Alan Pender, a bored, 20-something, college graduate with a degree in general studies woke up the day after graduation and suddenly realized his degree was useless and he had to get a job. As he walked around looking for help wanted signs, a series of unfortunate accidents occurred resulting in him entering a coma. When he woke up, he discovered he'd been granted a mysterious system. Moreover, the system finally provided him with some direction about what he should do with his life. Follow Alan as he explores his new found calling!
My Opinion: 266 pages, $3.99, Available on Kindle Unlimited
A real life RPG story that is satirical and funny. The main character (MC) gets a sentient RPG interface but the system just wants to build up and train the MC to create the universe's best luxury cafe. Everything else is a chill slice of life adventure as the MC fulfills quests, gains coffee themed powers, and realizes the power of the ultimate cafe. Be aware that is fairly light on the RPG side and a slower story that even spends an entire chapter on the MC on social media.
The only minor negative is probably how whiney the MC can seem sometimes, but that’s part of his character development. Also, there’s no action here. It really is just follow the MC around on his caffeine filled real life adventures with an RPG interface that gets pretty snarky.
Still, I liked it. The snarky banter from the RPG interface and satire were enough to keep me mostly entertained and finish the sometimes too chill novel. I don’t think I’d read a book 2 though.
Score: 7.2 out of 10