Reviews of BENEATH THE SURFACE: RISE OF THE GOD by KS_Loona - Webnovel

Just from the synopsis alone, I could tell that this story is unique and different from what I usually read here on Webnovel. What sort of individual must B. Alpha be to proclaim himself as a god? To think that a robot, an immortal robot at that, had also prayed to a god at one point in his life, and now he wants to be a god himself. It makes one wonder what could he have possiblity gone through to affirm his resolve to take on such a big role. Keeping these speculations in mind, I started to read the novel, taking a free ride towards this dystopian world the author has offered to us. But of course, I shan't give any spoilers. Enjoy the novel as you are discovering its wonders yourself. ;) Onto my review, first and foremost, I would like to commend the author for having the courage to share their written work to the rest of the world. As I believe every writer has their own authorial style, I will try to appreciate the novel using a reader's lenses. Quality-wise, I can say that the novel is good. The choice of words, the grammar, the storytelling, the descriptions... They are all satisfactory. I especially like the author's depiction of imagery. On another note, I believe there is always a room for improvement. I would like to mention here the dialogues; there are times I think they're too much. Leaving that for now, the story development is panning out quite nicely, though a little baffling. This, however, is probably because of my limited exposure to this genre and my diminutive knowledge of this world's lore. I hope to read more about this dystopian world in the future updates. From the very first chapter, the author introduced to us quite a number of characters. If I may say, some characters are memorable and distinct, some just are not. I hope that the author can give us more details about the characters, especially the main cast. Showing their significance to the plot at the early onset may prove to be beneficial in the later developments of the plot. With that said, I would like to pick up the dialogue discussion here: if possible, it should be made clear who is speaking what to avoid confusion. Adding an air of mystery is good but too much of it can confuse the readers instead. But I must commend, the dialogues are realistic and diverse. Good job! Based on the app's stats, the average release rate of this novel is 5 chapters a week. That's great for an original work! Thanks for the hard work, author! To conclude, I recommend this novel to all those who are fans of dystopian novels and to those fellow daoists who want to give this genre a try. It offers a unique feel, completely different from the usual wuxia and xianxia stories here on Webnovel. I'm sure you'll not regret reading this. Enjoy!