A review by shanaqui
Solo Leveling, Vol. 4 by Chugong

adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

In volume four of the Solo Leveling manhwa, things are hotting up on various levels, aaaand I really shouldn't talk about it all in detail because I'm sure people who are interested want to discover it for themselves! But suffice it to say that weird and unprecedented circumstances follow him around, and now we're going to learn more about his family (I presume)... plus there's a big crisis coming that will need all hands on deck.

I'm very curious about how all of that goes, and kind of want to flip through previous volumes again already just to see if I missed something or if it was just revealed now.

I'm grateful the volumes include quick reminders of the characters, though I could honestly use a few more reminders, like a mini-biography. I don't normally look at that kind of thing a lot, but I have poor visual recognition and for some characters, it'd be handy to have a quick reference with a tad more information. I guess I need to look for a wiki!

I did note with volume three that each volume is getting darker, but there were a couple of glimpses of Jinwoo just being a real nerd here. There was one preeeetty dark moment, but other than that... half the time it felt like it was a game to Jinwoo, and that's kinda fun.