Divinity Led Growth

Self-Published

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Description

Things go from bad to worse for Mairead Carrigan, when she’s abruptly laid off from her tech job, falsely accused of misappropriation and extortion, and then forced into the path of an oncoming truck. Death should have been the end of her problems, but an overzealous heavenly recruiter and a dearth of demon lords means she’s getting laid off from her reincarnated role, too! Shunted back to her old life, she wakes to find she still has the class and skills of a Hero – but with no magic in this world, what good are they? Time to form a party, earn some cash, and maybe save the world?

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Note: the story is tagged with 'Gore', but such scenes are few and far between, and not lingered on unduly. I'll try to place chapter warnings where appropriate so readers can decide when and if they are ready for those depictions.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2023
Author: brokenunicorns

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.5/ 5.0
Followers: 174
Views: 51,861

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Community Reviews(2)

TejokaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I'm a little surprised this doesn't have any reviews yet. I found the story quite entertaining and enjoyable. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it feels like a breath of fresh air. Maybe that's the combination of LitRPG and the real-world setting?
The basic premise of the story is an isekai'd hero getting sent back to her former life after getting fired (again) before she even gets to her adventure, and then dealing with the fallout while incidentally starting a hero's party tech start-up(?).
So far, there's not a lot of magic stuff going on, at least compared to a typical Isekai LitRPG, but then we're subverting that premise. The stakes are low, at least in the sense that this is not about saving the world, but the issues the characters face feel grounded and down-to-earth, which imho makes them resonate better. The system is relatively basic, at least what we have so far, but it makes sense and the applications are already interesting.
This story really shines when it comes to its characters, though. Our Hero, Mai is relatable and fun to follow along with. She's competent without being a Mary Sue. Iter is surprisingly adorable and hilarious. The other characters feel vivid and memorable, too. The author's notes are also pretty funny, mostly. (There's basically a sidestory, or more like a comedy sketch, playing out in the author's notes. Just read it to find out what I mean.)
In conclusion, if you want a pretty well-done LitRPG in a contemporary setting, do give it a read.
DCatRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Its a modern society rendition of reincarnation-cum-isekai stories. A good one too.
Grammar 5/5 - No issues here, the way the stats are spoilered instead of being in a nlue box is pleasing format too.
Story & Story 4.5/5 - Actions, thoughts, and dialogue are expressed vividly while not being an info dimp. Was enjoying the take on a corporate empire building small beginnings POV but the transition to action threw me off. Also seeing some inconsistency at the latest chapters but its still a bit too early to judge if it'll spiral downards or it'll remain an interesting read all the same.
Character 4/5 - The beings in the story have changed, personality and depth, but I have a few gripes with some of them. P.S. The following contains some soilers and is mainly to the author.
First would be our Hero's first party member. So she's established to have that fire, that intensity, that burning desire for something. No, you do not need to keep repeating it over and over again. For example at the party member's PoV during the event, that, that was good. You were able to show her to have drive, competence, and elation without the word intense.
Now, we have the brother. I empathize, but I don't believe in the character. Just looks like a plot device to give some sort of trauma to our Hero and a background for her second party member. Too many negatives in the brother's attitude, actions and words, with just as many inconsistencies that it may be visualized as just randomly lashing out. But I can't see it as such.
The words "How could you" would be pertaining to an action, in this case the Hero's action. But then second party member said the Hero didn't know and her response to the Hero's first words are non-commital and was like dodging the statement; so she knew but the Hero didn't. Meaning that the Hero and the brother weren't even close enough to be sharing the information, so why would the Hero be putting in so much effort to reconnect, why would the brother panic or feel any