This novel is really just something to pass the time when you have nothing else to read, which is a shame because it has so much potential. There are a lot of good ideas here, but they’re not fully realized. Spoilers ahead World-Building: There’s not much detail given. It’s mentioned that there are different continents, but there’s almost no information about the relationships, culture, or society within them. The main character (MC) lives in an empire on one of these continents, but there’s never any information about the imperial family or the empire’s hierarchy. There are supposedly great, influential families, but in practice, they don’t really matter. For example, someone from one of the wealthiest families is kidnapped, but neither the authorities nor the family seems to care—only the MC and the “hero” of the story take action, which makes little sense. In another instance, people and children are disappearing in an imperial town, yet no one seems to be doing anything about it. Even when a professor from the continent’s most prestigious academy calls for help, no one acts, causing unnecessary suffering. The problem is so easy to solve that it feels more like a Fallout-style experiment to see how the town would react to disappearances without any government support. Writing: I won’t delve into this too much because English isn’t my native language, so I might not notice things that native speakers would pick up on. But as far as I can tell, the writing is understandable, and I don’t get lost while reading, which is definitely a plus. Story Development: The pacing is inconsistent—it starts slow, then speeds up, then slows down again, and so on, making it feel like a rollercoaster. The story itself is interesting—not bad, but not particularly great either. There are storylines that make you want to know more, and others that you just wish would end. Characters: I have mixed feelings here. At first, the characters feel flat—not really interesting but not terrible either. Then, they start showing signs of development, like when one of the “main” characters acts classist toward the MC because his rank is too low, even though he’s hanging out with high-ranking people. Later, the MC outperforms her in a competition, and you see her regret her previous attitude. This makes you curious about how her character will develop… but instead, she just apologizes and quickly returns to her original behavior. The biggest issue, though, is with the MC himself. All the elements around him are intriguing: his entry into this world, the mysteries of the previous owner of his body, and why he was chosen to transmigrate. But the MC himself feels uninspired. He doesn’t learn, doesn’t grow, and keeps making the same mistakes. He comes up with plans that fail, blames himself, promises not to rely solely on knowing the novel anymore, then goes right back to doing the same thing. Even when he realizes that his knowledge doesn’t help much—because the world he’s in may resemble the novel, but it isn’t one—he rarely adapts or uses his knowledge strategically. He doesn’t try to recruit people who could be valuable allies in the future, nor does he look for artifacts that might benefit him. He doesn’t try to improve in any way; instead, he relies on a system that’s practically useless and rarely helps. Later on, when he gains the previous Brandon’s knowledge—which includes the experience of hundreds of attempts, alternative realities, and more—it’s like he learns nothing from it. Even though it’s mentioned that the previous Brandon was a genius at mana control and magical study, the MC doesn’t use any of that knowledge. He just calls the previous Brandon a failure for not being able to save the world in all those tries, even though he himself hasn’t achieved anything but failures, only surviving due to protective armor.
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First-world building From where I am currently, the world building is at its peak, so many different things are happening (I won't give a spoiler), there is so much political stuff going on, and I can literally say that the whole world is watching MC. So yeah, the author has resolved the problem of world building in recent chs. And for the kidnapping part, I want to say the 'hero' you are talking about is the officer of some of the most powerful forces, and his whole team was trying to save her, so... 2-story development The first volume was just to build up the whole story; there may be inconsistency in the first volume, but it is fixed in the second volume, where the actual story is progressed. And, tbh, the rest of the part of your review is fixed in the 2nd volume.
Okay… I'm currently at chapter 283, so I'll talk about my experience up to this point. First, the world-building: the only progress here has been adding a few other races, and beyond that, it stays the same. There’s been some mention of the other continent wanting to invade the MC’s empire, but there’s no explanation as to why they don’t invade or why they need such an elaborate plan to do so, especially when they’re clearly superior in every way. The only possible explanation up to this point is that the plot is just favoring the MC so he can improve the empire and ensure that his empire wins the war. But if you say it gets better, then I'm excited to see that. About the ‘hero’ rescuing the kidnapped person… well, the team went to rescue her at his request, not because the government or her family asked them to. He went directly to them and asked for help. Also, she was kidnapped around 6 PM, according to the author, and when she regained consciousness, it was already 1 AM. In all that time, no one came to help her, there’s no mention of her family or anything… no matter how you look at it, it doesn’t make sense. Especially if she’s from a powerful family and is supposedly one of the empire’s pillars. As for the issues I pointed out earlier, none of them have been resolved so far. The interactions between the main characters still feel awkward; they say they’re best friends, but they feel more like acquaintances. Even after going through so much together, they act the same as they did at the beginning, with only minimal differences. The only relationship that feels somewhat developed and moving forward is the one between the MC and Amelia—you can tell the author put more effort than usual into that one. The MC's personality is still the same as at the beginning, with the difference that he doesn’t cry every other chapter and understands he’s not in a novel anymore. However, this actually makes things worse, because he now has far more experience, with full memories of over 10,200 lives and repetitions, and yet he acts the same as he did initially. He still gets nervous when talking to someone important, still fights the same way as before (except now he uses a sword), and still doesn’t take full advantage of all the experience he’s gained through his regressions. As I said, it's an interesting novel—not great, not terrible, but one that does what we ask of any novel: entertain. Despite its flaws, I think that’s what’s important here. It entertains, and it’s certainly better than a large majority of the “extras” novels on the app.
DEMON_450:First-world building From where I am currently, the world building is at its peak, so many different things are happening (I won't give a spoiler), there is so much political stuff going on, and I can literally say that the whole world is watching MC. So yeah, the author has resolved the problem of world building in recent chs. And for the kidnapping part, I want to say the 'hero' you are talking about is the officer of some of the most powerful forces, and his whole team was trying to save her, so... 2-story development The first volume was just to build up the whole story; there may be inconsistency in the first volume, but it is fixed in the second volume, where the actual story is progressed. And, tbh, the rest of the part of your review is fixed in the 2nd volume.
Tell me about his relationship with Rachel and Amelia? That’s only only thing keeping me going with this novel. Does he have feeling for Amelia or is he still going with Rachel?
Direxts:Okay… I'm currently at chapter 283, so I'll talk about my experience up to this point. First, the world-building: the only progress here has been adding a few other races, and beyond that, it stays the same. There’s been some mention of the other continent wanting to invade the MC’s empire, but there’s no explanation as to why they don’t invade or why they need such an elaborate plan to do so, especially when they’re clearly superior in every way. The only possible explanation up to this point is that the plot is just favoring the MC so he can improve the empire and ensure that his empire wins the war. But if you say it gets better, then I'm excited to see that. About the ‘hero’ rescuing the kidnapped person… well, the team went to rescue her at his request, not because the government or her family asked them to. He went directly to them and asked for help. Also, she was kidnapped around 6 PM, according to the author, and when she regained consciousness, it was already 1 AM. In all that time, no one came to help her, there’s no mention of her family or anything… no matter how you look at it, it doesn’t make sense. Especially if she’s from a powerful family and is supposedly one of the empire’s pillars. As for the issues I pointed out earlier, none of them have been resolved so far. The interactions between the main characters still feel awkward; they say they’re best friends, but they feel more like acquaintances. Even after going through so much together, they act the same as they did at the beginning, with only minimal differences. The only relationship that feels somewhat developed and moving forward is the one between the MC and Amelia—you can tell the author put more effort than usual into that one. The MC's personality is still the same as at the beginning, with the difference that he doesn’t cry every other chapter and understands he’s not in a novel anymore. However, this actually makes things worse, because he now has far more experience, with full memories of over 10,200 lives and repetitions, and yet he acts the same as he did initially. He still gets nervous when talking to someone important, still fights the same way as before (except now he uses a sword), and still doesn’t take full advantage of all the experience he’s gained through his regressions. As I said, it's an interesting novel—not great, not terrible, but one that does what we ask of any novel: entertain. Despite its flaws, I think that’s what’s important here. It entertains, and it’s certainly better than a large majority of the “extras” novels on the app.
He and Amelia are together as a couple and also live together. He and Rachel reached an understanding to remain just friends, and it seems she no longer has any feelings for him; it was just a passing thing.
Najeebullah_Khan:Tell me about his relationship with Rachel and Amelia? That’s only only thing keeping me going with this novel. Does he have feeling for Amelia or is he still going with Rachel?
