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Hero Returned
Hero Returned | Eura Abrams
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I really should've taken the publisher's employment contract more seriously... Rachel and her best friend Nora never imagined their first job would catapult them into the heart of their favorite fantasy web novel. However, when they're given the chance to help the enigmatic author complete the tale that captivated their hearts five years after the story's abrupt hiatus, they seize the opportunity.But when they're whisked away without consent into the very story they long to save, the two must battle the destructive demon lord who betrayed and banished the heroine during the story's original cliffhanger. However, something seems amiss... What if the card-carrying man isn't quite the villain everyone else seems to think he is?
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Hero Returned | Eura Abrams

Received this via LT Early Reviewers. Sadly the map is at 90º so it's a bit small. Narrated in 1st person, past tense. It took me 6 chapters to realise that we're reading a books she's writing about her experiences (still getting into the story); 'omake' is Japanese for 'extra' and ch 6 has an omake with her discussing the writing with her co-authors.

I'm still getting the hang of this story but enjoying it so far.

humouress Now that I'm getting the hang of them, I'm appreciating the post-chapter omakes. It also took me a bit to get the hang of Rachel integrating the reactions in her head into the flow of the story (even though, admittedly, I often have my own running commentary going inside my own head) but liking those, too. 4mo
humouress Ch 23: sudden appearance of *randomly italicised phrases* 4mo
humouress Some word choices are a bit awkward, especially in the prologue & near the end. In the last couple of chapters) tends to jump a bit (as with less experienced authors) eg they take shelter from the battlefield in a warehouse and when they decide to join the battle there's suddenly a stable full of horses just there.

Though it doesn't end on a cliff-hanger it doesn't link up with the prologue, which starts at the end with 'this is how I got here'
4mo
humouress 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 ☀ 3mo
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