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It's interesting and boring at the same time. Author does not know how to write fantasy settings. Most of her arcs are set in reality at certain points in time. Which, ok, but really not too interesting after repeated arcs of the same stuff. The author is trying desperately to stick to the farming theme so it's a little frustrating when you're reading and seeing hints for a direction the story could go to make the story interesting but the author chooses to go against it because it's not about farming (I wanted her to be a pro at motorcycling in that one arc - that would've been so interesting!). Don't get me wrong, I do like that each world is about farming and I even like the lengths to which the author goes to stick to their theme. From winemaking to perfumes to fish ponds. If you like farming this is for you. I just want some fantasy elements though and we haven't gotten it so far. Will change review if we ever get such an arc.Oh I also really appreciate how this novel doesn't go out of its way to punish antagonists. They live their lives while MC lives hers. Mostly the antagonist just end up living mediocre lives while comparing themselves with the MC. Which I think is a harsher punishment than some of the other torture I've seen in other qt stories but it also makes sense and doesn't detract from my enjoyment of the story. So kudos to the author for that 7/31/24 Edit: Bumping up my review from three stars to five stars as it has now been completed. Everything I said is still accurate but I've found this story to be quite charming as I was finishing it it over the past couple months. Still a problem with not enough fantasy settings, although there has been like 1-2 more since my review. I understand it's about farming but there's only so much you can do to make a farming story interesting. Funnily enough I think this author did make the farming interesting but I still stand by my statement that the author could've made the arcs more interesting had she not chosen to abandon more interesting plots for the farming. I think I wouldn't have minded so much had I not seen the hints for a better development. If it was just straight farming all the way through I think I wouldn't have been so disappointed. But there was potential for more! Alas. Still, I appreciate what we've got and I bumped up my rating because it was such a comfort read. There aren't going to be some annoying characters jumping out to die all the time. The story was pest-free, you might say. There were still antagonists but it was enjoyable reading because you knew that the author wasn't going to suddenly decide to devote the entirety of their story to making that antagonist their new protagonist. I've seen so many of those stories, man, I'm sick of it. Because of that consistency from beginning to end, this story was a breath of fresh air. I still say it's a little boring if you're a binge-reader like me. But if you're only planning on reading one arc, taking a break, and then coming back (like I did by the end of the story), this story is SUCH a comfortable one to read in bed. I felt safe and warm reading this funnily enough. Just take it arc by arc.