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LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor1yr
2023-06-12 01:31

Now that I have finished the Second Volume with over 400 chaps out, it's time to write a review once again. light spoilers might be included so only read this review if you wanna get a glimpse of what this book is about, otherwise jump into it and try to give it a chance for 5~10 chapters. You might enjoy it if you like novels such as Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Novel's Extra, Author's POV, TCF, Fantasy Simulator, Astral Apostle, 48 Hours a Day, The Protagonists Are Murdered By Me, or Murim novels like Nano Machine or Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon. (specifically the second volume) Anyway, this book tells the story of Leo whose already special reading capacity breaks through reality to place him inside various books that he read, all while hints of mystery are ongoing back on reality. In short words, this is a world hopping novel, also known as an infinity novel, something that I personally enjoy, and would recommend to those who get bored of the same setting in novels after reading a couple hundred chapters. Hope you enjoy this if you decide to read it and feel free to ask any(spoiler free) questions in the comments. - P.S: attached pic is an imagination of one of MC's variations.

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AzazelGrim
AzazelGrimLv4

harem or romance ? you have yandere # but is there really a yandere ?

AzazelGrim
AzazelGrimLv4

i really love world hopping novels and i love all those novels you have mentioned there. so I'll give this a read i have high hopes for this

LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor

There is some light romance in Vol.2, not too overbearing and not too faint. Also, yes. There is a Yandere and she has a proper reason for becoming one. ;)

AzazelGrim:harem or romance ? you have yandere # but is there really a yandere ?
AzazelGrim
AzazelGrimLv4

thanks for answering

LightningAsura:There is some light romance in Vol.2, not too overbearing and not too faint. Also, yes. There is a Yandere and she has a proper reason for becoming one. ;)
Ashborn1609
Ashborn1609Lv4

is it gonna be only one fl or are you gonna add more? i hope it's single female lead 🙏

LightningAsura:There is some light romance in Vol.2, not too overbearing and not too faint. Also, yes. There is a Yandere and she has a proper reason for becoming one. ;)
LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor

Currently only one fl has appeared, but whether she is the only one in the future is still unknown. Here is an excerpt from a future chapter to explain mc's personality, 'He wasn't a purist that despised harem, but he also did not have a harem-seeking disposition'.

Ashborn1609:is it gonna be only one fl or are you gonna add more? i hope it's single female lead 🙏
KSATRIA
KSATRIALv11

bro?

LightningAsura:Currently only one fl has appeared, but whether she is the only one in the future is still unknown. Here is an excerpt from a future chapter to explain mc's personality, 'He wasn't a purist that despised harem, but he also did not have a harem-seeking disposition'.
LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor

?

KSATRIA:bro?
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onlyou_9082
onlyou_9082Lv2

i hope the mc will only end up with 1 wife

LightningAsura:Currently only one fl has appeared, but whether she is the only one in the future is still unknown. Here is an excerpt from a future chapter to explain mc's personality, 'He wasn't a purist that despised harem, but he also did not have a harem-seeking disposition'.
DefyingDemon
DefyingDemonLv12

I hope it’s sticks to one fml.

LightningAsura:Currently only one fl has appeared, but whether she is the only one in the future is still unknown. Here is an excerpt from a future chapter to explain mc's personality, 'He wasn't a purist that despised harem, but he also did not have a harem-seeking disposition'.
Javon_Nixon
Javon_NixonLv14

What’s the Mc’s moral alignment?

LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor

I'm not too good at judging these though, but I would say he is wandering within this triangle. (I know this is not how this works, but mc's thought process and morality isn't that stagnant.)

Javon_Nixon:What’s the Mc’s moral alignment?
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hizer0778
hizer0778Lv14

if you make it clear if it is harem or not it will attract like-minded reader who prefer to read non harem and when there is no tag saying that it is harem or non-harem, one will automatically not read it as they are sure if future of the novel will turned out to be harem and will not waste time reading it.

Polygamy
PolygamyLv4

is this polygamy ?

LightningAsura:I'm not too good at judging these though, but I would say he is wandering within this triangle. (I know this is not how this works, but mc's thought process and morality isn't that stagnant.)
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Fable_Monster
Fable_MonsterLv4

Author please just say its harem or not this way instead of attracting either the ones who hate harem or love harem your pushing away both of them by not confirming so please just confirm so you can atleast hook in one of them

LightningAsura:Currently only one fl has appeared, but whether she is the only one in the future is still unknown. Here is an excerpt from a future chapter to explain mc's personality, 'He wasn't a purist that despised harem, but he also did not have a harem-seeking disposition'.
LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor

The reason I can't say what would happen in the future is simple, I have yet to complete this novel. I may have written the world and its characters, but I don't know where they would end up. Depending on how far each character goes, things could end up differently. That's why the only thing I could do was summarize the current romance status without confirming anything. It's up to Leo to decide.

Fable_Monster:Author please just say its harem or not this way instead of attracting either the ones who hate harem or love harem your pushing away both of them by not confirming so please just confirm so you can atleast hook in one of them
Fable_Monster
Fable_MonsterLv4

Alright… though I find the answer unsat isfactory what you said is indeed convincing however if “Leo” decides to have multiple lovers in the future then could you perhaps confirm?

LightningAsura:The reason I can't say what would happen in the future is simple, I have yet to complete this novel. I may have written the world and its characters, but I don't know where they would end up. Depending on how far each character goes, things could end up differently. That's why the only thing I could do was summarize the current romance status without confirming anything. It's up to Leo to decide.
Rionn
RionnLv15

No NTR, right?

LightningAsura:The reason I can't say what would happen in the future is simple, I have yet to complete this novel. I may have written the world and its characters, but I don't know where they would end up. Depending on how far each character goes, things could end up differently. That's why the only thing I could do was summarize the current romance status without confirming anything. It's up to Leo to decide.
LightningAsura
LightningAsuraAuthor

Yes, if there is one thing I can confirm, it's that there is no ntr.

Rionn:No NTR, right?
Rionn
RionnLv15

Great, thank you.

LightningAsura:Yes, if there is one thing I can confirm, it's that there is no ntr.
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Only I Am a Reader is a story about Leo Lock, a boy born with the ability to read books and obtain some of the skills mentioned in them. One day, he was suddenly transported into one of the books he read, and forced to survive until the ending. Overall, a really refreshing infinity-novel. I can't say too much so far, it's a lot slower than your typical infinity-novel, but that arguably makes it better. Hopefully it doesn't fall into the typical pitfalls. Writing quality is above-average, there are still some minor mistakes but everything is readable. (4/5 stars) Story development is pretty good. Both arcs in the first 300 chapters are pretty good, I'm hoping they focus more on the real world after the second arc though. Both stories seem realistic, even if both of them have rather cliché plots. Although it is interesting to see those "cliché plots" get fleshed out more than they normally would. (5/5 stars) The character design I have somewhat mixed feelings about. The characters are good, and most of them are rather 3d. For the most part, they feel like real people. However, due to the fact that the main character is going into novels, there is this ever-present barrier that the author puts around said characters that prevents them from being too fleshed out. Besides that, the main character still hasn't been properly fleshed out, there is a hint of romance at chapter 300, but it is extremely slow. (4/5 stars) World background is great. Obviously, some things are going to remain somewhat unrealistic considering it always has a third-party view on various protagonist's luck. Aside from that, these worlds are fleshed out and make sense, more-so than most infinity novels. (4/5 stars) Overall, novel is pretty great. Unfortunately there's some disconnect with the other worlds that prevent them from being super-great, but that comes along with the genre I suppose. Aside from that, everything is above-average. I give this novel 4.4 stars out of 5.

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