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Officially stopping the book to rewrite it into "the Disciple of Aoide", a similarly-themed book that is more WN style.
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Definitely give this book a try, you won't be disappointed. As of writing this review, there is only 5 chapters, 5 very satisfying chapters. Not a whole lot to discuss though, and as such, you should definetely read it yourself to see if it draws you in!
Damn, just read the book if you are really curious! I really like the concept of this story... but I don't know why... could you kindly explain to me?
Shameless author here. Some readers say this is very similar to Trafford's and I have to say I've not even read Trafford. If anything, it's more inspired by House of Horrors and the Percy Jackson series. In any case, I'm glad to be given the comparison to such a quality book. About the book, it's a light-hearted read based in mythology from different cultures. Try it out if you're looking for something light to read.
I quite like how the story is going so far. The style of the story is similar to Trafford's Trading Club, so if you like Trafford's I would recommend this book. I really look forward to all the petitions, and the adventures with it, the Mc will have to fulfill. The Mc is adaptable to his situation but I don't see a Mc that goes with the wind, but has a fire burning inside of him. For example: he does petition to gain wealth to help his family (I didn't see him think about this in the first 8 chapters, if shows later on I dunno about it), find a way to fight the shop and gain full control over the shop, or some kind of ambition. Nevertheless, overall I like how the story is progressing so far (only 8 chapters right now), and I'm interested how the Mc's first petition will go. I hope you'll do well and continue the book, introducing more myths and magical creatures because I love mythology (also 'cause I'm too lazy to research about them. I like to learn about mythology through books like this).
Woah. this is really good! The MC is actually really likable and the Author did such a good job in fully immersing hie readers into the story. and the plot! For the sake of not giving any spoilers i wont go any further but i must say... definitely give it a read! As a reader I'm happy and as a fellow writer I'm inspired,. kekekekekekeke :) keep it up!
It's really refreshing to read a novel with a blend of what seems so far as Nordic, and Celtic mythology. I hope the author will continue to delve into tales in his story combined with an actual background of European folklore. So far, I was not disappointed.
Lonely tree has never failed to bring out the best translations and gripping original novels and this one is no different it has great story design, relatable character, myths and legends it’s just great all together
Sorry that my review is late, I can only really read at night freely before I head off to sleep. Writing Quality - I'm gonna take a wild guess (possibly rude) that your job as a translator provided you with proper experience in making this story. I think I've only seen one spelling error with astray and a stray. Stability - He/She(Don't want to assume) literally pumping it out like a factory. Are you okay? Story Development - You're kind of thrown in there but some balance between expository and narrative is really nice, Character Design - I kind of have a slight peeve with the mc Arthur who managed to be calm with the whole ordeal. Besides that, he is street smart but not very knowledgeable in mythology, which makes up with more content I suppose. World Background - You're kind of thrown in their world, I have no idea if this is a real place or not but it sounds pretty realistic just by the small blurbs and little experiences explained in the novel. Pretty biased as the mayor of the town I'm living in is slowly being filled with warehouses so one of the events happening in the novel I can heavily relate. I'm just gonna be honest, wasn't really expecting to have this in my library since it was just gonna be a review swap but that shattered my expectations. WQ - 5/5 SoU - 5/5 SD - 5/5 CD - 5/5 WB - 5/5
I really recommend you guys reading this awesome book! It's writing quality is superb and the background is great! Support the Author and tell everyone about this masterpiece!
É interessante, mas por enquanto não darei 5 estrelas pelo fato da historia ainda estar em seu inicio. Minha unica critica é o fato de que a historia se encontra com poucos capítulos. Trágico, trágico! (;_;)
Not your typical webnovel but surprisingly interesting. The first three chapters gave me an "XXXHolic" vibes. Idk why. XD If you love mythology, this may be your cup of tea. I like how the author leaves clues for readers to guess which mythological creature MC will be dealing with. So far I haven't seen any mistake about these creatures or maybe I'm not that aware of them. Will I continue to read this? Yes. Although I hope Lonely could also give descriptions about Arthur himself. What does he look like? What's his end goal? And how he will deal with other mythological creatures that he will meet in the future. Tbh, I'm kinda disappointed when he accidentally signed the contract. I was expecting he will refuse or say something "Wft. I didn't ask for this." I don't know if Arthur is a type of guy that can easily be swayed with words or he's just dumb. Atm, I think he's just going with the flow. As for the shop itself, I wonder if will it also cater petitions from humans.
Mc is just a slave boy to a random piece of **** god who tricked mc into singing over mcs soul for no reward. Do you want to know how mc lost his free will and soul? Its because he got pushed and his hand landed in a book. Mc was even cautious at first be he got sucked in by obvious honey words which were a trap. Now mc is just a slave to this shop who will eternally serve a random ass god of 'knowledge and wisdom'. This is a big plot hole, mc was almost out the door but he walked back in even when he saw that the book was flipping and random noises were in his head. If mc frees himself of this soul binding or he kills this god reply to me and I will change the rating.
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Disappointed I was left hanging Love this concept better than the one exposed in The Disciple of A... I could relate with the MC's life. I was thrilled to find out what next.
Much too short!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was getting really into it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wish it had continued!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was cool and author did a pretty d@mn good job!
Actually i want to give this book a review after 100+ch or so, when we can see the story development and more world building. But things happened and author suddenly dropped this book. If only i knew this is going to be dropped i'd write the review much earlier. So here's my honest review so far, i hope this can be good reference for author's next project. PLEASE NOTE THAT I WRITE THIS BASED ON THE LATEST CHAPTER BEFORE IT WAS DROPPED GENERAL REVIEW: I love myths. And this novel has it. That fact alone is enough to make me interested to read this book. Then we have this unusual plot and characters on WN where MC isn't just dumb OP fukboi and it's not shameless faceslapping repetitive story. Also, i prefer this slow paced story with so many details explained rather than fast paced one. However, i feel like the first 20 chapters (the siren arc) were written really well but after that (the jade bunny arc) the story started to feel...hmm kinda rushed? Idk the right word for that. There's no real threat for the mission, the clinic is shady but after just using his voice manipulation he can solve it easily, and in the end the jade rabbit used brute force to knock the doctor down, i mean if the doctor really is a shady character he at least should have something up his sleeve. Then again, maybe the real struggle is after this arc, only the author knows... The feeling that i get when reading this book is 'Muddy'. Y'know when u read something there is this certain feeling u get from the story, like scary, or heartwarming, or exciting, or pissed, or something else... but tbh, for this book, despite the great theme/main idea, i feel quite confused, like idk what to expect from this book. It's hard to explain, i mean i like the book but there's no special factor that makes me excited to read the next chapter. For example, My house of horror has this creepy atmosphere from the beginning and the author described it really well, i like that so i'd always expecting what kind of ghost or creepy scene/mission will the MC meet in the next arc. Or Percy Jackson, i really like the demigod characters, so i wanna know about their ability and how will they end up. Or LoTR, i really like the world background and i wanna know how the ring got from mordor to hobbiton to mordor again. Those kind of things that make you hooked with the story, that i think lacking from this book. BUT AGAIN, it's only 38chapters so it's very hard to tell... *sigh* that's why i don't like to write a review too early, so i was still hoping there will be something in the next arc but it was dropped, sadly. WRITING QUALITY: 4 out of 5 Tbh my grammar isn't that good bcs i'm non english speaker so i'm not gonna discuss that, but i found that the story is easy to understand, even for someone who's not really proficient in English, so that means the author has the ability to deliver the story well. And i can tell that author really done their research well based on many details i found about myth in the book. I like how creative the author come up with clues or name, like "a-Maze-d" or "Diana" or that paw print. I was hoping for some humor or inside jokes in the story, because i think the whole story feels too "stiff", idk if thats what the author wants but that is only my personal opinion. Also sometimes in one chapter there are not much dialogue so it could be too flat and boring. STABILITY OF UPDATING: 5 out of 5 *a bit OOT* I'm a night owl, and i noticed the author always uploading the new chapter approximately at 4am everyday. So i got curious and found out that the author lives in the same timezone as me (hopefully i'm not wrong lol) i think it's quite interesting to upload that early in the morning lol, i mean if it were me i'd rather sleep and upload it at 8 or 9am lol...
Excellent writing, decent grammar, and a well thought out, witty plot, what more could you ask for? With his translations and his previous original novel, Lonely has proved he's an excellent writer, and with such an interesting premise, this novel is destined to do well.