I Ran Away to Evil: A Cozy LitRPG Rom-Com

I Ran Away to Evil, Book 1

De: Mystic Neptune

Narrado por: Johnathan McClain, Laura Horowitz

A reluctant heroine finds unexpected love when she's sent to assassinate a lonely dark lord in the first book of this cozy romantasy series.

Henrietta Doryn has never enjoyed fighting. She'd rather be in the kitchen baking cookies. But it's her duty as Warrior Princess to face off against the forces of evil. As such, she's unceremoniously shooed from her kingdom to go eliminate the all-powerful Dark Lord next door.

Keith Monfort has never enjoyed ruling with an iron fist. He'd prefer to be in his workroom tinkering with practical magic. But it's his duty to lead the Dark Enchanted Forest and the forces of evil. So when Henrietta shows up at his door, he's only too happy to invite her in for tea to talk it out instead.

Can this unlikely pair prevent war between their two kingdoms? Where do their true loyalties lie? And when will they finally confess their growing feelings for each other?

Blending the best of love stories, fairy tales, and whimsy—with just a dash of mystery provided by the soothsaying Madame Potts's enigmatic announcements—I Ran Away to Evil is a deliciously delightful start to a charming romantic-comedy LitRPG series.

The first volume of the hit LitRPG romantasy series—with more than a million views on Royal Road—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!

©2024 Jessica Marie McIntosh (P)2024 Podium Audio

Dating the dark lord

I Ran Away to Evil

Dark Lord King Keith has been having a day. The golem that’d spent all day on just failed and gave him a terrible case of mana burn. That’s when a princess knocks on the door of his inner sanctum to challenge him to a duel to the death.

I’ve never read a RomCom LitRPG before. I ca honestly say that it works really well!
There were a lot of fun moments for a good relaxing read. There were also plenty of in joke references as well! Johnathan McClain and Laura Horowitz do a great job with the alternating PoV narration. My only complaint would be to have the narrator voice their main character in the other narrator’s PoV chapter as well.

Content warning: none

ALL HAIL DARK LORD KEITH!

Oh my gods! This was such a charming cozy fantasy. Just enough of romance, adventure, and drama to keep me hooked! I can’t wait to get the next one.

I could listen to the entire book read by him

like seriously. the tone of Keith's chapters are MADE by this man. I might have to look up the voice actor and see if I can find other books by him. but other than being his new fangirl, the book is adorable. I love the relationships that are formed throughout the book.

Wanted cozy and cute and that's what I got.

Fluctuations in narration volume. I don't think there needed to be screaming when the characters weren't always screaming..

cozy love story with amazing and fun to follow story!

loved it! this was a very pleasant surprise, I found d this book while scrolling Facebook, I'm so glad I gave it a go!

cute Characters and funny scenarios, Keith and Henrietta had an amazing chemistry from the beginning. their romance felt natural and well paced!

I wish the narrators coordinated with each other

The difference in tone and voices between the two narrators is highly distracting. The woman is too sultry, slow and dark while the man is loud, fast and goofy. The voices/accents don't line up between perspectives.

Considering this is supposed to be a comedy, I don't think the slow, dark/sultry tone fits well, but the male perspective is often too loud and over-acted. I wish the actors would come together and find a middle ground. I can't even increase the narration speed because the pace is so different between chapters.

That being said, I love the book. Just wish the narration was better.

Cute and Funny

Before I start gushing over this book, I just want to air a few minor complaints about it. Firstly, I hate, hate, hate that this was done as a LitRPG. It would have been so much cleaner and timeless as a normal fantasy book. This was like making a perfect golden statue and then covering it in mud, or like burning the Mona Lisa and replacing it with an 8-bit NFT. I understand that all the little kiddies on Royal Road are doing it, but in this instance it chipped the edges on the fine china. My other mild complaint is that the "drama" towards the end of the book felt out of place and shoehorned into place. I didn't really buy it actually being able to happen the way it was described and I'm not sure it added much to the book.

OK, with that ugliness behind us, let me just say that this is an awesome book with great characters that you are sure to like. Henrietta is amazing. The story is great too, and you can easily overlook my two complaints above. I'm sure most people won't even agree with me. They would be wrong, of course, but that doesn't matter as long as they like it. Anyway, I'm rambling. Stop reading the comments and just buy this already. It is a great, cozy little story with a perfect blend of action, comedy, and romance. The narrators also did well, although we could probably have done just fine with one or the other instead of both. This was a side effect of the author writing in first person like a little kid writing his first book and therefore he had to switch perspectives back and forth. It isn't as annoying as it sounds but I guess that is another minor gripe and why this only got four stars. Still, I swear, it's good ok. OK?!

to combine so many worlds for those in the know

I don't think I became an insta-fan faster in my life its like all my favorites had a baby in the genre I wanted all along an sweet baby Jesús it was about time I'm truly in love with this kinda love story so prefect it almost could be sickening sweet but just the right side of wrong to add spice owed to the disheveled devil and his petulance and propensity for paperwork now for those who like puma checks and know of pirates who know magical innkeepers this is the romance we have all been waiting for I will be waiting for the next instalment in this all encompassing and aww inspiring tale to the author bravo 🙌😍🙌😊

cute but not short

good part - FL narrator
bad part - ML narrator

Story could have been short focusing more on the character development

Very Cozy!

This was so cozy and calm and nice. A great RPG style experience with not a lot of high stakes. I’ve been reading a lot of those lately so having one that is this chill was just what I needed.
The narration was fantastic. Both narrators did a great job with what they each brought. My only issue was what they brought. I have listened to other books narrated by these 2 separately and so I knew going in that I loved their narration styles. However, I wish these 2 would have conversed and got on the same page with the energy, voices, and everything before recording because they were VERY different to the extent that a lot of the time it was taking me out of the story.