Cookmancer Online is the story of a girl, Kayla, who is part of world where virtual reality is part of everyday life. Kayla has been working on becoming a fearsome airmancer to help her mother, but somebody changed the plans and now her skill is a cookmancer. Can Kayla and her friends win the game while Kayla figures out her new powers?

The first thing to draw me in was the cover. I then read the description and thought well this sounds intriguing. I will admit to not being a gamer/ and not reading LitRPG so I knew going in this book was going to be different. The problem is there were some wording choices that led to me not being immersed in the story. This is not a forgettable book, but there could be improvements with a good editor. The flow of the story was not there, many times I went back to see if I missed something. The characters could really use a little more dimension. I did not actually like, or hate, any of the main characters because they were bland and one track. The world building was great, but if you care about the characters or the plot it makes wanting to read this book hard. I appreciate the creativity and someday I believe Nera Vivaldi will be a great author as she grows in her writing.

Two stars. The premise and world building were really cool and there was a nice wrap up, but If I was not reading this for BookSirens I never would have finished this book because the character and plot need some improvements.

Thank you to BookSirens and Nera Vivaldi for the free copy. This was an honest review.