Passerby Male Protagonist Chapter Completed Discussion

Rating: 4.6/5

The overall plot is good, not outstanding but not bad either. While the novel employs commonly used tropes it doesn't get boring. And the usage of common tropes is excusable by the plain fact that it's a book transmigration novel so cliches are bound to be used.

For me, the pacing was just right. For the first arc you might think that everything is happening too fast. But in my opinion, that's exactly why the pacing is just right since the premise is that it's a campus love story written by a teenager so ultra fast pacing is basically a given feature. In the later arcs the pacing adapted to each book's genre and even the real life arc had a somewhat slice of life pace.

I liked how the author still managed to highlight some events that could draw the reader in and make them sympathize with the characters, be it the ending of the first arc, the yearning period of the second arc or the short snippets of the drama plot the MC filmed.

As for plot holes, I didn't notice any. In fact, I feel like everything was wrapped up pretty nicely.

The main reason why I did not give a full star rating is the dubious consent in the first arc if you can even call it that. The ML schemed and manipulated the MC to rely on him after a traumatic event when he was the source of the trauma to begin with. His scheming nature doesn't let up even in later arcs, but he is less impulsive and aggressive towards the MC so that's an improvement.

As for the MC, he is not s*upid and could be considered pretty smart sometimes as he figures out all of the ML's schemes at some point. However, his EQ is limited by his trust in the book plot. So he dismisses the ML's obvious attraction towards him just because the ML is supposed to be straight in the book. He does the same in all arcs and doesn't learn from these past experiences. But then again, his memory and emotions are cleared after each arc so that's probably the reason for his repeated mistakes. At least he does see some character development so his character isn't stagnant.

Given how dubious the CP started out in the first arc, it was a pleasant surprise to see their relationship progress being sweeter and more reasonable in the later arcs. So if the first arc scared to off, I hope you read on and give the novel a chance to redeem itself.