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I have now found my 2nd dropped series ever in the course of my long reading list. Words can not describe how... atrociously painful reading this series has become. This is like NTR except the MC just takes it all lying down and then the author forces the situation to move on, away from the previously stated issue. (Disclaimer: there is no NTR in this series.) Small rant aside, here is my review:character development has, or was, handled fairly well. Characters had decent reasons for their actions. I did not have any glaring issues for quite a while. But then their personalities started to become dynamic, and change. Unfortunately this was handled exceedingly poorly. I dropped this series (ch113) at which point the sudden "wtf this makes no sense" personality change for a few of the side characters left me gobsmacked, and not in a good way.Action is not this series forte. Combat is short, and quickly brushed aside by MCs awesome power. Drama however is heaped upon itself to almost cringeworthy levels. While it makes sense in some situations, in others this drama is piled on itself by the author just to get a rise out of the reader. It succeeds in doing so as this is one of the most aggravating and headache inducing novels I've ever had the misconception of enjoying.the world building is good, with plenty of scenarios and plot opportunities left open for the future. However, in retrospect with so many options a few have all but died out as though forgotten even though they seemed fairly important. Especially given how much time has actually passed since the beginning.Grammar from most of the translations are... subpar. I have looked at many of the chapters and wondered if they really had an editor — though I clearly see editor notes in those chapters which implies they do. Plenty of mistakes and more than a few lines that I gave up trying to understand.all in all I would say my rating "would have been" a solid 2 stars, maybe a rough 3. Basically below or around average but not necessarily bad. But while drama can be good, too much of it on top of forced situations for the sole reason because the author wants it, even if it detracts from everything that was already in place, is in no way good. Coupled with some other issues, ultimately my rating has dropped to a single star.this series can, could, and probably will get better. Some will also enjoy it where I have not. But in the end, when I see something decent turned on it's head by the authors lack of commitmet to his own designs, I too can not be committed to continue reading.
