About

Beware of Chicken is an ongoing series written by CasualFarmer.

Beware of Chicken book cover

Blurb

Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body.

Arrogant Masters? Heavenly Tribulations? All that violence and bloodshed? Yeah, no thanks. I’m getting out of here.

Farm life sounds pretty great. Tilling a field by hand is fun when you’ve got the strength of ten men—though maybe I shouldn’t have fed those Spirit Herbs to my pet rooster. I’m not used to seeing a chicken move with such grace . . . but Qi makes everything kind of wonky, so it’s probably fine.

Instead of a lifetime of battle, my biggest concerns are building a house, the size of my harvest, and the way the girl from the nearby village glares at me when I tease her.

A slow, simple, fulfilling life in a place where nothing exciting or out of the ordinary ever happens . . . right?

Review

I enjoyed the story right from the start — humor, pun, satire and action mixed nicely with a good plot and even better characters. I don't remember the last time I laughed so much while reading a progression fantasy book. Worldbuilding was neat as well. I've read cultivation novels before and I've watched Kung Fu Panda, but I'll be honest that the book title and the cover art didn't really catch my interest. Thankfully, the overwhelmingly postitive reviews got me reading this series and I'm glad I did. The illustrations inside the book were cool, especially the one where the disciples march towards a battle!

I've read the three books published so far on Kindle and plan to continue the rest on Royal Road. The plot has been mostly slice-of-life mixed with some high stake action scenes here and there. There's a bigger plot brewing in the background too, which tied many of the sub-plots together. I especially liked the hunt for Jin from his old sect.

The tournament arc introduced some more cool characters. The arena and its history was excellent, with some mysteries still left to be uncovered. And of course, there had to be a disruption, can't have a normal magical tournament :D Loved the fight and the events that followed.

My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

What others are saying

From Steve Naylor's review on goodreads:

It actually is a beautiful story. It is about appreciating the beauty in the world. Understanding that there is a balance in all things. A cycle. You might think from that description this is a serious story. But, remember the title. There is a lot of ridiculousness as well. There are many parts that are hilarious. I spent most of the time while listening to the audiobook with a big smile on my face.

From Kanyau's review on goodreads:

I did not realize how much this genre needed a book like this. Irreverent in a wonderfully earnest way. Whitty and funny and a book that succeeds in making you feel while not taking itself too seriously. Excellent worldbuilding with organic exposition and the best damn rooster any man could ask for.