imaginative, funny, whimsical, and relatable. I’m looking forward to reading the other books in the series and by this author. They’ve certainly got a talent for writing great stories. I love it!
April 21, 2023
The wholesomeness continues, especially after Broccoli gets a full party. This series really is a pure fantasy. There's not many other series that can say that they had their protagonist dance to communicate with giant sentient bees. I'm also quite impressed with the number of different sentient species in this series, and I hope to keep seeing more.
February 4, 2021
Wholesome and funny
Made my laugh and smile through the whole book, only con I can see is the little bit of girl on girl crush might turn a way some readers depending on their own views. Other than, great book and waiting on next in series.
Made my laugh and smile through the whole book, only con I can see is the little bit of girl on girl crush might turn a way some readers depending on their own views. Other than, great book and waiting on next in series.
April 21, 2021
Great story. Great grammar. A very skilled author.
A small number of minor inconsistencies.
The only thing stopping this from being amazing (for me specifically) is the general lack of progression due to the incessant fluff and meandering.
-Incomplete Chapter 181
A small number of minor inconsistencies.
The only thing stopping this from being amazing (for me specifically) is the general lack of progression due to the incessant fluff and meandering.
-Incomplete Chapter 181
June 2, 2021
I’ll just say I wasn’t disappointed in this book and can’t wait for the next in the series!
I admit I was surprised by the light lesbian pop ups here and there but kept just as wholesome as the first book was. Overall really enjoyed it and want more in this series!
I admit I was surprised by the light lesbian pop ups here and there but kept just as wholesome as the first book was. Overall really enjoyed it and want more in this series!
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September 12, 2025Yuck
Characters are walking tropes with little life or agency outside of them.
Dialogue is cringe and testament to the author's self-indulgence.
Pacing is inconsistent and exhausting.
I thought the first book was ok but this one was just gross.
Characters are walking tropes with little life or agency outside of them.
Dialogue is cringe and testament to the author's self-indulgence.
Pacing is inconsistent and exhausting.
I thought the first book was ok but this one was just gross.
April 14, 2021
Loved it
Cute and quirky a fast paced romp with a lot of laughs. I can't wait for book three and will be checking out more books by this Author
Cute and quirky a fast paced romp with a lot of laughs. I can't wait for book three and will be checking out more books by this Author
May 28, 2021
Each character is wonderful in there own right. Love the the upbeat hero, the snarky aristocrat, and lovestruck heroes niece. Looking forward to more of the story.
June 8, 2021
One of the most fun books I've read. An absolute banger! I can't wait for this ride to continue. 👍🏽👍🏽
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June 15, 2021Part 2! Now cuter, with more friendship and kindness. Plus Dragons!
July 25, 2021
Not as good as the first one, but still nice and wholesome 😊
August 1, 2021
I like the hints at romance here. Broccoli's total naivete is on brand and quite charming. I find myself rooting for the romance. That said, a reference in the book to sex toys feels a little off brand, jarring and a little riske compared to the rest of the novel.
The pacing is better here - a lot happens and you're constantly moving from one new thing to another. Broccoli is constantly learning and growing; the forward progression and originality completely improves upon the first book. I hope the series continues on because I look forward to reading more books about these characters.
The pacing is better here - a lot happens and you're constantly moving from one new thing to another. Broccoli is constantly learning and growing; the forward progression and originality completely improves upon the first book. I hope the series continues on because I look forward to reading more books about these characters.
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