- #1
This novel has potential. I was looking for a self-made female protagonist, and it definitely checks off that box but it falls short of my expectation. I was excited to read that MC is a malnourished orphan, as she would develop from the ground up. But I'm only on Chapter 14 and early on she's settled her dietary issues by being opportunistic (persistently scavenging) and it's later explained why she got the chance to temporarily improve her living conditions (there is a quality issue with the foodstuff that was dumped en masse). I can applaud the author for being perceptive, but in other aspects... things just happen. Which is not only boring but frustratingly illogical.I can't be convinced that within a short period of 1-2 days (of improving her impoverish-to-poor diet), she's capable of running 20 laps without collapsing like her peers.
- Even with rations as an incentive.
- And running 20 laps at age 7 is incredibly inhumane.