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Fluff
A socially anxious college student discovers she has superpowers—and they need babysitting—in the first book of an original superhero series.
Power Day occurs every year on September 15. Across the world, formerly regular people awaken with superhuman abilities—and labels to go with them. They become the next generation of Heroes . . . and Villains.
September 15 is also Emily Wright’s first day on campus. While everyone else is out celebrating the start of their college career, Emily’s hiding in her dorm room. She wonders if it’s possible to earn a degree while completely avoiding eye contact with anyone.
All she wants is to learn a little and maybe get over her anxiety. Instead, she’s granted a superpower and categorized as villainous. So, Emily panics—and inadvertently conjures up a pint-size supervillain sidekick.
Emily has no intention of doing anything—evil or otherwise—with her powers. And if she has to babysit an increasing number of “little sisters” in order to stay under the radar, so be it.
But can Emily gain control of her life, or will she drown in a sea of supervillainy and cuddles?
Chapters 1- 74
Power Day occurs every year on September 15. Across the world, formerly regular people awaken with superhuman abilities—and labels to go with them. They become the next generation of Heroes . . . and Villains.
September 15 is also Emily Wright’s first day on campus. While everyone else is out celebrating the start of their college career, Emily’s hiding in her dorm room. She wonders if it’s possible to earn a degree while completely avoiding eye contact with anyone.
All she wants is to learn a little and maybe get over her anxiety. Instead, she’s granted a superpower and categorized as villainous. So, Emily panics—and inadvertently conjures up a pint-size supervillain sidekick.
Emily has no intention of doing anything—evil or otherwise—with her powers. And if she has to babysit an increasing number of “little sisters” in order to stay under the radar, so be it.
But can Emily gain control of her life, or will she drown in a sea of supervillainy and cuddles?
Chapters 1- 74
350 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 22, 2022
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August 31, 2022
The seventh book I've read by this author. And another LitRPG book (gaming themed). Not sure why I keep reading them. Well, you know, other than the part where I have fun reading them.
Right, so. Book opens: A young woman is at college, first day, moving in. Her parents hug and or grunt at her, leave. Young woman is super happy that she has a single room because, to be brutely frank, she's the kind of woman who probably would have thrived during the recent perod of higher education virtual learning during the height of COVID. Or not, if that required participation. And/or something that monitored her position, eyeball movements. Basically what I'm getting at badly is that the young woman doesn't particularly wish to be around people. Because.
The author tends to give characters odd ball names, like Broccoli (that was this author, right?). Well, the main character is not "Fluff" of the title. No, oddly, the main character is named Emily. Weird, right?
Right. So. Also happening the first day Emily arrives on campus to move in is "Power Day". Power Day? What's that? Well, this is a world of superheros and super villains. And people randomly "get" powers 1 day a year. A specific day. Well, Emily gets powers. And, naturally . . . . the gaming interface thingie examines Emily and decides she's . . . a villain! So....
Emily probably follows one of the few ways a villain could survive any length of time: she doesn't want to have powers, she just wants to hide, study, get a degree, then hide in some small house somewhere, possibly with pets, and not spend much time aroudn other people. So, getting powers? Not interesting to her. Quests and stuff that pop up? She ignores as much as possible. Especially the first one that urges her to "go out and fight heroes"! Which is where I get that "she's following one of the few ways a villain could survive any length of time": villains are rare and one of the main ways a hero advances, levels up, is taking on villains. So, basically, any time there's some kind of fight it becomes "pile on the bad guy". So Emily's ignoring as much as possible? Allows her to slowly level up when she'd otherwise be pounded to dust or thrown in jail (or something).
Right, so. Emily. Villain. Not a happy go lucky fluffy type person. So, Fluff? Emily's power? Ability to summon sisters. First one she summons is a werebear. Not a cute fuzzy teddy bear, and not a foul mouthed bear like from that film Ted. No, a grizzly bear, a full size grizzly bear. Well, when in bear form. Otherwise the sister is a slightly younger than Emily human woman.
Going by the cover, and a snippet here or there I'd read from the descriptiong, I kind of assumed the rest of the sisters would also be were-creatures but . . . no. Won't continue this line of thinking as spoilery.
To use a phrase I've used a little too often in this review: to be brutally blunt: this is a multiple point of view book, with most of the action seen through Emily's eyes or her sisters eyes. And, this is the brutally blunt part, story tended to be more interesting from the other people's point of views. Though it was also fun to read along from Emily's POV.
To get back to "fun with names", first summoned sister who turns into an actual bear? Name is Teddy. (well nickname, name is something like Theodora or something like that) - Teddy's philosophy: The stick and carrot: "If someone hit you with a stick, you ate them, and if they hit you with a carrot, you ate them and then the carrot."
Rating: 4.17 (I've no recollection as to why I rated the book that specific rating)
August 29 2022
Right, so. Book opens: A young woman is at college, first day, moving in. Her parents hug and or grunt at her, leave. Young woman is super happy that she has a single room because, to be brutely frank, she's the kind of woman who probably would have thrived during the recent perod of higher education virtual learning during the height of COVID. Or not, if that required participation. And/or something that monitored her position, eyeball movements. Basically what I'm getting at badly is that the young woman doesn't particularly wish to be around people. Because.
The author tends to give characters odd ball names, like Broccoli (that was this author, right?). Well, the main character is not "Fluff" of the title. No, oddly, the main character is named Emily. Weird, right?
Right. So. Also happening the first day Emily arrives on campus to move in is "Power Day". Power Day? What's that? Well, this is a world of superheros and super villains. And people randomly "get" powers 1 day a year. A specific day. Well, Emily gets powers. And, naturally . . . . the gaming interface thingie examines Emily and decides she's . . . a villain! So....
Emily probably follows one of the few ways a villain could survive any length of time: she doesn't want to have powers, she just wants to hide, study, get a degree, then hide in some small house somewhere, possibly with pets, and not spend much time aroudn other people. So, getting powers? Not interesting to her. Quests and stuff that pop up? She ignores as much as possible. Especially the first one that urges her to "go out and fight heroes"! Which is where I get that "she's following one of the few ways a villain could survive any length of time": villains are rare and one of the main ways a hero advances, levels up, is taking on villains. So, basically, any time there's some kind of fight it becomes "pile on the bad guy". So Emily's ignoring as much as possible? Allows her to slowly level up when she'd otherwise be pounded to dust or thrown in jail (or something).
Right, so. Emily. Villain. Not a happy go lucky fluffy type person. So, Fluff? Emily's power? Ability to summon sisters. First one she summons is a werebear. Not a cute fuzzy teddy bear, and not a foul mouthed bear like from that film Ted. No, a grizzly bear, a full size grizzly bear. Well, when in bear form. Otherwise the sister is a slightly younger than Emily human woman.
Going by the cover, and a snippet here or there I'd read from the descriptiong, I kind of assumed the rest of the sisters would also be were-creatures but . . . no. Won't continue this line of thinking as spoilery.
To use a phrase I've used a little too often in this review: to be brutally blunt: this is a multiple point of view book, with most of the action seen through Emily's eyes or her sisters eyes. And, this is the brutally blunt part, story tended to be more interesting from the other people's point of views. Though it was also fun to read along from Emily's POV.
To get back to "fun with names", first summoned sister who turns into an actual bear? Name is Teddy. (well nickname, name is something like Theodora or something like that) - Teddy's philosophy: The stick and carrot: "If someone hit you with a stick, you ate them, and if they hit you with a carrot, you ate them and then the carrot."
Rating: 4.17 (I've no recollection as to why I rated the book that specific rating)
August 29 2022
September 19, 2022
Fluff is a wonderful LitRPG with a soft fuzzy heart, I enjoyed the heck out of it. Emily is just starting university, which happens to coincide with Power Day, when once a year people randomly get powers. Getting ready to go to her first classes, she's shocked to see her name and level above her in the mirror, and begins to get prompted to roll for alignment and take on quests, not knowing anything about how any of this works. To her horror she rolls Villain, so her first order of business is figuring out if she can change that and fast, but she randomly begins manifesting her powers... by summoning fuzzy minions aka "little sisters". Soon Emily is overwhelmed figuring out the ins and outs of superhero and super villain society, with a rapidly increasing responsibility (she's not ready to basically be a single mom to a bunch of little sisters!) and shrinking privacy in her tiny dorm room.
I really liked that this felt really natural in terms of the incorporation of the LitRPG elements, with this being baked into the world rather than inside a video game. As well the stats pages/quest text was a little heavy early on because she is constantly checking things to figure it out, but it very much normalized down to being sparse through the rest of the book, so it was really appropriately integrated. I also, really have to rave about Emily's anxiety being portrayed really well, she's not crippled by it, but it really reads so true to someone who is coping with heavy anxiety about social situations and new things. The one thing I personally wish we would have had was actually even more mundane elements, like give me all the volunteering at soup kitchens (Emily does actually do this, and I was hoping she'd continue to go back, maybe in a sequel) and helping old ladies across the street, but I can see how that wouldn't work for most readers. Finally, I just adore that this has such a healthy positive relationships between a cast of women, which is such a rarity in the genre, the little sisters absolutely won me over (especially Teddy the communist werebear).
I really liked that this felt really natural in terms of the incorporation of the LitRPG elements, with this being baked into the world rather than inside a video game. As well the stats pages/quest text was a little heavy early on because she is constantly checking things to figure it out, but it very much normalized down to being sparse through the rest of the book, so it was really appropriately integrated. I also, really have to rave about Emily's anxiety being portrayed really well, she's not crippled by it, but it really reads so true to someone who is coping with heavy anxiety about social situations and new things. The one thing I personally wish we would have had was actually even more mundane elements, like give me all the volunteering at soup kitchens (Emily does actually do this, and I was hoping she'd continue to go back, maybe in a sequel) and helping old ladies across the street, but I can see how that wouldn't work for most readers. Finally, I just adore that this has such a healthy positive relationships between a cast of women, which is such a rarity in the genre, the little sisters absolutely won me over (especially Teddy the communist werebear).
December 23, 2023
Very fun new category of lit rpg that I'm totally here for.
August 1, 2022
This book's so much fun to read. I enjoyed it immensely! The story's well-written, witty, cheeky, and super fun. It kept me engaged throughout. The characters were relatable and truly adorable. The sisters were super cute. Their antics got me laughing out loud. Teddy's the best!
I can't wait for book 2.
I can't wait for book 2.
August 4, 2022
Wholesome villain fun
Emily doesn't want powers or to be a villain or to watch younger sisters, but boy does life seem to disagree with those desires. A wholesome super person who just wants to do her best 10/10 would recommend to a friend.
Emily doesn't want powers or to be a villain or to watch younger sisters, but boy does life seem to disagree with those desires. A wholesome super person who just wants to do her best 10/10 would recommend to a friend.
July 1, 2025
While this book was cute & I will be reading the next one, I have a couple of major complaints.
Let's start with the fact that despite this world having one day a year when anyone, anywhere can suddenly become a powered individual, the main protagonist, Emily, is caught off guard and is totally clueless about how to navigate getting powers. I would think in that knowing there is one day a year where your life has the potential to go totally off the rails that families would gather together, in case of the need to celebrate (or offer support). Perhaps even a high school class where the history of heroes and villains is taught could go a long way to make sense of a world where folks suddenly become powered. Emily's clueless nature fell really flat for me & nearly caused me to put the book down to never be read again.
Let's move onto parents that thoughtlessly send their only child off to the first day of college alone when Power Day is the happening at the same time. What crap absentee parents. But, Emily's parents are written as present (even though Dad is a bit distant), loving & understanding. I just don't get it. It felt like this young lady was sent off to college alone on a day where anyone in the world could start menstruating, and she's aware of this fact, but no one (including herself) has bothered to educate her on what it means to have your period. Like, why write such a willfully ignorant protagonist? Why create such ignorance about powers in a world where anything can be reality? Again, I just don't get it.
How's about we talk about the difference between having crippling social anxiety versus being terrified into immobility at the drop of a hat. Emily's terror over getting/having powers is/was painful for me to read. Emily willfully chooses to go to & live on a college campus without any professional mental healthcare assistance (which, shame on the author for not taking the opportunity to normalize metal health care) and yet she has zero desire to interact with anyone she encounters, including her professors. Anytime anyone asks her a question she freezes up and responds uncertainly with a question in place of a response. Just, yuck!I've realized I can't put my discomfort about this subject into the proper words, so I'll just leave it at.... Emily is just super cringe & the only thing that saved this book for me was that she's actually pretty easy to ignore. I skipped most of her cringeworthy, repetitive internal dribble and focused on the plot. Of course in saying that, I realize the actual plot is rather thin & stretched out like too little jam scraped over too much toast.
I think it was the communist warebear, Teddy, that kept me reading. Emily comes off as willfully ignorant, even vapid at times and as so self-absorbed that she wouldn't realize a truth if it stabbed her in the eye. She's not a villain I would cheer on, and I'm a fan of villain origin stories!
It's her Sister minions, minus Athena, that make the book enjoyable. Athena just seems like a slightly more immature version of Emily, so I skipped most of her story & inner monologs in order to make the book more enjoyable.
This is definitely not a top tier piece of literature, but it is far from the worst thing I've read. I might even come back to it in the future if the series continues beyond a book two, but only time will yell.
Let's start with the fact that despite this world having one day a year when anyone, anywhere can suddenly become a powered individual, the main protagonist, Emily, is caught off guard and is totally clueless about how to navigate getting powers. I would think in that knowing there is one day a year where your life has the potential to go totally off the rails that families would gather together, in case of the need to celebrate (or offer support). Perhaps even a high school class where the history of heroes and villains is taught could go a long way to make sense of a world where folks suddenly become powered. Emily's clueless nature fell really flat for me & nearly caused me to put the book down to never be read again.
Let's move onto parents that thoughtlessly send their only child off to the first day of college alone when Power Day is the happening at the same time. What crap absentee parents. But, Emily's parents are written as present (even though Dad is a bit distant), loving & understanding. I just don't get it. It felt like this young lady was sent off to college alone on a day where anyone in the world could start menstruating, and she's aware of this fact, but no one (including herself) has bothered to educate her on what it means to have your period. Like, why write such a willfully ignorant protagonist? Why create such ignorance about powers in a world where anything can be reality? Again, I just don't get it.
How's about we talk about the difference between having crippling social anxiety versus being terrified into immobility at the drop of a hat. Emily's terror over getting/having powers is/was painful for me to read. Emily willfully chooses to go to & live on a college campus without any professional mental healthcare assistance (which, shame on the author for not taking the opportunity to normalize metal health care) and yet she has zero desire to interact with anyone she encounters, including her professors. Anytime anyone asks her a question she freezes up and responds uncertainly with a question in place of a response. Just, yuck!I've realized I can't put my discomfort about this subject into the proper words, so I'll just leave it at.... Emily is just super cringe & the only thing that saved this book for me was that she's actually pretty easy to ignore. I skipped most of her cringeworthy, repetitive internal dribble and focused on the plot. Of course in saying that, I realize the actual plot is rather thin & stretched out like too little jam scraped over too much toast.
I think it was the communist warebear, Teddy, that kept me reading. Emily comes off as willfully ignorant, even vapid at times and as so self-absorbed that she wouldn't realize a truth if it stabbed her in the eye. She's not a villain I would cheer on, and I'm a fan of villain origin stories!
It's her Sister minions, minus Athena, that make the book enjoyable. Athena just seems like a slightly more immature version of Emily, so I skipped most of her story & inner monologs in order to make the book more enjoyable.
This is definitely not a top tier piece of literature, but it is far from the worst thing I've read. I might even come back to it in the future if the series continues beyond a book two, but only time will yell.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 10, 2023
It's a comedy. It'd probably be amazing to people who really love comedy, but when it made me laugh my feeling was that I don't entirely like laughing. It scores pretty highly as a funny comedy. I think the worst joke not counting poop jokes involved a truck, but it only fell flat without annoying me. Poop jokes are always annoying, but the ones in this book were done forgivably well. I'll be reading the sequel and possibly less fluffy books by the same author.
I didn't notice any mistakes, which was a nice change from a lot of the books I've been reading lately. This book might be well-edited. There was also nothing that stood out to me as a plot hole... except maybe that the sisters seem to get younger in the writing. The first given age is "thirteen or fourteen" and then throughout the book they're generally treated as pre-teens.
The setting in this book is... presented as normal, like most superhero settings, while at the same time being fairly terrifying. Imagine trying to live a normal life in a world where scary powers are just handed out! Even one of the very on-the-side-of-good heroes in the book has a power that I consider scary. Another more villainous example of a scary power gets used fairly heavily. Scary stuff plus good writing makes the setting more intriguing to explore. The characters have emotional responses to things and I came away feeling like I can trust the author to notice some of the disturbingness that underlies superhero settings. Kudos!
Oh, and one important takeaway! I absolutely want to read more stories where heroes volunteer at soup kitchens.
I didn't notice any mistakes, which was a nice change from a lot of the books I've been reading lately. This book might be well-edited. There was also nothing that stood out to me as a plot hole... except maybe that the sisters seem to get younger in the writing. The first given age is "thirteen or fourteen" and then throughout the book they're generally treated as pre-teens.
The setting in this book is... presented as normal, like most superhero settings, while at the same time being fairly terrifying. Imagine trying to live a normal life in a world where scary powers are just handed out! Even one of the very on-the-side-of-good heroes in the book has a power that I consider scary. Another more villainous example of a scary power gets used fairly heavily. Scary stuff plus good writing makes the setting more intriguing to explore. The characters have emotional responses to things and I came away feeling like I can trust the author to notice some of the disturbingness that underlies superhero settings. Kudos!
Oh, and one important takeaway! I absolutely want to read more stories where heroes volunteer at soup kitchens.
December 24, 2023
Emily randomly gets super powers and loses all control over her life. The system decided she's a villain, which means every hero will want to capture her for easy skill points. Her power creates other sentient beings, "little sisters" who want to help her become the bestest villain ever. She never clearly explains to them she doesn't want to be a villain.
There's a mechanic to the morality system to move up or down the hero-villain scale but no indication that Emily or her sisters are making progress in either direction. She passes herself off as a hero among the local heroes, while local villains think she's an evil mastermind.
The sisters feel like the cast of a moe anime. They're preteens and their smallness is emphasized. The word "tummy" is used a lot and there's lots of cuddling and head pats. Teddy, the werebear sister, talks about poop a lot.
There's a mechanic to the morality system to move up or down the hero-villain scale but no indication that Emily or her sisters are making progress in either direction. She passes herself off as a hero among the local heroes, while local villains think she's an evil mastermind.
The sisters feel like the cast of a moe anime. They're preteens and their smallness is emphasized. The word "tummy" is used a lot and there's lots of cuddling and head pats. Teddy, the werebear sister, talks about poop a lot.
December 22, 2022
So cute, so funny, and it really is wholesome. This was so much fun, and I adore Teddy! I liked all the characters, but there's a special place in my heart for her.
Emily's first day of college is also Power Day. All over the world people are gifted powers. Emily wakes up the next day and discovers that not only does she have powers, but she's also a Villain! This can't possibly work for a girl who can barely speak to other people without having a panic attack.
Emily does a lot of growing up, and I enjoyed her character development. I also liked the plot, and all the shenanigans everyone got up to. I especially loved Teddy! Did I mention that? :-)
Emily's first day of college is also Power Day. All over the world people are gifted powers. Emily wakes up the next day and discovers that not only does she have powers, but she's also a Villain! This can't possibly work for a girl who can barely speak to other people without having a panic attack.
Emily does a lot of growing up, and I enjoyed her character development. I also liked the plot, and all the shenanigans everyone got up to. I especially loved Teddy! Did I mention that? :-)
July 8, 2023
Wholesome superhero/litrpg crossover. This was delightful! 90% of my enjoyment came from the newly radicalized werebear eager to fight capitalists and support the needs of her comrades and the proletariat:) Communism has never been more adorable, and I LOVED it! XD
[Disclaimer: Unfairly, it’s hard for me not to compare this book to the Cinnamon Bun series. Otherwise this would probably be 5 stars.]
[Disclaimer: Unfairly, it’s hard for me not to compare this book to the Cinnamon Bun series. Otherwise this would probably be 5 stars.]
October 8, 2022
Well if that wasn't sweet enough to give my eyes cavities
Another homerun by this author. A superpower story with a unique twist. I don't like giving spoilers so read the blurb and if it sounds interesting then give it a shot. It's well written and a great pallet cleanser if you just finished a darker story.
Another homerun by this author. A superpower story with a unique twist. I don't like giving spoilers so read the blurb and if it sounds interesting then give it a shot. It's well written and a great pallet cleanser if you just finished a darker story.
March 6, 2025
Cute and goofy story for fans of an anti-hero and cuddly villains. Some of the dialogue are hilarious. I would love to read the following book, the story has lots of potential, but it will need to be steered masterfully not to fall into too goofy or getting boring.
I can definitely see this as a comic book!
I can definitely see this as a comic book!
September 24, 2022
Refreshing
It is nice to find a book that keeps you reading, makes you laugh and keeps you wanting more... all this without having to employ graphic violence and/or adult situations.....even profanity is kept at a minimum.....
It is nice to find a book that keeps you reading, makes you laugh and keeps you wanting more... all this without having to employ graphic violence and/or adult situations.....even profanity is kept at a minimum.....
June 26, 2023
Great book!! Made me laugh out loud more than once and the sisters are all so sweet 😂 really love the audiobook, the narrator sounded like Velma from scooby doo which really helped with my mental picture of the main character 🤙
April 6, 2025
Cute litRPG! I like the trope in which people around someone think they have a grand plan when they are just trying to wing it. There is a lot of this in there, and the characters are interesting and lovable! Will continue the series for sure!
April 16, 2025
I liked the idea of this book but it needed more editing. The plot kind of goes nowhere and the book ends in the middle of a plot point (but not really a cliffhanger). I think this would work better in a comic book style vs the LitRPG it is going for.
September 17, 2022
Based and breadpilled.
September 17, 2022
Awwwwwwwesome
Adorable, exciting, relatable, enticing, I love everything about this book! Great characters, well thought out world, all I can ask is for a sequel please!
Adorable, exciting, relatable, enticing, I love everything about this book! Great characters, well thought out world, all I can ask is for a sequel please!
September 27, 2022
Very light. mid-low stakes. simple and pleasurable
March 11, 2023
Turns out that I have a thing for shy introvert girls who are secretly badass villains :D
August 20, 2024
This is a very fun book to read. Has unexpected twists and is laugh-out-loud funny in places
October 3, 2024
Absolutly hilarious. a very surprising take on the "waking up with hero powers" trope (this time with villan powers...and they are adorable?? a fun read and very enjoyable character interactions!
December 27, 2024
This is so good go read it nao
November 11, 2023
I absolutely adored this book! It's incredibly funny and has really cool superhero world building. I loved seeing how Emily got pulled further and further into the superhero world despite her best intentions, and how she deals with trying to keep her status under wraps while also looking out for her sister summons, who are the cutest and most hilarious side characters. This is the perfect pick-me-up book that also deals with a couple of interesting issues, like Emily's anxiety, and themes around what makes someone a hero or not. One of my favorite books of the year!
I have a video review for the series where I talk about all the awesome things I loved in both the first and second book, so check that out if you want to hear even more about why to pick it up!
Content Warnings:
violence, injury, anxiety
I have a video review for the series where I talk about all the awesome things I loved in both the first and second book, so check that out if you want to hear even more about why to pick it up!
Content Warnings:
violence, injury, anxiety
March 19, 2023
hilarious
Love RavensDagger’s books and this one was one of the better ones. I appreciated the reference of Broccoli becoming a villainous sky pirate and apparently married with children. Sweet and smart story. Loved all her summoned sisters and how Emily gets stronger and more villainous as the story progresses.
Love RavensDagger’s books and this one was one of the better ones. I appreciated the reference of Broccoli becoming a villainous sky pirate and apparently married with children. Sweet and smart story. Loved all her summoned sisters and how Emily gets stronger and more villainous as the story progresses.
December 20, 2024
So much fun.
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