Okay, the elves are scary psychopaths but they're contained (so far?) to their forest redoubts and completely disorganized so only a periodic and singular threat for the most part. This was kind of inevitable because there just isn't (yet?) an overarching bad guy that we care about. The story ends a bit abruptly, though without anything important left in the air. She's quirky and engaging and doesn't hesitate to do hard things. Probably because I liked spending time with her. Ilea hares off on one pursuit after another always looking for the next challenge where she can punch things. It's clear that this was written serially as it's very much beads-on-a-string plot-wise. And then she goes about butt-kicking for goodness. She gets the class through a fortuitous encounter and ends up with this lost art that once dominated the land (see overpowered). Her "class" is named Azarinth Healer, but really, she's a close-combat fighter with some overpowered healing skills. Ilea's defining characteristic is that she likes punching things. I should also mention that the title is more than a little misleading. And yes, Ilea is totally a Mary Sue, though on the lighter side of the trope she's not universally beloved and her romantic life is pretty barren (with a couple outright rejections, though not harshly) but she ends up with a lot of friends wherever she goes and that's a little too fortuitous. Bear that in mind if you want to adjust this review accordingly. I like powerful women so a power-fantasy with a Mary Sue isn't a bad fit.
Except, and sometimes also, when she’s poisoned and/or has set herself on fire. She’s struggling to survive, has no idea what will happen next, and is loving every minute of it. Magic she can use to fight even bigger monsters. With no quest to follow, no guide to show her the way, and no real desire to be a Hero – Ilea embarks on a journey to discover a world full of magic. Well, maybe not her wildest dreams, but it’s close.
On the bright side, ‘killing those monsters right back’ is now a viable career path! For she soon discovers her new home runs on a set of game-like rules that will allow her to punch things harder than in her wildest dreams. So maybe it's lucky that she wakes up one day in a strange world where a bunch of fantasy monsters are trying to kill her.? Instead, the plan is to quit her crappy fast-food job, go to college, and become a fully functioning member of society. Unfortunately, there aren’t too many career options for hungry brawlers.
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