Author: Luke W. Logan
Genre: Fantasy LitRPG
Tropes: Monster Protagonist, Underdog to Overpowered, Gender-Bender, Hidden Identity, Slow Burn Progression
Spice Level: 🌶🌶 – Moderately low spice with a few explicit scenes
Format: Paperback
Series: Dragon’s Dilemma, Book 1
Typhoeus was born the runt of his dragon litter and cast out of the dragonspires into the foothills, forced to survive among the lesser monsters that Creation has populated the world with. Typhoeus is Level-capped until he reaches the age of 100, while human adventurers—unrestricted by such limits—regularly invade his cave in hopes of capturing the “evil dragon runt” for their guild.
To survive, Typhoeus assumes an alternate form: a carefully designed human female body, crafted to appear unremarkable based on human artwork he sourced from passing caravans. As “Typh,” he must navigate the adventurers’ world from the inside, pairing up with another level-1 adventurer to level discreetly and avoid suspicion.
I received a paperback copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. The novel opens from the perspective of Typhoeus’s mother before quickly shifting focus to Typheous himself for the remainder of the story.
One notable element is the gender-bender aspect. Typh is male as a dragon, but his human form is female. Internally and in narration, Typh is always referred to as male, while other characters perceive and refer to him as female. Personally, I found this perspective split somewhat distracting and felt it took away from immersion at times.
This is largely a low-spice LitRPG, though there are a handful of explicit scenes scattered throughout. These scenes are technically female/female in presentation, though Typh is still referred to as male internally. I chose to skip these moments, as they felt cringy to me—but more importantly, they are entirely skippable and do not impact the plot or character progression.
Outside of that aspect, I loved this book. A LitRPG told from a monster’s perspective—rather than yet another human adventurer—is a refreshing change of pace. It’s a clear underdog-to-triumph story, even if Typh is already OP once in human form. I’m very interested to see where the series goes next.
⭐ You’ll like this book if you enjoy:
- LitRPG with non-human or monster protagonists
- Underdog stories with steady progression and power growth
- Fantasy worlds with detailed leveling systems
- Hidden identity and dual-form characters
- A fresh twist on traditional adventurer narratives
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