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Trigger Happy – Magical Girl Arachnid Edition

Name: Trigger Happy – Magical Girl Arachnid Edition
Rating: 4.88 (109 reviews)
Author: Jarex

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Synopsis

Emotions are fuel. Happiness is ammo.

Sam just wants to be a good person. It’s why she chooses to use her ability to see the unseen world of werewolves and vampires to comfort the ghosts of the departed until they’re ready to move on. But when shapeshifting aliens kill her cat, all the hugs and pleasantries in the world won’t get her back. Becoming a magical girl will.

Nobody ever said it was going to be easy. However, even equipped with magic, guns, and extra limbs, she is woefully unprepared when an entire alien invasion descends on her hometown…

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What to expect: Trigger Happy is a story about a young arachnophile who really can’t stop adding spider bits to herself after becoming a magical girl. Expect guns, fun, and questions around what it means to be a magical girl in the face of an encroaching paradigm shift that may change the world into something altogether unrecognizable. Main inspirations are Magical Girl Gunslinger and Paranoid Mage.

Book 1 has been completely written at date of launch. Daily chapters will continue until the 20th November. Average chapter length is 4.000 words, released twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

This story definitely contains:
– Idealistic female lead
– Focus on Litrpg mechanics
– Point/stat/spell system
– A novel mix of early cyberpunk, magical girl, and supernatural
– Guns.
– Spider facts. °°OooO°°
– HUGS!
– Lesbian romance subplot
– Occasional dark moments

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