Description
All that Tacca Gloom Lily ever wanted to be since she was very little was a fairy assistant to a Dungeon Core. After her negatively portentous birth, however, she was never fully accepted by her superstitious peers and instructors at the Dungeon Assistant Preparatory School; nevertheless, she persisted in her studies and graduated at the top of her class.
Unfortunately for her, the “hands-on” training she was supposed to receive from a Mentor and his Bonded Dungeon Core didn’t go the way she would’ve hoped. In fact, the stigma attached to her origins finally made itself known in the form of horrendously “bad luck”; the rotten part of her newly discovered luck was that it adversely affected Cores that she happened to be near, and not just herself.
What can a Dungeon Assistant Fairy do when every Dungeon Core she nearly ends up being destroyed? Tacca had no idea, but a solution eventually presents itself – though it’s one that she never saw coming….
This story contains Dungeon Core elements such as dungeon construction and defense, LitRPG/GameLit mechanics such as character progression and stats, and contains no harems/sexual content or profanity.
Nemesis Reviews –
This is another amazing start to a new dungeon core series by Jonathan Brooks. It’s amazing how many dungeon core novels one man can write and they all be so different and amazing! First, we meet the Hapless Dungeon Fairy Tacca and learn her origin story. Everything goes wrong until it doesn’t! Absolutely love this series so far. Tacca and the rest of the characters are well written, the story and plot are well detailed, and the ending makes you want more! Audio Version: Miles Meili never disappoints and brings this story to life.
Mel –
Jonathan Brooks writes another interesting dungeon core novel. I’m honestly impressed with how, after reading three series of his about cores, he still manages to keep me interested. This starts slow, but gradually picks up. I look forward to reading the sequel.
If you enjoy plenty of stats, lots of different dungeon creatures, and dungeon traps then this is something you’ll enjoy. I don’t really want to spoil the story which leads me without being able to talk about some of my favorite aspects of this book.
I liked Tacca. She is a bit naive, but she is adaptable and not stuck in her ways. I hope the other books will give us an opportunity to see her interact with more individuals.
As far as the audiobook is concerned, I’ll admit I was glad to have the kindle book to refer to. The stat tables and reading out sheets are always a bit hard to follow and having the numbers written down makes it much easier to reference. One of the downsides of litrpg audiobooks.