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mayankamal18's review
3.0
Mixed emotions; do I want to give it two stars or four stars?
Let's lay the facts nice and simple:
The plot is exactly my cup of tea. The sequence of events is -mwah, chef's kiss.
Bu-u-u-ut, the character growth falls short and that's the stories most fatal flaw.
Honestly these bl writers (romance writers in general to be more accurate) need to take courses on healthy non-toxic relationships, maybe get a minor in consent, and some good old elementary lessons about blatant racist depictions, but if you turn the other cheek (and pretend that Violet and Alice's story line never existed, or create a completely different background about them and convince yourself that that's cannon) then everything's fine.
I don't know what it is, but something is missing, and I don't know how to explain it. Like I'm so convinced that minor tweaks to the story are enough to raise it up to 5 stars.
-Rewrite all the 18+ scenes to be consensual
-Make Du Ze more talkative to create a semblance of chemistry between the two main characters and make us believe they have a reason to fall in love.
-Give Xiu a redemption arc? Maybe change a bit of his defining characteristic traits? Show us a real change in the paranoid insecure child we met at the beginning of the story? Make us want to root for him and not feel that Du Ze is an idiot for always supporting him?
I don't know these are a few suggestions off the top of my head. This isn't saying I didn't enjoy the story, because I did. I just wish the editor or author or someone realized that some very obvious things like (alice and violet being sisters) or the elves "blackening" or the dragon cave scene should be plainly omitted.
Let's lay the facts nice and simple:
The plot is exactly my cup of tea. The sequence of events is -mwah, chef's kiss.
Bu-u-u-ut, the character growth falls short and that's the stories most fatal flaw.
Honestly these bl writers (romance writers in general to be more accurate) need to take courses on healthy non-toxic relationships, maybe get a minor in consent, and some good old elementary lessons about blatant racist depictions, but if you turn the other cheek (and pretend that Violet and Alice's story line never existed, or create a completely different background about them and convince yourself that that's cannon) then everything's fine.
I don't know what it is, but something is missing, and I don't know how to explain it. Like I'm so convinced that minor tweaks to the story are enough to raise it up to 5 stars.
-Rewrite all the 18+ scenes to be consensual
-Make Du Ze more talkative to create a semblance of chemistry between the two main characters and make us believe they have a reason to fall in love.
-Give Xiu a redemption arc? Maybe change a bit of his defining characteristic traits? Show us a real change in the paranoid insecure child we met at the beginning of the story? Make us want to root for him and not feel that Du Ze is an idiot for always supporting him?
I don't know these are a few suggestions off the top of my head. This isn't saying I didn't enjoy the story, because I did. I just wish the editor or author or someone realized that some very obvious things like (alice and violet being sisters) or the elves "blackening" or the dragon cave scene should be plainly omitted.
bonriki's review
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Guy trolls the comments section of his favorite webnovel for attention except the author takes his “suggestions” to heart and turns the book dark. Then the reader transmigrates into the book and teams up with the now evil protagonist. This is written in a chaotic, Wattpad type style and often felt like the author was making things up on the fly. It’s got progression fantasy elements that became super monotonous and the main characters lacked depth. Idk why I finished it to be honest, it had some funny moments but the longer it dragged on the less enjoyable it became.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Rape, War, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Toxic relationship
clockworkp's review
3.0
3.5
Lo acabé y me tuvo entretenida, pero los ersonajes son bastante planos y no destacan. La sordera del Lector que era algo interesante y único, sólo está por conveniencia y para la última mitad de la novela desaparece.
Que sea tan de videojuego y repetitivo el ir consiguiendo diferentes razas, con batallas que ganaba sin esfuerzo el prota se me hizo monótono. Aún así hubo detalles muy interesantes que me mantuvieron leyendo hasta el final.
Lo acabé y me tuvo entretenida, pero los ersonajes son bastante planos y no destacan. La sordera del Lector que era algo interesante y único, sólo está por conveniencia y para la última mitad de la novela desaparece.
Que sea tan de videojuego y repetitivo el ir consiguiendo diferentes razas, con batallas que ganaba sin esfuerzo el prota se me hizo monótono. Aún así hubo detalles muy interesantes que me mantuvieron leyendo hasta el final.
tofi_15's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
namine_reads's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
casmonido's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
cko6's review
5.0
LO AME, me hizo reír, me hizo llorar.
Si pudiera resumir el libro en una frase sería: “Cuando a un lector le gusta un protagonista, ¿necesita una explicación?~ por Du Ze
Si pudiera resumir el libro en una frase sería: “Cuando a un lector le gusta un protagonista, ¿necesita una explicación?~ por Du Ze
kissiebonita's review
5.0
This is my all time favorite webnovel to read. I have reread it more then 5 times already. It's that good.
korikama's review
1.0
i think that romance authors especially smut authors should have mandatory seminar on consent
pleasureinatrocities's review
3.0
I love this trope so I really enjoyed this novel but not going to lie it kind of dragged in the second part when they
Summary: DuZe is a fan of the webnovel Mixed Blood but becomes an online troll in an effort to get the author's attention. He suddenly gets transported to the novel and meets the protagonist, Xiu. DuZe feels guilty because his trolling caused the author to abuse Xiu and turn him evil so DuZe tries to guide his favorite character into not destroying the world. Possessiveness, love and a journey to become a god ensues.
Spoiler
got to the Tower of God. It became more about passing all the trials and less about their relationship and I was mainly reading for the relationship.Summary: DuZe is a fan of the webnovel Mixed Blood but becomes an online troll in an effort to get the author's attention. He suddenly gets transported to the novel and meets the protagonist, Xiu. DuZe feels guilty because his trolling caused the author to abuse Xiu and turn him evil so DuZe tries to guide his favorite character into not destroying the world. Possessiveness, love and a journey to become a god ensues.