This is Demon World Boba Shop: Vol. 1 by R.C. Joshua. First of all, this is not my first LitRPG – but it is the first time I actually understood what a LitRPG book WAS.

LitRPG, short for Literary Role-Playing Game, is a literary genre that combines elements of fantasy or science fiction novels with the mechanics of role-playing games (RPGs), particularly those found in video games. Essentially, it’s a story where characters navigate a game-like world, often with visible statistics, levels, quests, and other RPG elements integrated into the narrative. 

Unfortunately, nothing ever really HAPPENS in this one. I was looking for a slice of life read, but this was TOO casual, even for me. I do like the genre, and I will continue to pick up other litrpg (Dungeon Crawler Carl is another example of this genre), but this was not it. At least not for me. On the plus side, it *was* very well written, and that helped. It’s also not exactly a small book, coming in at 414 pages. In that time frame, the main character arrives at his new planet, gets established, discovers his skills, makes some friends, one ‘event’ happens that leads to a second ‘event’ and that’s it. That’s the entire story. Again I know I was looking for a calm quiet slice of life read, but this was too casual a read for me.