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MythicSnowLv153yr
2021-09-20 20:31

Alright. First off, this review is SPOILER FREE. Second, this is as of chapter 390, so I feel I have a good enough feel of the story, since as of this moment, 390 is the most recent chapter. Thirdly, there's two parts to this review. One will be my personal opinion. The other will be facts based around the 5 sets of stars you judge on when making reviews. First, the writing quality is really good. I don't notice many grammatical errors or spelling mistakes. And the few that I do, don't disrupt the flow of the story, or break the immersion. Earlier on there might have been more, but I can't remember. Though nowadays it seems like there's none at all. Speaking of earlier on to nowadays, the story development has been amazing. It's not too fast paced, nor to slow. It's well balanced with the arcs. While there are time skips, they're short bursts rather than years at a time. So the flow is nice, and smooth. Now on to Character Design! The characters are all full of life. They have their own emotions, and stories. They're incredibly detailed and don't all seem the same. They don't seem like extras, or side characters. They aren't disposable, nor forgettable. They have depth, and they matter! I'm sure you'll find yourself loving many of them. While some you may relate to. This one's shorter. Update stability. It's good. Only hiccup recently was a small dip in chapters a week because the Author was hospitalized, but they're okay now! Finally, World Background! This, in my opinion is phenomenal. The power levels, the creatures, the phasing of our world as we know it, and the other side. The attention to detail of even the smaller things just adds more life a realness to the story. I find myself often not having enough details in a story to completely immerse my mind into the world I'm trying to see, but in this story.. In this story it's as if a movie is playing in my mind. I guess this is the really "Finally". My opinion. This story has quickly become a top 3 to top 5 of mine on this app. At least, of novels I've read on this app in particular. Not including other sites. I have a top 20 chart in my notepad app on my phone that is densely packed with completed stories I've read. However, it wouldn't be fair to compare those like "The King's Avatar", or "Coiling Dragon" to this one, as it's not done. Though with the way it's going, I could see it surpassing those ones, even if that's only in my heart. So.. this would definitely be in my top 3 to top 5 of ONGOING stories. If you read all of this, I hope you have a wonderful day! And if YOU have read this Author-san, thank you for this fantastic world that I've fallen in love with. <3

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MythicSnowLv15

My edits of my review, since this app doesn't allow for edits of reviews or comments.🙄. In the "World Background" area: "just adds more life *and* realness to the story". In the "My Opinion" area: "I guess this is the *real* 'Finally'".

AeoexLv4

hi. could you share the contents of your "top 20 chart" with me ? i cant find anything interesting to read atm...

Lynx_2771Lv11

when you say short burst do you mean like a couple weeks-months at a time or like a day or two at a time?

MythicSnowLv15

I recommend: Coiling Dragon The King's Avatar Martial Universe Favored Son of Heaven Battle Through the Heavens These stories are complete! I have many more that are ongoing! I realized after posting the review I'd lost my "Top 20" list at some point and quickly through together a new one. these are some of my favorites. I hope you enjoy them.

Aeoex:hi. could you share the contents of your "top 20 chart" with me ? i cant find anything interesting to read atm...
MythicSnowLv15

Uhh. Kinda both? I don't believe a time skip has gone over a month or two though! As long as I'm remembering correctly! I could be wrong as I don't have a perfect memory.

Lynx_2771:when you say short burst do you mean like a couple weeks-months at a time or like a day or two at a time?
Lynx_2771Lv11

nice. thanks for the info

MythicSnow:Uhh. Kinda both? I don't believe a time skip has gone over a month or two though! As long as I'm remembering correctly! I could be wrong as I don't have a perfect memory.
IncubusImmortalLv15

Is this harem?

its_LLv3

can you give me update on romance if there is any till the recent chapters?

Tasnuva_SnigdhaLv1

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Tasnuva_SnigdhaLv1

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Book_of_PrinnyLv2

Nice review, very helpful

_Snowdrop_Lv4

thank you for your review VERY helpful!! thank you!!

YarcazzLv14

Thanks for the in depth review! I'll give it a try 👍🏻

ElderDragonButcherLv15

I agree fully[img=recommend]

VrtxLv3

Your effort in this comment is something I needed in my youth to make a difference in my life :-< thanks for the info tho xD

Eric_P_6232Lv15

Thanks for your review. I really liked it because it really helped me pick it up. When I select my novels I usually give them, to about chapter 400 before I decide to keep reading, even if it’ a genre I wouldn’t usually read. Your review stating that you read to 390 was an immediate eye opener.

WhitestShadowsLv15

you sold me at phenomenal world detailing abd that's the most important part to me. the details. this comment sold me on this book and I haven't even started yet

RatedOverrLv2

What is the speed of the romance in this - is it extremely slow paced, fast paced etc.?

World_CrafterLv3

Hey there. you have quite some taste if you have read the king's avatar. I commend that. anyway, that is this new fantasy genre novel that I really like and feel like promoting, give it a read if u feel like

World_CrafterLv3

The name of the book is SHADOW GRIMOIRE ( THE ONE IN ALL CAPS)

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They are facilitated by cell towers which shouldn't be that hard to build. Theo getting assassinated is a plot hole because mobile devices should exist, and he could just make some call to emergency services to protect himself. Unless... of course, they were out of range. In that case, where are the vehicles? There are vehicles (humvees) designed to traverse hazardous environments. Now all of this could be avoided by providing some more petty excuses which I would happily accept, but as of now, there are none. A suggestion for the story: just abandon the whole "separate world with monsters but no technology" gimmick altogether. Also try giving a gun to your weak characters. If a gun is ineffective against weak monsters, and a weak character is able to kill a weak monster, then a gun is ineffective against weak characters? It's guns work or they don't. How about a tank? A nuclear bomb? There's a limit to how much "weapons are weak against monsters so we must use medieval era weapons" you can put in a story with future tech like a Sky.. net.. web.. link? I forgot. Additional nitpicks: The couple at the start of the story talking about how they MURDERED someone in public? You had to be a genius to attain hero rank but now Theo is supposed to do it in 3 months and it is suddenly a normal and easy thing to do? Theo is a genius now because he's picking "le breathing and l'awareness" easily but when did he become a genius... how? ...and other plot holes stated in other reviews I won't bother plagiarizing. II - Writing It doesn't need to be said that the english on this site is... not exactly up to the standards you would find in an normal english book. From the few other stories I have read so far, very often there are grammatical errors present. I do commend the author for not having as much grammatical errors and using more "formal" vocabulary. However, the underlying nitpick I have is the "flow" of the story. The story all too often has the need to explain something that the reader already knows. You can remind them using dialogue. It's also a bit awkward to straight up give information to the reader. You can find this in the form of internal monologues, specifically where Theo contemplates a decision (there is a lot of this going on) that doesn't need to be written out because it's not that important to the story besides a few sentences. More critique from a kid failing his english class: NEVER use contractions and informal speak (swearing) in narration. This is fine if the narrator is part of the story, but not in this one. Also try refraining from doing the inverse— using formal vocabulary in casual dialogue. "I will shamelessly utilize this opportunity" - It's awkward. III - Story/World Is it that I (try to) read too fast, I get distracted too easily, I'm not paying enough attention, or all of the above? The story is really hard to follow. Why does Theo pick Laust? He knows Laust resents him but he picks him anyways and is surprised when Laust doesn’t want to fight. The fight scenes are hard to follow as well. It gets even more confusing when you pit 5 against 5 and you have to visualize: person 1-10 are in their respective positions but then person 1 moves in front of person 6 and their CLONE is magically behind person 9 and is about to attack person 7 when person 4 intercepts… The power system is a weird mix between levels, skills, “awareness,” and “experience.” It really does start out with levels, but then each additional factor is added and it becomes really a “You can get X easily but what you really need is Y.” Additionally I don't consider this particularly fast paced despite the tag, this is actually the primary reason I dropped the novel. In the last 2 novels I have read, by now the character has: surpassed their bullies by a huge margin, finished exacting their revenge, discovered a new conspiracy about death/disappearance of family/friends, triggered a hidden power in their inner self that scares everyone, and is now on a quest for further vengeance. I apologize if I just spoiled every novel that exists and will exist on this site, but yeah, the pacing is not that fast. IV - Character(s) I think beyond the archetypes of bullies, girlfriends, and mentors, the story fails to portray Theo as a likeable protagonist. In the first few chapters Theo is weak (as usual) but then gets betrayed. Note he says one of those cliche "humans are evil and something something I want to purge them all." The story then forgets all about it in the next 100 chapters or so and doesn't seem to have any intention of bringing that back again. He is able to level up faster though levels supposedly don't matter that much. 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