Review Detail of TheHermitKing in Project: Mage - The Frugal Mage

If I had to describe this novel in one word, it would be 'alright'. The overall plot of the novel is interesting. It certainly isn't new, but I'm not one to hope every novel I read is a brand new, genius idea. The grammar is off in places, but its isn't unreadable. My main gripe would be the character interactions. It was only 4 chapters in when we ran into our first 'arrogant young master' character, and much of the 15 chapters I read was just recycling some variation of "FL is way too beautiful and amazing," "ML is useless and plain and doesn't belong with her." The MC somehow gets a subpar score on the entrance exam (what was on the test still hasn't been explained), but has overwhelming power than expected for his age. There's a blatant disregard for any female's opinions (no matter their school rank or personal power). And bot the ML and FL are content to get walked all over so that they can 'live peacefully as a couple' while doing nothing preventative to help ensure that future. I'm sure at some point the ML is going to show off his power in a ridiculous way, and then everyone will fawn over him at that time. It's all of the usual things you would find in an average xanxia novel. I think it's done a bit excessively in this novel, hence the low rating. It becomes a bit of a slog to read through