Not Your Fantasy Girlfriend [Isekai Fantasy Humor]

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Gemma Tran has only one regret about the day she died: she should've been reading a better fantasy book.Then again, it's not like she knew that she'd be transported into the world of that trash medieval fantasy book in her afterlife. Or that she'd be in the body of Aurelia Morrell, who's feisty, gorgeous, talented... and set to die tonight.Only Gemma's not letting Aurelia/herself die. One painful death experience is good for her, thanks. She knows every plot point in the series, so it can't be that hard to run far far away and escape her fate... right?

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Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2023
Author: rdrift

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.2/ 5.0
Followers: 80
Views: 38,961

Chapters(28 total)

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Community Reviews(7)

LunaSeaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The protagonist is hilarious, and the footnotes add to the humor every chapter. Her thought process is epic, and the story shines precisely because of that.
Style:
Fast paced, so you don't end up wondering when things are going to happen. Written with great humor as the protagonist knows the story while providing her own commentary throughout, you truly get the feeling that you're reading an isekai work with alongside the isekai'd main character.
Story:
Very interesting, since it brings in a character who'd read the story and then wrestles with looking at the people around her as real human beings instead of words / illustrations on a page. The context of her actions in the initial chapters also bears mention - why are things happening the way they are, is there something bigger at play, who are the other key people in this narrative?
Grammar:
Couldn't spot a single error when I read this.
Character:
This, to me, is where the story truly shines. The author has created a smart and sassy main character who does what she needs to do without ever losing her sense of humanity. She's a joy to read, and doesn't let the reader down by behaving in a way that would make you want to facepalm or tear out your hair. Really liking her portrayal!
Aside from the protagonist, the other characters introduced are also nuanced - they may have just been characters in a book to the protagonist at first, but when she acts they react, and it shows hints of something deeper within themselves.
Overall:
Lots of fun, lots of laughs, and I'm excited to see where this goes!
WintydunnoRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A story with a great sense of humor and, more importantly, a good execution of the humor. The main character that is in the body of a book character is very amusing, no hand-waving memory transplants, someone is stuck in a badly written world that they don't like and they don't know what the other characters expect of their character. The Narrator's own notes are great, comparing the fantasy world to the modern one, stressing how much they don't like it and don't fit in and in many ways are worse off than the character they are replacing, rather than stronger. Disrupting the staging event of the initial storyline also does no favors to helping them use their meta-knowledge to get ahead.
Not Your Fantasy Girlfriend is fun, funny, and upbeat. There is a lot of promise and the type of comedy leaves a lot of potential open for more. The pace is fast and the writing is easy to read. The first person perspective is an excellent choice for the style of humor presented. There are a lot of small details that add extra flavor to the story and keep it moving. I had read all the available chapters before I realized it.
Grammatically the story is fine, I noticed no flaws.
The characters...as mentioned before, the main character is amazing. The other characters can be unpredictable and lacking, however, while this is a point against them, it's a point for the story and the style, as the meta-humor demands they be badly written novel characters. Do I find them realistic, as actual characters? No, but I do find them realistic as cheap shovel fiction characters, puppets forced to play roles as the narrorator watches.
DetroxRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The opening of this fiction is a typical wakes up in a different world after presumably dying, but does not push unnecessary details early on, and instead thrusts the reader right into the interesting story.
Style: I like the author's style with the exception of one thing and that is the use of numbers in brackets for the author's notes. I have noticed a different style (the one I was about to suggest) in one of the later chapters, and found it immediately less jarring to see. (Use ¹ instead of [1])
Story: As I have mentioned, this is an Isekai with future knowledge, but with strong opening, and not a streamlined path for the main character which I see as a big plus.
Grammar: I didn't notice any glaring mistakes or problems which would complicate my reading experience so easy 5* here.
Character: I like the inner thoughts of the main character, and her subsequent choices, plus there are few other side characters on their way to significance filling an interesting world around them and making the reading experience enjoyable.
Overall the story is too short to form definite opinion, but for now I'll give it 5* for it's good opening.
I am hoping the quality keeps up and you create a new gem amongst the rough of Royalroad storybase.
BalerikRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Not Your Fantasy Girlfriend is a foray into isekai fantasy by the talented rdrift. It is a light-hearted tale about a young woman who is thrust into a new world. But don't let the steady stream of humor fool you. The story also addresses deep moral questions revolving around responsibility and empathy.
Story - At its heart, Not Your Fantasy Girlfriend is a transmigrations story. Our protagonist, Gemma Tran, finds herself wisked away from the world she knows and planted in reality that mirrors a book she'd previously read. While such foreknowledge would be seen as a boon to most, Gemma quickly discovers that knowing the plot of your own life, and the lives of the people around you, can be as much a curse as it is a blessing.
Character - Gemma Tran is the protagonist of our tale. Rdrift does a fabulous job of making the character both believable and relatable. Gemma questions the world and her place in it, but she does so without ever being paralyzed by the gravity of the decisions she makes. Fiercely independent, Gemma is loathe to leave her safety in the hands of others and, instead, takes it upon herself to safeguard her own survial.
Style - Perhaps nowhere is it more apparent that Gemma is the focal point of our story than in rdrift's choice to use first person narration. A contentious style for many, rdrift patiently shows the audience why, and when, the use of first person is appropriate. We learn of Gemma's thoughts and feelings in a raw, unfiltered way that would be impossible through any other style. Rdrift leverages this ability to present the story's keynotes, allowing them to paint a picture of Gemma being a fully realized individual with unique motivations and aspirations.
Grammar - I found nothing that diminished from the story's readability.
Overall - In Not Your Fantasy Girlfriend, rdrift asks a simple question. What would you do if you knew the future? Gemma, much like many of us would do, answers the question immediately only to realize
JoyBlossomsRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Rdrift gets the ball rolling immediately. We have a fun start, which falls in line with the rest of the story's quick pace. Even though the pace is quick, readers are able to easily pick up key characteristics of each important character and understand the makes and rules of the new world.
The premise is interesting and carries through quite well. Rdrift writes in a fun and light-hearted way that still lets readers care about all sorts of main and side characters throughout the chapters, each with specific traits that are easy to follow early on and stay within character as the story progresses. The writing is very fluid, with little grammar or spelling errors. I will say that the footnotes took my attention away from the story at first, but eventually, I got used to it and was able to really get away and just be the first-person character in the story, so much so that I think I just ran with the words and didn't even pay attention to whether there were errors or not after a while. I just cared to enjoy the story, which was rare. Honestly, I am quite happy with the reading experience, simply because I happened to start this series at the end of a pretty bad day and was actually able to get away, which is what isekais are all about.
For me, the story also quickly became personal, and I was easily integrated into the "I" narrator (I am also an Asian girl, so the little things about mothers and family members are quite relateable and add to the believability of an unbelievable story).
Overall, who would I recommend this to? In general, anyone up for a quick-paced, light-hearted read as a "getaway." It's fun. (: More specifically, I'd recommend it for female readers, as the main character is female and the story is written in first-person. I'm not a guy, but I do personally find first-person not as relatable when the character's a male.
A. StargazerRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Reviewed at chapter nine.
Overall: this is a snarky future knowledge isekai as the MC tries to subvert the plot of the fantasy novel she is stuck in to ensure her own survival. The author did an excellent job in making the MC relatable, and the world is quite interesting.
Style: Written in the first person, the narrator’s voice comes through distinct and clear.
Grammar: There were a few minor mistakes. Typos, mostly. They were not very common and did not distract from my reading experience.
Story: Trapped in a fantasy novel with the knowledge that her death is one of the major plot points, the MC does everything she can to survive. In doing so, she changes the course of the novel. Will her future knowledge continue to serve her, or will she be left floundering? How much of what she remembers will actually be of service to her? Will she fall for the older brother instead? I guess we’ll have to wait and find out!
Character: This is where the author excelled. The MC is distinct and interesting. She is not a hero, nor is she an anti-hero. She’s just a person trying to survive. She has a conscious, no matter how she tries to suppress it, but she’s also a bit of a coward. The side characters are likewise well done. The cute little kid she met is particularly well done, but the rest of the supporting cast is interesting in unique.
Writer's ScienceRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Overall, I quite like it. It's a nice lighthearted comedy you can read on the bus on the way to work.
I like the style and it's easy to get in to and the word choice is great. I just prefer more description to really get in to the world the character is transported to. I like to be able to imagine what is going on as I read it and there were places I couldn't really do that because the scene wasn't full described. On the other hand, the extra description would slow the pace of the story and plot. This is supposed to be more of a comedy than a high fantasy book. So I can understand the decision of the authour in this regard completely.
Grammar wise I didn't notice anything. All was great.
As for the story itself, I DID like it and this is partly down to persona preference, but I like a lot of realism in my stories. While I understand the authours decision to keep things light hearted and stylisitically more in line with a modern comedy, I would have liked a scene to explain why the MC isn't freaking out and grieving her former life.
This also feeds in to my score on the character. Again there's nothing wrong with the character for the genre, I just prefer that bit more realism and the character is very straight forward about her situation. This being said, the description required for this sort of character developement would slow the pace and change the genre. So it's likely down to a style choice.
This is a very cross genre serial, Isekai/Romcom/high fantasy and it's a hard balance to strike without a serious bit of handwaving.