The Faefolk Recommend - I Hate Dungeon School!

I Hate Dungeon School!

by CervineComedy

Genre

Dungeon, Comedy, Non-Human Lead, Slice of Life, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Female Lead, High Fantasy, Magic, School Life

Format

Ongoing Episodic Web Fiction

Blurb

Disowned by her family, exiled elven noblewoman Alta Marchesi is forced to do the unthinkable: become a contributing member of society. Desperate and broke, she enrolls in Dungeon School, an infamous academy committed to training future adventurers in the dangerous, yet lucrative world of dungeoneering. Alta is on a mission to not only master the skills necessary to survive, but to claw her way back to a life of luxury one gold coin at a time. Together, with the support of fellow quirky outcasts, Alta vows to make it through Dungeon School alive and far, far richer.

But not all is as it seems. Ancient secrets run deep within the dungeons. As Alta delves deeper, her list of rivals grows, including old enemies from her past, resurfacing dark truths about the family that cast her out.

Can Alta survive school, a part-time job, while battling rivals, *and* still have time to smooch lips with her new girlfriend?

Probably, but she’s going to grumble about it the whole time.

Review - When Life Gives You Lemons; Excel At Being Sour

Being born into a life of titled luxury and privilege, Alta Marchesi never dreamed she would be disowned and slumming it in a shared school dorm as an apprentice dungeoneer.

Of course, she never thought she would be great at it either, but here she begrudgingly was, gaining knowledge, weapons and skills from the best dungeon school in Revenstahd, with a successful dungeon run added to her belt and more to come.

However, her less-than-ideal new life is thrown into chaos when her training, classes and dungeon crawls suspiciously go awry. And the noble family who mercilessly threw her out on her derriere are rebelling against the crown.

Now, Alta must navigate her schoolwork with a looming threat hiding in plain sight, manage the secrets and quirks of her dungeon party and discover whether her family’s rebellion is connected to the ongoing sabotage of her potential livelihood. With so much on her plate, will she successfully graduate from the Dungeon School she despises so much?

CervineComedy writes a solid comedy that has you snickering at the very first line. He seems to find a way to deliver his more dramatic scenes, seen from the light-hearted, albeit cynical, humour of Alta, without taking away from the seriousness of the events occurring in her purview.

You cannot help but like his portrayal of Alta Marchesi as a stubborn curmudgeon with a heart of gold. She may seem mostly aloof and unfriendly, but is strong and cunning, tender and supportive when they are needed and matter the most. Traits that tend to get her into more trouble than she can handle.

The three other members of her party, Myth, Cori and Smitty have distinct personalities and motivations that drive them, despite Alta not knowing much about their backgrounds.

By far, the only major issue I have with I Hate Dungeon School! is with its grammar and spelling. The first few chapters are a bit rough. Later chapters are slightly better. It’s not an insurmountable or severe issue in that it doesn’t cause problems with comprehension but it’s still an issue that needs attention, nonetheless.

Overall, I Hate Dungeon School! is a pleasurable read, featuring a seemingly ill-tempered heroine who just needs a little love and companionship in her life to distract her from her school assignments… and possibly a painful and torturous death!You can read I Hate Dungeon School! on Royal Road.