Volume 1 is good. Very good. Volume 2- A lot of chapters, do not make sense. The author went along the path of the text, for the sake of the text. Lost dynamics. Volume 2 - a snail crawling in a small circle. The character development in Volume 1 . Volume 2- development canceled and stuck in place. They have become dumber.
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Volume 2 started with Mc regressed instead of making progress, hiding from everyone scared,no Character development.Volume 2 was God Awful take 1 chp to explain one thing.
The slow pace is relative i start read the novel a few days back so i have a lot of chapters to read and you don't pay much atention pace but when you catch up that when the pain begins
WhoIZIT:Volume 2 started with Mc regressed instead of making progress, hiding from everyone scared,no Character development.Volume 2 was God Awful take 1 chp to explain one thing.
yeah volume two was a hot mess but it gets better
Really??? When does book 3 start because I'm up to chapter 216 and its bloody aweful
_Water_:yeah volume two was a hot mess but it gets better
broo you'll get it just read . believe me just read
Emru:Really??? When does book 3 start because I'm up to chapter 216 and its bloody awefulimage
Cause some of this commands like "give it a try it'll become better bait me in wasting a lot of time reading past c500 so over 150c after Volume 2 and i can say it's a bait and even became worse (boring and very stretched). Volume 2 maybe breaks the whole story but at least it's intense with the last chapter being the last blow and Volume 3 start like nothing really happened before (just generic banter, grinding, teaming up with traitors cause a friend asked nicely). There is probably later some arc where for a short file it's fine but all of us know already the state that'll stay, it's always a reset. But let's be real it's a fating hope not worth to read hundreds of chapters in between and forgetting all what happened (maybe it's possible when you read it just for action together with many other novels and are not 100% aware of what happened till now).
Hi, never read the book here. I have a filosophy, "a book is as good as it's worse review". Criticism serves as a warning of the misconceptions and actual bad things about the book. I have more than four thousand hours in webnovel and this thought process has proved true. But that is irrelevant. What I trully want to say is. I have heard a lot about this book, from this review section to "the best webnovel in this app". From what I understood from the reviews I read and the people I talked to tjere is a grave difference how the character is portrayed and how he actaully acts. Or else There would not be so much divergent comments. The only reason this novel would be so acclaimed is that it is well writen and the public is unsatisfied with the other well liked novels (often calling them copies of each other) I understand why, but instead of suffering for hours, I would strongly suggest reading japanese light novels to refresh your minds, they don't have the problem of the mc being a literal slave and still depict a completely different mc from this novel I was succesefully warded away from thia book.
Nope, I've reached chapter 1300 and the undisputable filler is too horid to tolerate the "story" anymore. This is more of a money printer for the author and Quidian than an actual story at this point.
_Water_:yeah volume two was a hot mess but it gets better
i dropped this in volume 8, too much nonsense. just look at the wiki man, look at the number of chapters per volume. most of the chapters are nonsense and can be skimmed in seconds these 8 volumes can be shorten to be less than 1000 chapters.
CentoEDezMontauk:Hi, never read the book here. I have a filosophy, "a book is as good as it's worse review". Criticism serves as a warning of the misconceptions and actual bad things about the book. I have more than four thousand hours in webnovel and this thought process has proved true. But that is irrelevant. What I trully want to say is. I have heard a lot about this book, from this review section to "the best webnovel in this app". From what I understood from the reviews I read and the people I talked to tjere is a grave difference how the character is portrayed and how he actaully acts. Or else There would not be so much divergent comments. The only reason this novel would be so acclaimed is that it is well writen and the public is unsatisfied with the other well liked novels (often calling them copies of each other) I understand why, but instead of suffering for hours, I would strongly suggest reading japanese light novels to refresh your minds, they don't have the problem of the mc being a literal slave and still depict a completely different mc from this novel I was succesefully warded away from thia book.
After reading your comment I'd be interested in some of your novel suggestions? Cause I read a Lot and e.g. I used exactly your logic on Lord of the Mysteries (couldn't get past ch. 40 but ppl kept on saying "it's so great towards the end, all worth it") and dropped many ither supposedly top ten novels cause they were too repetitive, bland or simply not good. But Shadow Slave I read 2.5 times and I still find the pacing, world building and characters amazing.
John1500:Cause some of this commands like "give it a try it'll become better bait me in wasting a lot of time reading past c500 so over 150c after Volume 2 and i can say it's a bait and even became worse (boring and very stretched). Volume 2 maybe breaks the whole story but at least it's intense with the last chapter being the last blow and Volume 3 start like nothing really happened before (just generic banter, grinding, teaming up with traitors cause a friend asked nicely). There is probably later some arc where for a short file it's fine but all of us know already the state that'll stay, it's always a reset. But let's be real it's a fating hope not worth to read hundreds of chapters in between and forgetting all what happened (maybe it's possible when you read it just for action together with many other novels and are not 100% aware of what happened till now).
I would suggest giving it a try. If your only understanding of it is "he is a slave that doesn't act like one" then just read the first 30-50 chapters and judge for yourself. My philosophy is "Only I know what I like, so unless I tried it myself I wouldn't know and I would definitely not base my decision solely on the comments of a bunch of randos on the internet". Sincerely, a rando on the internet
CentoEDezMontauk:Hi, never read the book here. I have a filosophy, "a book is as good as it's worse review". Criticism serves as a warning of the misconceptions and actual bad things about the book. I have more than four thousand hours in webnovel and this thought process has proved true. But that is irrelevant. What I trully want to say is. I have heard a lot about this book, from this review section to "the best webnovel in this app". From what I understood from the reviews I read and the people I talked to tjere is a grave difference how the character is portrayed and how he actaully acts. Or else There would not be so much divergent comments. The only reason this novel would be so acclaimed is that it is well writen and the public is unsatisfied with the other well liked novels (often calling them copies of each other) I understand why, but instead of suffering for hours, I would strongly suggest reading japanese light novels to refresh your minds, they don't have the problem of the mc being a literal slave and still depict a completely different mc from this novel I was succesefully warded away from thia book.
Post 2/2 For novels (published outside the Asian scope with professional proofreading): · Lightbringer Saga by Brent Weeks – A series centered around a magic system where light materializes in different materials, with interesting twists, prophecies, and legacies. · Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn Saga by Tad Williams – A classic high fantasy with multiple races and complex plots. Where a nobody is thrown in the plot and tries to survive. · Nevernight Chronicles by Jay Kristoff – A really enjoyable read with a female lead (a fallen noble becoming assassin) seeking revenge, with darkly humorous and sadistic remarks. The author has a very different writing style, offering funny notes and optional background information. Be careful to don‘t becoming a foul mouth like the „lady“. · Night Angel Series by Brent Weeks – Assassin story centered about a slum kid seeking power, entangled in mysteries · Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson – Probably the most ambitious planned story out there. It’s not finished yet, and it will be a decalogue (=10 books). Currently, there are only 5 books, but it’s already longer than most other sagas! If you're a German reader, I can recommend "Askir" by Richard Schwartz, a German author, but there’s currently no English translation available.
JSK_4457:After reading your comment I'd be interested in some of your novel suggestions? Cause I read a Lot and e.g. I used exactly your logic on Lord of the Mysteries (couldn't get past ch. 40 but ppl kept on saying "it's so great towards the end, all worth it") and dropped many ither supposedly top ten novels cause they were too repetitive, bland or simply not good. But Shadow Slave I read 2.5 times and I still find the pacing, world building and characters amazing.
