The start is very slow, but that's not a bad thing. In fact, I think the slow pace does a very excellent job at showing and explaining the world to the reader without sounding like an info-dump. Much of Volume 1 is pretty much set-up for the main story; there is plot happening, but the focus is mainly on setting up the world and introducing characters (major and minor). So, for new readers who are put off by the slow start, the world is very detailed and interesting. It's worth sticking around, so don't give up on the story! The only issue (maybe?) that I have is that the writing is very dense, but filled with foreshadowing at the same time. So if you end up skimming a section/chapter because you want to see some action, you might miss a key detail and you might get confused in later chapters. Because Volume 1 does hop around with character perspectives, it is a bit hard to get invested in the major characters. However, I just started Volume 2, and it looks like the author is going to stick to mainly 2 POVs this time, so I might get more invested in the characters. It should also be mentioned that the story is intriguing enough that you can keep reading it without being invested in characters. Kudos to the author for somehow managing to do that. The story is very intriguing, if a little confusing at first.
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