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Mountain_Peak
Mountain_PeakLv45yr
2019-06-14 22:28

One of the best hidden gems in this site. The story is great, the pacing is just about right, characters (mc and minor chars) are relatable, villains are amazing, world is alive and colorful, in short, highly recommend this novel to anyone whose looking for something unique to read. Now for the long part, the following are more of an observation than a review so spoilers ahead: - In terms of characters you won't find an OP mc here who appears just to slap every villain dead and win all time. - The mc is an intelligent type who uses plans and strategies to defeat his enemies but he does not always win so you root for him to learn and win the next time. - I also like how the minor characters in this story are alive and are given their own opportunity to shine. They are not just background props like in other novels where you forgot there are other characters around the mc because the author spent a chapter concentrated on the mc. - people in the story's world have their own peculiarities and culture which helps in the world building. Oh, and there are also maps released by the author. - speaking of villains, these are not your typical cliche villains, they're actually intelligent and powerful in their own right. MC has to actually used his all manipulate and outwit his first villain. And i think the author is grooming this villain to be the mc's nemesis. I hope i'm right.

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SociableHermit
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Thank you for your kind review! As for the villains... let's just see what happens in the future. Maybe, the MC might not be the only one with a character arc. ;-)

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I've found this novel when searched for kingdom building novels. I'm writing this review (actually my first review here) because this frustrating "has not enough reviews" is unfair to this well written novel and I believe can deal harm and demotivate author. Unfortunately there is not so much of kingdom building currently (as of chapter 40), first book is focused more on introduction of characters, merchant stuff and brandy (you know the deal, as usual divine knowledge from the other world makes genius prince somewhat richer, in this case knowledge is about brandy but not only about it, though). Second book focuses on political stuff and... brandy. So far author delivered everything promised in synopsis and that is good. Surely there are some not very polished plot twists, background setting and story development, personally I find it unbelievable that there are no navigation instruments yet when there are lengthy sea travels and guns in the world. But whatever, it is fantasy world after all. First book covers about five years of main character life, but I didn't feel that story is rushed. Considering all things together there are no THAT BIG and obvious plot holes, character decisions seems logical and rational, fitting setting. There are different religions in this novel and they seem to affect politics. No much focus on cultivation as in the most Chinese novels with levels, qi and stuff. No gaming elements. Magic is not mentioned explicitly, however there is some kind of mysterious stuff I guess. Battle scenes are reasonably detailed, characters are powerful but not completely overpowered. No questionable romance, no harem, no all this crap, at least yet. No misogyny, though. As far as I remember there were no any female characters until last couple of chapters. BTW, chapters itself are lengthy enough. Overall this is one of the most interesting novels I've read on this site up to date. If you enjoy Release That Witch, Kingdom's Bloodline or Rise of the Lord, then you're likely to enjoy this novel as well, though this novel is different from the mentioned once.

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