Review Detail of RoachTheRoach in Warlock Apprentice
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THIS IS AN ACTUAL REVIEW WITH DETAILS AND SUMMARY. READ IT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WAS WRITTEN FOR THE NEW RELEASE NOVEL AND THEREFORE IS ONLY UP TO DATE ON THE MOST RECENT CHAPTER (14). Tags: Male Lead; Magic; ? Age Rating: 12+ - No strong language thus far in the first 14 chapters, but violence is likely to occur and there has been some slight horror themes. Summary: A man calling himself Jon is transported to a different world, carrying with him only a plant and the object used to transport himself there- the Alien Eye. The noble Padt Family saves him from his near-death state and takes him in, offering him a job as a fruit grower. This is not his story. Twenty years later, Viscount Noah Padt, the man who originally took in Jon is dead, and his eldest son Leon Padt stands to inherit. Angor Padt, the younger son, has been mentored by Jon, and learned of a strange place called "Earth." However, Jon, at a mere fifty-some years of age, is withering away. He tells Angor that "Gaia's Will," or the will of this world, is rejecting him for not being originally from there. When Count Eton comes through, seeking the "Morning Dew," or a tea made from the plant Jon had brought with him, a wizard is accompanying him. Wizards are the stuff of myths and legends, but this one reveals himself for the Morning Dew. After it helps him achieve a breakthrough, he offers the Padts one favor. Though Angor first tries to save Jon, the wizard fails. Instead, Angor asks for the oppurtunity to become a wizard. During his testing, it is revealed that Angor does indeed have the necessary talent. Translation Quality: 5/5: There are no obvious grammar or spelling errors, and everything seems fine. Stability of Updates: 4/5: Hard to judge. I'm giving it a 4/5 since we can't tell this early on in the translation. Story Development: 5/5: Already interesting and unique. Instead of centering around the transmigrator (Jon), it instead follows someone else who is trying to save him. A refreshing change from the multitude of reincarnation/transmigration/time travel stories on Webnovel. Additionally, the story seems to be avoiding most the extremely obvious cliches, such as a family drama over the line of succession (that we see in almost EVERY female lead novel and quite a few of the male lead novels here). In fact, this line is stated by two servants talking about the line of succession since Leon will inherit everything: "Those family conflicts you read about in the drama novels won't happen here." Character Design: 5/5: Characters are unique and have their own personalities. Also, people can CHANGE THEIR MINDS. Wow. Mindblowing! The wizard, who originally planned to burn down Padt Manor in search of the Morning Dew, changes his mind and later offers them a favor when they give it to him out of their own goodwill. World Background: 2/5: As soon as the wizard comes, we discover there's a whole other larger world out there. ...this is honestly so overused. Main character coming from a tiny backwater? Discovers powers? It's extremely cliche, and I expected better. Overall: A nice change of pace from most of the cultivation novels here. I will note that it does seem to have some cultivation aspects, with breakthroughs and ranks for the wizards. I will continue reading this! Please like this if you want to see more actual review and not just "Guuuuuuuddd" or "Ugh terrible" in the review sections! Also note that this is an early review supposed to give people an IDEA of what the story is like, and that there are only 14 chapters out!
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well true in early chapter finding out there is a big world ks a bit cliche but further story is too amazing that having a small world won't be able to bring out the amazing world also things like talent doesn't really matter even in outside world wizards r mysterious and no one mocks MC that he is from backward area except some dumb people
What makes one cliche bad or overused is the lack of creativity and imagination to make a good and detailed story with it. I guarantee that you can use only cliches and make a best seller... but making new and unexpected things is very refreshing too because it allows the viewer to expect new things and not be able to guess the rest of the history...
It’s not... in a super deliberate way? I just appreciate it more because so many of the stories on Webnovel tend to be VERY similar in their execution and subplots.
sanguine:Don't you think the story is too deliberate in avoiding cliches Imo what makes a good story isn't an absence of cliches but how it's written even if it's cliche
Well, yeah. Quite a few bestsellers are what I would call “cliche.” TVTropes does exist for a reason. My main issue is that a large number of the webnovels on... Webnovel... are similar in execution and subplots. For example: arrogant character appears? Calling MC trash in a cultivation novel? There will almost certainly be faceslapping. It might also be a personal bias, but I prefer more new and original stories, such as Reverend Insanity to the similar ones, such as almost ALL the female lead novels here. It’s ridiculous! Basically all of them are Romance! Romance! More romance! Is it a crime that I want a strong female character WITHOUT romance? Okay, I’m sorry, that was more of a complaint against Webnovel. Anyways. Peace out.
Feliprins1:What makes one cliche bad or overused is the lack of creativity and imagination to make a good and detailed story with it. I guarantee that you can use only cliches and make a best seller... but making new and unexpected things is very refreshing too because it allows the viewer to expect new things and not be able to guess the rest of the history...
RoachTheRoach:Well, yeah. Quite a few bestsellers are what I would call “cliche.” TVTropes does exist for a reason. My main issue is that a large number of the webnovels on... Webnovel... are similar in execution and subplots. For example: arrogant character appears? Calling MC trash in a cultivation novel? There will almost certainly be faceslapping. It might also be a personal bias, but I prefer more new and original stories, such as Reverend Insanity to the similar ones, such as almost ALL the female lead novels here. It’s ridiculous! Basically all of them are Romance! Romance! More romance! Is it a crime that I want a strong female character WITHOUT romance? Okay, I’m sorry, that was more of a complaint against Webnovel. Anyways. Peace out.
In a sense? Just the ones here on Webnovel, at least. They’re almost all tagged romance fiction. As an example, go check out a list of female lead novels here. Count the ones NOT labeled romance fiction.
sanguine:Lmfao you call female lead novels romance?
I think you misunderstood me like I meant that by calling all of those stories romance you're basically insulting the genre
RoachTheRoach:In a sense? Just the ones here on Webnovel, at least. They’re almost all tagged romance fiction. As an example, go check out a list of female lead novels here. Count the ones NOT labeled romance fiction.
sanguine:I think you misunderstood me like I meant that by calling all of those stories romance you're basically insulting the genre
RoachTheRoach:Oh. Like, in that, they’re so crappy they don’t deserve to be called romance?
To be honest i can read story no matter how cliche the plot is. It is the toxic community that ruins the mood...
RoachTheRoach:It’s not... in a super deliberate way? I just appreciate it more because so many of the stories on Webnovel tend to be VERY similar in their execution and subplots.
Earthshaker34:To be honest i can read story no matter how cliche the plot is. It is the toxic community that ruins the mood...
In my opinion this is more of a character driven novel than plot driven. I can see some readers not appreciating this story simply because it is character driven. We have an over saturation of plot driven novels that have used clichés and tropes to an extreme that some readers may be becoming bored or exhausted. So this is a breath of fresh air. A similar story to this one is A Sorcerer's Journey, it also has a character driven story as a focus. Coming into this novel with the same expectations or feelings that you would normally have when reading the common novels on this sight might deter you from actually enjoying this novel. Its not bad. Pacing could be better but overall it has potential.
I have to agree completely! I read two, gave up on them, saw My Master Disconnected Yet Again” and tried it not realizing it was “romance” before deciding they were all terrible. Like, oh no, modern times? Rich and aloof CEO falls in love with beautiful woman! Cultivation? Genius lady reincarnated into the body of a trash young lady and the family tries to kill her, so a powerful, mysterious, handsome, and cold cultivator shows up to save her! ...it’s so stupid!
sanguine:You got it baby!
I agree. Thus far, the story seems more based on character interactions than plot. Also, where would I find “A Sorcerer’s Journey”? Is it a webnovel? Published? Where?
Zelsa:In my opinion this is more of a character driven novel than plot driven. I can see some readers not appreciating this story simply because it is character driven. We have an over saturation of plot driven novels that have used clichés and tropes to an extreme that some readers may be becoming bored or exhausted. So this is a breath of fresh air. A similar story to this one is A Sorcerer's Journey, it also has a character driven story as a focus. Coming into this novel with the same expectations or feelings that you would normally have when reading the common novels on this sight might deter you from actually enjoying this novel. Its not bad. Pacing could be better but overall it has potential.
I really like romance as a genre and when I found webnovel and started reading things here I at first really liked them but when the so called "romance" started to progress in the story I had to drop it cuz it was unbearable to read and I even blamed myself as a reader for not being able to appreciate it because if you look at the comments there are so many people who liked it, but later thankfully after reading some better romance novels I realized that it wasn't me it's just that female-lead novels on this site suck :)
RoachTheRoach:I have to agree completely! I read two, gave up on them, saw My Master Disconnected Yet Again” and tried it not realizing it was “romance” before deciding they were all terrible. Like, oh no, modern times? Rich and aloof CEO falls in love with beautiful woman! Cultivation? Genius lady reincarnated into the body of a trash young lady and the family tries to kill her, so a powerful, mysterious, handsome, and cold cultivator shows up to save her! ...it’s so stupid!