vandermeer reviews fiction

Transmigrating only to end up in the body of a notorious and blacklisted dated movie queen? Accused of bribery, plastic surgery, being a mistress and diva, and even having sex for favors? The number one spoiled and domineering queen returns with a vengeance! To kick out the movie kings and queens and to dominate the entertainment industry! Nothing will stand in the way of the empress to get rid of that bastard emperor—not even transmigration! But… F*ck! What the hell? That darn husband of hers is the spitting image of that bastard emperor…

When the System descended and turned Earth into a dungeon-crawling death game, most people got combat classes—Warrior, Mage, Rogue. Takeshi got something different: Corporate Drone. While others gained flashy skills and legendary weapons, he received a briefcase, a tie that never wrinkles, and abilities like [Overtime Exploitation] and [Meeting Scheduler]. His employer? The Black Company, a ruthless interdimensional corporation that treats dungeon diving like just another day at the office, complete with quotas, performance reviews, and mandatory unpaid overtime in monster-infested hellscapes. But Takeshi isn't complaining. In his old life, he survived Japan's most brutal work culture, mastering the art of endurance, efficiency, and turning corporate BS into actual results. Now, those same skills that made him a salaryman legend are his path to power. Every monster killed is a KPI met. Every dungeon cleared is a project completed ahead of schedule. The Black Company doesn't care if he lives or dies. His party members think his class is a joke. But Takeshi has spent years climbing corporate ladders built on backstabbing and impossible deadlines. And while other adventurers burn out chasing glory, he grinds forward with the relentless, soul-crushing determination only a black company veteran possesses. Because in a world where everyone else is playing hero, sometimes the key to reaching the top is knowing how to work the system—literally.

This is a collection of reviews about the books I've read so far :)

Elijah lived in the magical world. He had no powers but his friend did. He had no parents as well. When he couldn't pay rent, he had to find a hotel. Other hotels were very expensive and asked his friends for help. They followed him to a hotel with no reviews. Just as his friends were about to leave, the door closed. They tried to find exits but couldn't find it. There were no receptionists, too. They knew their only way is... foward. *gulp*

Zang Ruìnà died at twenty-two, face-down on a spreadsheet, her heart finally surrendering to a decade of sleepless nights and bottomless coffee. No heroics. No prophecy. Just another white-collar worker ground to dust by a system that had no use for her beyond what she could produce. She did not expect to open her eyes again. Now she is Reina, a forest elf of the Veridian Weald—slender, silver-haired, and burdened with memories not her own. In human reckoning, she is twenty-two. In elven years, she is young enough to be foolish and old enough to know better. The body she wears carries fading scars from a life she never lived: a skirmish with poachers, a fever that nearly claimed her, a mother who sang her to sleep beneath trees that glow with primal magic. But the world she has entered is no dream. Aethelgard is a land where magic flows like blood through the earth—and where every spell demands its price. The Arcane Conclave polices power with iron formulas and colder judgment. The Rootweaver Circle watches the forests with ancient, suspicious eyes. And the Order of the Mortal Coil hunts those who seek to cheat death, unaware that death has already spat one soul back into the light. Reina remembers spreadsheets and subway commutes. She remembers burnout, loneliness, the quiet desperation of modern life. Those memories should be useless here. Instead, they become her edge. When a conflict erupts between the druids of the Weald and the encroaching expansion of a Suncinder Basin trade cartel, Reina finds herself caught between two worlds that despise each other—and neither trusts an elf who thinks like a human. To survive, she must navigate political intrigues, bargain with fey spirits who sense something wrong about her, and confront the terrifying truth: magic can be learned, but its cost is written in flesh and soul. She came from a world that worked her to death. Now she must decide whether this one is worth living for.

Ivanka Risanova adalah gadis berketurunan Rusia-Korea yang terlahir dengan sendok emas di mulutnya. Di anugerahi tubuh yang bagus, wajah yang cantik, dan kekayaan tak menjadikan dirinya bahagia. Justru, karena itu semua ia merasa risih dan kekurangan kasih sayang kedua orang tuanya. Dia melakukan hal-hal yang 'liar' demi mendapatkan perhatian kedua orang tuanya, kakak lelakinya yang disibukkan pekerjaan sampai akhirnya 'sesuatu' terjadi dan menjungkir-balikkan kehidupannya. Akankah ia berubah karena 'sesuatu' itu?

Hantu Belanda berambut pirang itu telah terlihat marah, gusar, dan mengusir siapa pun yang datang ke rumah. Dia benci orang-orang yang berwajah melayu, dia benci perempuan-perempuan cantik, dia benci keluarga manusia yang berbahagia. Namun yang paling parah, dia sangat benci aku. -risa saraswati-

Eighteen-year-old Dilara served as the sole maid in a mansion for her cruel sisters and Mother, as she never got a chance to explore her life besides work. Tired of her misery, she begins to go on a quest to defeat the dark lord and save the galaxy of Aniva after her kingdom was nearly destroyed and her family was in danger. How will she ever defeat the dark lord when fate's preventing her from doing so though?

Bercerita tentang Alvaro Kevano Anderson seorang laki-laki pembuat onar dangan sejuta pesonanya Laki-laki berkepribadian dingin dengan sorotan mata tajam membuat siapapun begidik ngeri ketika berhadapan dengannya , Juga cerita tentang Caramella Afreda Mahatama seorang gadis cantik dengan trauma di masalalunya Pertemuan yang klise dengan Caramell membuat kehidupan Alvaro berubah seketika . WARNING !! Cerita ini mengandung unsur keuwuan saya selaku Author tidak bertanggung jawab kepada para sobat jomblo apabila terjangkit virus uwuphobia ( TERIMAKASIH )

[Ding! The 'Randomly Spend' Tycoon System is at your service.] On her way to work, Yun Zijin was bound by a system named 'Randomly Spend'. [Spending Task Completed. A 2x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Villa No. 1 at Xingyu Mansion. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] [Spending Task Completed. A 3x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Dingsi Building. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] ... Yun Zijin was dazzled by the system's rewards, only to be told that her wealthy parents had found her? That she's the true daughter of the Xia Family of Dijing? Being bound to the Tycoon System was exciting for Yun Zijin, but she refused to be part of any cliché wealthy family drama. The Xia Family of Dijing? Yun Zijin: Get lost! Don't even think about associating with me!