Julia Sarene's Reviews > Beware of Chicken

I was recommended Beware of Chicken by CasualFarmer as a cosy Slice of Life fantasy, and it mostly for that well!
It's about leaving the fighting, politics and problems of a cultivation sect behind you, and instead becoming a peaceful farmer.

I always enjoyed Slice of Life stories, and love learning and leveling right along with the characters, so this was an easy sell for me. The humour and tone worked really well, and the sentient animals immediately drew me in and kept me hooked all the way. The book made me smile and laugh a lot, and left me in a better mood than I was before reading it.

I especially liked how friendly and open the characters are, and how it's just a happy and healthy way of living, close with nature and their community.

For a cosy story, there's quite some mention of horrible things from the villains. Defeating said villains is more like a few quick side quests, so it seemed like more of window dressing or backdrop, and didn't bother me, but it makes it clear that outside of our happy farming bubble this world is all but cosy.
Cultivators often misuse their power, so "peasants" and especially women aren't safe. Just wanted to put that somewhere so of threat of SA or such is a trigger, this might not be the cosy read you want. It's not actually happening, but there's a few mentions / threats.