Beware of Chicken 2 - The Library of the Uncommons

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Published March 28, 2023

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A laugh-out-loud, slice-of-life martial-arts fantasy about . . . farming????

Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body.

And you know what? Things ain’t actually all that bad.

I mean, last year was pretty hectic. I died, got reborn, ran away from my sect and ultimate power, started a farm, made some friends, awakened all my animals into Spirit Beasts so now they’re running around talking and getting into life-and-death battles with super-powered bandits . . .

Oh! And I got married. Pretty neat, huh?

Well, this year, after the Spring Planting season, I’m really gonna relax and put down roots. It’s the slow life for me. Sure, the talking animals and cultivators coming to live with me are a bit …

A laugh-out-loud, slice-of-life martial-arts fantasy about . . . farming????

Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body.

And you know what? Things ain’t actually all that bad.

I mean, last year was pretty hectic. I died, got reborn, ran away from my sect and ultimate power, started a farm, made some friends, awakened all my animals into Spirit Beasts so now they’re running around talking and getting into life-and-death battles with super-powered bandits . . .

Oh! And I got married. Pretty neat, huh?

Well, this year, after the Spring Planting season, I’m really gonna relax and put down roots. It’s the slow life for me. Sure, the talking animals and cultivators coming to live with me are a bit weird, but this year everything is gonna be basically normal.

There definitely won’t be any Heavenly Tribulations, ancient formations, or cultivator issues to deal with . . .

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nlowell reviewed Beware of Chicken 2 by Casualfarmer (Beware of Chicken, #2)

Comfort Food

5 stars

If you haven't read the first volume, Beware of Chicken, go read it now. You really want the backstory for this and it's probably my favorite read of 2022 out of the nearly 250 novels I read that year.

Caught up? Good.

This story picks up where the first one leaves off and takes you on a magic dragon ride through pretty much all the tropes of Xanxia/Wuxia cultivation novels - except with a lot of warm humor, some endearing characters, an interesting setting, and a slowly unfolding plot.

The thing I really love about this book is the warmth and humility that the characters exhibit to each other. Sure, there are some bad guys and a promise of more to come, but there are also some great set-ups, a few amusing call backs to other popular media, and a lot of just plain fun.

The series offers an effective …

If you haven't read the first volume, Beware of Chicken, go read it now. You really want the backstory for this and it's probably my favorite read of 2022 out of the nearly 250 novels I read that year.

Caught up? Good.

This story picks up where the first one leaves off and takes you on a magic dragon ride through pretty much all the tropes of Xanxia/Wuxia cultivation novels - except with a lot of warm humor, some endearing characters, an interesting setting, and a slowly unfolding plot.

The thing I really love about this book is the warmth and humility that the characters exhibit to each other. Sure, there are some bad guys and a promise of more to come, but there are also some great set-ups, a few amusing call backs to other popular media, and a lot of just plain fun.

The series offers an effective palate cleanse after dredging through war torn settings with high maintenance characters and high stakes battles. Sit back and visit Fa Ram. Just beware of chicken.

Highly recommended.