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isix's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
malberto's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
calistareads's review
3.0
This took me a while to get into. I have been watching a ton of C-dramas lately and many of them are cultivation stories. I have also been reading cultivation stories by MXTX like 'Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation'. What I've learned is that this genre actually is great with characterization and plot and all the good stuff. It's simply that 'Cradle' and this series aren't very good at characterization. It's not the genre. This story focuses on cultivation and advancing and doing this and doing that and not so much on the characters really.
The book is better than Book 3, but book 3 was rough.
I do enjoy this series, but it's only so so compared to these other series. I watched "Duoluo Continent" and it's all about advancing, but it's also about the characters and their relationships. It's so much better. They advance to help their friends and protect them and not just for advancing. I do enjoy this story, but it gets sort of stale by the time I'm done with it. I did lose interest in it for a time. I still enjoy the cultivation and this world. It will be a few more months, but I do plan on going ahead with the story. I'm interested in how Wu Ying progresses. There was several levels of progression here for several characters.
There are only 2 relationships I see as important so far. Wu Ying and Fairy Yang and then Wu Ying and Tou Hu. Otherwise, people come and go and they never seem to mean much to the reader. We got a whole new cast pretty much and I don't feel connected to any of the new people. There are only 3 people I care about in the whole novel, the rest are simply passing by Wu Ying.
Sometimes it even difficult to care about Wu Ying for some reason. He seems so removed from the reader much of the time. I still like him as a character, but he's distant.
I do hope this series finishes, I think there are 8 or 12 books planned. I want to know how Wu Ying makes it to being an immortal. I'll take my time.
The book is better than Book 3, but book 3 was rough.
I do enjoy this series, but it's only so so compared to these other series. I watched "Duoluo Continent" and it's all about advancing, but it's also about the characters and their relationships. It's so much better. They advance to help their friends and protect them and not just for advancing. I do enjoy this story, but it gets sort of stale by the time I'm done with it. I did lose interest in it for a time. I still enjoy the cultivation and this world. It will be a few more months, but I do plan on going ahead with the story. I'm interested in how Wu Ying progresses. There was several levels of progression here for several characters.
There are only 2 relationships I see as important so far. Wu Ying and Fairy Yang and then Wu Ying and Tou Hu. Otherwise, people come and go and they never seem to mean much to the reader. We got a whole new cast pretty much and I don't feel connected to any of the new people. There are only 3 people I care about in the whole novel, the rest are simply passing by Wu Ying.
Sometimes it even difficult to care about Wu Ying for some reason. He seems so removed from the reader much of the time. I still like him as a character, but he's distant.
I do hope this series finishes, I think there are 8 or 12 books planned. I want to know how Wu Ying makes it to being an immortal. I'll take my time.
thinde's review
2.0
DNF 20%
I had to drop this book, despite my investment in the series. It was boring. There was no conflict... not even a foreshadowing of conflict. Page after page of detailed notes on plants, animals, and cultivation techniques do not a novel make.
Okay, the story may have picked up later on but I gave it a fair shake. If your patience is better than mine then go for it.
I had to drop this book, despite my investment in the series. It was boring. There was no conflict... not even a foreshadowing of conflict. Page after page of detailed notes on plants, animals, and cultivation techniques do not a novel make.
Okay, the story may have picked up later on but I gave it a fair shake. If your patience is better than mine then go for it.
dmalinovsky's review
adventurous
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5