The Green Woods

Hidden Class: Pacifist, Book 1

By: Cassio Ferreira

Narrated by: Steve Corona

Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

Mutant animals. Special quests. Legendary skills.

Roth used to be a successful gamer with a short fuse and a nasty temper. All it took to send him on a rampage was to look at him funny.

When his rage fits cost him his friends, job, family, and freedom, he realizes the need to change. After four years in prison, he leaves as a better and more peaceful person. But sins have a way of catching up with a man. Those who were hurt by Roth's rampages have planned a terrible revenge.

When Roth finds himself locked up inside the new MMORPG, AstroTerra, there seems to be no way out, especially because Roth refuses to hurt anyone or anything inside the game.

The Green Woods is book one in Hidden Class: Pacifist, a new series featuring a protagonist who overcomes his anger management issues to become the most peaceful man on Earth. Join Roth on an epic journey through a unique blend of gamelit, cyberpunk, science fiction, and fantasy elements. This wholesome LitRPG story contains no sexual content, profanity, gore, or harem.

©2023 Cássio Ferreira (P)2024 Podium Audio

Yeah a true story

Thank you for not having a harem, coming of age, overly sexual content. It is a fresh air and not to deal with the sister wife or teenage content that some of the other authors think is viable storytelling.

The story the author wove is interesting and fun. I like the fact that the MC is a violent man who chooses to convert to a pacifist. It provides some quite funny area where he is fighting himself and other players. Love the foxes and the mice.

Good characters. Both protagonists and villains

The performance is a bit bland. But, it was a great story. The main character Roth is really good and so are the side characters beside him. The villain, Loki, is an irredeemable demon of a man and a part of me hates that I love his writing.

Awesome story

One of the best book series I’ve listen to or read the diversity in the story is the best I’ve ever come across wish the game was real so I could play it
Can’t wait to continue with the rest of the series to see how it develops

Nice new take

This surprised me with how good it was. it was a nice change of pace from most books in the genre.

Interesting Plot

I enjoyed listening to this, an escape from the typical kill-kill-kill in most LitRPG stories. The narration was a little off, and I did not like the voice of the MC, but I will likely continue with the series to see where it leads.

good book but kind of slow

very chill but the main character comes off as dopey not sure if that was intentional. if you are looking for a more sedate LitRPG it is worth the listen.

Infinite respawning pacifist, but there’s a deeper story

Honestly, the author makes it work. I bought this book on a whim expecting it to be a DNF. I did finish the book and I liked it enough to consider buying the next one.

something different than all the others

this is definitely something different than all the other RPGs out there. Really great story. Show some of the conditions in which virtual reality may involve. MC has great personality. Well written and great plot.

Such a refreshing take backed with solid writing.

I think this might be my first review on Audible. Having used the platform for years, nothing has coaxed a review out of me before. But this is such a fresh take. The story telling is compelling and interesting. With a surprisingly palatable mix of sci-fi and fantasy. Would recommend.

A good story, clunky prose, ok narration

I did like this story and I made it to the end of the book. That said if you’re not very forgiving about awkward phrasing, jarring character exposition, and stilted dialogue then this book will be a little challenging. Also, the story is on the slow side.

Normally, these kinds of issues would be an automatic return for me, but there was something about the plot and MC that made me stuck with it. If the author teamed up with someone who has a better head for the mechanics of writing I think this would have been a very good book. Unfortunately, as it is the prose has all the grace of a badly translated Xianxia novel, right down to the info dumps by random bystanders and the declarative inner monologues.