And I even came to appreciate the other PoV shifts that follow, loosely, the batch of folks brought in by a portal burst (it isn't called that, but a dozen or so people get pulled in at the same time, accompanied by an Oracular prophesy so that's how I think of it). And then and then it becomes apparent that the true conflict in this tale consists of good people standing together to do the hard things in the name of freedom.Īnd that is so very much my jam. And then I find that he weaves in this complicated theme of story and choice and bargains with bite. So Browder pulled me in with a combination of system nerdery (the naked boost means she progresses twice as fast, but picks up skills on a 4x basis with the added skill discount) and fast plot as Morgan has to figure out how to survive in the dangerous wildlands with only a sentient bath scrubby for company. Which boosts her XP and skill acquisition and unlocks a bunch of custom skills that are 50% cheaper than the standard fare because they're tied to being naked. And gaining a couple initial levels while naked. Morgan is sucked into the portal in her bathtub and happens to land on a nest of giant eagles, killing them. It starts off with a gripping survival story in a LitRPG setting. The thing is, the blurb and title might lead you to think this is going to lean into an exhibitionist sex thing. I made the mistake of sampling this and got sucked right into the story.

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