I'm just gonna keep this simple. Dweia, the author, knows what she/he is doing. The other book on here written by her/him, 'A Remnant of The Ancients' hooks you as fast as this one. The end of each chapter has you craving for answers and thirsting for more. The spelling and grammar is flawless, and the character building is superb!
Make sure you definitely give this book and the author a chance, I promise you won't miss out!
I was hooked from the start. I like a fast-paced story with solid background.
The author has a good grasp on the main plot and the characters develop nicely while the story unfolds. There were some times that the plot wavered but the end is satisfactory.
The world background (well the novel in general) is very detailed with plenty of descriptions. Though it actually was overwhelming for me at times sinse every little detail was more or less important.
Honestly, ordinarily this work would be at least 4 stars for me. The attention to detail is fantastic as the author seems to notice the little bits about this type of world and using powers that other authors miss.
The writing itself is quite superb with the right mix of adjectives, vivid descriptions and no grammatical errors.
The pacing of the world is jarred, we learn about the new world insidiously; slowly and in a measured manner for multiple chapters and then all of a sudden, information is flying our way from nowhere. This works for this novel though because it creates suspense and carries the reader along.
The immediate flaw of the work is in character interactions, the characters are three-dimensional but in the author's attempt to make them very complex, they often come across as inconsistent, almost in-human.
But the biggest flaw and the main reason for my rating is the MC. He is passive, naive and hopelessly reactive. Unlike other MC's who make things happen and take control, the MC lets things happen and only does something when in a tight spot. As a result, he has somehow ended up being a toy for multiple powerful forces due to his sheer stupidity. He feels very half-hearted without a shred of resolve and thinks and acts like 21st century, first-world **** who has yet to stop suckling at his mother's teat.
He makes for an immensely frustrating read and has brought me to the brink of dropping this work multiple times. It is rare for such a good quality work to have one character Fuck it all up but somehow the author has managed to achieve that.
And I, as a reader, do not know whether to be impressed at the finesse required to achieve such or angry that such a good book has been made sub par by the individual meant to be its linchpin.
the fact that the synopsis is not the start of the story but a far away event in the future makes the synopsis redundant. ppl read a book based on the synopsis because it sheds light on what to expect. But here ppl read the synopsis and then wonder why after all those chapters nothing happens. It's like this synopsis is from another book.
very disappointing since I couldn't care less about the boring build up for his betrayal by his 'friends'.
The worst part is that the story should only start after he dies and the endless chapters right now are filler chapters.
i really dont know what to say but i'll just say i am a bit dissapointed with the development of story so far the betrayal thta was foreshadowing is taking too long
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Make sure you definitely give this book and the author a chance, I promise you won't miss out!
The author has a good grasp on the main plot and the characters develop nicely while the story unfolds. There were some times that the plot wavered but the end is satisfactory.
The world background (well the novel in general) is very detailed with plenty of descriptions. Though it actually was overwhelming for me at times sinse every little detail was more or less important.
The writing itself is quite superb with the right mix of adjectives, vivid descriptions and no grammatical errors.
The pacing of the world is jarred, we learn about the new world insidiously; slowly and in a measured manner for multiple chapters and then all of a sudden, information is flying our way from nowhere. This works for this novel though because it creates suspense and carries the reader along.
The immediate flaw of the work is in character interactions, the characters are three-dimensional but in the author's attempt to make them very complex, they often come across as inconsistent, almost in-human.
But the biggest flaw and the main reason for my rating is the MC. He is passive, naive and hopelessly reactive. Unlike other MC's who make things happen and take control, the MC lets things happen and only does something when in a tight spot. As a result, he has somehow ended up being a toy for multiple powerful forces due to his sheer stupidity. He feels very half-hearted without a shred of resolve and thinks and acts like 21st century, first-world **** who has yet to stop suckling at his mother's teat.
He makes for an immensely frustrating read and has brought me to the brink of dropping this work multiple times. It is rare for such a good quality work to have one character Fuck it all up but somehow the author has managed to achieve that.
And I, as a reader, do not know whether to be impressed at the finesse required to achieve such or angry that such a good book has been made sub par by the individual meant to be its linchpin.
Not a big fan of that. It was a major spoiler.
I Wasted my time reading this.
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very disappointing since I couldn't care less about the boring build up for his betrayal by his 'friends'.
The worst part is that the story should only start after he dies and the endless chapters right now are filler chapters.