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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
Volume 7 was great, and the epilogue was chilling. I'm greatly enjoying the Overlord series, and recommend it.
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I didn't really enjoy this book as much as the other earlier volumes. I felt that I couldn't connect to the story nor characters as much. It seemed a little disconnected to the earlier volumes and I questioned whether the story in this volume was necessary for the overarching story—I don't think the characters will resurface in subsequent volumes nor did I find it necessary to have a whole volume on just the traps and defences of Nazarick (even if it were important in the later stories, it could have been elaborated then). Overall, I felt that this seemed to be a filler story than actually building the overarching story.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
funny
slow-paced
Quiero saber cómo sigue el plan.
Igual me enteré el otro día que ya está animado hasta el 14 así que en realidad solo lo leo por gusto
Aunque también en parte en la animación los eventos se dan más desordenados que acá, no creo que sea bueno o malo pero me sorprende
Igual me enteré el otro día que ya está animado hasta el 14 así que en realidad solo lo leo por gusto
Aunque también en parte en la animación los eventos se dan más desordenados que acá, no creo que sea bueno o malo pero me sorprende
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Probably the weakest book in the series so far. I found it very hard to get emotionally invested in the characters the author spent the first half of the novel developing, as I was fairly certain early on that they were going to die. In terms of a defining character moment, however, I do think this book did an excellent job of establishing the Evil portion of the Evil Overlord title for Ainz; this was the first book in which I truly found it impossible to accept even the dubious morality of Ainz's choices. Moving forward with Ainz's world domination, I think this was necessary, but I think it could have been done more effectively in another way.
Overall, there was a sense of inevitability with this work that made it difficult to get invested in the narrative and the characters introduced. The lack of stakes on the part of Nazarick likely contributed to this-- the entire premise was that this "invasion" was to test the basic defenses of Nazarick, but a book-long training exercise cum curb stomp just doesn't make for the most interesting reading.
(That said, I did enjoy Arche's character arc, and I'm still looking forward to reading the next book in this series.)
Overall, there was a sense of inevitability with this work that made it difficult to get invested in the narrative and the characters introduced. The lack of stakes on the part of Nazarick likely contributed to this-- the entire premise was that this "invasion" was to test the basic defenses of Nazarick, but a book-long training exercise cum curb stomp just doesn't make for the most interesting reading.
(That said, I did enjoy Arche's character arc, and I'm still looking forward to reading the next book in this series.)